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Moonbird said:
Hi everyone! I just received a bag today from a friend, I was told that it is a colour offered only in Asia, it was 300$ something and it is authenticate. But I'm not completely sure and it would be so great if someone could check it for me! Thanks!

Info: there is a strap for keys on the inside, all the metals say Michael Kors and are very shiny/new, all the stitches are very even, the inside is very neat and well made, the bag stands upright without anything inside, the plastic is what my friend put on to prevent scratching the MK sign, it comes in a cream silk bag with MK on it and with a light brown care book, my camera is really bad but the material has a neat criss cross pattern and I've confirmed it to be real leather

Please tell me if this is authenticate or just a really well made fake, thanks!:D
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I need to see pictures of all the hardware (zippers, zipper head, strap hooks, and the serial code).
 
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Here's the pictures, would you mind telling me where to find the serial code? I'm a bit new with purses, sorry!
 

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Oh dang, I'm afraid I can't since it's from a friend.. I guess I'll just have to stick with it, is it really obviously unauthentic or would it be alright to use for a couple months? Thank you so much though!
 
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Moonbird said:
Oh dang, I'm afraid I can't since it's from a friend.. I guess I'll just have to stick with it, is it really obviously unauthentic or would it be alright to use for a couple months? Thank you so much though!
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This is actually a well made counterfeit purse and could pass as genuine IMO, especially if you take the hanging charm off since the authentic Selmas don't have one. Unless someone who really knows their MK purses gets up close, and I mean in your personal space close, then you'll be fine. If anyone asks then be honest about it and mention that its real value comes from it being a gift :smile1:
 
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Miss Krys said:
This is actually a well made counterfeit purse and could pass as genuine IMO, especially if you take the hanging charm off since the authentic Selmas don't have one. Unless someone who really knows their MK purses gets up close, and I mean in your personal space close, then you'll be fine. If anyone asks then be honest about it and mention that its real value comes from it being a gift :smile1:
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Miss Krys, I have seen pictures of similar Selma for sell from overseas.
They are not cheap and one of my colleagues wanted to buy it.
I do own a couple of Selma and they were purchased from MK boutique in Australia.
So when I compared the pictures to my own, I was suspicious. But at the same time, those bags look so well made, I couldn't point out what was wrong.
Do you mind sending me a PM to tell me how to identify the faults in these well made counterfeit? Thank you in advance!
 
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The first thing that caught my attention on the purse above is the fact that it has a hanging MK logo charm and authentic selmas don't have one included (my favourite SA who has worked for MK several years confirmed this since I asked her about it when I purchased my first selma from the boutique here in North America a long while back). I even looked at the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean MK websites and none of those selmas had charms either which indicates that this is standard. The only selmas that seem to have them are counterfeits and can be found on authentic looking websites such as mkbag.net (use of scamadvisor.com will show you that this is a fake and high risk website along with the its history...invaluable for any online shopping!) Another feature that caught my attention is the texture of the saffiano leather...when I compared the close up picture of the the straps and then inspected mine I found that there was a difference in the texturing (both of my selmas are consistent with each other though despite the age difference). Also it appeared that the engraving on the clasps was more shallow than that of my own. The plastic wrap on the handles caught my attention too since MK wraps the handles of new bags in tissue paper with the logo and not plastic as shown which is common with counterfeits...but maybe the owner put it on herself so I didn't put too much weight on it. As for the price point...MK bags are much more affordable here in North America than say in Asia so I'm not really sure how to compare on that level. Here they average about $360 US/CDN for an authentic one while a good knockoff will go for about half that and really blatant ones for around $50-80. So yes, some fakes can be quite pricy and made out of materials such as saffiano leather...the old saying goes "you get what you pay for" and my own "good bags aren't cheap and cheap bags aren't good"

With that being said there is always the possibility of me being wrong, since all I have to go off of are those pics, and if any other members of this forum have a selma like this that they bought from a MK store or off his authentic website then please let me know...it's always good to learn new things:smile1:

Hope this helps a bit , but if you still have some unanswered questions then take a peek at these webpages since I've found them to be really helpful:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/coac...o-spot-a-fake-michael-kors-mk/573929529341881
http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-spot-fake-michael-kors-handbags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZGP37RudSs
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Your-Guide-to-Buying-a-Michael-Kors-Handbag-/10000000178722411/g.html
 
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I purchased this Michael koru shoulder bag on eBay but am not wondering if its authentic. Any information would be appreciated.


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http://www.ebay.com/itm/111422095604?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT


Thank you
 
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Moonbird said:
Here's the pictures, would you mind telling me where to find the serial code? I'm a bit new with purses, sorry!
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Yup this bag is definitely a fake, one clue is MK never have the charm on the selma.... Plus MK never had this color before (although I wished they will come out with a baby pink anytime soon :])
Open a dispute with the seller asap, and if the seller offers to give you full refund in exchange for returning the bag, state that it's illegal to ship counterfeit item via mail, you can either keep it or dump it out.... Hope you get your money back...
 
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Moonbird said:
Here's the pictures, would you mind telling me where to find the serial code? I'm a bit new with purses, sorry!
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1. fake.

2. serial code should be on the side seam inside the bag - white or clear tag with "made in somewere" and two letters-four numbers (date of manufacturing) + may be white tag with ref number.

3. please give an inside photo - including lining & seams - have your bag a middle seam on the bottom of lining?
 
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curlers said:
I purchased this Michael koru shoulder bag on eBay but am not wondering if its authentic. Any information would be appreciated.


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Thank you
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I'm personally going to say authentic based on the following reasons:
.Soft and supple leather that appears to be similar to other MK bags i.e. Camden or Ashbury
.Sturdy looking hardware with even, deep and crisp engraving(harder for counterfeiters to copy)
.Small and tidy stitching that is consistent in all of the pics(knockoffs are usually quite sloppy)
.Interior linen lining appears to be of high quality and the Michael Kors lettering has a nice sheen
.The manufacturing code or "date code" is consistent with other bags i.e. a letter (or sometimes two) followed by four numbers that will be stitched along an interior seam. MK does manufacture some of his bags out of Indonesia!

Hope that you enjoy your new-to-me bag! :D
 
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