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Can you help authenticate this bag?
Ebay Item #: 390571665481

Seller: samsassy2
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-BOUR...481?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item5aefe2a849

Comments: So I just found this bag listed on ebay, but I actually bought an identical one at a thrift store today. It looks real to me...but I am not an expert. There is a little tag beside the red, white and blue dooney tag that says made in China, but I found that on the Dooney website they do make some bags there now. Is this real?
Cute bag! Did you get a better buy at the thrift store?
 
Hi, can you authenticate this one?

seller ID: aselectro19
item num. 271561683722

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-BOUR...722?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item3f3a56730a

This one looks fake to me even with the blurry pix, Thanks
A really bad fake
stitching is the wrong color
It's not real leather
wrong color of the interior pouch
crooked stitching
wrong style of shoulder strap
missing the Dooney & Bourke inside tag
Duck on front is fake
the counterfeiters used bright yellow thread
The handles are not removable
 
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Hi, can you authenticate this one?

seller ID: aselectro19
item num. 271561683722

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-BOUR...722?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item3f3a56730a

This one looks fake to me even with the blurry pix, Thanks

A really bad fake
stitching is the wrong color
It's not real leather
wrong color of the interior pouch
crooked stitching
wrong style of shoulder strap
missing the Dooney & Bourke inside tag
Duck on front is fake
the counterfeiters used bright yellow thread
The handles are not removable
Another huge obvious sign of fake in an AWL bag is when you see 2-toned leather/pleather. Authentic Dooneys will never have darker raised pebbling on a lighter background.

ETA: The seller, aselectro19 also sold that fake a few days ago on July 21:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-amp-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

And this fake:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-amp-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
 
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Another huge obvious sign of fake in an AWL bag is when you see 2-toned leather/pleather. Authentic Dooneys will never have darker raised pebbling on a lighter background.

ETA: The seller, aselectro19 also sold that fake a few days ago on July 21:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-amp-BOURKE-VINTAGE-IVY-GREEN-LEATHER-CROSSBODY-HANDBAG-TAN-SATCHEL-PURSE-/281390611072?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item41842ffa80&nma=true&si=DzoSzdwE0dTMqozoJ3zWvLJ65gU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

And this fake:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-amp-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
this is her response to my question about the tag inside the bag
This bag does not have a label inside. Some of the older bags don't. I emailed photos to D&B to make sure it was authentic. They said it is the Classic Satchel from their All Weather Leather Collection. The style number was R29.


- aselectro19
I don't know if Dooney will verify if a bag was authentic, maybe if you bring it to the store, but never from emailed photos

 
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this is her response to my question about the tag inside the bag
This bag does not have a label inside. Some of the older bags don't. I emailed photos to D&B to make sure it was authentic. They said it is the Classic Satchel from their All Weather Leather Collection. The style number was R29.


- aselectro19
I don't know if Dooney will verify if a bag was authentic, maybe if you bring it to the store, but never from emailed photos

I do believe that Dooney will tell a customer whether a style is made if the customer describes it but there's no way for them to authenticate an item based on a description. Pictures are a must and the pictures of seller aselectro19 's prove that the bag is fake.

(Apparently, ebay knew it was fake too as the listing has been removed.)

ETA: Let me also add that Dooney's phone service has been known to deem authentic items as fake and fakes as authentic. I had a buyer who was told by Dooney that a wallet wasn't made in a certain color and that the wallet must be fake. I'd bought the wallet at Marshall's, a matching (same color) bag at another discounter and the items were absolutely authentic and made in the colors I sold.

After calling and working my way up the food chain, I got a supervisor who informed me that their help staff would be retrained.
 
A really bad fake
stitching is the wrong color
It's not real leather
wrong color of the interior pouch
crooked stitching
wrong style of shoulder strap
missing the Dooney & Bourke inside tag
Duck on front is fake
the counterfeiters used bright yellow thread
The handles are not removable
Thanks to both of you ladies for the authentication :)
 
I brought this on ebay thinking it was a vintage bag, but now I think i was burned. Can someone kindly tell me if this is authentic? thanks this is the auction
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-amp-BOURKE-AWL-Satchel-Taupe-and-British-Tan-Simply-Classic-Handbags-/271553931478?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=8lt6goKktjEGClB9MU7BRRwp%252FMA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
item #
271553931478
greatgrand2007
there is a tag on the reverse of the inside flip
R718 TP
SMALL VINTAGE TOTE
15519481
made in USA
I'm trying to figure out how to post the photos
the duck fob there is no space between the duck's bill and body
the rivets don't have Dooney & Bourke on the reverse
the inside rivets have Dooney & Bourke
the zipper is YKK
the pocket in front appears to be sewn on, but I can't tell if the duck is sewn onto the leather
the feet appear to be correct
the tag inside has serial # A7 216119 with Made In USA
 
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I brought this on ebay thinking it was a vintage bag, but now I think i was burned. Can someone kindly tell me if this is authentic? thanks this is the auction
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-amp-BOURKE-AWL-Satchel-Taupe-and-British-Tan-Simply-Classic-Handbags-/271553931478?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=8lt6goKktjEGClB9MU7BRRwp%252FMA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
item #
271553931478
greatgrand2007
there is a tag on the reverse of the inside flip
R718 TP
SMALL VINTAGE TOTE
15519481
made in USA
I'm trying to figure out how to post the photos
the duck fob there is no space between the duck's bill and body
the rivets don't have Dooney & Bourke on the reverse
the inside rivets have Dooney & Bourke
the zipper is YKK
the pocket in front appears to be sewn on, but I can't tell if the duck is sewn onto the leather
the feet appear to be correct
the tag inside has serial # A7 216119 with Made In USA
Why do you think it's fake?

It's absolutely authentic and the tag and label are original to the bag. As shown on the label, it's style R718, the color is taupe and the style is called a small vintage tote.

We aren't supposed to comment on price because there are so many variables but you got a fantastic bargain on a bag in as good condition as it appears to be.
 
Why do you think it's fake?

It's absolutely authentic and the tag and label are original to the bag. As shown on the label, it's style R718, the color is taupe and the style is called a small vintage tote.

We aren't supposed to comment on price because there are so many variables but you got a fantastic bargain on a bag in as good condition as it appears to be.
Thank you for letting me know. I was worried because of the price, and the bag appeared to have never been used, she said it had been in storage. After looking at some of my older bags, they don't have Dooney & Bourke on the reverse of the rivets either, and I had never seen YKK zippers on Dooneys only riri, Dooney & Bourke, or a leather pull. Thanks I'm :D
 
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