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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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Hi, would appreciate if you can help me to authenticate this bag.
Thank you in advance.
 

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#13,008
hi! first time poster here and i could really use some seasoned vets' help please!!

recently bought a first bag, and the owner, though rude, swears it's authentic. i have a very short window where i can take it back if it is actually fake, but would love some second opinions. i'm most concerned about the tag since the font and the "R" seems off to me compared to other tags i've seen from the same year (2005) but since i was told this was a vintage bag, if there's any possible history/backstory to tags from bags that year that i'm missing, i'd love to know.

any insight and help would really be appreciated, thanks so much!!

2005 balenciaga first, black
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#13,009
starryhearts said:
hi! first time poster here and i could really use some seasoned vets' help please!!

recently bought a first bag, and the owner, though rude, swears it's authentic. i have a very short window where i can take it back if it is actually fake, but would love some second opinions. i'm most concerned about the tag since the font and the "R" seems off to me compared to other tags i've seen from the same year (2005) but since i was told this was a vintage bag, if there's any possible history/backstory to tags from bags that year that i'm missing, i'd love to know.

any insight and help would really be appreciated, thanks so much!!

2005 balenciaga first, black
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Are all of these pics ones you've taken? ID=s the HW brass or pewter? Hard to tell from the pics. While there are aspects of the bag that look good the tag front and the bale on the strap tell me it's not authentic.
 
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#13,010
thanks for the fast response!
these are pics i've taken. hardware is pewter which seems in line with a 2005 bag?
same with me, the tag and and the bale are what are most concerning -- i just didn't know if it was possible if in these early vintage bags there were ones that might have come out a little differently. the owner who i bought it from is adamant it's authentic but i'm just not sure...
are there any other pics i can provide that might help?
 
#13,012
i also just found this image (1st pic) of a bag with a tag that's being sold online right now with a similar tag to mine, the leg of the "R" being lopsided -- the seller shows proof though that the bag was authenticated by ebay (through their "trusted 3rd party experts") -- is it possible then that both this tag and the one from mine are authentic? (or is it that ebay's experts aren't such experts??)
here's also another pic of the strap which with the tag were the two things i was most unsure of. i did notice too that the ring on the zipper pulls isn't a complete circle..
i have to return the bag by tomorrow if i want a refund! i'm just not sure since it's vintage if it's real or not..
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#13,014
starryhearts said:
i also just found this image (1st pic) of a bag with a tag that's being sold online right now with a similar tag to mine, the leg of the "R" being lopsided -- the seller shows proof though that the bag was authenticated by ebay (through their "trusted 3rd party experts") -- is it possible then that both this tag and the one from mine are authentic? (or is it that ebay's experts aren't such experts??)
here's also another pic of the strap which with the tag were the two things i was most unsure of. i did notice too that the ring on the zipper pulls isn't a complete circle..
i have to return the bag by tomorrow if i want a refund! i'm just not sure since it's vintage if it's real or not..
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That "authenticated" bag is a fake. Pewter HW changed to antiqued brass in the F/W of 2004 so yours should be brass. Your bag seems to have a combo of both on it from what I see on my monitor. The small rings would be soldered shut on an authentic bag.
Here's an authentic Z tag from a City bag. The style number is different than yours but the font would be the same.
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starryhearts said:
i also just found this image (1st pic) of a bag with a tag that's being sold online right now with a similar tag to mine, the leg of the "R" being lopsided -- the seller shows proof though that the bag was authenticated by ebay (through their "trusted 3rd party experts") -- is it possible then that both this tag and the one from mine are authentic? (or is it that ebay's experts aren't such experts??)
here's also another pic of the strap which with the tag were the two things i was most unsure of. i did notice too that the ring on the zipper pulls isn't a complete circle..
i have to return the bag by tomorrow if i want a refund! i'm just not sure since it's vintage if it's real or not..
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BTW I've asked the other gals to weigh in to ease your mind. @ksuromax , @peacebabe, your comments?
 
#13,016
starryhearts said:
hi! first time poster here and i could really use some seasoned vets' help please!!

recently bought a first bag, and the owner, though rude, swears it's authentic. i have a very short window where i can take it back if it is actually fake, but would love some second opinions. i'm most concerned about the tag since the font and the "R" seems off to me compared to other tags i've seen from the same year (2005) but since i was told this was a vintage bag, if there's any possible history/backstory to tags from bags that year that i'm missing, i'd love to know.

any insight and help would really be appreciated, thanks so much!!

2005 balenciaga first, black
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As muchstuff has said, this bag is definitely a counterfeit. Its tag and its hardware, including the bales at the ends of the long straps are obvious and commonly faked details for the older bags. I’m sorry, but there is no doubt at all.
 
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