Aren't you glad I told you about the outlets???? Now you know why they are flooding eBay.
*CLOSED* Authenticate This KATE SPADE
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Aren't you glad I told you about the outlets???? Now you know why they are flooding eBay.
No, I'm afraid it's a counterfeit, too, jessie! Do you have these bags? Or are you looking at them on eBay? If you have them, may I ask where you got them? If it's in your possession, I bet you can peel the label right off. kate spade has never made a bag in that jacquard material... and no Pia with that metal hardware or that type of handle. Oh, and that pastel striped interior-- it's a common occurrence in kate spade fakes... but she has never, ever used it herself.
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No I don't have these lol but I've been on various websites such as Ebay, Listia, and Swap.com looking for authentic Kate Spade bags. Thanks for letting me know 
That's too bad. You're 0 for 3! When you post these bags, could you put the link to them? I'd like to try to have them removed, if possible...
No I don't have these lol but I've been on various websites such as Ebay, Listia, and Swap.com looking for authentic Kate Spade bags. Thanks for letting me know
To any other expert out there... this is an authentic kate spade, but could someone tell me what the material is? The seller and I are discussing via message... she swears it's PVC... I say it's patent leather. Who is correct?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300756668121
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300756668121
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I'm an expert! Or at least I tell myself I am... But to settle the dispute, I called my enabler at the KS outlet in Wrentham MA and she says it's absolutely PVC and is not leather. I think her words were "For $54 you want leather?". Seller is correct; it is PVC.
Thank you so much for the input! I agree about the price - I think it's pretty outrageous. Unfortuantely I haven't been able to locate the bag anywhere else.
Hi Ladies,
I just won this on ebay. I kind of regret that I didn't have this authenticated first. But I didn't pay a lot of money for it so if it's a fake, even if I hope to get my money back, it's not too bad if the seller "skips town".
1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/271028463681?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
I was a little iffy with the bag, but it seemed okay at first glance. I have a few Kate Spades and I have a Maryanne Quilted Poppy Fields in Cherry which needs a rest (very well-loved bag) so I decided to purchase the above bag. I was trying to compare my Maryanne with the one on ebay last night (just won the auction and paid for it a few hours ago) and the Marivaux seemed "okay". However, I would appreciate any help from the authenticators here.
I was choosing between the bag I just bought and this next bag of the same make:
2. http://www.ebay.com/itm/320958419235?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Is the second one the authentic Marivaux tote? I had some doubts about this one because of the "missing" studs at the end of the short shoulder leather strap attached to the chain handles. My Maryanne has those studs (purchased it it from the Kate Spade website so it's authentic), so I thought the second bag I posted is the one that's not authentic.
Sorry, I'm so seriously mixed-up. I should have done my homework first. The first auction was already ending and I had to make a bid lest I lose the bag.
If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
I just won this on ebay. I kind of regret that I didn't have this authenticated first. But I didn't pay a lot of money for it so if it's a fake, even if I hope to get my money back, it's not too bad if the seller "skips town".
1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/271028463681?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
I was a little iffy with the bag, but it seemed okay at first glance. I have a few Kate Spades and I have a Maryanne Quilted Poppy Fields in Cherry which needs a rest (very well-loved bag) so I decided to purchase the above bag. I was trying to compare my Maryanne with the one on ebay last night (just won the auction and paid for it a few hours ago) and the Marivaux seemed "okay". However, I would appreciate any help from the authenticators here.
I was choosing between the bag I just bought and this next bag of the same make:
2. http://www.ebay.com/itm/320958419235?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Is the second one the authentic Marivaux tote? I had some doubts about this one because of the "missing" studs at the end of the short shoulder leather strap attached to the chain handles. My Maryanne has those studs (purchased it it from the Kate Spade website so it's authentic), so I thought the second bag I posted is the one that's not authentic.
Sorry, I'm so seriously mixed-up. I should have done my homework first. The first auction was already ending and I had to make a bid lest I lose the bag.
If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
Not to worry!! The bag you won is 100% authentic. The other auction is authentic, too.
The counterfeiters haven't gotten close to faking the newer Kate Spade collections. They seem content to crank out those horrible stripe bags with bows stuck to them.
You got an authentic bag at a good price...congrats!
The counterfeiters haven't gotten close to faking the newer Kate Spade collections. They seem content to crank out those horrible stripe bags with bows stuck to them.
You got an authentic bag at a good price...congrats!
Thanks so much marissk. I love the authenticators here at the purse forum for being so helpful
. I love Kate Spade (have a couple ) and her nylon bags are so great for traveling. Very chic "mom" bags. Thanks again!
Sorry to go off topic, but I'm really curious. I'm not familiar with the older Kate Spade styles (started my love affair with Kate Spade bags in 2008 only) and I've been wondering why a lot of replica Kate Spades are striped bags with bows on them. I've seen the bow resurrected almost every season in various styles, but striped bags? Did Kate Spade ever really make striped bags with bows on them and somehow the counterfeiters are caught in this "time warp" and keep producing these designs?
No, that ridiculous 'bow' bag was never made by kate spade. And I'd say that 99% of the striped bags out there are counterfeit as kate spade made very few striped bags, especially narrow pastel stripes.
There was a style called "Hatteras" that had a bow and leather trim. The photo of an authentic Hatteras shown below is from THE authority in kate spade, elviscostellofan (a.k.a "Kat").
ihatecounterfeitbags.info/images/hatterasfrancesca.jpg
From that single design, the counterfeiters took off and made some of the most hideous things I've ever seen. Many of them have ugly exterior stripes and equally ugly, but clashing, interior stripes. It's amazing how they people are snapping them up. I must report at least 10 of them a day on eBay...imagine how many there are in the wild!
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