Authenticate This DOONEY & BOURKE

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That's me and I am quite taken aback. I'd never intentionally misrepresent a bag and was very surprised to get the notification of rule violation from eBay re: replica. Please educate me as how to identify this as fake because I'm quite disgusted and dislike the idea of even having it at all if it's a knock off.
 
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Voodoo said:
That's me and I am quite taken aback. I'd never intentionally misrepresent a bag and was very surprised to get the notification of rule violation from eBay re: replica. Please educate me as how to identify this as fake because I'm quite disgusted and dislike the idea of even having it at all if it's a knock off.
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Voodoo said:
Rather proud member thank you. But not a Dooney expert. Can't even recall how this one landed in my closet but I can promise you deception was not my intention.
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Mistakes happen and as long as you learn from them, that's a good thing.

As for what's wrong with the bag, there's nothing right.

It wasn't a Dooney style and everything was incorrect from the texture of the (probably fake) leather to the hardware to the interior.

My advice to people who have preowned items they want to sell is that unless you personally purchased from an authorized reseller (legit department store, Dooney outlet), verify that the item is authentic before listing.
 
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Can you please authenticate this for me? My gut reaction is no, the logo looks suspicious and the bag looks brand new even though the auction states it's used. The price is way off of what I would expect.


Item Name: DOONEY & BOURKE Small Gray Messenger/ Cross Body Purse W/ Gold And Brown Accent
Item Number: 231617082263
Seller ID: eastvalestore
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231617082263
 
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Keisa said:
Can you please authenticate this for me? My gut reaction is no, the logo looks suspicious and the bag looks brand new even though the auction states it's used. The price is way off of what I would expect.


Item Name: DOONEY & BOURKE Small Gray Messenger/ Cross Body Purse W/ Gold And Brown Accent
Item Number: 231617082263
Seller ID: eastvalestore
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231617082263
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Ideally, I'd like to see a picture of the inside but I don't see anything that indicates that it's not 100% authentic.

Although it doesn't appear (to you) to have been used, an honest seller who wasn't the original owner and doesn't know the history will describe items as pre-owned. They know buyers would rather be pleasantly surprised by an item that's better than described than to be disappointed by an item that is described as new but has indications of use.
 
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