Authenticate This PRADA
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Dear Saba,
What a horrible thing to happen to you. I would suggest taking the bag to your nearest Prada store and seeing whether they can authenticate it for free. Surely if they can link the receipts to your account, they can track the bag sold to you? I really hope so.
All the very best and I hope you get good news from the lovely authenticators here. x
Can you please authenticate this? Ebay makes me nervous and also says they have 9 available ?!? Thank you!
Item Name: Prada Saffiano Double Cuir Nero
Listing number: 172518799592
Seller ID: bags2impress
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172518799592?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Item Name: Prada Saffiano Double Cuir Nero
Listing number: 172518799592
Seller ID: bags2impress
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172518799592?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Buying from a department store is no guarantee of authenticity. https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...-seller-richgirlscollection-loukpeach.943212/
That woman (who was an active member here on tPF, btw) returned huge quantities of fake bags to retailers and they were put right back into circulation. She most definitely isn't the first or the only one to do this. She just did it on a massive scale...................there is going to be fallout for years from her scams.
It is a good idea to always get a bag authenticated. Unfortunately she used AF which has one of the worst reps. I would definitely get another opinion....either from this thread or A4U.
If it does turn out to be fake you should be able to return it and get your money back. If it is authentic relist it with a mention that you have a paid authentication
No Prada boutique I have ever been in will authenticate a bag. Especially one from another party......which Off Fifth would be in this case. Even if they did give a verbal opinion it would carry no weight in this situation. The best thing would be to get a paid authentication in writing. Nothing against the authenticators here, but tPF opinions are not accepted in disputes.
I am very sorry that I may have come across the wrong way. I have been a member for more than four years, I try to always use the right format, always be courteous and thankful when someone helps me? (I was posting pics in response to Miss Figgy's request for them for after I got the blue bag.)
I purchase bags for myself 2-3 times a year and only ask for help then and only when I am seriously planning to purchase.
I have tried several times to contribute to other threads, but it tells me I don't have the ability to post on those threads?
Maybe you can help me do that because I don't understand what I am doing incorrectly to not be able to post other than on this one...
Thank you - I value this resource and don't want to be viewed as abusing it.
I'm very much aware that Prada stores don't authenticate bags but the stores can facilitate free authentication with their head office especially in these sort of circumstances where there are receipts and proof of purchase. Here in London, they send it to Italy which can take 4 to 6 weeks. I'm sure they will have similar policies in the States. The only thing to bear in mind is that if the bag is fake, they may destroy rather than return.
Hi belle,
I took the pics of the bag to the Prada store and the lady working there (teressa) at the Prada Holt Renfrew Yorkdale location told me the bag seems authentic but the card doesn't show it's the one with red lining which is confusing.
Also shouldn't stores like saks be now allowed to sell designer goods if they are accepting returns without authenticating them. I also went to the saks off fifth location with my receipt and bag and they've refused to acknowledge that they sold me a fake bag. The manager said it's been 3 months and you've sold the bag to eBay and got a return and at this point we have no guarantee you are bringing the same bag back or your buyer even sent you the same bag and he knows me. But he says there's nothing they can do. I was in tears. I'm still crying while typing this.
I can't believe I lost $3600 just like that. I have no faith in these stores except if ur buying from the actual retail brand store!
And for anyone buying in the future my advice is plzzz take lots of pictures of the bag in the store and ask them to put it on hold for you for a day or two, get the bag authenticated and then pay!
I'm just so upset right now. What a horrible start to my 2017!
Thank you ladies!
Hi poopsie,
I'm not a very active member here so I've been living under a rock, I occasionally get a bag on my birthday or anniversary and before buying or something I just get it authenticated here at the forum. But this story made me sooooooooo angry you've no idea. I can't believe people are sooo selfish! Never for once did she even think of the innocent victims who would end up at the purchasing end of her returned fake bags!
I'm infuriated but I'm in Canada, not sure if her bags travelled here or maybe they did.
I plan on going back to saks and I've been trying to reach my husband all day to see what he suggests. Maybe a letter from my lawyer to the store would shake them a bit? I donno.
Or maybe the bag is authentic all along and the ****************** people have made a mistake like their reputation suggests online. I really hope that's the case. If anyone can remotely authenticate the bag, I'll buy them ice cream and I'll be forever grateful!
Thank you
I'm just catching up on the conversation about this bag. This bag is insanely difficult to authenticate with photos. That said, I'm definitely seeing some concerning details. This combo is also one of the most counterfeited color combos of this bag I've seen so far. By the way, Prada sales associates are not trained to authenticate bags. Their job is to sell bags. It takes a true professional that knows the minutia of the Super Fake bags to determine authenticity.
Your best option is to pack it up, send it to Prada in Milan and let them tell you what they think. It won't be cheap, but neither was this bag.
If it's not real, they'll destroy it!!!! I know I'm cramping thisbthtead but I don't know how to post anywhere else!
Are you positive that they would destroy it? If it is fake they would be destroying/tampering with evidence of a crime. Since you bought it from an authorized Prada merchant (Saks) you should be allowed to return it for a refund if it is in fact determined to be fake.
I am pretty sure that Saks was one of the merchants that Loukpeach defrauded. The fake bags that she returned could easily turn up anywhere throughout the Saks network.
How did the manager at your Saks know that the bag was sold and returned on Ebay?
Saks can't definitively prove that they didn't sell you a fake and I am sure that there are plenty of people in their corporate that are fully aware of the extent of the Loukpeach scam. They wouldn't want word of that being widely disseminated and should therefore be motivated to deal with the fallout on a case by case basis.
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Hi poopsie,
I thought they'd take it back but me and my big mouth. I told the manager the entire story of how I sold it and then the buyer said it's fake and she got it evaluated from this website called ****************** and then I got it seperately authenticated and hen they said the same thing, although they knew my email and telephone on both transactions.
Anyways he's told me it's not the stores responsibility and the burden of proof (by law I believe) lies on me that they sold me a fake bag. I'm gonn go back again and get intouch wth their head office. This isn't fair. Especially since a crime like this happened and they knew about it and still have those models on their sales floor.
As for sending the bag to Prada, it makes sense, but only in the case where saks takes responsibility that this is the same bag. Right now they've told me "all our bags are authentic designer bags and we do not carry replicas since it's illegal" so they're not even accepting their fault. I'm gonna lawyer up, for the sake of principle if for nothing else.
Sending you big hugs. I'm totally gutted for you.
Maybe try Prada without telling them the buyer had access to the bag. By the way, it's free for Prada to send to Italy for authentication, given you have your receipt. That's the policy here in London and I believe it's the same everywhere. You should also ask them to guarantee that they will return the bag if it's not authentic using what Poopsie said about saying that it will be used in evidence in a civil and possibly criminal suit. In which case, a letter headed legal letter will help to show you are serious. At the end of the day, both Prada and SAKS have a reputation to uphold and you should at least get a replacement bag out of all of this.
So sorry for the stress you're going through.
More hugs xxxx