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BeenBurned said:
First, I'll offer a lame apology for my late response to this discussion. For some (frustrating) reason, my notifications that threads have been updated stop coming and I was naive enough to think I'd get an email if there were posts on this thread. (I'd missed about 9 pages and over a month of posts!)

So my Johnny-come-lately comment probably shouldn't even be made but I still feel that I have to make it.

I've posted (as an authenticator and as a "helper") on various blogs, forums, ebay boards for over 10 years and I've seen dozens (probably more accurately, hundreds) of cases where buyers and sellers have wrongly accused the other party of various wrongdoings.

But I don't think I've ever seen a case where both sides were so gracious and understanding, even before the final outcome was realized. I am so impressed with you, @Ina_loves_bags as well as the seller, patent_pearls. You never accused the seller of being a scammer and the seller, although insistent on the authenticity of the shoes never accused or implied that you were a scammer.

This whole process, including @shuze and @audreylita 's research was one of the classiest I've ever seen.
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Wow ! It has been a while since I last logged in ! I've been missing in action. Thank you for the compliment , I think we all worked as a team to try to get this authenticity issue resolved and it ended up being great ! A lot of work from the ladies here on PF , I am really thankful to all . When situations like these arise , i thread lightly because I know the importance of being a seller with good reputation and my intention was to solve the situation the best possible way without any confrontation or allegations. I believe is the right way :-)
 
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#9,769
Victoria Zhu said:
Dear Authenticators, I got a pair of Manolo Hangisi from a multi-designer shoe sample sale in NYC. Wondering whether you could help me authenticate these shoes. Appreciate your help in advance.
Name: Manolo Blahnik Hangisi Crystal-Buckle Satin Flat, Pink Floral
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Authentic and gorgeous. Enjoy!
 
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Listing number: 172568470930
Seller: alwaysauthentic202
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172568470930?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Extra pictures:
https://www.yogile.com/glwyzq14#21t

Comments: Hi, Just purchased these from ebay and having serious doubts =( Both shoes have a diffrent alphabet serial number, one shoe fits tigther and small than the other,font color and the "c" is slightly larger in width than the other. any help is appreciated. thank you so much in advance for your help!
 
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AQUEENINBRKLYN said:
Listing number: 172568470930
Seller: alwaysauthentic202
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172568470930?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Extra pictures:
https://www.yogile.com/glwyzq14#21t

Comments: Hi, Just purchased these from ebay and having serious doubts =( Both shoes have a diffrent alphabet serial number, one shoe fits tigther and small than the other,font color and the "c" is slightly larger in width than the other. any help is appreciated. thank you so much in advance for your help!
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I'll leave these to others as I try to avoid espadrilles, athletics and molded footwear unless I can see obvious issues. Sorry. Unmatched serial numbers can absolutely happen-especially in an espadrille factory as they can be matching up pairs after production.
 
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Hi,

Thank you so much for your help! I was just a bit worried as I have searched for these exact pair from other sellers and can't find the mix match =( But thank you so much for taking the time out to help. Hopefully someone can way in as well. Thanks again =)
 
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AQUEENINBRKLYN said:
Hi,

Thank you so much for your help! I was just a bit worried as I have searched for these exact pair from other sellers and can't find the mix match =( But thank you so much for taking the time out to help. Hopefully someone can way in as well. Thanks again =)
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That's one reason that i want to leave them to others as I know it has happened in other lines from Spanish production but I don't know if it has ever happened in Chanel. Chanel espadrilles have a definite left and right but traditional espadrilles do not and were not made in pairs but just paired up after the fact. On the other hand we all know of people who have tried on multiple pairs of the same shoe at retail to find the perfect fit and the matched pairs do not always get put back in the same box resulting in mismatched serial numbers even though the shoe is the same shoe. Anyway, just my thoughts and hopefully others will post.
 
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Thank you so much. No worries. I really appreciate your input and your conclusion did make sense. I went ahead and contacted other memebers on here via dm with the same pair and they have concluded that one shoe is authentic and the other isn't possibly a switch hense the one gold serial number and the one silver one but thank you so much for your help! =(
 
#9,780
melroseco2000 said:
Hello authenticators...please tell me what you think about these shoes. Are these authentic?

Listing ID: 272581569652
Item Name: AUTHENTIC YSL LAURENT TRIBUTE T-STRAP BEIGE PATENT LEATHER SANDALS SIZE 37.5
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/272581569652?ul_noapp=true
Seller: gevoannann
Comments: none for now


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Both pair are authentic IMO but do note that this second pair appear to show a lot of black transfer which cannot be removed on a shoe being sold as new.
 
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