authentic balenciaga with "defect" or fake?

whiteparkdog · Dec 21st, 2007, 12:49 AM

hi guys,

bought the violet city off *bay recently, posted the auction link in the "authenticate this" thread & posted pictures of it when after i received it. both received yays

however, the other day i noticed that one of the rivets were slightly off. panicked & brought the bag to my local boutique where the SA checked the bales, metal tag in the interior, etc & said she believed it was authentic coz of the leather (it smells exactly the same as my first b-bag

) but if i wanted to be sure, i could send it back to italy to let the "experts" check it. am still not satisfied with her reply coz we went during closing time & they were in a rush to leave.

what do you guys think? would this possibly be an authentic bag with a defective rivet (all the other 3 rivets check out) or could this possibly be a very good fake?

eliza · Dec 21st, 2007, 12:55 AM

That is definitely strange. I have never seen a pic of a real bbag with any type of defect before, unless it was indeed fake. Yours looks real with the exception of that one detail.

Here is my theory: Mnay may not agree, but Bal's quality control has definitely been slipping lately.... poor stitching, faded areas of leather, handles that don't match the body and I could go on. This could be just more evidence that they're paying less attention to detail and more on production and quantity.

IMO, your bag is real.

I just thought of something else! The seller had one of the studs pop off and got it replaced, but with a different rivet?

fiatflux · Dec 21st, 2007, 01:03 AM

It sure does look authentic except for that one little rivet being different...could it have broken and been repaired?

chriseve · Dec 21st, 2007, 01:08 AM

The bag looks authentic, though the rivet's strange. Perhaps you can contact the seller and ask them about it(?) Maybe it was a store display or just a regular bag that had a loose rivet that was replaced? The bag does look great though!

Glitz & Glamour · Dec 21st, 2007, 01:09 AM

I agree - the bag looks real. Everything is right - bales, metal tag, fonts, etc... except for the one rivet. I would email the seller and ask them about it.

hmwe46 · Dec 21st, 2007, 01:26 AM

Hey Whiteparkdog,

I am going to have to ask you to move this to the Auth This thread: we only allow authentication in that thread.

Closing now...

Dec 21st, 2007, 12:49 AM	#1
whiteparkdog Member	authentic balenciaga with "defect" or fake? hi guys, bought the violet city off *bay recently, posted the auction link in the "authenticate this" thread & posted pictures of it when after i received it. both received yays however, the other day i noticed that one of the rivets were slightly off. panicked & brought the bag to my local boutique where the SA checked the bales, metal tag in the interior, etc & said she believed it was authentic coz of the leather (it smells exactly the same as my first b-bag ) but if i wanted to be sure, i could send it back to italy to let the "experts" check it. am still not satisfied with her reply coz we went during closing time & they were in a rush to leave. what do you guys think? would this possibly be an authentic bag with a defective rivet (all the other 3 rivets check out) or could this possibly be a very good fake? have included pictures, they might be quite big though. btw, if this happened to be fake, what recourse do i have? http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/...ffb7cce9_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/...6ab958.jpg?v=0 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/...36c5011f_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/...36c5011f_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/...36c5011f_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/...cc9265.jpg?v=0 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2315/...d6da3b.jpg?v=0 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/...5f54e997_b.jpg--> rivet on the left seems off http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/...b2a94449_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/...b2a94449_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2091/...b4b5636d_b.jpg --> defect or fake? http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2282/...190afd.jpg?v=0 --> all other 3 looks like this http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2109/...5bffae.jpg?v=0 http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2012/...afbe69.jpg?v=0 thanks for your help!!

Dec 21st, 2007, 12:55 AM	#2
eliza Member Location: Toronto	Re: authentic balenciaga with "defect" or fake? That is definitely strange. I have never seen a pic of a real bbag with any type of defect before, unless it was indeed fake. Yours looks real with the exception of that one detail. Here is my theory: Mnay may not agree, but Bal's quality control has definitely been slipping lately.... poor stitching, faded areas of leather, handles that don't match the body and I could go on. This could be just more evidence that they're paying less attention to detail and more on production and quantity. IMO, your bag is real. I just thought of something else! The seller had one of the studs pop off and got it replaced, but with a different rivet?

Dec 21st, 2007, 01:03 AM	#3
fiatflux Member	Re: authentic balenciaga with "defect" or fake? It sure does look authentic except for that one little rivet being different...could it have broken and been repaired?

Dec 21st, 2007, 01:08 AM	#4
chriseve Member	Re: authentic balenciaga with "defect" or fake? The bag looks authentic, though the rivet's strange. Perhaps you can contact the seller and ask them about it(?) Maybe it was a store display or just a regular bag that had a loose rivet that was replaced? The bag does look great though!

Dec 21st, 2007, 01:09 AM	#5
Glitz & Glamour Member Location: Ohio	Re: authentic balenciaga with "defect" or fake? I agree - the bag looks real. Everything is right - bales, metal tag, fonts, etc... except for the one rivet. I would email the seller and ask them about it. __________________ Mine, Mine, Mine!..... Bbags: Black City, White City, Ocean City, Truffle City, Anthra City, RT City, GSH Saphire City I Want, I Want, I Want!..... Bbags: Tomato GH Coin Purse, 06 Emerald City, 07 Mogano City, 06 Cognac City, Vert Thyme GGH City, Vert Fonce GGH City

Dec 21st, 2007, 01:26 AM	#6
hmwe46 Member	Re: authentic balenciaga with "defect" or fake? Hey Whiteparkdog, I am going to have to ask you to move this to the Auth This thread: we only allow authentication in that thread. Closing now...