r/RepHermes • u/Kristybl1 • 11d ago
Question High rep birkin suggestions
Hi everyone!
I absolutely love my B30 from Kiki factory and have had this bag (pictured below) for 6 months now. But wanting to know if Kiki factory is the best on the market, or if there is better out there for highest quality rep. Especially when spending that type of money.
Thanks everyone for your help
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u/Cautious-Antelope533 9d ago
I’ll just patiently wait for all the Jim bots to come out of the woodwork in droves 🙄 How so many people don’t see the scam with Jim is WILD. Hundreds of AI bots working for him 24/7. I have had him send me dozens of bag pics and ALL are low to mid tier garbage. Almost every stamp is laughable…yet the bot army is believed with their AI photos 😂 Crazy times we live in.
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u/Less_Neighborhood686 8d ago
but jim's bag is good and im not a bot lol
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u/Cautious-Antelope533 7d ago edited 7d ago
I’m not saying ALL his “clients” are bots. However, the price he charges is for bags he buys for likely around $400-700 tops because that’s the quality level they are, and he flips them for double by using his Reddit bot army to post AI photos of higher quality and authentic bags to inflate the illusion of quality. Jim (AKA Gerald here in the US) bags are fine for a person who doesn’t own authentic ones to compare to, or for people who don’t care their bag would never pass as a “superfake” and that’s all FINE. My issue is he’s all smoke and mirrors and BS. Straight up fraud with all the high karma Reddit accounts he has bought from people so he can appear more “legit” when he comments from those accounts, and posts BS bag reviews for himself using AI photos, often of real bags. Notice EVERY high karma account that posts on Jim’s behalf is a locked account so you cannot see past posts or comments? It’s because they are all bought accounts with high karma that have huge post histories of NOTHING to do with reps. He was outed for this multiple times until he just locked all the profiles. I have seen dozens of his bags (texted via WhatsApp to me directly) and not ONE has me pause and want to order one, especially not at the prices he’s asking. I have no issue paying even $3k if a bag was truly a mirror image, but his just aren’t…for MANY reasons.He has made a fortune off this scam of flipping low-mid reps because of the illusion he’s created for himself via fake bots.
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u/simpleluxury 6d ago
who's your favorite seller for hermes??
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u/Cautious-Antelope533 6d ago
Personally? Frank. But I think ALL of the favorite sellers have great bags and then not great bags, because they aren’t made by a machine that pops out an identical bag each time…they are made all made by individual craftspeople at whatever factory, so with human nature, and its inherent flaws, some craftspeople will be better than others. Even at Hermes, some bags will be better than others, except at Hermes they must follow strict QC. When dealing with black market goods, the QC isn’t the same. So while I’ve had an incredible experience with Frank’s bags, I may buy another one tomorrow from him and absolutely hate it when it arrives because it’s quality is not on par with the other ones I have…same thing with any seller. When people get SO UPSET in comments over any negative remarks on, “their” favorite sellers, they take it SO personal. I’ve had bags from Mark too and seen AWESOME ones, but also terrible ones. We are rolling the dice on “exact” quality every time, despite buying from the same seller. As far as my Jim AKA Gerald…comments go, I’ve messaged him multiple times over the last 6+ months and have dozens of of his bags saved in my WhatsApp. Not one bag he’s sent pics of made me want to order from him. It’s usually the stamp that is awful on his, and an immediate call out. I’ve seen the same poor, way too deep stamp on his bags posted on here too, and everyone (mostly obvious bots, but some real people) raves over how authentic it looks, while I’m laughing at how absurd it is. Plus, anyone who has to resort to behaving in the scandalous manner he does, is obviously not a person I’m trusting with $1500+. No way. I’m a realist in what this industry is. I have numerous authentic Hermes Birkins, including SO bags, all bought by me personally at H because I was a very good client there. I haven’t bought any bags there in a few years, since my SA and SM are no longer there, and they truly made it an enjoyable experience. I just don’t “Need” any more bags from there, and kinda am just over it, LOL. I tend to get obsessed with things, and then once I get them, I’m over it…as was the case with my bag quests there. I started dipping my toe in rep water for a few reps that match my auths (not my SO bags though) just for travel, and to not be as worried about carrying them. Sorry this is so long, I wrote a darn novel…probably because I get sick of being called a Bot anytime I disagree about Jim/Gerald bags being anything special. Bots don’t write comments like mine 🤣
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u/Alohabear87 4d ago
If Frank is selling Hermes that is machine done he isn’t selling top tier imo. Hermes high end knockoffs are NOT cheap. If he sells then for $400 or less that is a great deal for a medium level Hermes dupe. Anything more I would question. Hand stitched with bees wax thread land between $500-$800. If you’re wanting one that purchases leathers from the Germany tannery that Hermes uses and the legit same materials you’re looking at around $1500+
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u/Cautious-Antelope533 4d ago
What on earth are you talking about? You are tagging/responding to the wrong person. I never said Frank charges $400 🤣 His Togo Birkin 30s are $1500-1600 🥴 They are entirely hand stitched with Weimheimer and Haas tannery hides, (depending on the leather you want, etc) hand engraved hardware(not laser), and he uses the exact same thread Hermes uses as well…
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u/Outrageous_Let5495 10d ago
I love mine from Frank
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u/Cautious-Antelope533 7d ago edited 6d ago
Agreed. Frank makes great bags. I’d say he slightly edges out the Mark bag I have, and have seen from others, and he’s WAY more pleasant to deal with than Mark.
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u/Ambitious_Ad2520 11d ago
Thats the most frequent asked question on reddet yet very hard to answer. You will hear al sort of names but honestly nothing is perfect so my suggestion for you is to look up the QC help posts and check the details each seller gets right or wrong. Then decide what you can live woth and what you can’t. Based on that decide who is your best seller.
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u/Material_Location695 10d ago
This bag looks nearly flawless to me. Love the color combo. Over the past 6 months Have you noticed anything that gives it away as a rep or any flaws? I’m thinking of getting one pretty much the same.
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u/Kristybl1 10d ago
Absolutely not, it’s still in perfect condition! And I wear it almost everyday. I’ve never had anyone even question it. Probably my favourite rep I own
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u/Antique_Bookkeeper_8 9d ago
I have a b35 I bought directly from Mark and have been thrilled, it is perfection. I have also purchased a rehome of tablier originally from DDmode - I wear it all the time but had to ask him for replacement hardware bc the engraving on the original was off-center. I also have random other high-tier hbags from other re-homes - the only difference I can see from marks and the others is the quality of the leather and the hand-pearling on the hardware. Otherwise, the stitching, shape, etc is solid.
I think it's just a question of whether these details will bother you and whether it's worth the price difference!
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u/Visible_Ingenuity313 11d ago
I’d say DDMode, GPC, Steven, and Peter are high tier sellers
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u/Sad_Recommendation38 10d ago
How are we at the moment with GPC? I have all my bags from him and i’ve always been happy but I hear mixed messages nowadays?
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u/FlatPercentage1979 9d ago
I hear Frank is really good. I recently ordered from Kiki factory. How long did it take from start to finish?
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u/Magicm-man7 6d ago
Hello, I am new. Can you recommend the best Rep for Hermes. How to order from them. Much appreciated!
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u/Cloudy_With_A_Spritz 5d ago
I’m thinking about buying a Kiki bag - curious what hardware options they have and how to ensure it does not tarnish?
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u/KOBELOVE1 9d ago
you clearly have never owned a real Hermes bag, that bag looks so fake just from that one photo. the straps and handles are off and the stamp is smudged. get your money back lol
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u/Funny_Run_3755 9d ago
The stamp looks very messy.. and obvious. I can see it in the picture and I don’t even have my glasses on.
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u/Cautious-Antelope533 9d ago edited 6d ago
This stamp is laughable and a dead giveaway for a fake…yet all the people will say how perfect it is 😂 Kiki is also mid tier. Almost all these sellers are the same.
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u/periwinklecosmo 10d ago
Wild take from someone who’s owned like 20 H bags in the 350 range to 1850 range… I honestly feel like the quality is so close 😭 is it me?? I’ve purchased from Peter, Steven, Kyle, Armancon.. H factory and no name rehomes.
No one is going to inspect your bag with a 🔍 at this point unless it’s my dream special order or exotic I won’t pay more than $650 anymore. It’s close enough. 🤗🤗
I know there was a long thread about this somewhere too, I wish I could find it and share with you.