Plenty of self-made people who spend just like that, because they have to show off.
Not all Hermes bags are hard to get etc, that's just the Birkin, really. The Kelly isn't as exclusive, sometimes what makes a 2nd hand so expensive is the leather, because Hermes has many leather types and discontinues them from time to time, same with colours. Hardware also plays a role.
Their other bags are "easy to have". I wouldn't become an Hermes customer because of the faff. If I have a wad of cash and I want to buy X, why do I have to "build a relationship with an SA first" and spend more on other stupid tat I don't need or want???? (some people do go in and get what they want, depending on the sales person). Playing games isn't my thing.
Regardless, paying so much for a bag is daft, even when it's handmade in Europe. There's an Italian guy who handmakes his bags and you have a gazillion options on customizing and the prices are not even close to Hermes.
If you want a good leather bag that lasts for life, any half decent brand will do. It's so ridiculous with these "luxury houses".
I also can't get over Amelia's Kelly. Like, you go buy your "first major (Hermes) bag", as she put it, you view that as a big deal, you buy it to celebrate a milestone, and then you chose a mini. That small-ass stupid bag can't even fit a phone in. It's so ridiculously small, it defeats its own purpose. Then the colour is so garish that you can't even use the excuse that it's an "evening bag".
It's like a normal person going out to buy a house and then chosing a Wendy house. Wow, well done.