Eight bags from $810 to $1,640, and seven are graded Excellent. A Pochette Trunk Mini opens at $810, the cheapest bag in this editorial, followed by a Pochette Accessoires at $1,065 and a Portobello travel shoulder bag at $1,105. The top half is where the recognisable shapes sit: a Double Zip Pochette at $1,515, a Speedy 25 at $1,575, a Pochette Felicie at $1,625 and a Neverfull PM at $1,640. Those four sit within $125 of each other despite covering a satchel, a tote and two flat pochettes, which says the market is pricing Ebene by desirability of the line rather than by size or shape. The single Good grade in the group is a Duomo Hobo at $1,450, and it is priced above three Excellent bags, which is the one place in this group where condition is clearly not driving the number.

Eight bags from $975 to $2,565, and five are Very Good. A Speedy 30 opens at $975, which is worth putting next to the Ebene Speedy 25 at $1,575: the larger Azur bag is $600 cheaper, and it grades Very Good against Excellent. That single comparison explains most of what happens in this group. A Naviglio at $1,025 and a Pochette Accessoires at $1,175 fill the lower end, with the Azur pochette running $110 above its Ebene twin. Above them, a Trunk Pochette Weekend at $1,650, a Neverfull MM NM at $1,780, a Keepall Bandouliere 55 at $1,785 and a Favorite PM at $1,950. The ceiling is a pink Summer Spirit Damier Azur Tahitienne Neverfull tote MM at $2,565, a seasonal print variant and the only bag in either group that is not plain check canvas. It is also the most expensive bag in this editorial by a clear margin.

Ebene is the better buy on every measure except looks. Seven Excellent grades, a lower ceiling, and a dark check that hides handling in a way pale canvas cannot. If you want a Speedy, the Ebene 25 at $1,575 in Excellent condition is a more sensible purchase than the Azur 30 at $975 in Very Good, even though it costs $600 more, because the marks that make an Azur bag look tired are the ones that never come out. What we would inspect closely on any Azur listing is the vachetta leather trim and the piping, since that is where the tanning and staining shows first and where photographs are least revealing. The $2,565 Tahitienne Neverfull is a print variant rather than a standard bag, so treat it as a separate decision. If you take one thing away, let it be this: on Damier the cheaper colourway is the one that stays looking new.