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Re:The unusual economics of the Birkin handbag by rayiner on Monday June 24, 2024 @09:11AM (#40775599)
> There's no shame for some of these people.

It sounds like the market just fixing a stupid sales model.

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Re:The unusual economics of the Birkin handbag by samatman on Monday June 24, 2024 @12:36PM (#40778112)
Doesn't look too stupid for Patek Philippe. These shenanigans are why they can charge $20k for a stainless steel automatic watch with a simple date complication, which is only slightly better (at best) than a $300 Seiko.
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