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Article | THREE (3) EASY STEPS TO SPOT A FAKE HERMES BIRKIN BAG | eBay buying guide

If you love to shop online for high luxury accessories such as I do, then these three easy steps will help educate you on how to buy authentic Hermes handbags and other merchandise online. Follow these three easy steps as a guide to buying Hermes online.

A few notes on Hermes birkins is that the waitlist is CLOSED, so be prudent when a buyer has 10-50 or more Hermes birkin bags, even if there feedback is perfect. Also know that fake bags can be made to ressemble authentic ones. Todays technology and easy access to all things globally speaking, makes it easier for those in the business of making fraudulent merchandise to duplicate almost to the "T" authentic merchandise.

So, with that said, here are the three steps that I hope will assist you with your future online purchases of authnetic Hermes birkin bags:

1. PHOTOS: PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE FINER DETAILS OF THE PHOTOS USED - NOTICE THE ZIPPER, THE ACCENT OVER THE E ON THE HARDWARE AND LEATHER IN THE WORD HERMES. STUDY DETAILED PHOTOS FROM SUPER POWERSELLERS WHO HAVE SOLD LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF THESE BAGS FOR YEARS. PAY ATTENTION TO ANY VARIATIONS ON SMALLER SELLERS WHO ARE ALSO SELLING THE BAGS.

2. LEATHER: WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT HERMES USES THE FINEST LEATHERS AND SKINS AVAILABLE, AND OF THAT, ONLY 2% OF THE SKINS EVER PASS THE DETAILED INSPECTION OF EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LEATHER. IF IT LOOKS CHEAP, IT PROBABLY WILL BE A FRAUDULENTLY MADE HANDBAG.

3. PRICE: EVERYONE WANTS A GOOD DEAL WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING LUXURY, OVERLY PRICED AUTHENTIC MERCHANDISE. UNFORTUANTELY, SINCE THE HERMES BIRKIN WAITLIST IS CLOSED, THIS IS SIMPLY NOT POSSIBLE. IF THE PRICE IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT ALWAYS PROBABLY IS.

Older birkins that have been well used can range from $3,999-5,999 depending on the wear and tear to the leather, fabric, hardware and stitching. Newer birkins will most likely be close to the retail value or double. For instance, $6,999-12,999 is reasonable depending on how much profit the buyer is trying to make from the deal. This may help, but unfortunately, there are more bags being resold and resold that I believe the market is crowded with resellers of high end luxury that you may not be able to find a birkin just bought from the boutique. Be patient and keep looking. Thank.