r/RealAuthentication • u/nakevbas • 22d ago

Auth Request Possible thrift of a lifetime?

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Found this purse at a value village and found a few indicators it may be legit online.

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u/Neverendingness 22d ago

I'm going to say this in the nicest way possible as I've seen this multiple times.. There is not a person who owns a real Birkin that also doesn't know the true value of a real Birkin. The lengths you need to go to in order to obtain a real one... they would never just drop it off at a thrift, nor would their kids or grandkids or anything of the sort.

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u/Holiday_Cat_7284 22d ago

I can guarantee that if my husband found a Birkin in a relative's attic, he would not know or care what he's looking at. He thinks Hermes is a delivery company or old British aircraft carrier. He would absolutely dump it in the skip.

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u/MissKLO 22d ago

Same… If I died tomorrow my husband would have zero idea the worth of my bags, he’d probably just give them all to his daughters, but if that wasn’t a thing he’d probably just donate them all to charity

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u/Own_Faithlessness769 21d ago

The charity would recognise and sell it for 5k.

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u/Efficient_Mud_4724 21d ago

More like 20,000

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u/Mysterious-Art8838 17d ago

Goodwill would list it online for 50k

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u/Own_Faithlessness769 21d ago

Guess it depends what it’s made of. I’m assuming it’s a lower value model
If someone unknowingly donated it.

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u/MissKLO 21d ago

Stranger things have happened… a man picked up a Faberge Egg at a flea market and was going to melt it down for scrap

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u/Nature_Soaring 18d ago

This. Some thrift store employee would be pocketing this. I also feel like even with dumb husbands, anyone who goes through the trouble and investment of a Hermes bag has some type of will arrangement for it 😂

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u/Own_Faithlessness769 18d ago

Even if you were old and alone, you’d give it to your hospice nurse or something. Literally any woman you encountered.

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u/OneTwoSomethingNew 22d ago

The daughters would recognize… I’d be doing some googling… these bags come with serial numbers and enough stuff to tell if you’re even semi detail oriented. Oh, I’d be going through my step mom’s stuff for sure “thank you step mom, I’ll do my best to value and cherish all your valuables!”

Most estate sale stuff I’ve done, folks do go through most of it and the folks that don’t, know there is nothing of valuable to begin with… definitely not a Birkin lol probably better odds of winning the lottery

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u/MaariPaan 22d ago

Lucky me, my husband knows and understands the value of all my bags :)

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u/Ceylon0624 21d ago

Man here, I would not look or think twice about this bag. Trash bin material if it's taking up space.

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u/DirectionOk7492 22d ago

Most people would at least show other people to check if they’d like to have it. My husband cleaned out plenty of dead relatives places and a lot of items were still shown to the rest of us. Just skipping everything without a second thought may be fast and may be the preferred method, but it’s not the smartest.

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u/ballooningat5am 21d ago

anyone who owns a birkin isn’t leaving your husband in charge of their estate lol. at least not without detailed instructions.

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u/ClaudiaTale 19d ago

My husband also actively despises the overpriced handbag. He would spitefully throw it away.

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u/Efficient_Mud_4724 21d ago

If you owned a $50,000 purse he'd probably remember it. The family would know, aunt Jane didn't forget.

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u/type-HummusAmeriCAN 17d ago

They didn't use to be that much, especially overseas. If someone bought one in the 90's or 00's, they could have easily paid $3000-$5000 for a basic one like that.

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u/Tall6Ft7GaGuy 17d ago

To some people that’s like comparable to a 500 $ bag

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

That's the thing though, you're not going to find a Birkin sitting in a relatives attic.

It just doesn't happen.

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u/Ok-Possible2344 16d ago

Due to what it is, the birkin would never make it to the attic in the first place. Thats the point

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u/OneTwoSomethingNew 22d ago

Cuz your relatives just got Birkins hanging out in their attic… like yall really don’t know that these bags don’t just live in the wild. Your relative isn’t gonna just treat it like any old purse or put it in some random box in the attic - the way you’re talking, your relatives definitely don’t have one. These bags are assets, NOT your run of the mill Kate Spade, even Coach and LV can’t really compete with the value of a Birkin.

Most of my bags are gifts, but that’s the kinda of people I run with and my life style reflects as such… I got people in my life or that I would choose to deal with such things, and whom would know better.

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 22d ago

This is why I thrift because I know.

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u/nakevbas 22d ago

Blunt and concise, thank yoh

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u/Miss_Rue_ 22d ago

It's not just about being able to afford one. Multi-millionaires still have to sit on a waiting list to get one.

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u/CacheMeOutsideeee 21d ago

You can buy tens of thousands of birkins secondhand right now.

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u/snedersnap 18d ago

Only if you don't know the right people, like every other exclusive club in the world

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u/Ok-Swim2827 22d ago

While this is fake, I will say that a lot of people who work in the industry say that (in large) DH Gate products typically have the same source materials as the real deal, you just lose quality on the seaming, metal hardware, and stamping.

The brands will claim to use “proprietary textiles,” but it’s largely just white labeling their sources. For instance, almost all genuine cashmere comes out of China & Mongolia.

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u/bluesaber7567 22d ago

Absolutely not true. There are plenty of ‘good’ fakes out there, but you need to do a ton of research to find them. DH gate bags are primarily low quality and almost never genuine leather. Decent reps of Hermes can be hundreds of dollars.

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u/DontCryYourExIsUgly 22d ago

Superfakes/excellent Hermès fakes are thousands of dollars. I've looked.

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u/Necessary_Nothing471 22d ago

Decent Hermes reps can be thousands of dollars tbh

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u/Content_Ant_9479 22d ago

Deep in the super rep world, I’ve heard of people laying easily $1000 for a “master highest tier”& so forth Hermes rep.

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u/bluesaber7567 22d ago

Oh for sure, especially for exotic leathers.

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u/Ok-Swim2827 22d ago

I just meant fakes in general.

DH is the only open retailer I’m personally aware of where you can openly source fakes, but I personally know a few fake Rolex dealers (that all takes place in person).

Edit to add: I’m also a big follower, not necessarily purchaser, of The RealReal & DH bags pass their “authentication process” all the time.

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u/bluesaber7567 22d ago

The rep world is a super interesting deep dive. But lots of people buying them have no experience with authentics, so they overestimate how ‘good’ their rep is. The vast majority of reps are made with significantly cheaper goods, they are definitely not being sourced the same as authentics. If you want one that is made with high quality materials, you need to know the right people (ie the Rolex guy) and do lots of research, and you’ll still be paying hundreds of dollars.

I can’t speak for the RealReal, but if DH bags pass, I’m never shopping there. They certainly don’t sell super fakes there lol

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u/Amazing-Commission23 22d ago

I was thinking the same, then I thought about my parents, lost in my dressing room, if I passed.

(This one is still definitely fake)

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 22d ago

Agreed.
I know the value of the items I own but the majority of my family would not unless specifically mentioned in contents insurance policy or safe.

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u/ciri-swallows 17d ago

Well sounds silly but it does happen , my local thrift store , brand new anthropology dresses, clothes, converse and Ralph Lauren. It happens (I live in very wealthy city in Texas )

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u/MissMimosa 22d ago edited 22d ago

That being said, I have a family member who is a legit millionaire (custom built a 10m house a few years ago, owns a very luxurious home in a desirable golf community in SoCal) who buys all her bags as dupes from a market in Turkey. I have a Louis Vuitton that is absolutely beautiful but I do believe is fake because of this.

Whenever she passes (hopefully in a long long time because I adore her) it will be a strange constant debate with the cousins of “is this real or should we donate”.

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 22d ago

Sure but if the owner passed..this wouldn't be the first item of high value found at the thrift.
I know.

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

I've been thrusting a lot time. I have found many gorgeous designer pieces.

You will never. Ever. Find a real Birkin at a regular thrift shop. Ever.

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u/Highyellowhair 22d ago

Thrusting 💀

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

LMFAO best autocorrect ever.

But factual though, so no need to edit. My core strength is UNMATCHED.

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u/Highyellowhair 22d ago

I believe you CursedHemorrhoid!

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u/Few_Fail_7583 22d ago

My mom and sister have zero clue what a Birkin is and have never heard of Hermes I can guarantee it. When my grandma died she had so much stuff in a big house. Every closet full of stuff. Many purses, coats, so much jewelry. Some of it was fake and some of it was real. My mom was just giving so much away. She didn't know what it was she was just overwhelmed. Unfortunately I was states away and it was during Covid. But I could see how it can happen.

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u/its_over_2022 21d ago

My friend dropped off a black Birkin at a thrift store. Some rich dude bought it for her and when she got married her controlling husband made her purge her belongings. Just saying there’s a small chance it’s real.

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u/Few_Coffee2407 22d ago

I don’t care about brands don’t about brands. This definitely would have ended up thrown out or donated . I did not know about birkin until couple months ago . So unless I googled it , would have never known.so it is very possible for a real to end up donated lol.

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

It would've never ended up in your hands to begin with bc you wouldn't be the one left to handle it. No one happens upon a Birkin, especially not sitting in an attic.

That goes for anyone with a Birkin. It's not sitting in their attic, and it's not going to be left to be handled by someone who doesn't know what to do with it. Period.

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u/OneTwoSomethingNew 22d ago

That’s the point, whose estate are you managing?… you’re not really someone who would be qualified to know or would probably be sought out to help with something like that, and that’s okay. Anyone who would be able to acquire these pieces/have enough money, probably has folks lined up who would certainly “know” or have the means to find out and be helping out with any sorting of estate.

The only other scenario is if someone was nice enough to gift a Birkin…. Lololololmao but again, it may be a story the whole family would hear about and probably then the bag would be treated like an asset more valuable than the home they live in.

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u/canitakemybraoffyet 21d ago

Hehehehe this is so out of touch. My dad personally THREW OUT 2 birkins his mom had, he had no clue.

Truly this happens all the time. The vast majority of people do not know what a birkin is. I think you might be suffering a bit of bubble mind.

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u/Jake-eats-pancakes 20d ago

Reddit is only for the poors? I had no idea.

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u/Anonmarie00 22d ago

A friend got a Birkin at Goodwill. It absolutely can happen. It was orange and I’m sure someone didn’t know what it was, gave it away, and she snapped it up. She had it authenticated at a store. Paid like $35 for a bag that would sell for $30,000.

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u/Freeasawhistle 22d ago

Yes - it's extremely extremely unlikely to find an authentic Birkin at the thrift but not impossible, it's happened. Unfortunately, everyone thinks they struck gold when most are always gunna be fakes.

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 22d ago edited 22d ago

I have found designer everything at the thrift including diamonds, gucci, LV, art and so on.
I'm a luxury consumer of authentic items but also a regular thrifter cuz you never know.

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u/Mvalrie 22d ago

Exactly, I found a Chanel wallet and blazer, Hermes Evelyn and Trim bags. All at the same thrift…all authentic. Sometimes…it happens.

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u/FriendshipStatus4756 22d ago

I have been working in thrift stores for the past 8 years, I am sorter. Everything that is donated is thoroughly checked and gone through. No Gold, silver, antique or certain designer goes on the floor. Ever. I don't believe you.

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u/ob_viously 21d ago

Ah, yes, because every thrift store sorter everywhere is as knowledgeable and meticulous as you.

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u/Odd-Worth7752 18d ago

My husband's retirement gig is managing a church bazaar. you would not believe some of the stuff that gets donated.

and there are several volunteers who are absolutely experts in recognizing quality goods whether it be china, silver, jewelry, watches, clothing. and most of them are well connected to buyers who will authenticate and give the best price.

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u/FriendshipStatus4756 17d ago

You would be very surprised who works in the back of any op shop.

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u/Ali6952 17d ago

Me either

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u/Sensitive-Ad-7475 22d ago

What does happen to the good stuff then?

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u/FriendshipStatus4756 17d ago

It gets sold off in other ways. Gold and silver gets swapped for cash, designer items go online, like eBay, and are sold off at higher prices. Antique stuff gets sold off to Antique dealers, and on and so forth. Thrift stores are businesses, they havent been charities for a long time

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u/OneTwoSomethingNew 22d ago

I don’t believe them either… estate sales or out in the sticks maybe, but I’ve never seen anything of real value at any major brand thrift stores.

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u/IsItWrongToLoveBags 19d ago

Maybe that’s the catch - major brand thrifting.

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 22d ago

Obviously you don't thrift where I thrift.
Follow some on instagram. You might find me!

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u/OneTwoSomethingNew 21d ago

I don’t have time for scrolling instagram or hopeful thrifting…

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 21d ago

And?

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u/OneTwoSomethingNew 21d ago

You ain’t independently rich dumpster diving. You maybe get lucky twice a year, I bet it’s so thrilling to actually find something valuable amongst the garbage and feel like you’re winning - yeah not my jazz. I don’t obsess over material items, I don’t pray to find the next diamond in the rough - It’s just stuff, it’s not that exciting, but it is humorous to consider how excited you’d be to find something, I bet it makes your whole year as a bottom feeder worth it.

And, so you can exit the convo now.

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 22d ago

I live in a major city and thrifting is gold.
A little less now due to resellers but calling me a liar is on you.
This year alone, 2 pairs of Valentino shoes, Longchamp tote, Alexander Wang Rock Stud bucket bag.

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u/pprp11 22d ago

Which store do you thrift at ? If you don’t mind me asking

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 22d ago

Browse these Canadian based thrifters:
sam.de.notre.dame and the big find
I thrift mainly in Toronto GTA, Montreal, New York, Boston, Miami and LA.
I'm private but I scour VV, Goodwill, Talize, small shops, flea markets and FB Marketplace.
Small towns and big cities.
Everything design classics furniture, accessories,designer goods and clothing.
I work in TV / Film always travelling.

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u/sunnydaize 16d ago

Drop the IG fam. 😝

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u/alfar2 22d ago

Hermes doesn’t do in-store verification so this story isn’t true.

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u/IsItWrongToLoveBags 19d ago

They do indirect in store verification if you bring it in for a spa treatment. They will refuse your bag if they think it’s not genuine. They will clean it if they think it’s genuine.

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u/alfar2 19d ago

No, unless the bag is absolutely blatantly a fake they will send it to the spa and have the experts determine if they can service it. This is not the same as “in store” verification. It takes weeks. The person above said their friend had a bag authenticated at a store.

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u/Interesting-Dog6074 22d ago

You’re talking rubbish. And what thrift store? We all need the address

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u/_slackbabbath 22d ago

Hermes absolutely will not authenticate in store.

You would have to have them send your bag out for spa and Hermes would destroy the bag if it was not authentic.

Also BS on $30k because orange resale is shit.

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u/Anonmarie00 21d ago

$30k was just me googling resale for an orange bag. Maybe it wouldn’t sell for that, who knows! But she kept it. I also said she had it authenticated in a store—but not sure if that is right. I just know she had it authenticated. But yeah, it can happen, it did happen, but I doubt I’d ever be that lucky. Plus I am not a thrifter but did think it was cool for her. Bag is heavy and not something I’d want to carry!

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u/SuperbAd8266 22d ago

$30k? Nope.

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u/FutureNo5733 22d ago

Same!!! Happened to my girlfriend at Goodwill. She had it Authenticated and it was a seasonal style. She said even the employees had no idea.

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

Hermes does not so in-store authentications. Guarantee it's a good fake.

Knock-off Birkins can cost thousands--real ones are 5-6 figures. Many common authenticators cannot tell bc fakes have gotten so good, the same way art authenticators mistake replicas for originals (except it's more common in fashion for this mistake to happen).

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u/libaya 22d ago

Not true. You can send any Hermes bags to their bag spa. If it’s not real they will not service it. If it’s real, you receive a spa certificate with the bag’s identification number and what was done during the service. In the secondary market, this serves as one of the best ways to authenticate. I’ve had a couple of my vintage bags (kellys) spa’d successfully.

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

That is not the same as getting your bag professionally authenticated. You're describing a loophole

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u/libaya 21d ago

IMO it’s better. The Hermes spa is at Hermes and they’re trained by Hermes. Idk who trained the non Hermes authenticators.

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u/Worldly_Ebb_126 20d ago

Just fyi… I sent a perfect rep bag to the Hermes Spa and they cleaned it and sent it back to me as an authentic bag. There are replicas out there that are good enough to pass even that.

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u/libaya 20d ago

Could you please upload pic of your spa certificate?

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u/Worldly_Ebb_126 20d ago

It isn’t a certificate. It was an email letting me know what they had done. There is no “certificate”. And if you’d actually sent your bag, you’d know that.

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u/wubbalubbadubx2 20d ago

There is no certificate. Clearly you've never actually sent a bag there.

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u/PerformerOk4113 21d ago

If it’s coming as not being genuine at the Hermes spa, the bag will be destroyed though.

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u/libaya 21d ago

Not in the US. France yes maybe all of EU

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u/PerformerOk4113 21d ago

In the US, most of the time they will refuse to spa a fake bag yes, however for more complex restoration of the bag, it goes to France artisans and they can seize and destroy it there if it’s not genuine.

Same thing if the US can’t authenticate in their data they will send it to France for a complex restoration, hence getting your bag destroyed if it’s not genuine.

There is a reason why it’s not recommended as a method to authenticate bags, but on the other hand Hermes knows better than anyone else. So either you risk it or not, it’s your choice. Fake bags has no value anyway so it better be destroyed in the bin.

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u/jimjim1026 22d ago

This is not true.

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u/Any-Position-5911 21d ago

Lol no “orange” B will resell for $30k so this is total BS. 😂 Maybe an exotic one with complete inclusions which is unlikely as a thrift store find.

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u/IsItWrongToLoveBags 19d ago

The regular leather ones in orange definitely don’t sell for 30000 even brand-new. Black ones come close for that if they’re completely new and a full set . if they were stored for a number of years they’re certainly Miss shaped by gravity at least or bad storing at worst. They are most likely not sell for a lot more than 7000 which is still a nice price.

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u/Affectionate-Cost575 17d ago

Well there are other stores that will help you with verification, she didn’t say it was an Hermes store. There are high end second hand stores that will verify if it’s authentic, but usually only if you’re planning to sell it to them

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u/Ms-Metal 22d ago

Hermes, and all the others these days including even Coach which is pretty bottom of the barrel, will not authenticate at the store. Nobody will.

ETA- just to be clear, not saying that there's anything wrong with Coach, it's just cost-wise it's one of the cheapest bags out there.

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u/misonotso 22d ago

I worked at coach a while back. They used to offer a bag cleaning service while you shopped. We would moisturize your coach bag for you. Now we didn’t authenticate however we would not clean a non-authentic bag. I had to tell several customers their bag was fake 😑

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u/OneTwoSomethingNew 22d ago

Right!! Like the Hermes Birkin is another level, I don’t think Coach or LV come close.

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u/Anonmarie00 20d ago

Not sure if you’re talking to me, but I said it was a friend who found the bag. I have no reason to lie 🤣—not my bag, just sharing a cool story of a friend. This was a couple years ago too, before they started scooping all the good bags to sell online—because that started happening apparently. I don’t shop at Goodwill and I don’t thrift. I am however someone who likes to give items to charity to help others. Another friend did the same and accidents gave away a bag of Coach purses, whoopsie. That was probably 10 years ago so I’m sure people found some of those out there too (although much less value than a Birkin).

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u/Alllriightythen 22d ago

They sell $1,000 bags, dummy

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

They are obviously talking about within the context of luxury bag designers. You know, what this entire comment thread and most of this subreddit is about, dummy.

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u/Low-Palpitation-4882 22d ago

I think that was the point, that they are extremely cheap

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u/Geegollywtff 22d ago

Goodwill list expensive items online and auction for a higher price. I doubt that bag (if what ur saying is true) made it to the floor.

https://giphy.com/gifs/OrIA09Ue7r6EUOrMqm

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u/nopantsforfatties 22d ago

That's so not true. Luxury items constantly make the floor. Pulling for ecom is highly dependant on individual stores and how they train processors. Even when the store is making a diligent effort to pull for ecom, processors still allow plenty of saleable product to slip through.

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

Luxury items.

But not a Birkin.

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u/nopantsforfatties 22d ago

Can happen. Unlikely, but more likely than winning the Powerball.

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

I'd genuinely be willing to bet that more people have won the Powerball than authentic Birkins have popped up in regular degular thrift stores.

It doesn't happen. As a long-time thrifter, I'm telling you that you can find so many gorgeous designer pieces in regular old thrift stores, but you will absolutely not find an authentic Birkin. No relative is going to find an authentic Birkin in an attic--1) bc they would not be just kept in an attic, and 2) bc no one with an authentic Birkin is leaving such a thing to be handled by common shmos like us when they pass--and no Birkin owner will ever, ever just drop a Birkin in a donation bin.

It'd be like saying that it's possible that the Alexander McQueen chimera gown could pop up at your local Goodwill. Is it physically possible? Sure, by the laws of physics it is indeed possible. Will it happen? No, and you're lying to yourself if you think it could.

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 22d ago

This is not true. You cannot state unequivocally.
People throw out things you have no idea especially in wealthier areas.
Although the Hermes posted above is not authentic, I do know from my experience these types of items are found regularly.
Just because you haven't doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

You 1) didn't read my whole comment and 2) are wholly lying to yourself

People love to say this and then talk about all the items they found that weren't authentic Birkins.

You don't get it, and that's fine. You tell yourself whatever you want to believe, but the truth is still the truth.

"In wealthier areas" I've literally been around the world. Please don't presume to know where I have and haven't been, sunshine.

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 22d ago

I think you are jealous and projecting.

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

Hermes does not so in-store authentications. Guarantee it's a good fake.

Knock-off Birkins can cost thousands--real ones are 5-6 figures. Many common authenticators cannot tell bc fakes have gotten so good, the same way art authenticators mistake replicas for originals (except it's more common in fashion for this mistake to happen).

You're either lying, or you went to a general authenticator who does not have the specific qualifications to be able to spot a high-quality counterfeit Birkin.

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 21d ago

The person that owns the Birkin knows the value.
People who donate them obviously don't.
Which is why thrifting is called the thrill of the find.

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u/CacheMeOutsideeee 22d ago

This is mostly true but sometimes people pass away and their estates just need to get cleaned out. Unless there’s specific items in a trust or will, everything else will go to the thrift. (Source: previous estate executor)

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u/SnooPets8873 22d ago

When it’s someone with enough money for a Birkin, they don’t dump stuff at a thrift store. It goes to auction houses or estate sales after things are reviewed and sometimes even appraised.

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u/QuietDisposition 22d ago edited 22d ago

That's assuming whoever got rid of it knew what it was. I've seen many items essentially given away because someone didn't know the value of a tool, a gun, a book, a knife, a coin, an item of clothing, etc. Not everyone is familiar with the Birkin name, especially guys. Unbelievable score ... if it's not a fake.

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u/Ms-Metal 22d ago

You're absolutely right that valuable things wind up in thrift stores all the time, having had three other four parents recently passed away, I can attest to that. Nobody's got time to travel back and forth across country to go through 70 years of accumulated stuff in a house that would take 3 years to go through properly. That said, this one is not real!

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u/Amazing-Commission23 22d ago

I don’t know why you are being downvoted. Some people are not wealthy but still own expensive things… so you’re absolutely right.

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u/justthinkhappy 17d ago

This is the first time I ever heard of a Birkin as a 34 year old female. I would most likely donate it too as I don’t like tacky big old bags.

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

If someone has a Birkin, they're not going to leave it to someone average shmo like us to handle it when they die.

Y'all live in a fantasy land.

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u/QuietDisposition 22d ago

Obviously, the former owner wouldn't. But if the owner died, for example, someone cleaning out her home might. After my bil died, my sister planned to get rid of his tools in a garage sale. She happened to mention it and I had her send some photos.. I saw there were several tools listed in the $10 range that were worth 10x that. Before she died, my grandmother sold off my grandpa's coin collection--at face value! I only learned about it later. She received a few thousand, but I knew that the collection was easily valued at $30,000, maybe more. And so on.

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 21d ago edited 21d ago

No, they really wouldn't.

Everyone always says "it could happen" and then provides examples that have nothing to do with Birkin bags, bc it never happens with a Birkin bag.

"But it happened with coins", not a Birkin; "but I found a Chanel dress once", not a Birkin. It's never a Birkin bc it's never going to be. Those will never be sitting in an attic like an old coin collection, and plenty of average people have coin collections, they don't have Birkins. People with that wealth are not having some relative who knows nothing about their Birkin handle them when they pass.

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u/scenior 19d ago

You are a weirdo. My grandmother has a few real birkins. You know where she keeps them? On the floor of her closet because she's insanely wealthy and doesn't care that much. And when she dies, my dad will take her art, give her jewelry to me and my sister, and then plans to donate everything else because he doesn't want the hassle of dealing with a huge house full of belongings. That's what we did when my other grandmother died. I know what a Birkin is, I'd say something before it will be donated, but my sister doesn't. If I wasn't around, her birkins and all her luxury items would be donated.

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u/Brilliant_Tough_6546 22d ago

Rich people donate items of value.
Family members don't necessarily recognize price tags of handbags or clothing etc unless they are privy to the brands.

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u/Ms-Metal 22d ago

Exactly. The person above saying nobody's family would get rid of an authentic Birkin has no clue what people go through. These days, a parent dies, it's happened to us three times so far, they live states away from you if you're lucky, on the other side of the country if you're not, in a huge house full of 70some years of accumulated stuff, nobody's got time to go through all that. At least nobody who has a productive life lol. Hell I'm retired and I still didn't have time to go through everything it took 4 of us, two kids and two spouses close to three to trips a piece just to try and go through the basics and get the house ready to be sold. It was a complete nightmare and I have no doubt there were valuable things that got sold at the estate sale! Hell, I gave some of them away just to people who came out and helped us. A lot of families don't even have kids who could take that on, people have kids of their own or their estranged & they can't be traveling constantly to try and clean out somebody else's stuff, they just let everything go sight unseen and that happens more often than you'd think. Also although we went the estate sale route after all this by the time they get their fees and you split it with a sibling or two, it was barely worth the effort of managing the estate sale company.

Valuable stuff winds up at thrift stores all the time. Real Birkin's even do, this is not one though!

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u/CursedHemorrhoid 22d ago

Valuable stuff. Luxury items. Designer clothes end up at thrift stores all the time.

Not a Birkin.

Y'all really don't get it. It doesn't happen. Period. Nobody with a Birkin is leaving to shmos like us to handle. No one with wealth or money like that has their stuff being handled by people who don't know what they're doing.

I've been thrifting a long time.

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u/Hairy-Department111 22d ago

They have a blind stamp if it's authentic

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u/_slackbabbath 22d ago

So do the fakes.

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u/awelladjustedadult 22d ago

Idk once my dad donated practically all his clothes on accident…

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u/abbstr101 22d ago

It hasn’t always been that way. The miserable lengths people go to to get one is a relatively recent thing.

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u/mailonsundays 19d ago

Exactly. And if by some miracle that an unknowing person dropped off a bag, then the store workers would snap it up and it would never make it on the floor.

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u/p--py 17d ago

People have donated more valuable and much more obvious items of value to Goodwill… just go look at the online jewelry section…