Authenticate This PRADA
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From what I can see it looks to be ok, older style. But you didn't get me the most important photo - the BRAND NAME UNDERNEATH the zipper - NOT the "Prada Milano" as embossed on the zip pull. The camera needs to go inside the bag and photograph the underside of the head of the zipper - I'm not interested in the Prada Milano that's obvious on the zip pull TAB. And I did explain what I needed in the last message.
Hello! I'm wondering if you experts could help me! I purchased this bag second hand - I was VERY concerned that there was no curve in the R, but I read on an authentication sight (lollipuff) that vintage bags do not always have a curved R. The quality is excellent, so I took a chance....I abhor fakes, so I'm hoping one of you experts can put my mind rest before I wear it! Thank you so much! Last pic of the zipper - it is ykk 
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Hello! I'm wondering if you experts could help me! I purchased this bag second hand - I was VERY concerned that there was no curve in the R, but I read on an authentication sight (lollipuff) that vintage bags do not always have a curved R. The quality is excellent, so I took a chance....I abhor fakes, so I'm hoping one of you experts can put my mind rest before I wear it! Thank you so much! Last pic of the zipper - it is ykk
Whoa....waaaaaay out of my comfort zone. Some things look right, others not so, but that may be an age thing. And there's absolutely no point putting up a completely blurred photo and saying it's a pic of a zipper. It looks just like my cat's passport photo, except worse.
Hahaha! It is an awful picture! I just tried my iphone cam (I was borrowing my dad's ancient cam...so awful!). It looks a bit better...maybe not able to compete with your cat's passport photo yet (just kidding!) but better than my first try. Can you tell I'm awful at photography? ETA the YKK is refusing to show up clearly...it's there, my silly iphone just refuses to focus....I going to keep trying....
ETA!!! The 20th time is a charm...finally got that ykk to show up...sort of anyway... missfiggy, If you are not able to authenticate it, would there be anyone else here that could? I'm a student, so paying $40 for a authentication service is unfortunately not something I can do right now.
Thank you so much for all your help!
PS excuse the weird blue plastic thing...this was bought second hand and thats where the price was attached.
ETA AGAIN! I forgot to add that the zipper tab, and the outside bottom of the bag is the very thick nylon (it;s like a combination bag leather and nylon)
ETA the YKK is refusing to show up clearly...it's there, my silly iphone just refuses to focus....I going to keep trying....ETA!!! The 20th time is a charm...finally got that ykk to show up
...sort of anyway... missfiggy, If you are not able to authenticate it, would there be anyone else here that could? I'm a student, so paying $40 for a authentication service is unfortunately not something I can do right now.Thank you so much for all your help!
PS excuse the weird blue plastic thing...this was bought second hand and thats where the price was attached.
ETA AGAIN! I forgot to add that the zipper tab, and the outside bottom of the bag is the very thick nylon (it;s like a combination bag leather and nylon)
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Hi MissFiggy! Happy new year! I know it's difficult to tell with saffiano totes but I was wondering if there were any obvious red flags with this one? The pictures that were uploaded are fairly clear but unfortunately the photo count is maxed out already, and VC won't allow the seller to email any additional pics to me :/ So unfortunately I can't provide all the photos as requested on the first page, sorry! I would be really grateful for any input. Thank you so much in advance!
Item Name: Prada Saffiano Double-zip Tote
Listing number: http://www.vestiairecollective.com/women-bags/handbags/prada/black-leather-bag-prada-3352807.shtml
Seller ID: http://www.vestiairecollective.com/members/profile-3543478.shtml
Link: http://www.vestiairecollective.com/women-bags/handbags/prada/black-leather-bag-prada-3352807.shtml
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Item Name: Prada Saffiano Double-zip Tote
Listing number: http://www.vestiairecollective.com/women-bags/handbags/prada/black-leather-bag-prada-3352807.shtml
Seller ID: http://www.vestiairecollective.com/members/profile-3543478.shtml
Link: http://www.vestiairecollective.com/women-bags/handbags/prada/black-leather-bag-prada-3352807.shtml
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Hahaha! It is an awful picture! I just tried my iphone cam (I was borrowing my dad's ancient cam...so awful!). It looks a bit better...maybe not able to compete with your cat's passport photo yet (just kidding!) but better than my first try. Can you tell I'm awful at photography?
ETA!!! The 20th time is a charm...finally got that ykk to show up
Thank you so much for all your help!
PS excuse the weird blue plastic thing...this was bought second hand and thats where the price was attached.
ETA AGAIN! I forgot to add that the zipper tab, and the outside bottom of the bag is the very thick nylon (it;s like a combination bag leather and nylon)
If you read my reply ABOVE your first posting, you'll see what part of the zipper we need to see. Having said that the extra photos don't really help me much because, as I said, it's way out of my area of experience. Maybe Bratty will chime in - she's rather good at these older styles. Wait and see.
Hi MissFiggy! Happy new year! I know it's difficult to tell with saffiano totes but I was wondering if there were any obvious red flags with this one? The pictures that were uploaded are fairly clear but unfortunately the photo count is maxed out already, and VC won't allow the seller to email any additional pics to me :/ So unfortunately I can't provide all the photos as requested on the first page, sorry! I would be really grateful for any input. Thank you so much in advance!
Item Name: Prada Saffiano Double-zip Tote
Listing number: http://www.vestiairecollective.com/women-bags/handbags/prada/black-leather-bag-prada-3352807.shtml
Seller ID: http://www.vestiairecollective.com/members/profile-3543478.shtml
Link: http://www.vestiairecollective.com/women-bags/handbags/prada/black-leather-bag-prada-3352807.shtml
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If VC wants buyers to shell out max $$$ based on a LIMIT of 12 photos, then, in the words of the famous old crow, I'd be telling them to "phaaaaark off". This style black saffy is currently the most counterfeited Prada bag in the universe, and 12 REALLY POOR photos, just don't tell the story one way or the other.
Thank you for the quick answer! I totally agree
The worst part is, even when the seller is eager to send you more photos, VC will delete the comment and write some ******** like "no personal info xoxoxo". It's like...they want you to blindly trust their authentication service, but tbh from all the horror stories on this forum their authentication skills seem to be absolute ****. I'm thinking of buying it through Paypal and then using a professional email authentication service, then if its fake I can send it back and get my money back. What do you think?
