The LC Index
How we rank
One number for where a bag stands in the market, built from four measured signals. Here is the recipe, in the open.
Price standing
40%The style's resale median, pooled across its colours and sizes, ranked against every other style we track. Weighted heaviest, because price is the clearest read on where a bag sits.
Trade volume
25%How many resale prices we have on record for the style. A bag that changes hands constantly is a bigger presence in the market than one that rarely surfaces.
Scarcity
20%How few are listed for sale right now. Fewer live listings ranks higher. This one can read low even for a famous bag, which is the honest point.
House standing
15%The tier of the house that makes it, on our four-tier scale (Ultra-luxury, Luxury, Premium, Contemporary). A light thumb on the scale, not the story.
The honest parts
- ✦Each signal becomes a percentile across all styles first, so they combine on one scale before the blend.
- ✦A style needs at least 20 recorded prices to earn a rank. Below that it stays unranked, never a made-up number.
- ✦We recompute monthly from recorded prices. The rank is our reading of the market, an informed opinion, not an appraisal or a verdict on any single bag.