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I honestly got lucky with this one. It's a funny story actually. I saw it on ebay and the auction was due to end in like an hour. So I put it on Authenticate this Louis, and was waiting for a response. Well the auction ended, Then no lie, like 3 minutes later Someone authenticated it and said it's real. (I was like "Oh, of course, now that the auction ended) LOL!
So I emailed the seller right away, and asked her if she was going to re-list it because I wanted it really bad. She immediately relisted it for $199.00 with the $45 shipping, (just for me), and when she got my bid, she ended the auction right away, and now here she is! So it was awesome! The price was a steal! And the bag is Perfect! The hardware is a little tarnished, but if you're not really looking, you can't tell. There are no scratches on the leather, and the interior is Perfect, no pen marks, etc. She was a great seller, and communicated very great with me! (I have her on my favs. now!)