Authenticate This DOONEY & BOURKE

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Hi everyone, this is my first post. :) I bought this bag on ebay(NWT) after originally owning the large size in strawberry, and this one just doesn't seem up to par. I paid too much for it as it is. :nogood: I also am not able to register it on their site. I need help finding out if it's indeed real or possibly even a factory bag?

The fraying on the leather inside logo is out of control:
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More fraying and thin, sloppy glue around the zipper
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The zipper doesn't even line up correctly
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This just looks off to me, maybe it's the glue ?
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Hi everyone, this is my first post. :) I bought this bag on ebay(NWT) after originally owning the large size in strawberry, and this one just doesn't seem up to par. I paid too much for it as it is. :nogood: I also am not able to register it on their site. I need help finding out if it's indeed real or possibly even a factory bag?

The fraying on the leather inside logo is out of control:
2hgsmxz.jpg


More fraying and thin, sloppy glue around the zipper
6fblgo.jpg

2ntyavo.jpg


The zipper doesn't even line up correctly
10dxon7.jpg


This just looks off to me, maybe it's the glue ?
2e3o6eq.jpg
The bag is authentic. I believe it's from the Florentine collection, but I'm not sure of that.
 
The bag is authentic. I believe it's from the Florentine collection, but I'm not sure of that.
Thank you! Do you happen to know why I get this message on the dooney site when I try to register it? "We were unable to verify your registration information. Please verify the Style, Color, and Registration Number have been entered correctly...."

Am I just being too picky when it comes to the fraying and other issues?

I forgot to add that this is the Small Florentine Satchel in Salmon
 
Thank you! Do you happen to know why I get this message on the dooney site when I try to register it? "We were unable to verify your registration information. Please verify the Style, Color, and Registration Number have been entered correctly...."

Am I just being too picky when it comes to the fraying and other issues?

I forgot to add that this is the Small Florentine Satchel in Salmon
I have no idea why you can't register it. TBH, I've never registered a bag or item in my life! And I've had a lot of Dooneys and Coaches, both of which supposedly could be registered (either now or in the past).

Also, the registration number is different from the serial number. The registration number is on the paper/cardboard tag and if your bag didn't include the tag, you might be inputting the serial number.

As for the fraying, keep in mind that Dooney isn't a premier brand and in order to keep the label affordable, they can't afford to take the time and labor to make a product that compares to Chanel or Vuitton.

The fraying would be a quality issue rather than an authenticity one.
 
I impulsively bid on this yesterday and won. It needs quite q bit of work but thats ok. The seller was thesavros2. These aremost of the pictures that she had listed. Does it look authentic?
 

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