Both fakes. Sorry.This is another one
NAME : LONGCHAMP PLANETES MEDIUM LONG HANDLE IN RAISIN
SELLER : A BLOGSHOP FROM MALAYSIA
Authenticate This LONGCHAMP! -- Please refer to 1st post!!
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Hi! I need your help on this one. Authentic or not?thank you in advance!
Item: Longchamp LM Metal Burgundy Medium Long Handle
Seller: Rios
Photo of tag too small
Name/item description: Pink Longchamp
Link to the item/link to the photos or attach photos : http://poshmark.com/listing/514865cb8ae4a067a2002ddd
I just bought this through poshmark for my sister. I don't know anything about Longchamps. Please help authenticate. And what model is this? Thank you!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...0130401224739373.JPG/ps=50/r=0/rx=550/ry=400/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...0130401224738428.JPG/ps=50/r=0/rx=550/ry=400/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...0130401224731710.JPG/ps=50/r=0/rx=550/ry=400/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...0130401224731362.JPG/ps=50/r=0/rx=550/ry=400/
Link to the item/link to the photos or attach photos : http://poshmark.com/listing/514865cb8ae4a067a2002ddd
I just bought this through poshmark for my sister. I don't know anything about Longchamps. Please help authenticate. And what model is this? Thank you!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...0130401224739373.JPG/ps=50/r=0/rx=550/ry=400/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...0130401224738428.JPG/ps=50/r=0/rx=550/ry=400/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...0130401224731710.JPG/ps=50/r=0/rx=550/ry=400/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...0130401224731362.JPG/ps=50/r=0/rx=550/ry=400/
Thanks! I will return the bags to the seller. May I know what proves that they are fakes? Is it the tags?
Can you pls help me to authenticate this? Thanks in advance. =)
NAME : LONGCHAMP PLANETES MEDIUM LONG HANDLE IN Black
SELLER : A BLOGSHOP FROM MALAYSIA
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879333_zpsd27be532.jpg.html?o=4
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879372_zpsd7a245e3.jpg.html?o=3
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879404_zps0743651c.jpg.html?o=2
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879303_zps80e2f2c9.jpg.html?o=5
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879439_zpsb4458ad7.jpg.html?o=1
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879464_zpsecf2cf41.jpg.html
NAME : LONGCHAMP PLANETES MEDIUM LONG HANDLE IN Black
SELLER : A BLOGSHOP FROM MALAYSIA
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879333_zpsd27be532.jpg.html?o=4
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879372_zpsd7a245e3.jpg.html?o=3
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879404_zps0743651c.jpg.html?o=2
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879303_zps80e2f2c9.jpg.html?o=5
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879439_zpsb4458ad7.jpg.html?o=1
http://m1282.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/Sylvene_Wong/1364879464_zpsecf2cf41.jpg.html
Fake. Sorry.
Reason why these bags fail authentication : substandard materials and fake details on the tag.
Same reason why other items on this thread fail authentication.
Dear Authenticators,
I recently purchased a few Longchamp Le Pliage shoppers from eBay. I tried my best to pick good reputation sellers (100% positive feedback or at least 99.6%) who had good feedback on selling Longchamp LPs. Still, I think I may have gotten a few rotten apples
I am currently using the one tote I believe to be truly authentic I got from eBay as a benchmark. I say I believe it to be authentic because the seller has excellent feedback, and has sent it with a tag from Bloomingdale's still attached to it (the tag has the store's barcode, reference name for item, and even a returns sticker marked Required for Return, with barcode and long stock reference number... it is untouched). That bag is the right size, has all the required marks of authenticity. I think. This bag is burgundy in color.
So, with that burgundy tote nearby, and using a website that helps people like me look for red flags, I've stumbled upon some issues with 3 other LPs I got on eBay. All of them are Medium - there's a navy blue, a dark chocolate brown, and an orange tote.
My biggest issue is with the navy tote. As you will see from the pictures in my photobucket account, the backside of the leather flap looks overly "fuzzy" to me. Moreover, there's no trace of the jockey logo on there. The backside of the leather handles is also overly fuzzy. Another problem is the hot-stamped graphic that reads LE PLIAGE "SHOPPING" - MODELE DEPOSE. In the burgundy bag, this text is boldly embossed, you can read the writing very clearly, and all the letters are evenly spaced and exactly the same size. Here, the embossing looks funny to me. For one, the text looks "lighter", less "imprinted" into the leather. Also, the word DEPOSE bugs me - as you will see in the pics, there is a little too much space between the P and the O, and the OSE part of the word seems to be slightly smaller and a bit askew. In the burgundy bag, the O is big, round, fat even, and sits nicely between the P and the S... but here, it's funny. I also don't like the way the handles have been finished - too much leather fuzz showing through.
I have the same hot-stamping text issues with the brown tote. I have posted those pics in the photobucket account too.
Finally, the orange tote seems a bit off. For one, the sizing is a bit weird. Instead of being 30cm tall, it's 31cm tall. Instead of being 31cm across at the narrowest point at the bottom, it is 32cm wide. Also, the handles have a 10" drop. This size difference could be due to the fact that it's an "old" Medium shopper (where the pocket is the big rectangular one that is sewn just "outside" of the handles). BUT I've read old Medium shoppers are 13" tall. This one is only 12" tall. The seller of the orange tote claims to have bought it personally at Bloomingdale's too, and there is a barcode tag on the bag that labels it a TUBE HANDLE tote. Is there a difference between the SHOULDER TOTE (what the label on the burgundy tote says) and the TUBE HANDLE tote? I don't get it. Moreover, can you even buy "old" Shopper totes anymore? How old is this bag if it is indeed the "old" version?
I don't know if this is relevant, but as you will see in the pics, the leather corners of the orange shopper also look too long (I'm using the burgundy tote as a reference in the picture). Finally, one of the handle corners seems to have a funny cut - it looks square-ish (as seen in the photo).
Sorry if my post seems confusing - I got all 3 bags today and alarm bells started ringing, so I just wanted to keep all my bags in one post to avoid chasing up lots of different answers!
I can post more pics if you need. For now, I decided to post the pictures showing the things that "bug" me about these bags, plus a couple of extra tidbits just in case.
Any help will be much appreciated.
http://s487.photobucket.com/user/kasume_1980/library/?page=1
All the pics are labeled by color of tote in question. Thanks!
I recently purchased a few Longchamp Le Pliage shoppers from eBay. I tried my best to pick good reputation sellers (100% positive feedback or at least 99.6%) who had good feedback on selling Longchamp LPs. Still, I think I may have gotten a few rotten apples
I am currently using the one tote I believe to be truly authentic I got from eBay as a benchmark. I say I believe it to be authentic because the seller has excellent feedback, and has sent it with a tag from Bloomingdale's still attached to it (the tag has the store's barcode, reference name for item, and even a returns sticker marked Required for Return, with barcode and long stock reference number... it is untouched). That bag is the right size, has all the required marks of authenticity. I think. This bag is burgundy in color.
So, with that burgundy tote nearby, and using a website that helps people like me look for red flags, I've stumbled upon some issues with 3 other LPs I got on eBay. All of them are Medium - there's a navy blue, a dark chocolate brown, and an orange tote.
My biggest issue is with the navy tote. As you will see from the pictures in my photobucket account, the backside of the leather flap looks overly "fuzzy" to me. Moreover, there's no trace of the jockey logo on there. The backside of the leather handles is also overly fuzzy. Another problem is the hot-stamped graphic that reads LE PLIAGE "SHOPPING" - MODELE DEPOSE. In the burgundy bag, this text is boldly embossed, you can read the writing very clearly, and all the letters are evenly spaced and exactly the same size. Here, the embossing looks funny to me. For one, the text looks "lighter", less "imprinted" into the leather. Also, the word DEPOSE bugs me - as you will see in the pics, there is a little too much space between the P and the O, and the OSE part of the word seems to be slightly smaller and a bit askew. In the burgundy bag, the O is big, round, fat even, and sits nicely between the P and the S... but here, it's funny. I also don't like the way the handles have been finished - too much leather fuzz showing through.
I have the same hot-stamping text issues with the brown tote. I have posted those pics in the photobucket account too.
Finally, the orange tote seems a bit off. For one, the sizing is a bit weird. Instead of being 30cm tall, it's 31cm tall. Instead of being 31cm across at the narrowest point at the bottom, it is 32cm wide. Also, the handles have a 10" drop. This size difference could be due to the fact that it's an "old" Medium shopper (where the pocket is the big rectangular one that is sewn just "outside" of the handles). BUT I've read old Medium shoppers are 13" tall. This one is only 12" tall. The seller of the orange tote claims to have bought it personally at Bloomingdale's too, and there is a barcode tag on the bag that labels it a TUBE HANDLE tote. Is there a difference between the SHOULDER TOTE (what the label on the burgundy tote says) and the TUBE HANDLE tote? I don't get it. Moreover, can you even buy "old" Shopper totes anymore? How old is this bag if it is indeed the "old" version?
I don't know if this is relevant, but as you will see in the pics, the leather corners of the orange shopper also look too long (I'm using the burgundy tote as a reference in the picture). Finally, one of the handle corners seems to have a funny cut - it looks square-ish (as seen in the photo).
Sorry if my post seems confusing - I got all 3 bags today and alarm bells started ringing, so I just wanted to keep all my bags in one post to avoid chasing up lots of different answers!
I can post more pics if you need. For now, I decided to post the pictures showing the things that "bug" me about these bags, plus a couple of extra tidbits just in case.
Any help will be much appreciated.
http://s487.photobucket.com/user/kasume_1980/library/?page=1
All the pics are labeled by color of tote in question. Thanks!
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My mother has the same color bag and I've been talking to Longchamp to get it sent in for repair. I thought it was a fake as well, but upon sending Longchamp customer care photos of it. Same exact color as what was posted by purplebbles, ours is just in really bad shape. Customer care verified that it was authentic and it's a Limited Edition. So I'm not sure if purplebbles' bag is authentic, but the color does exist. Hope that helps.
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