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Item Name: Dooney & Bourke Square Carrier R703
Interior White Sticker: R703 BL 81138606 Made in USA
Serial Number: B6 893007

I bought my dream bag off eBay and I have a feeling it’s fake. I’d appreciate a second opinion or authentic bag to compare to?

Notes:
- The interior stitching and more hidden areas that have overlapped material look like there are messy/crooked stitches
- There are 6 rivets, each say Dooney Bourke (2 on the long bag strap, 4 in the bag interior)
- The zipper says “TALON” on one side
- The strap buckle says “SOLID BRASS” but it looks like a light/shallow engraving, would a real one hav a deeper engraving?
- On the shorter top purse handle, 2 buckles say “BRASS” in shallow lettering
- The 2 leather tabs near the interior zipper do not match, 1 seems like leather, the other feels like a plastic flap with no leather texture on the flesh side
- Is the stitched duck logo real?
 

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Item Name: Dooney & Bourke Square Carrier R703
Interior White Sticker: R703 BL 81138606 Made in USA
Serial Number: B6 893007

I bought my dream bag off eBay and I have a feeling it’s fake. I’d appreciate a second opinion or authentic bag to compare to?

Notes:
- The interior stitching and more hidden areas that have overlapped material look like there are messy/crooked stitches - Not a problem
- There are 6 rivets, each say Dooney Bourke (2 on the long bag strap, 4 in the bag interior) - Not all Dooneys have engraved rivets and even bags of the same style may or may not have marked rivets but they're correct Dooney-marked rivets
- The zipper says “TALON” on one side - Not a problem
- The strap buckle says “SOLID BRASS” but it looks like a light/shallow engraving, would a real one hav a deeper engraving? - Not a problem, depth/pressure of engraving can vary
- On the shorter top purse handle, 2 buckles say “BRASS” in shallow lettering
- The 2 leather tabs near the interior zipper do not match, 1 seems like leather, the other feels like a plastic flap with no leather texture on the flesh side - probably just a result of different pieces of hide
- Is the stitched duck logo real? - yes
The bag is authentic.

See my comments in red in your notes.
 
Good afternoon dear authenticators! A request to authenticate please. Thank you!

Item: Small cross body, A2433209
Where purchased or how obtained: thrift store
Comments: dimensions are 6 and a bit inches height, 8 1/2" width, 3 1/4" depth. This bag has 2 hang tags. And older version and the duck version. Please let me know which one would originally come with this bag. Thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge and sharing your time!
 

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Good afternoon dear authenticators! A request to authenticate please. Thank you!

Item: Small cross body, A2433209
Where purchased or how obtained: thrift store
Comments: dimensions are 6 and a bit inches height, 8 1/2" width, 3 1/4" depth. This bag has 2 hang tags. And older version and the duck version. Please let me know which one would originally come with this bag. Thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge and sharing your time!
It's an authentic mini rectangular Surrey bag. R81. I think the duck fob is the one that came with the bag and the DB might have been added as an additional decoration.
 
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Hi! I received this bag in a lot of bags, and I want to make sure it's authentic. The tag looks cut off, the fob is missing and the leather/some stitching looks a little off to me, but everything else checks out? It's vintage.
Item: Vintage Dooney and Bourke equestrian bag
Number: Cut off
Bought: eBay lot
Comments: dimensions are 12 inches across, 6 inches deep when opened, and the base is 3.5 inches wide.DSC05444.webpDSC05435.webpDSC05442.webp
 

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Hi! I received this bag in a lot of bags, and I want to make sure it's authentic. The tag looks cut off, the fob is missing and the leather/some stitching looks a little off to me, but everything else checks out? It's vintage.
Item: Vintage Dooney and Bourke equestrian bag
Number: Cut off
Bought: eBay lot
Comments: dimensions are 12 inches across, 6 inches deep when opened, and the base is 3.5 inches wide.View attachment 6152631View attachment 6152632View attachment 6152633
The bag is authentic. The cut tag is indicative of a bag that was sold at the Dooney outlet and not covered by a warranty.
 
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