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IMPORTANT READ-ME

Please see post #1 for complete Balenciaga authentication rules. All requests must be posted in this thread. Authentications are not done via private message or in any other thread.

See the link below for examples of the photos needed and the format they should be in (clear, close up, forward-facing, no angles, right way up, no bends in tags).

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/required-pics-for-balenciaga-authentication.741442/

A link to the listing in question is required.

It is an authenticator’s right to ignore a request that is not in the proper format. If the listing you are interested in is missing photos it is your responsibility to request them from the seller prior to posting in this thread.

Thanks and be well!
 
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HELLMAN said:
Hey everyone, can someone please quickly help me authenticate this purse I'm about to buy vintage. I have no possibility to get to the auction in person so I just have this photos.
From what i Understand the tag is from aw 18/19.
Please help me ASAP. Thank you guys!View attachment 5214129View attachment 5214130View attachment 5214131View attachment 5214132View attachment 5214133View attachment 5214134
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Hardly vintage. :smile: You're missing too many pics, we need a good pic of the tag with the style code on it (it should be inside the pocket) as well as the back of the zipper head and a rivet. See the post at top of the page for a link to examples.
 
#18,874
HELLMAN said:
Can you please watch my photos, if you do,

Hey, can you please review my post? Thank you!! I want the bag so bad :smile:
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HELLMAN said:
Can you please watch my photos, if you do,

Hey, can you please review my post? Thank you!! I want the bag so bad :smile:
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Please don't piggyback onto an answer for someone else, it creates confusion. I've answered your original post, you need more photos.
 
#18,875
missucc said:
Anywhere between 2005-2010/11. Have not purchased any Bals newer than 2012. I visually cannot see anything wrong with this one even compared to my 2010 GSH Work side by side. The only difference is the stiff handle, reminds me of a fake Weekender that I accidently bought on ebay and had to return.

I can upload a photo of the zipper head once I get home. Any other features I can provide?
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2010 generally had really nice leather. Could the handle just not be broken in? There were apparently K tags that were super fakes but I don't see anything that would lead me to believe this is fake. @ksuromax, can you take a look too please? Post 18865.
 
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muchstuff said:
2010 generally had really nice leather. Could the handle just not be broken in? There were apparently K tags that were super fakes but I don't see anything that would lead me to believe this is fake. @ksuromax, can you take a look too please? Post 18865.
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Would love to get a second opinion from @ksuromax .
The handles don't feel like they'd ever soften. They feel like stiff plastic tubes inside. There's been enough wear to them that 2 ends are snapped inside at the base (not visible in photos) it's the leather that's holding them together. So the bag is a bit of a SNAD on inspection.
At the end of the day it's quite the bargain but I'd only keep it if it's authentic. I am however very intrigued by it's authenticity because if it's fake it's a very very good fake. Good to know that there are super fakes with k tag out there. I have been out of the Bal scene for a long time but decided to start looking for oldies again because I really missed the leather. Then when I come across these older but not exactly oldies I can't tell if they're fake or just bad quality
 
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missucc said:
Would love to get a second opinion from @ksuromax .
The handles don't feel like they'd ever soften. They feel like stiff plastic tubes inside. There's been enough wear to them that 2 ends are snapped inside at the base (not visible in photos) it's the leather that's holding them together. So the bag is a bit of a SNAD on inspection.
At the end of the day it's quite the bargain but I'd only keep it if it's authentic. I am however very intrigued by it's authenticity because if it's fake it's a very very good fake. Good to know that there are super fakes with k tag out there. I have been out of the Bal scene for a long time but decided to start looking for oldies again because I really missed the leather. Then when I come across these older but not exactly oldies I can't tell if they're fake or just bad quality
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That's weird because Bal handles haven't done that snap end thing since way back, that was back on the earlier bags like the G21 hobo. Hmmm. The super fake conversations were before I was interested in Bal and I've never been conclusively shown a K tag fake so I often wonder if there were some bags from that season that were just a little different on the tag and the conclusion drawn was that they were fake but perhaps they weren't. Let's wait until @ksuromax weighs in.
 
#18,879
jasmine7563 said:
Hello,

so sorry for the pictures, I tried to explain it to the seller as best as I could but I know it’s not very good quality… ☹

Here are the other pictures I could get. Hope it’s enough to authenticate. If not, really sorry for bothering you

Thanks anyway for what you’re doing, it’s really nice of you I think
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looks good, authentic in my opinion
 
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#18,880
missucc said:
Would love to get a second opinion from @ksuromax .
The handles don't feel like they'd ever soften. They feel like stiff plastic tubes inside. There's been enough wear to them that 2 ends are snapped inside at the base (not visible in photos) it's the leather that's holding them together. So the bag is a bit of a SNAD on inspection.
At the end of the day it's quite the bargain but I'd only keep it if it's authentic. I am however very intrigued by it's authenticity because if it's fake it's a very very good fake. Good to know that there are super fakes with k tag out there. I have been out of the Bal scene for a long time but decided to start looking for oldies again because I really missed the leather. Then when I come across these older but not exactly oldies I can't tell if they're fake or just bad quality
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muchstuff said:
That's weird because Bal handles haven't done that snap end thing since way back, that was back on the earlier bags like the G21 hobo. Hmmm. The super fake conversations were before I was interested in Bal and I've never been conclusively shown a K tag fake so I often wonder if there were some bags from that season that were just a little different on the tag and the conclusion drawn was that they were fake but perhaps they weren't. Let's wait until @ksuromax weighs in.
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nothing looks alarming to me either, but if it feels like a tube inside the handle, could that be just altered by the previous Owner?
 
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