Okay this should finally be enough haha. The serial number is really big and clear in this pic that she sent me:
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2814832040102428226oQCslt?vhost=good-times and here is the link to the auction again
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250252303099&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015 the first time she listed it the starting price was 695, and she said she was too small to pull off the bag, that was the only reason why she was selling it. She also said she purchased the bag while in Italy, so if there are differences between the bags sold in Italy and the bags sold in the US that can be taken into account. Thank you so much to anyone that can make me feel good about this bag because I am in LOVE with it and I want a Gucci so badly! Thanks so much for all the help.