Authenticate This Balenciaga

REREsaurus · Dec 5th, 2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by riffraff

ReRe could you take a closer look please - If you look at pic number 1 the rear handle the rivet is showing and if you enlarge the pic I can't see any nicks in the rivet.

Ah, I see what you mean now. =P

The pic is blurred out at the back handle where the rivet lays, but I'm thinkin that this shot is too far away to show the rivet on that back handle anyways. The notches are fairly small and even when I look at a darker bag from further away, I cannot see the notches very clearly.

Could it just be the poor photo? Could you get more?

Everything else checks out on the bag.

REREsaurus · Dec 5th, 2007, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by juneping

is this authentic?

eBay Item number: 180186844035
thanks!!

Totally authentic.

HG is always authentic.

amacasa · Dec 5th, 2007, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by REREsaurus

Authentic 2005 bag! It looks like like Anis to me, but I have never seen 05 Olive in person, so I dunno.

But everything checks out over here.

thanks rere...
i still owe you pictures of my first bbag - motorcycle ( have a camel x large whistle bag)
will try to post soon.

Thanks again .

pekie · Dec 5th, 2007, 04:48 PM

is this bordeaux authentic??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll....cWAT.m240.lVI

thanks!

REREsaurus · Dec 5th, 2007, 04:48 PM

^^ NP amac. Make sure you ask either nicole or robot in terms of the color of the 05 Olive bag, though.

Everything checks out on that bag, but my crazy mind thinks that it looks a lot like Anis. Haha.

goldenhoney · Dec 5th, 2007, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by REREsaurus

What year is this bag from? It looks strange in some photos, but okay in some too.

I have no idea. The seller guarantees authenticity, but to be honest that really doesn't mean anything because I've seen sellers with blatant fakes saying they're authentic!

The weird thing was the bag was listed for 6 days and not one person bid on it. I was thrown off by that which is why I didn't bid either.

What looks off to you? For me it was the hardware -- the "cones" look brandished on top. The tassels also looked weird.

Thanks!

nycgr1 · Dec 5th, 2007, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by REREsaurus

Totally without a doubt in my mind 100% authentic. And a great price too! Do it!

RE thank you so very much!

REREsaurus · Dec 5th, 2007, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by goldenhoney

I have no idea. The seller guarantees authenticity, but to be honest that really doesn't mean anything because I've seen sellers with blatant fakes saying they're authentic!

The weird thing was the bag was listed for 6 days and not one person bid on it. I was thrown off by that which is why I didn't bid either.

What looks off to you? For me it was the hardware -- the "cones" look brandished on top. The tassels also looked weird.

Thanks!

Well, most ppl wait until the very end to keep the price they pay a bit lower than if they were to bid right away. It's swooping on eBay.

I can see what you mean about the rivets looking brandished on the top, but that is natural (depending on how gentle you are with the bag) occurrence, especially if the bag is a few years old and has seen some use.

You're right about that authenticity guarantee tho, it means squat. =P

I don't know, the last pic of the bag throws me off but it could just be a very terrible picture or a really really broken in bag. Also, the bottom panel of leather is a different color entirely, but that doesn't necessarily mean that its fake...

The seller can't offer you any better pictures at all?

Fraublucher · Dec 5th, 2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by amacasa

how does this one look??
thanks

http://cgi.ebay.com/05-Balenciaga-Authentic-Green-City-Motorcycle-Bag_W0QQitemZ300178162647QQihZ020QQcategoryZ63852Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Amacasa, this is a 2005 Olive First. Nice bag!

Fraublucher · Dec 5th, 2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pekie

is this bordeaux authentic??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&it em=250189711106&_trksid=p3984.cWAT.m240.lVI

thanks!

Pekie, the bag looks promising but the pics are terribly dark, I'd ask for some better ones!

Fraublucher · Dec 5th, 2007, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Leefi

hi girls!
new to balenciaga and i was wondering if this style even exists?? it looks quite nice, but i am not so sure! thank you!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/BALENCIAGA-HANDBAG-BRAND-NEW-100-AUTHENTIC_W0QQitemZ300178792154QQihZ020QQcategoryZ 63852QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Leefi, these pics are so bad a totally new set of photos is needed! It is even impossible to understand qhat kind of bag this is supposed to be...

nicole2730 · Dec 5th, 2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by REREsaurus

Authentic 2005 bag! It looks like like Anis to me, but I have never seen 05 Olive in person, so I dunno.

But everything checks out over here.

not anis, that is an 04 color. take another look at that tag - aren't the numbers too far apart? isn't the A a little off? it doesn't look like BALENCIAGA font to me

Fraublucher · Dec 5th, 2007, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by burukogepanda

Hi ladies, when I thought I have master the authentication skill, I came across this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330195282162&ssPa geName=STRK:MEUS:IT&ih=014

I got it from a certifed consignment store that guarantee authenticity, but I was contacted by a very nice and sweet pfer which pointed that it's missing a "." between Balenciaga and Paris.

If anyone has any information, please help me out

Buru, I came back today to TPF and followed all the comments on your bag. Unfortunately I agree with LP and the others that said this is a fake. Not that my opinion means anything, but I feel that there are several things that are wrong on this bag.

REREsaurus · Dec 5th, 2007, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by nicole2730

not anis, that is an 04 color. take another look at that tag - aren't the numbers too far apart? isn't the A a little off? it doesn't look like BALENCIAGA font to me

I know Anis is an 04 color, I just thought that this bag looked a lot like Anis is all. Basically saying that I have never seen the Olive in person and wouldn't know if it is supposed to look that much like Anis.

The serial numbers look different than the newer production bags, but I thought that's what they used to look like? We need to get a better pic of the tag. I'll PM the OP of this auction to ask her to wait on bidding.

Other than that, I think that everything else checks out. What else do you see, nicole?

Let's do some detective work here... [ ;

nicole2730 · Dec 5th, 2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by amacasa

how does this one look??
thanks

http://cgi.ebay.com/05-Balenciaga-Au...QQcmdZViewItem

i've looked at this over and over and the tag really bothers me - it doesn't look right, the numbers are too far apart and the A looks like the wrong font to me

Dec 5th, 2007, 04:48 PM	#199
pekie Just me and my bags	Re: Authenticate This Balenciaga is this bordeaux authentic?? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll....cWAT.m240.lVI thanks!

Dec 5th, 2007, 04:48 PM	#200
REREsaurus Walk like a boss. Location: Tracking treasue down, inevitably.	Re: Authenticate This Balenciaga ^^ NP amac. Make sure you ask either nicole or robot in terms of the color of the 05 Olive bag, though. Everything checks out on that bag, but my crazy mind thinks that it looks a lot like Anis. Haha.