Look out! The web is flooded with fake Hermes bags...some replicas even photo very well - but I guarantee that nothing is the same as holding an AUTHENTIC Hermes bag in your hands! I realize that it's hard for some to actually see a real Birkin or Kelly in person - because most of the time they're not even in stock in the stores.
My advice is simple - be smart about buying on-line: if a price looks too good to be true, it probably is! Don't fall for dubious stories such as "gifts for rich aunts", people do not just fall into Hermes handbags, they are sought out and purchased. I am including some links about how to authenticate Hermes bags. Be careful - if buying from Ebay stick to trusted Hermes sellers - even high feedback sellers can be fraudsters, ie: if they have 1000 feedback for selling trading cards - does that make them trustworthy enough to sell a 10k bag??
click here to see authentic Hermes bags

click here to see fake Hermes bags

click here for some more important info about buying authentic items on Ebay
Please let me know if you have any other links to suggest for this list.

I hope these links help - they were created by reliable Hermes dealers - I endorse them as honest competition to myself!