“For more than twenty years, the Hermès Birking bag has been the iconic symbol of fashion, luxury, and wealth. With a fabled waiting list of more than two years to purchase one, the average fashionista has a better chance of climbing Mount Everest in Prada pumps than of possessing this coveted carryall. Unless, of course, happens to know Michael Tonello…

With down-to-earch wit, the author chronicles the unusual ventures that took him to nearly every continent -and from eBay to Paris auction houses and into the lives of celebrities and poseurs alike- on the road to becoming a successful entrepreneur and Robin Hood to thousands of desperate rich women.

Originally from Massachusetts, traveled the world as a makeup artist and hairdresser before resettling in Spain to become an eBay luxury reseller of all things Hermès. He resides in Barcelona with his partner. Juan”