AUTHENTIC HERMES BEARN RED ROUGE ALLIGATOR WALLET $4K+ Start Price USD 2,499.00 Current Price USD 2,499.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 2,499.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, October 09, 2008 End Time Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Location NEW YORK, NY See more about 'AUTHENTIC HERMES BEARN RED ROUGE ALLIGATOR WALLET $4K+' Description AUTHENTIC HERMES RED ROUGE ALLIGATOR BEARN WALLET IN GORGEOUS CONDITION THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE AUTHENTIC HERMES BI-FOLD BEARN WALLET WITH EXTERIOR IN EXOTIC GENUINE UNGLAZED MATTE ALLIGATOR SKIN & LEATHER INTERIOR - THE GILT GOLD SQUARE STAMPED NEXT TO THE "HERMES PARIS" STAMP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE WALLET INDICATES ALLIGATOR SKINS.  I BELIEVE HERMES USES U.S.-FARMED MISSISSIPPI ALLIGATOR SKINS.  ALLIGATOR SKIN IS MAINLY RESERVED FOR HERMES'S SMALLER LEATHER GOODS LIKE WALLETS, SINCE ALLIGATOR IS MORE RARE AND COSTLY THAN CROCODILE.  IT MEASURES ABOUT 7 INCHES LONG.  PURCHASED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THIS WALLET HAS BEEN VERY GENTLY USED BY ME, SO THERE ARE DECADES OF GREAT USE LEFT IN IT.  IT IS IN EXCELLENT USED CONDITION - ALMOST LIKE NEW WITH VERY MINIMAL WEAR THAT YOU WOULD REALLY NOT NOTICE UNLESS LOOKING VERY HARD FOR IT. THE GOLDTONE ON THE HARDWARE LETTER 'H' ON THE FRONT SHOWS NORMAL WEAR BUT RETAINS ITS GOLD FINISH.  THERE IS SOME NORMAL STRETCH/GIVE IN THE LEATHER WHERE MONEY AND CREDIT CARDS WERE PULLED IN AND OUT. THIS IS THE DEEPER HERMES "ROUGE" RED COLOR (NOT THE BRIGHT RED HERMES "ROUGE VIF" COLOR, THOUGH THE LIGHTING IN THE PHOTOS MAKES IT LOOK BRIGHTER). THE RED ROUGE COLOR OF THE ALLIGATOR EXTERIOR HAS DEEPENED VERY SLIGHTLY OVER TIME, BUT THERE ARE NO STAINS.  THE LEATHER IS GORGEOUS AND SUPPLE, WITH A BUTTERY SOFT PATINA.  STITCHING IS INTACT.  VERY SLIGHT WEAR AT CORNERS WHICH IS VERY HARD TO SEE IF AT ALL, BUT I NOTE IT ANYWAY.  THIS SIZE HERMES ALLIGATOR BEARN WALLET RETAILS FOR QUITE A BIT MORE THAN $4,000 PLUS TAX, SO MINE IS A GREAT VALUE.  TAKE A LOOK AT OTHER HERMES BEARN ALLIGATOR WALLETS ON EBAY FOR MORE THAN $4,000 - EVEN A USED ONE!  HERMES WALLETS IN PLAIN LEATHER LOOK ORDINARY & UNREMARKABLE; THE EXOTIC SKINS MAKE A GREATER FASHION STATEMENT.  SEE MY PERFECT FEEDBACK!!!!  BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE.  I WOULD BE THRILLED WITH THE SUPERB CONDITION IF I WERE BIDDING ON THIS ITEM MYSELF AND I AM VERY PICKY ABOUT QUALITY.  All sales final.  No returns.  Shipping within the United States only, unless you ask me first about overseas shipping - international buyers must pay full shipping cost.  Payment due within 24 hours of purchase.  Note: Those of you who are repeat customers of mine know that my items get sold before the end of the auction since they are priced very low to encourage buy-it-now, so don’t wait too long to make a decision or you will miss out on the item, which happened to several watchers of other items of mine that sold earlier this week. Place a Bid!