Authenticate This MULBERRY

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Can someone help with opinion on this Bayswater please?



Bought from Vinted - seller claims is real but I have doubts. Namely the side grommet/holes and lack of underside stamp on zip. I also can't find the version anywhere.



I'm limited on time to flag as an issue now it's been delivered.



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Hi - I’m not an authenticator and cannot comment on the authenticity of this bag, but the holes and other unusual details are because the model is a Bayswater for MacBook Pro - it’s designed with apple to hold your laptop, phone etc and to expand.

jewels14 - determining the age of a bays is a bit of a ‘how long is a piece of string’ question - if it’s a colour or leather that appeared in one season then maybe, but for an average bays it would mostly be guesswork based on the appearance.
 
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Hi - I’m not an authenticator and cannot comment on the authenticity of this bag, but the holes and other unusual details are because the model is a Bayswater for MacBook Pro - it’s designed with apple to hold your laptop, phone etc and to expand.







jewels14 - determining the age of a bays is a bit of a ‘how long is a piece of string’ question - if it’s a colour or leather that appeared in one season then maybe, but for an average bays it would mostly be guesswork based on the appearance.





Thanks, that's really useful!
 
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Hi - I’m not an authenticator and cannot comment on the authenticity of this bag, but the holes and other unusual details are because the model is a Bayswater for MacBook Pro - it’s designed with apple to hold your laptop, phone etc and to expand.

jewels14 - determining the age of a bays is a bit of a ‘how long is a piece of string’ question - if it’s a colour or leather that appeared in one season then maybe, but for an average bays it would mostly be guesswork based on the appearance.
thank you 24shaz. Really appreciate you responding. I was hoping that the inside label (mine has tree before the mulberry logo) would be an indicator of if it is pre 2015 etc. Will give up of there is no way of knowing. Thanks again x
 
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Hello Mulberry experts, I'd be grateful if you could check this one out:

Item Name: Mulberry Bayswater oak
Link: https://www.vinted.co.uk/women/bags/handbags/3123610501-mulberry-bayswater-oak-bag

I don't know how to post images from the Vinted app, let me know if I should repost my query when I'm on a desktop computer.

Thank you!
Please ensure you post fully in the format as stated in post #1 including the seller name. The made in label photo is not shown but the bag looks good.
 
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So I went to a Mulberry sample sale today and was delighted to find hanging up in the wrong place a tan Lily. But my joy was short lived when I suddenly thought it was a fake.

But having visited the Mulberry site now, it looks like a few of the failsafe ways to judge a fake aren’t necessarily now the case? My boutique bought Lily has an internal zip pocket and a brass tag inside with a serial number on it, but this one just has a slip pocket and no metal disc.

I was sure that I’d been fleeced, but having looked on the website now, it looks like the Lilys only have a slip pocket and no brass tag? Anyone know why the change happened? And I guess more importantly, can you just confirm I haven’t been mugged. The stitching on the back screamed fake at first as my old one doesn’t have this. But apparently now this is a thing???

I should say, this sample sale was a few doors down from one of the official boutiques and I went in there first, and some of the staff said they’d popped in this morning to check it out.

I’m sure if it was selling fake goods it would have been shut down. But I’m still panicking!
 

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So I went to a Mulberry sample sale today and was delighted to find hanging up in the wrong place a tan Lily. But my joy was short lived when I suddenly thought it was a fake.

But having visited the Mulberry site now, it looks like a few of the failsafe ways to judge a fake aren’t necessarily now the case? My boutique bought Lily has an internal zip pocket and a brass tag inside with a serial number on it, but this one just has a slip pocket and no metal disc.

I was sure that I’d been fleeced, but having looked on the website now, it looks like the Lilys only have a slip pocket and no brass tag? Anyone know why the change happened? And I guess more importantly, can you just confirm I haven’t been mugged. The stitching on the back screamed fake at first as my old one doesn’t have this. But apparently now this is a thing???

I should say, this sample sale was a few doors down from one of the official boutiques and I went in there first, and some of the staff said they’d popped in this morning to check it out.

I’m sure if it was selling fake goods it would have been shut down. But I’m still panicking!
We don't authenticate from photos alone as you need to post in the format stated in #1 of this thread including a working link. You can use the services of a formal authenticator such as Authenticate4u. However, newer models don't have a disc or serial number and design features such as pockets, zips etc change over time so comparing is generally not a good idea, particularly with Mulberry which is known to be a quirky brand.
 
Hi, just after some advice really. I bought this bag on eBay years ago thinking it was genuine but I cannot see this design online anywhere. Is it fake? It has been well used and there's been a water leakage hence the colour at the bottom
Thanks

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