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Oh man.....so sorry about your bag!

No worries :) It's water under the bridge and in the trash. I have a faint memory of acquiring it to carry to hockey games because I wanted something to carry to the AAC and I wouldn't care if it got trashed. Thank you, though. Sad I discovered it the hard way :p:D
 
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Item: DOONEY & BOURKE ALL LEATHER CROSSBODY TRAVEL PURSE SMALL 5HX 7L X Listing #: 271933573595
Seller: reddwine59
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-BOUR...595?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f508109db
Comment: The "All Weather Leather" banner (sewn to front of bag under the flap) does not look right. The interior black seam binding does not look right. The two little leather tabs at each end of the inside zipper are not present. This one has me puzzled. Thanks for your help!
 

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I'm trying to sale what I perceive to be an authentic vintage Dooney, but a woman just commented telling me that this style was NEVER produced by the company. Please verify by looking at the pics found through the link below.

https://poshmark.com/listing/Authent...0112577c00a9f7

Thanks in advance. If she's right, that would be very disappointing.

I posted a thread earlier about this on accident. Will delete!

This is MY listing.
 
I'm trying to sale what I perceive to be an authentic vintage Dooney, but a woman just commented telling me that this style was NEVER produced by the company. Please verify by looking at the pics found through the link below.

https://poshmark.com/listing/Authent...0112577c00a9f7

Thanks in advance. If she's right, that would be very disappointing.

I posted a thread earlier about this on accident. Will delete!

This is MY listing.

Hi DrPinkElephant,

Your link above does not work but I found it from your other post. This one should work:

https://poshmark.com/listing/Authentic-Vintage-Dooney-Bourke-Handbag-55aaab963c0112577c00a9f7

I will leave it to BeenBurned to authenticate, she is the resident expert!
 
Item: DOONEY & BOURKE ALL LEATHER CROSSBODY TRAVEL PURSE SMALL 5HX 7L X Listing #: 271933573595
Seller: reddwine59
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-BOUR...595?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f508109db
Comment: The "All Weather Leather" banner (sewn to front of bag under the flap) does not look right. The interior black seam binding does not look right. The two little leather tabs at each end of the inside zipper are not present. This one has me puzzled. Thanks for your help!
It's fake.
I'm trying to sale what I perceive to be an authentic vintage Dooney, but a woman just commented telling me that this style was NEVER produced by the company. Please verify by looking at the pics found through the link below.

https://poshmark.com/listing/Authent...0112577c00a9f7

Thanks in advance. If she's right, that would be very disappointing.

I posted a thread earlier about this on accident. Will delete!

This is MY listing.

Your link doesn't work.
 
Hi DrPinkElephant,

Your link above does not work but I found it from your other post. This one should work:

https://poshmark.com/listing/Authentic-Vintage-Dooney-Bourke-Handbag-55aaab963c0112577c00a9f7

I will leave it to BeenBurned to authenticate, she is the resident expert!
Whoever contacted you is absolutely correct! That bag is nothing like any Dooney style.

I hope you're going to end the listing.

For future requests, please refer to post #1 for the required format.
http://forum.purseblog.com/dooney-a...-dooney-and-bourke-please-use-the-118342.html
 
I'm trying to sale what I perceive to be an authentic vintage Dooney, but a woman just commented telling me that this style was NEVER produced by the company. Please verify by looking at the pics found through the link below.

https://poshmark.com/listing/Authent...0112577c00a9f7

Thanks in advance. If she's right, that would be very disappointing.

I posted a thread earlier about this on accident. Will delete!

This is MY listing.

Hi DrPinkElephant,

Your link above does not work but I found it from your other post. This one should work:
Seller scwilli1 on Poshmark:

https://poshmark.com/listing/Authentic-Vintage-Dooney-Bourke-Handbag-55aaab963c0112577c00a9f7

I will leave it to BeenBurned to authenticate, she is the resident expert!

Whoever contacted you is absolutely correct! That bag is nothing like any Dooney style.

I hope you're going to end the listing.

For future requests, please refer to post #1 for the required format.
http://forum.purseblog.com/dooney-a...-dooney-and-bourke-please-use-the-118342.html

Nope, I'll just sale it as "inspired". It's still a nice leather bag; it's just too bad it doesn't have that stamp of approval.

While it's commendable that you came here to ask about the bag and ended your listing upon learning that it's fake, you need to learn about the illegality of your item.

It's not that it doesn't have the "stamp of approval." Counterfeit items are illegal to sell.

There's a difference between designer inspired and counterfeit.

Your bag is NOT inspired. It's counterfeit.

Inspired is when an item has a similar look of the brand but without the brand name markings. Legitimate inspired items are legal.

Counterfeit is when an item has the brand name markings and/or logos but wasn't made by the designer company.

Your item is counterfeit and illegal.

For example, this is an authentic Dooney image:
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This is a legitimate and legal designer inspired item. Notice that it doesn't have the Dooney patch, the Dooney duck fob and although we can't see the inside, it has not Dooney labeling or markings:

images


And this is a listing for a fake Dooney plaque and cloth label found on iOffer:

o_dooney-bourke-metal-tags-cbb4.jpg



If an item has brand labeling but wasn't made by the company whose name appears, it's illegal to sell anywhere -- including yard sales, craigslist, poshmark, and any other venue.
 
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Whoever contacted you is absolutely correct! That bag is nothing like any Dooney style.

I hope you're going to end the listing.

For future requests, please refer to post #1 for the required format.
http://forum.purseblog.com/dooney-a...-dooney-and-bourke-please-use-the-118342.html

It 'twas I. I told her to come here and see you if she wanted a second opinion. She actually did come which in my mind means she really didn't know!

She has since removed the listing. ��
 
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