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It seems authentic to me. It's a small Teton Drawstring. Horsekeeping has one picture of a British Tan small drawstring with a buckle strap attachment like yours.
http://www.horsekeeping.com/Dooney/DS/Dooney-Bourke-DRAWSTRING.htm
(Scroll down to item #504.)

Yours has the red white and blue label sewn in upside down, and you say there's no number, which is odd.

Other opinions welcome!

Thanks for this Catbird9…though the #504 bag has buckles, it's not quite the same as mine…no pinked-edge leather at the top, nor the braided drawstring. Still a bit worried about the label though. My fingers are still crossed :)
 
Thanks for this Catbird9…though the #504 bag has buckles, it's not quite the same as mine…no pinked-edge leather at the top, nor the braided drawstring. Still a bit worried about the label though. My fingers are still crossed :)

Right, the Horsekeeping #504 is not a Teton. It was the only example I could easily find of a Dooney AWL Drawstring with buckled straps.

The Teton color-scheme was tri-tone with the distinctive pinked edge trim.

They came in several styles, including various sizes of Drawstrings (very popular), Shoulder Bags, and Backpacks. There were also matching wallets. Here's a 1994 ad:
 

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Could someone please authenticate this D&B?
This one has me stumped, based on the strap attachment…I've been looking for a match online and can't find one with buckles…and there are no numbers on the back of the D&B tag inside...fingers crossed :)
Approx. 7.75"w x 8"h x 3.5"d. Strap drops 18" to buckles.
Is this a Teton? Any info is appreciated...Thanks in advance, as always!

It seems authentic to me. It's a small Teton Drawstring. Horsekeeping has one picture of a British Tan small drawstring with a buckle strap attachment like yours.
http://www.horsekeeping.com/Dooney/DS/Dooney-Bourke-DRAWSTRING.htm
(Scroll down to item #504.)

Yours has the red white and blue label sewn in upside down, and you say there's no number, which is odd.

Other opinions welcome!

Thanks for this Catbird9…though the #504 bag has buckles, it's not quite the same as mine…no pinked-edge leather at the top, nor the braided drawstring. Still a bit worried about the label though. My fingers are still crossed :)
It seems okay to me too.

There was one other instance I can recall where it seemed to be a mistake where Dooney forgot to stamp the serial number on the label. The thing that concerns me more is the second mistake where the tag is sewn in upside-down. I've only seen upside red, white and blue tags on fakes.

To confirm, I'd like to see the back of the serial tag. Is there a d-ring tab? Can you get a clear picture of the binding on the inside seams?

Although this has a buckle strap, the buckle does look consistent with other buckles on Dooneys. I think 504 is the non-Teton version of the same style.

I'll do a bit of digging to see if I can find another of the same style.

ETA: So far, I haven't found any others that show the inside but here are two images of what appear to be the same bag with buckles.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/502995852106285382/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/321374123383090753/

ETA again:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dooney-and-...623400?hash=item25b80c9968:g:7h4AAOSwoudW35Av
 
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It seems okay to me too.

There was one other instance I can recall where it seemed to be a mistake where Dooney forgot to stamp the serial number on the label. The thing that concerns me more is the second mistake where the tag is sewn in upside-down. I've only seen upside red, white and blue tags on fakes.

To confirm, I'd like to see the back of the serial tag. Is there a d-ring tab? Can you get a clear picture of the binding on the inside seams?

Although this has a buckle strap, the buckle does look consistent with other buckles on Dooneys. I think 504 is the non-Teton version of the same style.

I'll do a bit of digging to see if I can find another of the same style.

ETA: So far, I haven't found any others that show the inside but here are two images of what appear to be the same bag with buckles.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/502995852106285382/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/321374123383090753/

ETA again:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dooney-and-...623400?hash=item25b80c9968:g:7h4AAOSwoudW35Av

Update:

Correction: It appears there's a "Mini Drawstring" Teton. Found one on Etsy. It does have the buckle strap attachments.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/163929...6iEPe3NgdseHj-tP8ISQFgYxGszgjpOcc4aAs7t8P8HAQ

Duuh…it never occurred to me to really BEND the cloth tag…look what I found. The cloth tag is open on the bottom side, not continuous as we usually see. Leads me to believe it's just upside down! Thanks to both of you for the research!
 

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Duuh…it never occurred to me to really BEND the cloth tag…look what I found. The cloth tag is open on the bottom side, not continuous as we usually see. Leads me to believe it's just upside down! Thanks to both of you for the research!
Yup, the bag is absolutely authentic!

The tag is open on the bottom because it's upside down! That open part should have gone under the piping.
 
Are bags from luvmypurses2 on ebay authentic? Not sure how to post the thread from ebay. Got the large Florentine Barlow in Chestnut and it came with tags, D&B registration and dust bag. Also, when registering a bag on the D&B website, if the bag was fake wouldn't it state that you can't register it? Thanks. ��
 
Are bags from luvmypurses2 on ebay authentic? Not sure how to post the thread from ebay. Got the large Florentine Barlow in Chestnut and it came with tags, D&B registration and dust bag. Also, when registering a bag on the D&B website, if the bag was fake wouldn't it state that you can't register it? Thanks. ��
To post a link to the listing, highlight the URL address at the top of the listing page, copy and paste it in the reply box.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dooney-and-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The bag is fine.

I'm not sure what would happen if you tried to register a fake. I would assume it wouldn't recognize the number you put in. (Personally, I've never registered any bag!)
 
To post a link to the listing, highlight the URL address at the top of the listing page, copy and paste it in the reply box.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dooney-and-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The bag is fine.

I'm not sure what would happen if you tried to register a fake. I would assume it wouldn't recognize the number you put in. (Personally, I've never registered any bag!)
Thank you BeenBurned. I absolutely love this bag and it would've burned me too to think that I've been bamboozled!!!
 
Hello BB, I just received my 2nd purse that I ordered for rehabbing purposes and once again, I'm in doubt as to its authenticity. This time none of the hardware has the solid brass engraving. I'm pretty sure the hardware is not brass but rather gold toned stainless steel. I thought it had stainless steel hardware when I bought it. There is no tarnish but there are some places where the gold is fading/rubbing off. The bag appears to be genuine leather. It didn't come with a fob but the seller was kind enough to include one with the bag for free. Here's the link to the listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOONEY-BOURKE-Brown-Leather-Hobo-Satchel-Messenger-Hobo-Crossbody-Purse-Bag-/361506985474
I will post a few additional photos of the bag so you can see what I am seeing. Everything seems to be of good quality but the gold toned hardware is throwing me. I just don't have a lot of experience with DB bags but there are a ton of vintage ones on the bay. Btw, I can return the bag for any reason within a few days of receiving it, which I will do if this turns out to be a dupe. Thank you SO much for your help!

BB, remember this bag? Here is another bag with the same strap, just shortened: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291715776274?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
 
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