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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!
 
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muchstuff said:
The Fashionphile bag is authentic in my opinion. Yes, the style numbers will be the same if the style of the bag and the hardware is the same. The style number here is for a City bag with giant hardware. The pics you've attached for the second bag are too small for me to see but I'm assuming if the style number is the same as the FP one, it also has giant HW.
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Sorry, I didn't realize the pictures are so small. Here are the pictures again. Could you please review the pictures on this site again, in particular the serial number on the leather tab? I feel like the space between the top of the tab to the first line of the serial number is different between the 2 bags. Could this be possible? Also, is the Fashionphile bag in lamb skin as described ? Do you know what year this bag is from?

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#10,997
Hi, ladies!

Would someone please authenticate this poor thing for me. I posted it about a week ago before I bought it, but the pictures the seller had provided to me were not great. I took a chance and bought it anyway and would like to know if I ended up with the real deal. You can likely tell it is in horrible shape (the leather is awful), and I'd like to know whether it's worth trying to restore.

It's a 2006 S/S chèvre First. The color is supposedly white, but it has been dyed (and not well). I don't know what the original color was. In some places it appears someone may have used white-ish shoe polish, and it is apparent on the rivets.

Thank you so much!!

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#10,998
atran76 said:
Sorry, I didn't realize the pictures are so small. Here are the pictures again. Could you please review the pictures on this site again, in particular the serial number on the leather tab? I feel like the space between the top of the tab to the first line of the serial number is different between the 2 bags. Could this be possible? Also, is the Fashionphile bag in lamb skin as described ? Do you know what year this bag is from?

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Both bags look fine to me. The FP one isn't rose gold BTW, it looks like it's silver unless the lighting is really misleading. Its S/S 2012 and would be agneau.
 
#10,999
RadiantPig said:
Hi, ladies!

Would someone please authenticate this poor thing for me. I posted it about a week ago before I bought it, but the pictures the seller had provided to me were not great. I took a chance and bought it anyway and would like to know if I ended up with the real deal. You can likely tell it is in horrible shape (the leather is awful), and I'd like to know whether it's worth trying to restore.

It's a 2006 S/S chèvre First. The color is supposedly white, but it has been dyed (and not well). I don't know what the original color was. In some places it appears someone may have used white-ish shoe polish, and it is apparent on the rivets.

Thank you so much!!

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Authentic in my opinion. Whether or not to restore? That's pretty subjective. Are you sure this isn't the original colour but touched up with something in spots? The stitching and the whipstitching don't look as if they've been painted over to me, but of course you have the bag so you'd be a better judge.
 
#11,000
muchstuff said:
Authentic in my opinion. Whether or not to restore? That's pretty subjective. Are you sure this isn't the original colour but touched up with something in spots? The stitching and the whipstitching don't look as if they've been painted over to me, but of course you have the bag so you'd be a better judge.
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I do think the original was some form of white with awful attempts at touch-up. Based on the year, would it just be the basic white? I looked and didn't see any variations of white for that year.

Thank you so much for looking at it. I see a (likely expensive) spa day in it's future!
 
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#11,007
tabolove26 said:
Hello Balenciaga Experts,
Good afternoon. I hope your weekend is going well.
Would you please help to authenticate this bag? I like the color, and it will be great for my daughter.
Thank you in advance.
Item name: Balenciaga Shoulder Bag
Item #: 223314415539
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Balenciaga-Shoulder-Bag/223314415539
Seller I.D.: ezrvalde0
Thank you in advance. Have a great day!
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Missing pics, we need the front of the interior tag, the back of the zipper head and a close up of the strap hardware.
 
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Asking for help from Balenciaga experts! So I paid for the bag earlier today and the package is currently en route to my address. I purchased it on a local (Philippines) buy & sell platform. Luckily, it's secure as it operates like eBay. After doing further research, I am having doubts regarding its authenticity. The seller's photos are flash-heavy, hope that's okay. Will post more photos if needed once I get the bag. Thanks in advance!

 

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