Personally, if I'm gonna drop $1K+ on an LV I'm sure gonna get the leather and not canvas! I think the OP would be a bigger fan of the leather bags.
Totally agree, the epi has the worst resell value (I have not bought any but seen how much they were sold for), and other kind of leather ones are the second worst.I think I would buy any LV leather secondhand, because I noticed their Epi and other leather lines take a dramatic drop in value in the pre-owned market, whereas canvas retains its value quite well. Canvas items in excellent/like-new conditions are only about 10-20% off the original retail price, so it makes more sense to just get it new straight from the LV store.