Authenticate This Balenciaga

[Vlad]

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!

 

[Riga06]

Authentic

thank you so much! I feel like the burden is being lift up now i finally could believe tha bag is a real one ❤️

 

[cc_ara]

Hi asking for help in authenticatating this work bag, I'm looking for this particular model the blue w giant rose gold hardware so I'm hoping it's authentic

 

[LostInBal]

Hi asking for help in authenticatating this work bag, I'm looking for this particular model the blue w giant rose gold hardware so I'm hoping it's authentic

This one is fake.

 

[cc_ara]

This one is fake.

Awww damn the color is so nice, thank you!

 

[poizenisxkandee]

Hello! If it seems like I've gone Bal crazy lately, well, I have. Please help me authenticate this Balenciaga Work.

Item Name: 2005 Bordeaux Work
Item Number: n/a
Seller ID: Private transaction
Link: n/a

I am looking at this bag through a private transaction from a trustworthy source but wanted to do my due diligence before proceeding. The owner did disclose that the bag was purchased secondhand from TRR and while in their hands, had split tassels glued, handles and corners treated by LMB, as well as some kind of conditioning treatment to the body of the bag.

 

[poizenisxkandee]

Hello! If it seems like I've gone Bal crazy lately, well, I have. Please help me authenticate this Balenciaga Work.

Item Name: 2005 Bordeaux Work
Item Number: n/a
Seller ID: Private transaction
Link: n/a

I am looking at this bag through a private transaction from a trustworthy source but wanted to do my due diligence before proceeding. The owner did disclose that the bag was purchased secondhand from TRR and while in their hands, had split tassels glued, handles and corners treated by LMB, as well as some kind of conditioning treatment to the body of the bag.

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[muchstuff]

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Looks good to me.

 

[poizenisxkandee]

Looks good to me.

Great, thanks for confirming!!

 

[muchstuff]

Great, thanks for confirming!!

Any time!

 

[IntheOcean]

Hi guys, I hope you're having a good weekend! I just made a very impulse purchase. To my (limited) knowledge, this baby looks good, but I don't want to start getting it back in shape without you giving me a thumbs up. If it's authentic, do you guys know the year and season? This is a City with Giant Silver 21 hardware, correct?

Link: here

 

[muchstuff]

Hi guys, I hope you're having a good weekend! I just made a very impulse purchase. To my (limited) knowledge, this baby looks good, but I don't want to start getting it back in shape without you giving me a thumbs up. If it's authentic, do you guys know the year and season? This is a City with Giant Silver 21 hardware, correct?

Link: here
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Authentic in my opinion. G21 was replaced with G12 in S/S 2012, and the upper case "MADE IN ITALY" started in 2011, so this would be a 2011 bag. Since black is manufactured virtually every season there's no way to tell if it's S/S or F/W.

 

[IntheOcean]

Authentic in my opinion. G21 was replaced with G12 in S/S 2012, and the upper case "MADE IN ITALY" started in 2011, so this would be a 2011 bag. Since black is manufactured virtually every season there's no way to tell if it's S/S or F/W.

Thank you, muchstuff! The year is good enough, I already knew about the G21 but did not know about the uppercase letters, so thanks for this information.

I'm super happy to have purchased this. It's my first Balenciaga bag and not only that, but it's in the exact colorway I wanted - black with giant silver hardware. I don't mind that it's been quite heavily worn since this lowered the price quite considerably, in comparison to what Bal bags generally sell for here in my country. I already cleaned and conditioned it, the leather isn't perfect, but it's very soft and the bag slouches soooo beautifully. Can't wait to wear this baby.

 

[cherrymay26]

Pls help me authenticate my Balenciaga bag

 

[LostInBal]

Pls help me authenticate my Balenciaga bag

Non authentic, sorry.

 

[muchstuff]

Thank you, muchstuff! The year is good enough, I already knew about the G21 but did not know about the uppercase letters, so thanks for this information.

I'm super happy to have purchased this. It's my first Balenciaga bag and not only that, but it's in the exact colorway I wanted - black with giant silver hardware. I don't mind that it's been quite heavily worn since this lowered the price quite considerably, in comparison to what Bal bags generally sell for here in my country. I already cleaned and conditioned it, the leather isn't perfect, but it's very soft and the bag slouches soooo beautifully. Can't wait to wear this baby.

There’s some solid info in the care and maintenance threads on replacing the whipstitching in the handles if you wanted to do that!