An authentic Birkin bag costs between $10,000 and $400,000, and Forbes has calculated a return on investment of 500 percent over 35 years. A brown Hermes Birkin 25 was sold for $2,500 on the Live ...

nowadays all you can do is hope to be important enough or spend enough to be offered a Birkin bag. And if you're offered one, don't expect to be able to choose the color or size. More from So ...

Would-be Birkin buyers filed a lawsuit in March alleging that to buy a Birkin bag they first needed to purchase other Hermes accessories ... depending on size and color. Kamugo, the maker of ...