Hi - i am sorry for jumping in on your post but am unsure how to start a new thread as i am new in the community.
I purchased a Kate Spade Margaux Medium Bag - Deep Cherry on Ebay.
There are a few things which have made me question whether this is genuine.
There are 2 areas on the hardware of strap which has tarnished - supposedly if genuine, this should not happen.
I have read - The ‘T’ in ‘Kate Spade’ should always align with the ‘N’ in New York, and the ‘K’ in New York should always be paralleled with the ‘A’ in ‘Spade.’ On the lining of this bag the letter K (as in York) is not paralleled with the A, it is offset to the right slightly.
On the MADE IN label it states VIETNAM but then there is another VIETNAM below the first.
I cannot see the YKK stamped on the zips but will have a thorough check again later.
Apart from this - the bag looks nice but maybe that means the ones who produce the fakes are getting quite good at it.