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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!
 
Hi all, I'm intrigued by this Shrug on eBay but don't know enough about this style to tell whether it's legit or not. Do any of you own a Shrug and know whether this is the real deal? Would also be interested to know what year/collection it might be from.

Thanks in advance!

 
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Good morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are! Could someone kindly authenticate this one for me please.

Item Name: 100% Authentic Balenciaga Giant City bag black rose gold hardware
Item Number: 403315868279
Seller ID: vitaminu2
Link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/40331586...,osub=osub,crd=crd,segname=segname,chnl=mkcid

You have authenticated bags from this seller before, but the lack of a Lampo zipper makes me suspicious, as it's even referenced in the detail of the listing but the picture shows it's clearly a smooth underside to the zip. Any help gratefully appreciated.

Many thanks!
 
Hi all, I'm intrigued by this Shrug on eBay but don't know enough about this style to tell whether it's legit or not. Do any of you own a Shrug and know whether this is the real deal? Would also be interested to know what year/collection it might be from.

Thanks in advance!

Shrugs were circa 2005. Missing close up pics of the back of the zipper head and the rivet. While I doubt the Shrug was ever counterfeited something is very odd about the leather with this one. I don’t know if you would be able to smooth it out, this is what it should look like…
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Good morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are! Could someone kindly authenticate this one for me please.

Item Name: 100% Authentic Balenciaga Giant City bag black rose gold hardware
Item Number: 403315868279
Seller ID: vitaminu2
Link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403315868279?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11051.m43.l1123&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=af3b438bd4cd443381ee57f601f9e2f3&bu=43165446691&osub=-1~1&crd=20211128094150&segname=11051&sojTags=ch=ch,bu=bu,osub=osub,crd=crd,segname=segname,chnl=mkcid

You have authenticated bags from this seller before, but the lack of a Lampo zipper makes me suspicious, as it's even referenced in the detail of the listing but the picture shows it's clearly a smooth underside to the zip. Any help gratefully appreciated.

Many thanks!
Looks fine to me. The 2010 rose gold bags had zipper heads without logos. While the tag on this one suggests S/S 2011 I’d still say authentic in my opinion.
 
Hi! I'm looking at this bag and the numbers on the back of the tag don't seem to belong to this bag? Am I right in thinking it is fake? TIA
 

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