Authenticate This Balenciaga

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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!
 
desperately need some help please, I bought a bag online second hand and it’s arrived and I have concerns.
I already have one ME City which looks completely different in terms of structure and leather. This one is meant to be from 2014 (H) but I have an ME Velo from the same time and the leather is completely different so I’m not sure if it’s a very good fake or if it’s just made of lamb instead of goat. The bag has a dusty smell, rather than leather, and the leather has no structure, it just pools and there isn’t the soft leather underneath the strap, it’s very harsh but non grained leather instead? Could someone have a look at the pictures and let me know your thoughts? Thank you

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Hi! Can you please help me authenticate this balenciaga? I am not sure what year it was released as well if you can possibly help me also i would appreciate much since it my first balenciaga bag :) Accdg to the seller this is mini city. Thank you so much!
 

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desperately need some help please, I bought a bag online second hand and it’s arrived and I have concerns.
I already have one ME City which looks completely different in terms of structure and leather. This one is meant to be from 2014 (H) but I have an ME Velo from the same time and the leather is completely different so I’m not sure if it’s a very good fake or if it’s just made of lamb instead of goat. The bag has a dusty smell, rather than leather, and the leather has no structure, it just pools and there isn’t the soft leather underneath the strap, it’s very harsh but non grained leather instead? Could someone have a look at the pictures and let me know your thoughts? Thank you

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Not authentic sorry. I hope you can return it.
 
Hi! Can you please help me authenticate this balenciaga? I am not sure what year it was released as well if you can possibly help me also i would appreciate much since it my first balenciaga bag :smile: Accdg to the seller this is mini city. Thank you so much!
Missing a pic of the back of the zipper head ( the logo’d side) and I need better pics of the tag. I know it’s hard but I can’t see detail on these pics. Please post clear, close up, full size pics ( not thumbnails) and right way up please. When you repost quote your earlier post number.
 
Hi! Can you please help me authenticate this balenciaga? I am not sure what year it was released as well if you can possibly help me also i would appreciate much since it my first balenciaga bag :smile: Accdg to the seller this is mini city. Thank you so much!

Hello, im sorry about that here are the other photos. I tried my best to take a pic of the back portion of the logo its kinda hard to read it even in personal. Hope this is okay thank you! 2FF6F253-DBA7-4E75-BD81-B32B30930731.jpegC72C1B45-0BA2-4FDE-BB23-61F3BF725423.jpegE5247322-6391-4676-9021-E4177B7AE561.jpegD067C845-891C-44F6-B423-649C307F2E49.jpegFA8386E9-F8CA-47FD-B478-D0882DE1E22F.jpegCFFE9BB4-E22F-4A60-AFA4-16A0C4356376.jpeg458E756E-EDA0-46E9-853B-6394432D947A.jpeg5F20F719-D897-4DDA-9D42-10B94487CC3B.jpeg
 
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I'm going to ask another authenticator to take a look, the tag looks like it's been stamped over so I'd like to have another opinion. Where was the bag purchased?

I purchased it from an online seller thru live selling. She is kind of well known to sell authentic bags. By the way the bags comes with these tags and from the price tag’s currency i can say it was bought here its Philippines. 41BFF2E4-55ED-47FE-B692-2B9C3E0C73A1.jpeg
 
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