Handbag Index · October 2026
The LuxMetrix Luxury Handbag Index stands at $150,867 across 8 collectible luxury handbags as of October 31, 2026.
As of October 31, 2026, the LuxMetrix Luxury Handbag Index — the summed fair market value of 8 of the most liquid collectible luxury handbags across 2 houses — stood at $150,867. Fair values are computed from 337 live data points — 143 auction results and 194 marketplace listings — normalized to USD with outlier filtering. This edition reports the index level only, because comparable history restarted on October 31, 2026 after data-quality improvements; period-over-period performance figures resume once a comparable baseline exists.
Index composition
Each reference's fair value as a share of the $150,867 index.
Full index — all 8 references
| Reference | Fair value | Value range | Comps | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hermes Birkin 25 hermes-birkin-25 | $27,285 | $22,323 – $37,274 | 34 sold · 26 ask | high |
Hermes Kelly 25 hermes-kelly-25 | $23,531 | $13,952 – $25,805 | 18 sold · 3 ask | high |
Hermes Birkin 30 hermes-birkin-30 | $22,918 | $20,070 – $26,096 | 21 sold · 53 ask | high |
Hermes Birkin 40 hermes-birkin-40 | $21,925 | $18,637 – $23,718 | 2 sold · 3 ask | medium |
Hermes Kelly 28 hermes-kelly-28 | $20,604 | $16,836 – $26,585 | 13 sold · 24 ask | high |
Hermes Birkin 35 hermes-birkin-35 | $18,521 | $14,910 – $23,878 | 39 sold · 54 ask | high |
Hermes Kelly 32 hermes-kelly-32 | $12,356 | $9,711 – $15,347 | 15 sold · 31 ask | high |
Chanel Classic Flap Medium chanel-classic-flap-medium | $3,727 | $3,727 – $3,727 | 1 sold · 0 ask | low |
Methodology & press kit
How the index is built
Each reference's fair value is a 60/40 weighted blend of auction sold prices and marketplace asking prices, refreshed as new data lands. Outliers are removed via inter-quartile-range filtering and all prices normalized to USD. The index is the sum of the 8 fair values.
Sources: Chrono24 · Phillips · Sotheby's · 1stDibs.
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