Authenticate Those SHOES

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Eldra said:
Hi all. I'm new here so I hope I'm posting this in the right place. I have several pairs of shoes that were given me by a neighbor who moved, that I thought were authentic, but now I'm not sure. I want to sell them since they don't fit me, but if they aren't authentic...well, I don't want to rip anyone off. I was hoping someone here could help me.

I have a pair of Roger Vivier shoes. I listed them at ebay, and actually got an offer, but I asked the buyer if they'd wait a couple of days to give me time to see what you guys say about the shoes.

I posted a lot of photos, but I wanted to be thorough. Hope that's okay.

Thanks in advance!

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I see you've posted in the RV thread as well. It is not the buyers responsibility to authenticate an item, e-bay has the right to close your account for this practice. Some years back I was selling a Chanel purse I'd purchased from the boutique on 57th Street in Manhattan. E-bay pulled my listing and said the purse was counterfeit. Unfortunately I'd lost my receipt from Chanel which they'd asked to see, I explained the bag was real and provided my sales associates name and number at the boutique who I'd worked with for years. E-bay's response was simply if I tried to relist the bag that they would shut down my account. I'd been selling since 1999 and was a power seller with a 100% perfect selling history.

If in doubt you should have all your items authenticated before listing and those of us here are happy to do this for you. Please refer to post number one of this thread to see the photos required for authentication. Thanks.
 
#9,155
Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it.

I got the shoes from a Korean neighbor who was moving, most likely back to Korea. I live in a college town and we have a lot of foreign students here. I'm thinking she and her husband graduated and were moving back home. It probably cost too much to ship everything, and I guess they didn't want the bother of hauling stuff to a second-hand store.

They were throwing away a ton of stuff! Sheets, bedspreads, clothing (a LOT of clothing), and the shoes, of course, just a ton of stuff! I caught them as they were hauling stuff to the dumpster and asked if I could keep it. When I got everything home my daughter saw the shoes and said they were designer. But what do we know? Neither of us has ever owned a pair of designer shoes in our lives. We just look at photos of nice shoes on Pinterest and covet them, lol.

Anyway, I don't know these neighbors at all. In fact, the day they were hauling stuff to the dumpster was the first time I'd ever met them, and since I didn't know the shoes were part of everything, I didn't have a chance to ask about the shoes and my neighbors move, like, the next day.

The reason I question the authenticity is because I have reason to believe one of the pairs of shoes is a knockoff, and this makes me question all of them. I don't want to sell them on ebay if they're knockoffs. I wouldn't want that done to me so I won't do it to anyone else. Couldn't live with myself if I did.

Here are the photos. Once again, I really, really appreciate the help!

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#9,159
audreylita said:
Based on the pictures provided they appear to be authentic. A side view of the sole meeting the shoe would be helpful. What about them makes you doubt their authenticity?
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It just occurred to me. When you said you want pictures of the sole meeting the shoe, were you talking about the outside of the shoe? I posted photos of the inside of the shoe. Durr.

I'll take more photos if you need them.

Edit: And the person buying the shoes insists she wants them. Oh, I hope the shoes aren't fake...
 
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#9,160
shuze said:
Authentic IMO. In the future please post the pictures directly as opposed to the links.
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Hello again Shuze...

Sorry to bother you but I wore these lovelies out on Saturday night and have REALLY done a number on them, which is making me think they aren't real?
Or have I just mistreated them by traipsing Melbourne lane ways?
What do you think?

Thank you so much
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#9,161
jasmineskye said:
Hello again Shuze...

Sorry to bother you but I wore these lovelies out on Saturday night and have REALLY done a number on them, which is making me think they aren't real?
Or have I just mistreated them by traipsing Melbourne lane ways?
What do you think?

Thank you so much
x

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I am so sorry. I agree that leather soling should not peel like that. Can you take them to a shoemaker and doublecheck the material? Sometimes it is difficult to tell without having them in hand but I thought that they looked OK but one wearing should not do that to the soling.
 
#9,162
Eldra said:
It just occurred to me. When you said you want pictures of the sole meeting the shoe, were you talking about the outside of the shoe? I posted photos of the inside of the shoe. Durr.

I'll take more photos if you need them.

Edit: And the person buying the shoes insists she wants them. Oh, I hope the shoes aren't fake...
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Yes the outside profile.
 
#9,163
audreylita said:
Yes the outside profile.
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The girl who wanted to buy the shoes canceled the order. I guess she isn't sure about the shoes either.

I'm not going to list any of the shoes I have on ebay. I just can't be sure that they are authentic and as long as I'm not sure, I just don't feel right selling them. I'll probably just donate them or give them to a friend or family member. I appreciate all the help you guys gave me. Thanks so much for everything! :smile1:
 
#9,165
Eldra said:
The girl who wanted to buy the shoes canceled the order. I guess she isn't sure about the shoes either.

I'm not going to list any of the shoes I have on ebay. I just can't be sure that they are authentic and as long as I'm not sure, I just don't feel right selling them. I'll probably just donate them or give them to a friend or family member. I appreciate all the help you guys gave me. Thanks so much for everything! :smile1:
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If Audreylita and/or Shuze deems the shoes as authentic after seeing full sets of all the requested pictures, you certainly can list them. Both ladies know their shoes and neither will deem as authentic unless they're sure.

And if you wanted to add credibility to your listing and reassurance for buyers, you can spend $7.50-ish for a professional authentication.

And if deemed fake, I don't recommend donating. By donating, it's keeping the shoes in circulation and eventually, they'll be sold to a buyer who might think they're authentic, might pay a lot of money for fakes and when she no longer wants them, might list them on ebay or another site. And the cycle would continue.

Shuze has had great suggestions for making practical use of fake handbags. Maybe she has an idea for using fake shoes aside from giving them to a little girl to play dressup.

But please wait for a definitive authentication before doing anything.
 
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