ByIf you’re looking for The One — a Birkin, that is — Michael Mack is your guy.
The Las Vegas luxury reseller is the proud steward of a fleet of coveted Hermes Birkin and Kelly handbags — 120 to be exact.
“I never thought I’d have this many Birkins in my life,” Mack, the president and CEO of Max Pawn, told The Post.
Available in nearly every shade imaginable, the lavish collection is one of the largest in the world, valued at over $1 million. Mack estimates he ranks third, likely falling behind Singapore socialite Jamie Chua, who reportedly boasts 200, and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, who is rumored to own over 100.
For luxury lovers, Mack is something of a Birkin matchmaker.
“I was hooked from the first time I went into his shop,” socialite and Max Pawn regular Ivana Walborn, 68, told The Post. The Nevada resident has purchased at least a dozen Birkins and half a dozen Kellys from Mack.
“My husband says, ‘You have a crush on him,’ and I say, ‘I have a crush on anybody who’s got handbags and jewelry.'”
Max Pawn began with one Louis Vuitton Speedy 14 years ago, and his hobby has since grown into a behemoth collection of an estimated 800 luxury handbags procured by Mack’s army of buyers around the world and offered for a fraction of the price.
“You name it, Michael has it,” loyal Max Pawn customer Ann Pennington, an NYC-based philanthropist, told The Post. “It’s almost like a bargain bin, but luxury bargain.”
Mack offers affordability to those who can afford it, with Birkins ranging from a meager $8,000 to tens of thousands.
When the New Jersey native wanted a black, Epsom leather Birkin 35 with gold hardware, Mack delivered — all the way to Singapore.
“I said ‘I’m actually taking a trip to Singapore.’ And he texted: ‘I found you the Birkin bag you want. It’s going to be at the hotel when you get there,” Pennington, 40, said.
That first purchase, she said, spiraled into an addiction. Now, she boasts an impeccable collection of “a couple hundred handbags,” all of which have been purchased from Max Pawn, sometimes buying three or four in one trip.
“Our relationship as friends has become very expensive,” Pennington, who is the founder of the nonprofit Style With a Purpose, said.
While Mack’s business caters to the upper echelon, he sweetens the deal for Hermes hopefuls, offering pre-loved Birkins at a steal of a deal — at least, for those who could afford one — ranging from a meager $8,000 to a whopping $65,500. By contrast, a new Birkin 30 costs around $11,200, experts estimate, and could stretch into the realm of hundreds of thousands of dollars for limited edition colors, leathers, sizes or certain hardware.
“What we’ve really created is affordability for those that can afford it,” Mack said, noting some of his customers are high-profile athletes and socialites who would rather splurge on designer at a fraction of the price.
