Authenticate This BOTTEGA VENETA

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HereToLearn said:
Please help me with this bag. Thank you so much!
Title: Bottega Veneta Nappa Leather Large Black Tote Bag
Seller: Sheila D (on Tradesy)
Item Number: 20111246
Link: https://www.tradesy.com/bags/bottega-veneta-tote-bag-black-20111246/?tref=category
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HereToLearn said:
I made that request. Thank you so much. I am new to tPF.
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This is most likely fake IMO, but as @septembersiren posted, always good to include the authenticity tag when requesting an authentication. I've seen some questionable bags and once the authenticity tag was shown, I was either pleasantly surprised or it confirmed my suspicions.
Welcome to TPF :flowers:
 
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V0N1B2 said:
This is most likely fake IMO, but as @septembersiren posted, always good to include the authenticity tag when requesting an authentication. I've seen some questionable bags and once the authenticity tag was shown, I was either pleasantly surprised or it confirmed my suspicions.
Welcome to TPF :flowers:
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V0N1B2 said:
This is most likely fake IMO, but as @septembersiren posted, always good to include the authenticity tag when requesting an authentication. I've seen some questionable bags and once the authenticity tag was shown, I was either pleasantly surprised or it confirmed my suspicions.
Welcome to TPF :flowers:
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Thank you very much!
 
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HereToLearn said:
Please help me with this bag. Thank you so much!
Title: Bottega Veneta Nappa Leather Large Black Tote Bag
Seller: Sheila D (on Tradesy)
Item Number: 20111246
Link: https://www.tradesy.com/bags/bottega-veneta-tote-bag-black-20111246/?tref=category
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V0N1B2 said:
This is most likely fake IMO, but as @septembersiren posted, always good to include the authenticity tag when requesting an authentication. I've seen some questionable bags and once the authenticity tag was shown, I was either pleasantly surprised or it confirmed my suspicions.
Welcome to TPF :flowers:
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HereToLearn said:
Thank you very much!
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Actually, this tote looks very good to me, but I am not the crazy professional BV woman that V0N1B2 is; she's got BV catalogs on her PC that go back to the beginning of time, seems like. I would be interested in seeing that authenticity tag as well. Tradesy goes to great lengths to ensure that what their sellers sell is authentic; I've bought through Tradesy before and their guarantee makes me feel great about my purchases.
 
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indiaink said:
Actually, this tote looks very good to me, but I am not the crazy professional BV woman that V0N1B2 is; she's got BV catalogs on her PC that go back to the beginning of time, seems like. I would be interested in seeing that authenticity tag as well. Tradesy goes to great lengths to ensure that what their sellers sell is authentic; I've bought through Tradesy before and their guarantee makes me feel great about my purchases.
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Keep in mind (unless things have changed recently with Tradesy now selling internationally, I think sellers have the option of sending their items to Tradesy if it's going overseas) that sellers on Tradesy either receive a mailing pack or just print a postage label and send their items out without the items going to Tradesy for vetting. I've sold on Tradesy in the past and none of my items ever touched their hands but went straight to the buyer. So if you receive a fake you're having to send it to Tradesy for their team to make a decision. If they don't agree with you the best you'll do is a store credit. Not saying that it's not a good place to shop, just be aware of that fact. I've seen lots of fake Bals on that site and they don't do anything about taking them down if you let them know, at least in my experience. (Tradesy has just increased their commission percentage for selling on their site, so you may start seeing prices increases as well!)
 
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muchstuff said:
Keep in mind (unless things have changed recently with Tradesy now selling internationally, I think sellers have the option of sending their items to Tradesy if it's going overseas) that sellers on Tradesy either receive a mailing pack or just print a postage label and send their items out without the items going to Tradesy for vetting. I've sold on Tradesy in the past and none of my items ever touched their hands but went straight to the buyer. So if you receive a fake you're having to send it to Tradesy for their team to make a decision. If they don't agree with you the best you'll do is a store credit. Not saying that it's not a good place to shop, just be aware of that fact. I've seen lots of fake Bals on that site and they don't do anything about taking them down if you let them know, at least in my experience. (Tradesy has just increased their commission percentage for selling on their site, so you may start seeing prices increases as well!)
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Good to know. Guarantees are only as good as experience.
 
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grietje said:
I'm not an authenticator but I have owned four of the Rete tote. The location of the heat stamp in relation to the cell pocket is off and how the interior leather meets the suede is also off. I'd pass on this one.
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BINGO! Actually it was the shiny silver rivets used that was my first indication. Everything else falls into place once you start looking. :smile:
 
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grietje said:
I'm not an authenticator but I have owned four of the Rete tote. The location of the heat stamp in relation to the cell pocket is off and how the interior leather meets the suede is also off. I'd pass on this one.
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V0N1B2 said:
BINGO! Actually it was the shiny silver rivets used that was my first indication. Everything else falls into place once you start looking. :smile:
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Bingo, indeed! I was focused on the hardware, which I thought looked good - man, it's getting more and more important to just buy from BV; if we can't afford it, I guess we save up!
 
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