I believe I found the listing for this item and since it just ended a few days ago, you have plenty of time to get your money back.
In the future, please post in the requested format in the first post of the thread.
Coach Stripe Purse Handbag
Item: 260721459375
Seller User ID:
69c10
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...=KYqeL%2ByoGaKJ%2BCGYIPMrDAAuHFA%3D&viewitem=
Me-Butterfly, if that's the listing, BB is right, you still have time to get a refund. Also, if you had asked about the listing ahead of time, we would have told you that it was fake and you'd have saved yourself from the trouble of having purchased a fake.
Yes
that is the listing all right! There was no time left to post my concern, and I just bid and won it unfortunately. There were two reasons here I did not want to go according to the format.
1) I did not want to expose the seller if not authentic, as selling handbag as you see is not his/her specialty. So he sure did not have an intention to do so. I just wanted to give him a break.
2) I thought the pictures on the listing would not be enough to authenticate the purse. Not that mine any better
I have contacted the seller and asked him for return instruction.
I have had no luck purchasing items on ebay. The fake charm lady still is selling her fakes and getting positive. I have reported all her listings after checking them here and nothing has changed.
Ugh! With all due respect, we don't even need to answer authenticity questions that aren't posted in the required format. It's easier all around -- for buyers, for sellers, for authenticators -- to be able to see a seller, the current and completed listings and the history.
To comment on your reasons for not posting, I'll do them one at a time:
1) Most sellers (except those who know that they're peddling fakes) don't mind their listings being authenticated. In fact, that's why you see so many listings recommending buyers visit tPF, the ebay boards or another authentication resource to verify authenticity.
Whether your seller knew that the bag was fake or not is irrelevant. The seller is a TRS, so presumably, he/she is familiar with ebay policy and should know that it's her responsibility to know that her items are authentic.
Honest mistake or not, it shouldn't have happened.
2) Without asking about the listing before buying, you have no way of knowing whether the pictures are good enough to authenticate. However, in this case, they are definitive enough to prove fake, in that the creed alone proves it.
The picture of the sloppy stitching on the patch (pic #2) and the style of the bag (pic #1) are also indicative that it's fake.
If you don't know the style and details to look for, don't assume others don't know either.
I hope this seller is willing to work with you. You are entitled to a full refund, including shipping and if the seller wants the bag back, he should also pay return shipping. (IMO, I don't know why he'd want it back because it's illegal to relist it.)
