Authenticate This Botkier

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#1,403
I just bought this on ebay, and I think it looks good, but I've never bought a Trigger. (I've only had newer Botkier bags - Ava, Bijoux, and a Trigger Moto clutch from 2010.) Here are some details: The leather seems good, according to the authenticity card it's calfskin, it's not as soft as my lambskin Ava but it's pretty soft. The lining seems different, a lot stiffer & not as silky as the newer bags and the Botkier logo printing on the lining isn't diagonal, it's straight across. Also, there is only one zip pocket inside the main compartment, and the zipper on it is just a black plastic one. The cell phone pocket and key chain are inside the front section, which seemed weird to me, I was expecting that stuff to be in the middle compartment. I know Botkier changed the design details of the Trigger from year to year, so maybe that's perfectly legit, or maybe all Triggers are like that. The outside zippers do have YKK and the clasp on the bottom strap has Botkier on it. Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to provide as many details as possible...going to to try & attach some photos too.
Here's a link to the auction: http://www.ebay.com/itm/330607752565?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

And here's a link to photos I took of the bag: http://s1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa353/tarsis666/

Thank you so much everyone!
 
#1,410
Hi, I just purchased this Trigger on eBay. It appears to be a smaller sized one. The color was listed as "Winter White." I believe this is an older version since it has the pull tabs instead of tassels and the Botkier tag is placed in one of the secret compartments instead of the center compartment. I was wondering if this is authentic though. The zippers look cheap. The big metal zippers are YKK zippers and the one on the inside is labeled as "dove." If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

I uploaded pictures here:

http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j377/fujiapplecore/Botkier Trigger/

TIA!
 
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