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vogue1966
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HANDBAG AUTHENTICATION RESOURCES - Find the answers to your questions here

May 4, 2005 12:25 PM
The HANDBAG AUTHENTICATION RESOURCE page contains very important information on authenticating several different types of designer bags, including Balenciaga, Chanel, Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Fendi, Gucci, Herems, Kate Spade, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and Prada, as well as other information on determining the authenticity of handbags and what to do if you believe you've already purchased a fake bag.

HANDBAG AUTHENTICATION RESOURCES

If you have questions regarding a specific designer, you should check this page and see if you can locate the info that you're looking for here. If you still have questions or concerns after reading these pages, you can contact the members who authored the page on the designer you have questions about, or post your question here and one of our many helpful & knowledgeable members may come along and help you out (you can post your question on this thread, or better yet, start a new thread specifically for your question).

There used to be a link to this page at the top of the Message Boards so that it could be easily found, but I understand that link has been removed. I'm hoping that ebay will once again keep this near the top, but until then, with your help (and the occassional post), we can keep this near the top ourselves.
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HANDBAG AUTHENTICATION RESOURCES - Find the answers to your questions here

May 4, 2005 12:26 PM
God, can they not TACK THIS TO THE TOP??







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vogue1966
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Re: HANDBAG AUTHENTICATION RESOURCES - Find the answers to your questions here

May 4, 2005 1:05 PM
I don't know - but it was so easy to find this page when they had it linked on the right side of the page (*hint*hint*!)
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Re: HANDBAG AUTHENTICATION RESOURCES - Find the answers to your questions here

May 4, 2005 1:13 PM
It annoys the h*** out of me when eBay is not removing listings selling counterfeits handbags. I reported a whole bunch of auctions on Monday and some have ended and the winner have probably paid. I thought someone said eBay ended reported listings within hours last week. What is going on this week?

I also emailed eBay about another problem I have with my selling ID last week and finally got a response after waiting 3-4 days. After the eBay staff gave a satisfactory response to my question, she said she would forward my case to another specialist and I would hear back from this person within 48 hours. Well, that was Friday and today is already Wednesday and I have heard nothing from anyone. Is everyone falling asleep at eBay?

I am most upset with them not removing listings that were reported. I spent hours looking for listings selling fakes (when I should be working at my listings or doing something else). Yet, they won't do anything!

Many of these listings are from low feedback sellers (some with Private feedback) and they use 1-day listing and the bag got bid up to $100-200 within 24 hrs. I hope ebay acts quickly!
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vogue1966
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Re: HANDBAG AUTHENTICATION RESOURCES - Find the answers to your questions here

May 4, 2005 3:59 PM
Keep up the hard work! It's widely known that ebay can't (won't) remove ALL the reported listings, no matter how many times an item's been reported. They are making some progress, however, as several were pulled in recent days. You just have to keep reporting until the auctions are
yanked.

One thing you should keep in mind - even tho you know for certain that an item is fake, or I know, or any of the "experts" on this board, it doesn't mean that the ebay employee who gets your report will know its fake. If the item appears authentic "on its face", nine times out of ten, the auction won't get pulled. That's the frustrating part of this whole process - some of the fakes out there look so good, that you can't distinguish its authenticity by the photo/description alone. That's what THE HANDBAG AUTHENTICATION RESOURCE page is for.

We have to work together & keep reporting the fakes - let's also try to keep this thread near the top of the boards so users can easily find this info!
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vogue1966
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May 4, 2005 4:29 PM
*bumping* for the user looking for more info on D&B and Coach
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May 4, 2005 7:10 PM
:-x
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May 5, 2005 8:07 AM
bumping :)
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May 5, 2005 8:44 AM
babump!







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Re: HANDBAG AUTHENTICATION RESOURCES - Find the answers to your questions here

May 5, 2005 11:15 AM
What if we were to add an "interesting" conversation to this thread, in order to keep it near the top??

How about, how many bags do you currently own, and what do you ALWAYS keep inside?

I'll go first. I currently have 9 HBs - 6 Marc Jacobs and 3 Balenciaga. (I actually have 11, if you count my Juicy bags, but I use them as a tote bag, rather than a handbag).

I always carry:
1. wallet
2. daily planner
3. vaseline lip treatment
4. my monthly train pass
5. at least one lottery ticket!

Maybe that'll keep the thread going, keeping it near the top!! (instead of just the boring *bump*!!)
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HANDBAG AUTHENTICATION RESOURCES - Find the answers to your questions here

May 5, 2005 11:17 AM
Send an email to lulu@ebay.com to have this thread tacked to the top of the board.
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May 5, 2005 11:18 AM
Whoops! Sorry. I just posted a thread about a suspected fake Coach. Should I have asked here? :(
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vogue1966
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May 5, 2005 11:22 AM
jesse - a separate thread is fine, as some one should see it & post a response. In the meantime, did you look at the Coach page on the resource link? Maybe you'll find some additional info there.

thanks burberry - I'll definitely do that!
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May 5, 2005 11:26 AM
Thanks, vogue! :)

Yes, I did look. I feel certain that my friend bought a fake. I can't post the completed auction number can I?
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vogue1966
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May 5, 2005 11:28 AM
thanks burberry - msg sent!
(now, how 'bout you? how many bags do you have & what do you always carry inside??)
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