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Imagine going to court because you can't buy an unnecessary, overpriced luxury good.
With so many independent artisans struggling to sell their work...we have to hear about people's "rights" to buy "labels". Apologies for my contrarian take on this but I'm rooting for Big Business on this one.
Hermès sued by two Californians as Birkin handbags are difficult to purchase without being already a faithful Hermès customer
Could this also happen to some other industries like watchmaking or luxury car manufacturer? Interesting to see what the outcome of the trial will be. The story is relayed in many different newspapers and websites. Best, E.
You don't have to be a "faithful" client
there are all sorts of coaching videos on YouTube. Telling one what to buy and price ratio to buy, in order to get an "allocation" of the bag you want. It is actually quite hilarious if you stop and think about this for a second 😅
Imagine going to court because you can't buy an unnecessary, overpriced luxury good.
With so many independent artisans struggling to sell their work...we have to hear about people's "rights" to buy "labels". Apologies for my contrarian take on this but I'm rooting for Big Business on this one.
I struggle to understand this
Hi all, I mean to me it really is quite simple for anyone that makes anything be it a watch, car, handbag etc etc they should have the right to sell it or in this case not sell it to anyone of their choosing for whatever reasons they may have. I also find...
Agree 1000%
It’s ridiculous that this suit is even brought up. You don’t have a right to buy something and someone has the right not to sell it. If you don’t like that buy something else. There are many watch manufacturers that I won’t consider anymore because they p...
It depends upon the reason for not selling...
...if you advertise something for sale and advertise the price, and somebody says 'I'll take it' and you don't sell it, isn't this some sort of false advertising? I don't care either way because I would figure out something else to do with my money. But I...
Fully agree. What a pathetic lawsuit.
I don't have to like Hermes (or the analogue in the watch world) business model to dismiss this lawsuit as B.S.
For every willing buyer, there has to be a willing seller? no?😂
Lets see how much time will be wasted before the case get struck off for being frivolous 😂
This has no chance of succeeding. But it's good clickbait and sells newspapers (newspapers sell online ads).
Another Californian sued a jeweler because he never got his Patek Philippe Nautilus and had spent hundreds of thousands on jewelry with the hopes of getting one. That lawsuit won't ever be successful, but it's made in the hopes to disparage the jeweler fr...
I don't necessarily agree with the necessity of a law suit here
and my iq level is below average. but I think the argument is not about loyal customers getting the allocation but exposing unethical sales practice of "coercing" customers into buying $x of unwanted merchandise just to get what they want. I should also p...
I wouldn't even call it coercion... If you are coerced, then you probably allowed the coercion to happen.
I feel a lot of empathy for the stores and jewelers. First of all, the brands have created this strategy of implied shortage as a pillar of their brand. Rarity, exclusivity, and difficulty to obtain adds to a product's allure. Thus, I very well understand...
Great logical post patrick_y but
I can't agree with you saying " that individual paid $200K for jewelry ,got $200K value in jewelry" as if he attempted to sell and recoup the spent money IMO he would be lucky to see even 45% of it back. Marc
Probably.
Nevertheless, there is a cost to getting something new and from a reputable store like Shreve. Remember, once a car is sold and rolls off a dealership, it's no longer "new" since it's been titled. So, there's a large drop in value simply because an item i...
The key to winning this type of suit would be to get something in writing...
...and I will assume that some ADs would be dumb enough to do so...
I haven't met one of these "dumb enough" ADs yet.
Where can we find this "dumb enough" AD? Do they really exist?
