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Thank you so much for looking at this for me! I was not sure if I should post in Valentino forum or here so please let me know if I've posted in the wrong forum. Also, not sure why some of my pics are on top of the post...sorry!!!! Thanks so much in advance for your help!
Name: Red Valentino Rain Boots
Item: 322415582912
Seller: Meillingc
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/322415582912?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
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#9,647
scarlette1969 said:
View attachment 3605572 View attachment 3605563 View attachment 3605563 Hello Shoe Experts!!!!
Thank you so much for looking at this for me! I was not sure if I should post in Valentino forum or here so please let me know if I've posted in the wrong forum. Also, not sure why some of my pics are on top of the post...sorry!!!! Thanks so much in advance for your help!
Name: Red Valentino Rain Boots
Item: 322415582912
Seller: Meillingc
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/322415582912?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Here are some of my own pictures after I received the boots:
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Yes, please post on the Valentino shoe thread. All shoe questions should be posted here EXCEPT VALENTINO and LOUBOUTIN since they have their own authenticity threads.
Here's the Valentino link:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...d-1st-page-before-posting-no-chatting.907413/
 
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audreylita said:
Without going into authentication, I would have to say that any retail store such as Neiman Marcus would only sell authentic shoes.
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Thanks for the extremely fast reply audreyLita. After purchasing two pairs of fake Valentino shoes from Century 21, I am getting kind of nervous re designer goods from designer discount stores. Main concern is that although these stores only sell authentic, people may buy authentic and return fake ones..Still remember one time I returned a pair of Manolo Hangisi to Bergdorf, the guy did not even bother to open the shoe box when accepting my return..hope these department stores could enforce stricter inspections when taking returns!
 
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Victoria Zhu said:
Thanks for the extremely fast reply audreyLita. After purchasing two pairs of fake Valentino shoes from Century 21, I am getting kind of nervous re designer goods from designer discount stores. Main concern is that although these stores only sell authentic, people may buy authentic and return fake ones..Still remember one time I returned a pair of Manolo Hangisi to Bergdorf, the guy did not even bother to open the shoe box when accepting my return..hope these department stores could enforce stricter inspections when taking returns!
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Century 21 is much like the old Loehman's, they are specifically discounted department stores whereas Barneys and Saks and Neimans and the like are major department stores (Bergdorfs is part of Neimans) and they supply their outlets with merchandise from their own stores which have purchased directly from the designers. Yes people have returned fake items to these stores that are not caught by employees but my personal experience is I've been shopping at these stores since the 70's and have never had a problem ( and I am a major consumer ;)). Of course it does happen and you would be more sensitive to it than the rest of us. But Century 21 is different and personally I don't know where they purchase their merchandise.
 
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Victoria Zhu said:
After purchasing two pairs of fake Valentino shoes from Century 21, I am getting kind of nervous re designer goods from designer discount stores. Main concern is that although these stores only sell authentic, people may buy authentic and return fake ones..Still remember one time I returned a pair of Manolo Hangisi to Bergdorf, the guy did not even bother to open the shoe box when accepting my return..hope these department stores could enforce stricter inspections when taking returns!
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audreylita said:
Century 21 is much like the old Loehman's, they are specifically discounted department stores whereas Barneys and Saks and Neimans and the like are major department stores (Bergdorfs is part of Neimans) and they supply their outlets with merchandise from their own stores which have purchased directly from the designers. Yes people have returned fake items to these stores that are not caught by employees but my personal experience is I've been shopping at these stores since the 70's and have never had a problem ( and I am a major consumer ;)). Of course it does happen and you would be more sensitive to it than the rest of us. But Century 21 is different and personally I don't know where they purchase their merchandise.
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If Century 21 has a corporate policy similar to most other major stores, their employees are probably directed to accept and not question returns with tags and receipts.

I saw it happen at Macy's when I was in line behind a customer who was returning a very obvious fake Coach bag with "tags" attached and a receipt. The buyer had clearly done a "buy and switch," reattaching the tags from her legitimate purchase to the fake and returning it with her legitimate receipt. When the customer walked away, I told the SA what happened and although she admitted that she wouldn't have recognized the difference between authentic and fake bags, she would have been required to take the return because the customer had her receipt.

An interesting read where this exact thing happened is the Richgirlscollection/Loukpeach thread on the ebay forum. Long story short, she bought over $1m worth of designer bags from (mainly) TJ Maxx's runway departments, returned "good" fakes to the stores and resold the authentic bags on ebay. (She also scammed department stores to a lesser degree but being a discounter, TJX Company stores don't have the expertise to have caught the counterfeit items being returned.)
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...-seller-richgirlscollection-loukpeach.943212/
 
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audreylita said:
Century 21 is much like the old Loehman's, they are specifically discounted department stores whereas Barneys and Saks and Neimans and the like are major department stores (Bergdorfs is part of Neimans) and they supply their outlets with merchandise from their own stores which have purchased directly from the designers. Yes people have returned fake items to these stores that are not caught by employees but my personal experience is I've been shopping at these stores since the 70's and have never had a problem ( and I am a major consumer ;)). Of course it does happen and you would be more sensitive to it than the rest of us. But Century 21 is different and personally I don't know where they purchase their merchandise.
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Appreciate the insights audreylita! I am done with C21 and will stick with the major department store outlets for bargains.
 
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Victoria Zhu said:
Appreciate the insights audreylita! I am done with C21 and will stick to the major department store for bargains.
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And I hear everything that you guys are saying and believe that it doesn't hurt to authenticate everything but I've gotten tons of treasures from C21 over the years and never saw a fake although I have no question that it's happened to every retailer at some point. I haven't shopped C21 in years but I used to run downtown faster than a speeding bullet on every trip to NY before I retired. You can't compare them to TJMaxx (at least you couldn't in the 80s to early 2000s). C21 was carrying true luxury designer fashion as they were buying everyone's overstocks and cancellations and had so many luxury labels.
BTW love the Caovillas!
I think we're being too chatty, sorry!
 
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shuze said:
I hate authenticating boots off site pictures as few ever show the interiors. The boots look absolutely perfect and the site is well known for total diligence but if you want a 100% answer of authentic rather than a 99.9% answer of authentic please post a picture of the sock lining when you receive them.
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k5ml3k said:
Helllloo!! I'm so excited to have scored this item but of course, need to make sure that it's authentic [emoji5] if i could get help authenticating this item, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you!!!

Item: CHLOE Black Leather Suzanna Studded Ankle Boots Size 5.5/36
Item #: 117531
Seller: Yoogis Closet
Link: https://www.yoogiscloset.com/chloe-black-leather-suzanna-studded-ankle-boots-size-5-5-36.html
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Hello, I finally received them [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38] I've attached the pics of the inside of the shoes. Let me know if you need better ones. Thank you!!

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