Authenticate This LONGCHAMP! -- Please refer to 1st post!!

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ballet_russe said:
you are incorrect.

please do not "authenticate" if you are unsure or not an expert. TIA
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no need to be rude or condescending. i have the right to post my opinion about bags regardless of whether it makes you uncomfortable. we'll let the mods take care of regulating the forum because i believe that is their purpose, not yours.

i may not have as many posts as you do but that doesn't make me any less of an "expert" which is such an arbitrary term. do you also realize even experts disagree on things from time to time?

the le pliage large bags with the longer straps usually have 1899 in the tag from my experience from owning several of these bags that i've purchased at reputable department stores. this same info has also been published in most authentication guides. i was merely pointing out the discrepancy. obviously i neither dedicate tons of time researching these bags nor would i like to.
 
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Hi...will it be okay if i post an item for "authentication" ? I have already figured out it was a replica and already returned it to the seller who gave me a refund, before i had a chance to have if officially authenticated here, so that the experts can "declare" it as "fake" and give everybody a heads-up on how good the replicas are getting to be nowadays. It will be a good learning experience for everyone. Photos of the item only i promise...details won't be discussed. and only if forum members agree. Thanks everyone. :)
 
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lavendartea said:
no need to be rude or condescending. i have the right to post my opinion about bags regardless of whether it makes you uncomfortable. we'll let the mods take care of regulating the forum because i believe that is their purpose, not yours.

i may not have as many posts as you do but that doesn't make me any less of an "expert" which is such an arbitrary term. do you also realize even experts disagree on things from time to time?

the le pliage large bags with the longer straps usually have 1899 in the tag from my experience from owning several of these bags that i've purchased at reputable department stores. this same info has also been published in most authentication guides. i was merely pointing out the discrepancy. obviously i neither dedicate tons of time researching these bags nor would i like to.
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Hi! I am sure ballet_ruse didn't mean any rudeness with her comment on your post. If you have taken some time reading numerous threads dedicated to discussion of Longchamp and read her comments, this is just how she writes and may take some readers off-guard. These experts earn their title due to their extensive personal collection of the said brand.

Just to point an example, I was interested once in buying a Tod's bag in Ebay and had it authenticated at the correct forum. Then a member commented it was fake which I believed, so I passed off the opportunity and lost to another bidder only to re-check the thread after and read a comment of an expert saying that indeed the item is authentic. My point is that members go to the Authentication thread to get learned opinion and not just a vague idea. We are not discreting your ownership of such authentic items but indeed research is key to rebut your comment that "obviously i neither dedicate tons of time researching these bags nor would i like to.". At this specific forum, we need members to exactly know what they say. Being otherwise defeats the purpose of this thread.

If you like joining in general discussions of this brand, there are specific threads for that which you are most welcome and we should leave to the experts in establishing the genuiness of the articles in question.
 
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rx4dsoul said:
Hi...will it be okay if i post an item for "authentication" ? I have already figured out it was a replica and already returned it to the seller who gave me a refund, before i had a chance to have if officially authenticated here, so that the experts can "declare" it as "fake" and give everybody a heads-up on how good the replicas are getting to be nowadays. It will be a good learning experience for everyone. Photos of the item only i promise...details won't be discussed. and only if forum members agree. Thanks everyone. :)
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Hi there! Please wait for a senior member or moderator to agree. I'm not sure if your photos should be on a different thread and not here to avoid educating the wrong eyes.
 
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