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Addy · Oct 13th, 2009, 11:11 PM

Sorry that you ended up with a fake. :(

But thank you for taking the time to post and educate others. :)

juicy couture jen · Oct 13th, 2009, 11:13 PM

Thanks Bunkie for the reference photos! This will teach us all to be extra careful on feebay or bonanz.

drati · Oct 13th, 2009, 11:22 PM

Sorry you got a fake but thanks for turning it into such an informative post for all of us. Scary indeed. Glad you'll be getting your money back.

REREsaurus · Oct 13th, 2009, 11:24 PM

I can tell once you look at the studs and rivets. The studs look almost like Pewter HW. The front leather tag is off too. Did you have this bag authenticated before it was purchased?

The Day was introuced in 2005, so you know there wouldn't have been PH. That color looks like 03 Mastic, but again, they never made Day bags in 2003.

Totally sucks though! Did you get your money back and leave negative FB?

ehemelay · Oct 13th, 2009, 11:26 PM

A note on receipts:

They are very easily faked by "professional" counterfeiters, and also available with minimal effort to everyday people. I won't bore you all with the details, but as part of my job I have had to authenticate (and in many cases, debunk) receipts from major retailers and specialty stores.

I won't reveal what the big giveaways are for fake receipts (maybe prevent the counterfeiters from improving their game), but if the receipt is an important step in your personal process for authenticating a bag, I would recommend that you phone the retailer and speak to an SA to make sure that the receipt is legit.

As an example, I learned of a service that creates register tape with watermarks, return policies, etc. for major department stores. The counterfeiters just print a fake transaction on the front side of the tape. It looks so real!! People make these fake receipts for auction sites, to return stolen merchandise for cash refunds, etc.

It's a nice extra, but I don't put a lot of weight on receipts. It took me a long time buying and window shopping Bal displays before I felt comfortable purchasing resale handbags from private sellers. I've been lucky so far, but also very picky. The authenticators on TPF are fantastic, an especially great resource when considering an oldie or some other discontinued style that you can't study in IRL!!!

ampeefyed · Oct 14th, 2009, 03:01 AM

wow! that's horrible and a horribly good fake. i might have missed that fact but your pictures break it down really clearly. i hope you get your money back !

babycakess · Oct 19th, 2009, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by kdc

p.s. I am always a little wary of listings that only state a basic colour (eg. "beige" or "red") instead of the official bal colour name...

ita !!

verty · Oct 19th, 2009, 03:20 PM

i can tell it's fake from the 2nd photo (of the handles).. it looks like there's stitching directly along/underneath the handle

such a shame... there's a reason some ladies refer to bay as EVILbay. hope you were able to get your $ back.

eta: great photo's. i'm sure this thread will prevent others from buying fakes.

pukasonqo · Oct 19th, 2009, 03:42 PM

thanks for posting the photos. i am still new to balenciaga and had a hard time working out why the bag was fake.

calneva · Oct 26th, 2009, 01:58 AM

Thank you for taking the time to post this. It is just amazing how good the fakes have gotten.
Hopefully your amazing photos will help someone.

peppamint · Oct 27th, 2009, 08:30 PM

OMG!

That IS a good fake, but it's nice to see that the fakers haven't *quite* caught up with the real thing yet (as you can still tell that it's fake....)

Thank you so much for those detailed pictures! This needs to be stickied.

ladyisobel · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:39 AM

The colour reminds me of the fake i bought back in late '03, before i was educated in Bal ! Thanks for the pics !

HandbagAngel · Oct 28th, 2009, 02:46 PM

Great and helpful info! The fakers are getting good.

Oct 13th, 2009, 11:11 PM	#31
Addy Bal~Burberry~LV MOD Joined: Apr 2006 Location: The Purse Forum Posts: 40,734	Sorry that you ended up with a fake. :( But thank you for taking the time to post and educate others. :)
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Oct 13th, 2009, 11:13 PM	#32
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Oct 13th, 2009, 11:22 PM	#33
drati Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,506	Sorry you got a fake but thanks for turning it into such an informative post for all of us. Scary indeed. Glad you'll be getting your money back.
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Oct 13th, 2009, 11:26 PM	#35
ehemelay Member Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 220	A note on receipts: They are very easily faked by "professional" counterfeiters, and also available with minimal effort to everyday people. I won't bore you all with the details, but as part of my job I have had to authenticate (and in many cases, debunk) receipts from major retailers and specialty stores. I won't reveal what the big giveaways are for fake receipts (maybe prevent the counterfeiters from improving their game), but if the receipt is an important step in your personal process for authenticating a bag, I would recommend that you phone the retailer and speak to an SA to make sure that the receipt is legit. As an example, I learned of a service that creates register tape with watermarks, return policies, etc. for major department stores. The counterfeiters just print a fake transaction on the front side of the tape. It looks so real!! People make these fake receipts for auction sites, to return stolen merchandise for cash refunds, etc. It's a nice extra, but I don't put a lot of weight on receipts. It took me a long time buying and window shopping Bal displays before I felt comfortable purchasing resale handbags from private sellers. I've been lucky so far, but also very picky. The authenticators on TPF are fantastic, an especially great resource when considering an oldie or some other discontinued style that you can't study in IRL!!!
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Oct 14th, 2009, 03:01 AM	#36
ampeefyed Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 823	wow! that's horrible and a horribly good fake. i might have missed that fact but your pictures break it down really clearly. i hope you get your money back !
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Oct 13th, 2009, 11:24 PM	#34
REREsaurus playing with purses. Joined: Mar 2007 Location: San Fraaancisco, tPF, on my Crackberry. Posts: 5,574	I can tell once you look at the studs and rivets. The studs look almost like Pewter HW. The front leather tag is off too. Did you have this bag authenticated before it was purchased? The Day was introuced in 2005, so you know there wouldn't have been PH. That color looks like 03 Mastic, but again, they never made Day bags in 2003. Totally sucks though! Did you get your money back and leave negative FB?

Oct 19th, 2009, 03:20 PM	#38
verty sharkwater.com Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,357	i can tell it's fake from the 2nd photo (of the handles).. it looks like there's stitching directly along/underneath the handle such a shame... there's a reason some ladies refer to bay as EVILbay. hope you were able to get your $ back. eta: great photo's. i'm sure this thread will prevent others from buying fakes.
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Oct 19th, 2009, 03:42 PM	#39
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Oct 26th, 2009, 01:58 AM	#40
calneva drive life Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Overworkedville Posts: 539	Thank you for taking the time to post this. It is just amazing how good the fakes have gotten. Hopefully your amazing photos will help someone.

Oct 27th, 2009, 08:30 PM	#41
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Oct 28th, 2009, 08:39 AM	#42
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Oct 28th, 2009, 02:46 PM	#43
HandbagAngel Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,164	Great and helpful info! The fakers are getting good.
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