The Brief
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Issue 2026-W37
The Lead
Tax-refund routing on cited US list prices: best current route per config in the desk. EUR +0.1% vs USD this week (less favorable abroad). Estimate -- tax effect only; per-country boutique list prices are not modeled.
Source · FX: open.er-api.com (exchangerate-api.com), free daily USD base, 2026-09-08
The median ASKING price for Kelly 28 across our tracked resale sources moved down ~7% to $18,485 (was $19,790; n=12 this week vs 11 prior). Asks, not sold prices.
Source · Orange Peel resale index (asks), 2026-09-07
Secondhand premium sits near 1.4× retail, down from 2.2× at the 2022 peak (Bernstein, all Birkin/Kelly). Strongest holds: Mini Kelly II ~2.9× · Birkin 25 Togo ~2.1× · Kelly 25 Epsom Sellier ~2.0×. Softest: Birkin 25 Crocodile ~1.1×.
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