Authenticate This Hermes

mrssparkles · Jul 7th, 2008, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by xiaoxiao

Thanks MrsS.

I hate scammers.

xiaoxiao, please provide more details of how you were approached? PLEASE. If you wish, please PM a mod if a tPFer is involved. I would greatly greatly appreciate it. I hate scammers coming here and taking advantage of tPFers behind the guises of a registered name here.

xiaoxiao · Jul 7th, 2008, 01:01 PM

This was awhile ago... Before I knew about this forum, and learned a lot about H through here. I was browsing on craigs' list to look up stupid things, and I wanted to see what would come up if I type in "Hermes". And this particular listing came up. It was offered at $7 K, which was my first doubt - way too cheap for an almost new condition! But I email'd that person anyway. She was very helpful, and very responsive. It seemed like she anticipated the question already, KWIM? She then told me she's an SA there, and how it would cost her her job if they found out blah blah blah. So I told her, fine, let's go to Hermes together, and sent to the spa. And she actually agreed, and told me to meet at Rodeo Drive Hermes. Since I don't live there, I say I can't do that - thought you were in New York...

I don't know why I suddenly remembered this (probably because we were talking about super fakes) , and thought to have it authenticated here.... So that's how I came to have those pix.

gracekelly · Jul 7th, 2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mrssparkles

xiaoxiao, stay away. Look at every single picture. Some of them are stolen from eBay. This person has the audacity to use CDL's picture and override it with that watermark. And there are a couple that belongs to nyfashionexpert and 88caviar.

And a mixture of clemence BJ and the last pic being epsom BJ.

PS: Who is this person who made this offer to you? A tPFer?

I saw the two different leathers before I even saw the post! Wow, that is nerve! Especially the story about working for Hermes!

xiaoxiao · Jul 7th, 2008, 02:21 PM

Yes!! She even said we will go to h together!! I just don't get it. Why bother if jtsna scam? Not that h won't say its fake either!

Pepper · Jul 7th, 2008, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gracekelly

I saw the two different leathers before I even saw the post! Wow, that is nerve! Especially the story about working for Hermes!

Apparently the scammers have decided that using photos of not just different bags, but different leathers constitutes a new, viable form of trickery--see page 97--bag auction posted by techstep that I commented upon--similar situation...
GRRRR!!!

Encore Hermes · Jul 7th, 2008, 02:45 PM

xiaoxiao, do you remember the city the bag was listed in (craigs list)? I am just curious but the town next to me has posted many fakes on craig's list. TIA

CobaltBlu · Jul 7th, 2008, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelly100

Hi all! Any opinions on this one? I only ask b/c I know it's been widely faked. Thanks!

Hi All! Would someone mind giving an opinion on this scarf? Thanks in advance!

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I think this one is good..i would like to see a close up, but I think you are OK here.

gracekelly · Jul 7th, 2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pepper

Apparently the scammers have decided that using photos of not just different bags, but different leathers constitutes a new, viable form of trickery--see page 97--bag auction posted by techstep that I commented upon--similar situation...
GRRRR!!!

Actually, I think it shows how stupid the scammers think the rest of us are. The arrogance of doing such a thing! We are so dumb we won't see that they are using pics of different bags?

BTW, please correct me if I am wrong, but most of the bags that are being shown to us in "private transactions" are fakes or the seller is deceitful in some way. Should we continue to address situations like this? I am feeling that they are a waste of time. I think that any time a person is approached, "buyer beware" is ipso facto.

CobaltBlu · Jul 7th, 2008, 03:40 PM

Sounds like a great opportunity to set up a sting and have her/him popped for selling a fake....unless the intention was to conk you over the head and steal your money outright...i wish there was a way to turn this over to the authorities.

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Originally Posted by xiaoxiao

This was awhile ago... Before I knew about this forum, and learned a lot about H through here. I was browsing on craigs' list to look up stupid things, and I wanted to see what would come up if I type in "Hermes". And this particular listing came up. It was offered at $7 K, which was my first doubt - way too cheap for an almost new condition! But I email'd that person anyway. She was very helpful, and very responsive. It seemed like she anticipated the question already, KWIM? She then told me she's an SA there, and how it would cost her her job if they found out blah blah blah. So I told her, fine, let's go to Hermes together, and sent to the spa. And she actually agreed, and told me to meet at Rodeo Drive Hermes. Since I don't live there, I say I can't do that - thought you were in New York...

I don't know why I suddenly remembered this (probably because we were talking about super fakes) , and thought to have it authenticated here.... So that's how I came to have those pix.

Kelly100 · Jul 7th, 2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CobaltBlu

I think this one is good..i would like to see a close up, but I think you are OK here.

Thanks so much, CB!

Pepper · Jul 7th, 2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by gracekelly

Actually, I think it shows how stupid the scammers think the rest of us are. The arrogance of doing such a thing! We are so dumb we won't see that they are using pics of different bags?

BTW, please correct me if I am wrong, but most of the bags that are being shown to us in "private transactions" are fakes or the seller is deceitful in some way. Should we continue to address situations like this? I am feeling that they are a waste of time. I think that any time a person is approached, "buyer beware" is ipso facto.

Yep, GK, that was my attempt at sarcasm...

I think all private transactions with an unknown seller should be considered suspect unless proven otherwise. I am sorry if this puts honest folks at a disadvantage but the climate is such that we just can't be safe enough.

gracekelly · Jul 7th, 2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Pepper

Yep, GK, that was my attempt at sarcasm...

I think all private transactions with an unknown seller should be considered suspect unless proven otherwise. I am sorry if this puts honest folks at a disadvantage but the climate is such that we just can't be safe enough.

Ha Ha! your sarcasm flew right over my head

Honest folks just have to get it thru their heads that no one is out there to do you a "personal" favor and give an authentic bag away for nothing. Buyer Beware.

enigma*cr · Jul 7th, 2008, 05:45 PM

Hi there,

Can you please take a look at this scarf? I am not too familiar with the H scarves yet... Thank you...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...BOFF:IT&ih=005

xiaoxiao · Jul 7th, 2008, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Encore Hermes

xiaoxiao, do you remember the city the bag was listed in (craigs list)? I am just curious but the town next to me has posted many fakes on craig's list. TIA

It was originally posted in LA, but she also posted it in New York to increase the chance i think... Esp if you don't live by her then there is no way to verify it... Especially at that time (and even now), I am not familiar with the looks of different leathers. For example there were two leather types and I didn't even notice it until you guys pointed it out to me! I am SOOOOOO glad to be here!!!

And oh do you want to know the most outrageous thing? She claimed she's a fair square trade member, meaning I could return it if the item is fake (which, she claimed it's not a problem at all).

It's really bad that people like that using methods like that to scam people!

xiaoxiao · Jul 7th, 2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gracekelly

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Ha Ha! your sarcasm flew right over my head

Honest folks just have to get it thru their heads that no one is out there to do you a "personal" favor and give an authentic bag away for nothing. Buyer Beware.

In this case it wasn't even for NOTHING! 7K is a lot of money for me!!!

Jul 7th, 2008, 01:01 PM	#1487
xiaoxiao No affiliation! Location: New York, NY!	This was awhile ago... Before I knew about this forum, and learned a lot about H through here. I was browsing on craigs' list to look up stupid things, and I wanted to see what would come up if I type in "Hermes". And this particular listing came up. It was offered at $7 K, which was my first doubt - way too cheap for an almost new condition! But I email'd that person anyway. She was very helpful, and very responsive. It seemed like she anticipated the question already, KWIM? She then told me she's an SA there, and how it would cost her her job if they found out blah blah blah. So I told her, fine, let's go to Hermes together, and sent to the spa. And she actually agreed, and told me to meet at Rodeo Drive Hermes. Since I don't live there, I say I can't do that - thought you were in New York... I don't know why I suddenly remembered this (probably because we were talking about super fakes) , and thought to have it authenticated here.... So that's how I came to have those pix. __________________ This is my blue steel look. And call me, Bond, James Bond.

Jul 7th, 2008, 02:21 PM	#1489
xiaoxiao No affiliation! Location: New York, NY!	Yes!! She even said we will go to h together!! I just don't get it. Why bother if jtsna scam? Not that h won't say its fake either! __________________ This is my blue steel look. And call me, Bond, James Bond.

Jul 7th, 2008, 05:45 PM	#1498
enigma*cr Member	Hi there, Can you please take a look at this scarf? I am not too familiar with the H scarves yet... Thank you... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...BOFF:IT&ih=005 Last edited by enigmacr; Jul 7th, 2008 at 05:46 PM. Reason: did not include url...*

Jul 7th, 2008, 02:45 PM	#1491
Encore Hermes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Location: Collinsport, Maine	xiaoxiao, do you remember the city the bag was listed in (craigs list)? I am just curious but the town next to me has posted many fakes on craig's list. TIA