Wow within an hour! Haha I wasn’t even thinking exotic. Was referring to the regular offers of epsom or chevre. I can’t fathom buying exotic at retail prices much less at reseller price (but then again not sure how I feel about buying exotics for sake of fashion in general). crazy!
Why so many Birkins available on the resale market?
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Yes, resellers take a huge commission for bags too. I’m based in Singapore, and have dealt with some well known resellers. Our resellers are doing so well they are ballin.
Fresh from store:
B25/k25 - $5-6k commission
B30/K28/C -$2-3k commission (or more now)
K20 - $6-7k commission
Rodeo charms/picotin/Lindys: they will offer few hundred to $1k less than retail
Reselling H bags is a great $$ business to be in! No doubt they spend a lot and take risks to build up inventory and reputation to get bags.
I am surprised we don’t talk much about reseller commissions here. Is it a taboo to talk about it? If we could be open, could this be a more transparent place? Or am I opening a can of worms?
I heard in many occasions that resellers even willing to take loss on non-quota bag items and resell these stuff so that they can receive quote bag offers and resell the bags at huge premium.
I think the Asian market is worse than in the US. In my country, a brand new k25 is sold for almost $20k.
exotics are a no no...
so bad for the planet...
Well there is a market for brand-new 25s and mini Ks, and it could simply be because many people find such offers hard to come by at the boutique. Black is a little easier, but there is no guarantee if you spend 15-20k you will be offered a B25 in Etoupe/Craie with the hardware of your choice, let alone a MK in your dream combo. So a premium-spec B25 priced at 25K is not that unreasonable.
There are superfakes in the mix. People who build entire factories to make fake Hermès (yes, this exists) are also going to get good at making fake receipts. And given that many of the big resellers can't get colors and leathers right, I highly suspect their ability to spot a superfake.
What do you mean by commission? The payment to the buyers who are actually sent by resellers to get the bags at the store? Or the "cut" taken by the reseller from someone who buys a bag then brings it to them?Yes, resellers take a huge commission for bags too. I’m based in Singapore, and have dealt with some well known resellers. Our resellers are doing so well they are ballin.
Fresh from store:
B25/k25 - $5-6k commission
B30/K28/C -$2-3k commission (or more now)
K20 - $6-7k commission
Rodeo charms/picotin/Lindys: they will offer few hundred to $1k less than retail
Reselling H bags is a great $$ business to be in! No doubt they spend a lot and take risks to build up inventory and reputation to get bags.
I am surprised we don’t talk much about reseller commissions here. Is it a taboo to talk about it? If we could be open, could this be a more transparent place? Or am I opening a can of worms?
Unboxing are often done on the shop floor of the store which I shopped. I have seen a customer who took out a pair of gloves to check her new B, I thought that it was a dead giveaway that she is a reseller and yet she is obviously a regular customer who buys from the store.
To be honest if I were to handle more delicate items in store I would also consider wearing gloves…Unbelievable.
I got hands full of rough calluses from doing pole fitness
Over the years, this topic has been rehashed multiple times on the forum. Read this thread and this one that I mentioned on the first page of this thread.
I've seen brand new Birkin/kellys on fashionphile with box and stickers a few years old. That's even worse, people knowingly buying and hoarding only to resell years after.
