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MrsCommanderson · Dec 22nd, 2006, 03:40 PM

There's a gorgeous Marc Jacobs Elise on the site (and lots of bags under $500), but I've never heard of it before. Admittedly, I am new to this...

MARC JACOBS HANDBAG ELISE GREEN C352008

Thanks for any input!

grechenscloset · Dec 22nd, 2006, 03:43 PM

i'm going to make a wild guess and say that the bags are fake...but i'm not an expert. for an MJ, or other high-end bag, i would ONLY purchase from a reputable seller like a department store, or boutique you KNOW is legit and sells only authentic bags. there's probably a list of them on tpf somewhere.

you might have to pay more, but at least you'll get an authentic product.

peachygirlie · Dec 22nd, 2006, 03:55 PM

Eeewww!!! FAKE!!! Colors that are most definitely NOT part of the MJ collection.

MrsCommanderson · Dec 22nd, 2006, 04:10 PM

Thanks - I was very suspicious and I would DEFINITELY rather pay more than carry a fake!

Pinstripes · Dec 22nd, 2006, 04:24 PM

Looks like a phisher site to me.

I bet most (all) of these "discount couture" purse sites that a Google search brings up are fake and/or phisher sites.

dimoda · May 30th, 2008, 02:09 PM

anyone know if arealine fashions sells authentic handbags?

mooks · May 30th, 2008, 04:16 PM

Can you post a link

ArmCandyLuvr · May 30th, 2008, 06:32 PM

FAKE. Stay far, far away from sites that offer wholesale. They're all pretty much fakes. Their drop shipping comes straight from a counterfeit bag factory in Asia.

dimoda · Jun 2nd, 2008, 08:22 PM

so, you are saying you know of this website? I am not interested in drop shipping. they offer older model bags and as long as I buy in bulk, they will give me a discount. I do believe there are wholesalers out there. It would make no sense for a company to discard all imperfect and older model bags. I am sure there are wholesalers out there that are legit. Is anyone out there ACTUALLY bought a bag from this dealer? I don't want an uneducated opinion, it seems like everybody yelling fake "seems" to be an expert.

http://arealine.com/

SereneO · Jun 4th, 2008, 12:51 PM

We're no experts, only cautious of such websites. It's better to be safe than sorry, but if you wanna risk it, then it's really your choice. Sometimes things that are too good to be true really are, and I'm speaking from experience.

ArmCandyLuvr · Jun 4th, 2008, 03:32 PM

The fact is that designers generally don't do wholesale or factory seconds. Imperfect bags are destroyed. Sites offering wholesale and factory seconds are really just selling fakes.

dimoda · Jun 12th, 2008, 01:09 PM

I am going to purchase two pieces from this supplier. She will let me buy 2 in order to see if they are really authentic handbags, when they arrive I will post some pics and we can see. Somebody needs to test sites like these so we can know for sure, I do not know who to believe.

lorihmatthews · Jun 12th, 2008, 02:02 PM

They don't list a physical address. Good luck getting your money back or tracking them down if you get fakes.

Even if you do get to send them back you'll be paying a 15% restocking fee, which is total BS and is what a lot of counterfeiters do to make some money on returned items.

lovemyangels · Jun 13th, 2008, 02:19 AM

Whatever they said, they just want your money first. There is no such factory second thing exists. Good luck to your trying.

Dec 22nd, 2006, 03:40 PM	#1
MrsCommanderson OP Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5	Has anyone bought a bag from arealine.com? There's a gorgeous Marc Jacobs Elise on the site (and lots of bags under $500), but I've never heard of it before. Admittedly, I am new to this... MARC JACOBS HANDBAG ELISE GREEN C352008 Thanks for any input!
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Dec 22nd, 2006, 03:43 PM	#2
grechenscloset Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 663	Re: Has anyone bought a bag from arealine.com? i'm going to make a wild guess and say that the bags are fake...but i'm not an expert. for an MJ, or other high-end bag, i would ONLY purchase from a reputable seller like a department store, or boutique you KNOW is legit and sells only authentic bags. there's probably a list of them on tpf somewhere. you might have to pay more, but at least you'll get an authentic product.
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Dec 22nd, 2006, 03:55 PM	#3
peachygirlie Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: NY, LA Posts: 50	Re: Has anyone bought a bag from arealine.com? Eeewww!!! FAKE!!! Colors that are most definitely NOT part of the MJ collection.

Dec 22nd, 2006, 04:10 PM	#4
MrsCommanderson OP Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5	Re: Has anyone bought a bag from arealine.com? Thanks - I was very suspicious and I would DEFINITELY rather pay more than carry a fake!
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Dec 22nd, 2006, 04:24 PM	#5
Pinstripes Sofa King Banned Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 144	Re: Has anyone bought a bag from arealine.com? Looks like a phisher site to me. I bet most (all) of these "discount couture" purse sites that a Google search brings up are fake and/or phisher sites.
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May 30th, 2008, 02:09 PM	#6
dimoda Member Joined: May 2008 Location: plano, texas Posts: 5	whats the verdict anyone know if arealine fashions sells authentic handbags?

May 30th, 2008, 04:16 PM	#7
mooks Cool Britannia! Joined: May 2007 Location: On The Thames Posts: 13,079	Re: whats the verdict Can you post a link
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May 30th, 2008, 06:32 PM	#8
ArmCandyLuvr Loves Boys X Boys! Joined: Feb 2006 Location: WI, USA Posts: 6,781	Re: whats the verdict FAKE. Stay far, far away from sites that offer wholesale. They're all pretty much fakes. Their drop shipping comes straight from a counterfeit bag factory in Asia.
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Jun 2nd, 2008, 08:22 PM	#9
dimoda Member Joined: May 2008 Location: plano, texas Posts: 5	Re: whats the verdict so, you are saying you know of this website? I am not interested in drop shipping. they offer older model bags and as long as I buy in bulk, they will give me a discount. I do believe there are wholesalers out there. It would make no sense for a company to discard all imperfect and older model bags. I am sure there are wholesalers out there that are legit. Is anyone out there ACTUALLY bought a bag from this dealer? I don't want an uneducated opinion, it seems like everybody yelling fake "seems" to be an expert. http://arealine.com/

Jun 4th, 2008, 12:51 PM	#10
SereneO Member Joined: Dec 2007 Location: A sunny island that's much too hot! Posts: 271	We're no experts, only cautious of such websites. It's better to be safe than sorry, but if you wanna risk it, then it's really your choice. Sometimes things that are too good to be true really are, and I'm speaking from experience.
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Jun 4th, 2008, 03:32 PM	#11
ArmCandyLuvr Loves Boys X Boys! Joined: Feb 2006 Location: WI, USA Posts: 6,781	The fact is that designers generally don't do wholesale or factory seconds. Imperfect bags are destroyed. Sites offering wholesale and factory seconds are really just selling fakes.
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Jun 12th, 2008, 01:09 PM	#12
dimoda Member Joined: May 2008 Location: plano, texas Posts: 5	I am going to purchase two pieces from this supplier. She will let me buy 2 in order to see if they are really authentic handbags, when they arrive I will post some pics and we can see. Somebody needs to test sites like these so we can know for sure, I do not know who to believe.

Jun 12th, 2008, 02:02 PM	#13
lorihmatthews Fall is here! Joined: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 11,026	They don't list a physical address. Good luck getting your money back or tracking them down if you get fakes. Even if you do get to send them back you'll be paying a 15% restocking fee, which is total BS and is what a lot of counterfeiters do to make some money on returned items.

Jun 13th, 2008, 02:19 AM	#14
lovemyangels Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 624	Whatever they said, they just want your money first. There is no such factory second thing exists. Good luck to your trying.
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