The truth about "European leather" in Hermes reps

It's time to debunk the myths about "European leather" and tell you how it actually works. You'll find out what leather Hermes chooses and what rep sellers use. A couple of minutes of reading will save you a bunch of money and time.

Hermes uses leather from specialized European tanneries (including their own). But here's the important part. Hermes doesn't just buy any leather from these suppliers. They have exclusive contracts with each one. From every batch of hides they pick only the very best without defects and with ideal structure, thickness and so on. Experts note that leather of the same origin and quality is extremely hard to find on the open market. The rest of the hides get sold to other brands for significantly less money.

Despite the fact that rep sellers love to talk about "imported European leather," the reality is that in the overwhelming majority of cases Chinese leather is used. Even in expensive reps for 1500 to 2000. Why. Quality European leather costs many times more than Chinese. If a seller really used Hermes level leather, the materials would seriously push up the bag's cost. Considering that most sellers work with 300 to 500% margins, the final price would be closer to 3000 to 3500 dollars per bag, and who would buy from them for that money. Very few.

When sellers say "leather from Europe" it's not a quality guarantee. There are hundreds of tanneries in Europe of different levels from premium to cheap. Most reps even if they use European leather take the lowest grades, those hides that Hermes and other luxury brands rejected. But let's be honest, in 99% of cases these are just words, and behind these words in reality stands ordinary Chinese leather. And even if this leather is really not bad, such bags still can't cost 1500 to 2000.

So what does it mean. Can't you buy a quality bag from European leather for this amount. Not at all. The thing is I already wrote to you about sellers, and any seller has a markup on top of the manufacturer's price. If we take the "Reddit star sellers," then as I keep repeating, they'd rather invest money in buying reviews and spots in "trusted seller lists" while offering you medium quality bags at an inflated price. They don't manufacture bags (even if some of them say so, they're lying) and this is easy to prove. Just facts. In reality you really can buy a bag in this price segment from truly good French or for example Italian leather, but you need to look for small productions and not hyped seller names who spend their money and effort on marketing and not on creating a production. This is a different business, and why would they do it. Why would they create difficulties for themselves. When it's easier to fool people and sell bags at 3 to 5 times inflated prices.

The seller buys a bag at the factory for 300 to 500 where Chinese leather is used. Then tells you a beautiful story about imported European leather, shows photos with the right grain pattern (which is easy to imitate on Chinese leather with special treatment), and sells for 1500 to 2000. Don't fall for the trendy marketing about "imported European leather." In the overwhelming majority of cases it's deception to justify a high price. They try to talk you into it and divert your eyes from what really matters. I constantly write in my posts about what you should really pay attention to, spend 30 to 60 minutes, read these posts and a lot will become clear to you. The main thing is you have to understand the real cost of the item they're offering you.

Chinese leather can also be good quality and you can buy a not bad bag for 600 to 800 bucks from Chinese leather with real handwork, yes, not a super master will sew it, but it will be a decent bag. BUT. You have to understand this isn't the highest quality, this is a bag for cases when you want to save money, and it's exactly such bags that are sold to you under the guise of bags for 1500 to 2500 dollars and up. They're not bad, it's just a HUGE overpayment for the seller's marketing. Buying from a seller who constantly flashes on Reddit and in reviews, and especially in "lists," you're paying exactly for this, 300 to 500 percent of the bag's price. Remember this.

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