Can someone recommend an online authentication service

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I just contact Etinceler to request in house authenticate a chanel bag , one lady happens to lives in the same city as me , but she said when we meet up she would need to take the bag with her for a few days to reviews with her colleagues, is it normal ? How do i know its not a scam? I do agree she replied from my email but still , i just want to make sure , please help !!

Hi I’m curious to know if you agreed and how that experience was! I’m looking to do the same. Thanks :)
 
Which authentication services do you recommend or have had experiences with? Im in Canada.

I don’t know of any in person but I recently used Lollipuff for my CL. Sent in a request on Sunday and received a response within hours! I heard Authenticate4u and Etinceler are also reputable. Btw I think there is a Chanel authentication thread, you can find more info there :)
 
Hello and Happy Holidays, all! I was searching for threads that might have this as a topic but couldn't locate exactly what I was trying to find, so please excuse me if this is a duplicate question.

I will be in need of an authentication that can be done with a quick turnaround. Basically, I am taking a 3.5 hour journey to view a handbag in person and then purchase it in the same day, and I would like to get it authenticated because the owner is having trouble taking clear photos, so I will need to take the photos myself. Does anybody know of an authentication service that can do turnaround within a few hours, or is that unheard of? I would ask purseforum/ironic, but I don't want to put that kind of time expectation on anyone here who does these authentications out of the goodness of their hearts. (I did my best to get photos from the owner which Ironic helped with previously, but we can't verify/authenticate because the photos are just too blurry to be certain.)

Thank you for any help or ideas you may have!
 
Hello. I'm looking to get a couple of vintage Chanel jackets authenticated via a third part authenticator. I seem to remember entinciler as the go-to for Chanel authenticators but the posts all go back to 2016 and I haven't seen anything recently. Are they still the way to go for Chanel and vintage RTW?
 
Hi,
Would anyone know an authenticator in Paris with physical shop?
I bought my mini at a well-known consignment store in Paris but it has neither card nor hologram (the shop explained that the ex-owner was a VIP who received the bag as a gift and didn't want her reselling to be disclosed!).
TIA!
 
Hello,
I just bought this pair of Chanel espadrilles from a consignment store in Washington DC that sells designer items and the espadrilles did not come with the dustbags, box or carebooklet. I want to be certain that these espadrilles are authentic, especially since I don't see any serial numbers printed under the inside top of the shoe (like I've seen with other espadrilles). Can someone please point me to an authentication service for these espadrilles? Thank you.
 
Hi! I just bought a preloved Chanel bag from Tradesy and they didn't provide an authenticity card but they did give an authenticity certificate issued by a company called Authentic Xperts. The serial number on the bag is one more digit than the serial number on the certificate. And since is my first Chanel purchase I'm not very knowledgeable.
Does anyone have experience with this authenticating company and find them to be legit?
 
I am struggling to find a service that comes highly recommended. I feel like the one I hear time and time again is Leather Surgeons. What do people think about Real Authenticate?
 
It seems that most people here use Etinceler: https://etincelerauthentications.com/ - I've used them and they are speedy and excellent. Very reputable.

However for some newer bags they won't authenticate on pictures online so you will have to send the bag physically to them if you are the in the US. If you can't or you're not in the US, you can use Authenticate4U: https://www.authenticate4u.com/ (They are very slow to respond as they are busy and sometimes may not respond at all.... but they are accurate/reputable if you can get them to respond).

Other than that is there a local person to you that uses the Entrupy system? I've found that's my best method so far. It's more expensive (costs me $60AUD per bag approx, more for some brands like Hermes) but they have a financial guarantee. So if they authenticate your bag and issue a certificate, if they are later down on the road found wrong (they said 1%), they will actually reimburse you the cost of your bag.
 
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