- Luxury handbags are experiencing a booming secondhand market.
- But counterfeits have infiltrated the economy, and they have gotten more sophisticated recently.
- These are the most commonly knocked-off styles to look out for, and some easy tells.
Luxury handbags are among the most expensive items one can buy — not considering things like yachts, mansions, and private islands — with the prices of exclusive purses from Hermès or Chanel climbing into the six figures.