Authenticate This DOONEY & BOURKE

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Can someone take a look at these listings?
Thanks and a late happy turkey day!

Seller:luciaf2315
Listing#:332044272253
Link:http://www.ebay.com/itm/332044272253

Seller:bfreyer102
Listing# 302143155791
Link:http://www.ebay.com/itm/302143155791

(have a couple extra pics from the first listing below) - very curious about the strap
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Both are authentic. The trigger snap strap on the Zip Top looks fine to me (what little is shown of it!)

There appears to be a different bag's strap attachment in the third picture in the listing, showing in the lower right corner of the image, with brass posts instead of a trigger snap.
 
Hi! Can I get an authentication please?

Seller: bgneal
Item: Vintage Dooney
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/222328234867
And is this color peanut?
Thanks!
In my opinion it is fake. The leather duck emblem has errors; the closure should be an actual working buckle, not a magnetic snap; the proportions of the buckle tab are wrong, the strap attachments are wrong; the back side is missing a piece of smooth leather trim across the bottom, and the interior pocket is wrong. An authentic Dooney & Bourke Surrey (which this is trying to copy) would have a sewn in red white and blue cloth tag inside. I don't see one, but even so, there are enough other red flags.
 
In my opinion it is fake. The leather duck emblem has errors; the closure should be an actual working buckle, not a magnetic snap; the proportions of the buckle tab are wrong, the strap attachments are wrong; the back side is missing a piece of smooth leather trim across the bottom, and the interior pocket is wrong. An authentic Dooney & Bourke Surrey (which this is trying to copy) would have a sewn in red white and blue cloth tag inside. I don't see one, but even so, there are enough other red flags.

Wow, thanks @Catbird9. I'm so glad I asked. Thanks for your time and expertise!! [emoji173]️
 
Hi! Can I get an authentication please?

Seller: bgneal
Item: Vintage Dooney
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/222328234867
And is this color peanut?
Thanks!

In my opinion it is fake. The leather duck emblem has errors; the closure should be an actual working buckle, not a magnetic snap; the proportions of the buckle tab are wrong, the strap attachments are wrong; the back side is missing a piece of smooth leather trim across the bottom, and the interior pocket is wrong. An authentic Dooney & Bourke Surrey (which this is trying to copy) would have a sewn in red white and blue cloth tag inside. I don't see one, but even so, there are enough other red flags.

UPDATE: I asked the seller if there was a red white and blue tag inside. She said there wasn't one. I am going to revise my opinion on this bag. I can't confirm that it is authentic based on the pictures in the listing, but I am not 100% sure it is fake. If it is not authentic, it is a very close fake. Please don't report the listing.
 
UPDATE: I asked the seller if there was a red white and blue tag inside. She said there wasn't one. I am going to revise my opinion on this bag. I can't confirm that it is authentic based on the pictures in the listing, but I am not 100% sure it is fake. If it is not authentic, it is a very close fake. Please don't report the listing.

Ok, I didn't report it. I'm usually able to spot a fake a mile away but honestly, this one had me really stumped, which is why I was asking about it. I bet if we could feel it, we would know right away. Sometimes it's really hard to tell from photos. Thanks!
 
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Hello ladies. I just received this planner and I'm not sure about authenticity. It doesn't feel like the usual AWL leather. The Dooney stamp doesn't look right either. Please let me know your thoughts. View attachment 3533933View attachment 3533934View attachment 3533935View attachment 3533936View attachment 3533937View attachment 3533938View attachment 3533939View attachment 3533940

I see this one on eBay and everything looks the same. I know this seller knows her doonies so it makes me feel better but would still like your opinion ladies! Is this vintage or a newer line? https://www.ebay.com/itm/401171469424