Prices
Kelly 28 — price & resale value (2026)
What a Kelly 28 costs at retail today, what it resells for, and how the two compare — every figure real and sourced, estimates clearly labelled.
Retail
$15,400
documented US list
Resale
$30,000
cited median
Premium
1.9×
resale ÷ retail
Ask history — Kelly 28 · 1M
$17,865n=9
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Median ASKING price, not sold prices · leather only (exotics excluded) · recorded weekly from full cross-site refreshes.
The Market Record
What is actually on record for Kelly 28
34 retail · 315 asks · 16 auction lots
Three price types, kept separate: boutique retail, dealer asking prices, and completed auction hammer results. A current record answers the immediate question; the dated series shows how the evidence changed.
Latest retail
USD 14,400
2026-01-02 · Togo
Latest dealer ask
USD 24,500
2026 median · n=4; an ask, not a sale
Latest auction result
$22,500
2025 hammer median · n=7; not buyer-paid total
Latest retail source: Sotheby's — "Hermès Raises Kelly Bag Prices: What You Need to Know" (2026-01-21; retrieved 2026-07-28).
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Every count is a stored, dated record. We do not interpolate missing years, convert currencies into a synthetic price line, or merge asks with sales.
By style — Kelly 28
The current Kelly 28 median blends: Epsom 5 · Togo 2 · Courchevel 1 · Clémence 1.
- Epsom$18,950–$22,3453 askssee →
🔒 5 more styles — Insiders see every leather × hardware slice with its count and price range.
A median is shown only at n≥5 like-for-like asks; below that we show the honest price RANGE with its sample size — a thin slice is never presented as a market rate. Asks, not sold prices; exotics excluded.
Is a resale price fair?
A listing is fair when it sits near the going resale rate for this exact size and leather — our cited median of $30,000 for the Kelly 28. Anything well above that is paying for scarcity, colour or hardware; well below can signal condition or authenticity questions. Run any asking price through the fair-price tool →
Thinking about selling instead of buying? The exit calculator shows what this spec nets after each platform's published fees, and the premium index tracks whether the resale premium is still worth chasing.
How much to pre-spend to be offered one
Hermès publishes no spend rule, but buyers reported reaching about 1.4× retail (≈ $21,560) in other categories before being offered a bag — community-reported, not a rule, and it varies by city. Estimate the pre-spend for your city or get your Birkin Score.
Leathers & colours it comes in
The Kelly 28 is made in a range of leathers and colours — the pairing you choose moves both the retail price (exotics most of all) and the resale value.
Leathers
Togo · Clémence · Epsom · Swift · Box calf · Chèvre · Barenia · Fjord · Novillo · Lizard (exotic) · Ostrich (exotic) · Alligator (exotic) · Crocodile (Niloticus / Porosus) (exotic)
A few colours
Noir (black) · Étoupe · Étain · Gold · Rouge H · Rouge Casaque / vif · Bleu Nuit
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Kelly 28: common questions
How much is a Kelly 28?
The documented 2026 US boutique retail for a Kelly 28 in Togo is $15,400. On the resale market it typically trades around $30,000 (cited pristine-condition median) — a cited median, because colour, leather, hardware and condition all move the real figure.
Do Kelly 28s sell above retail?
Yes. At a 1.9× premium, a Kelly 28 resells for roughly above its $15,400 retail — based on our cited median. Quota bags like the Birkin and Kelly carry the largest premiums; leather and colour swing the rest.
Where can I buy a Kelly 28?
At retail, only in-boutique or on hermes.com (stock permitting). On the secondary market, established resellers list them daily. Use the fair-price calculator to check whether an asking price sits above or below the going resale rate before you buy.
Other Kelly sizes
Cite this data
Our numbers are our own compiled, dated work. You're welcome to cite them — with a link back to this page. Please don't republish the dataset wholesale or scrape it without permission. Retail is documented US list; resale is a cited median or a labelled estimate.
Cite as: “Orange Peel — Kelly 28 price & resale,” orangepeel.to/price/kelly-28 · Updated July 2026
Retail is the documented 2026 US boutique list; resale is a cited pristine-condition median where shown, otherwise an estimated typical band from the size's premium — estimates are labelled. Colour, leather, hardware and condition move the real number. Orange Peel is an independent publication, not affiliated with Hermès.