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jennaj said:
Please help me authenticate this Kate Spade bag!
I bought this on eBay and it just arrived today. It came in a a plastic wrapped package with a Kate Spade barcode on it but had the bag had a weird (almost cheap smell). I really don't want to believe that it's cheap but my gut is telling me otherwise. (Don't mind the tissue paper still on the straps)

Here is the listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/121358438351...84.m1497.l2649

Please help!
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I'm not an authenticator, but I bought several Camellia Street items from the Kate Spade Surprise Sale last week. I agree there is a chemical smell to them. But the items I have had sitting out of their plastic dont smell nearly as strong as the ones still in their packages. They are PVC so I am not that surprised there is an odd smell. The website also said they were made for the outlet.

I have a Fancy That Lacey (also PVC) that I bought months ago that has no smell now so I am not too worried about the smell clearing up.

I think your tote is utterly adorable! I have been in search for a lightweight KS tote and this is a definite possibility. All your pics look like what I would expect out of a KS bag so I hope the smell clears out quick and you have lots of fun with it!
 
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all7s - So you think it could be real despite the smell?

Also do your Camellia Street items have the YKK on the zippers? Mine doesn't but I spoke to someone else who said her Sophie bag goes have it on hers so maybe it just wasn't put on these bags?
 
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all7s said:
I'm not an authenticator, but I bought several Camellia Street items from the Kate Spade Surprise Sale last week. I agree there is a chemical smell to them. But the items I have had sitting out of their plastic dont smell nearly as strong as the ones still in their packages. They are PVC so I am not that surprised there is an odd smell. The website also said they were made for the outlet.

I have a Fancy That Lacey (also PVC) that I bought months ago that has no smell now so I am not too worried about the smell clearing up.

I think your tote is utterly adorable! I have been in search for a lightweight KS tote and this is a definite possibility. All your pics look like what I would expect out of a KS bag so I hope the smell clears out quick and you have lots of fun with it!
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jennaj said:
all7s - So you think it could be real despite the smell?



Also do your Camellia Street items have the YKK on the zippers? Mine doesn't but I spoke to someone else who said her Sophie bag goes have it on hers so maybe it just wasn't put on these bags?
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Looks like Kate Spade has a lot of bags that have a chemical smell. I bought the Aubree, 100% leather and it smells really bad. I've had it a week and it still smells of chemicals
 
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Lurvebags said:
Looks like Kate Spade has a lot of bags that have a chemical smell. I bought the Aubree, 100% leather and it smells really bad. I've had it a week and it still smells of chemicals
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I really love the bag so I don't want to return it but the smell is awful and the seller would want me to pay a 25% restocking fee so it's not even really worth it to return it but they sent me a picture of the gift receipt so maybe it really is legit!

I've been looking up different methods- a lot of people say airing it out, baking soda, dryer sheets, stick a cotton ball in it soaked in perfume, etc. or just give it time.

I'm going to e-mail KS customer service and see if they have any suggestions too!
 
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jennaj said:
I really love the bag so I don't want to return it but the smell is awful and the seller would want me to pay a 25% restocking fee so it's not even really worth it to return it but they sent me a picture of the gift receipt so maybe it really is legit!

I've been looking up different methods- a lot of people say airing it out, baking soda, dryer sheets, stick a cotton ball in it soaked in perfume, etc. or just give it time.

I'm going to e-mail KS customer service and see if they have any suggestions too!
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You can also use coffee to take smell out of something. You just have to get creative about how to seal the bag with the coffee.
 
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jennaj said:
all7s - So you think it could be real despite the smell?

Also do your Camellia Street items have the YKK on the zippers? Mine doesn't but I spoke to someone else who said her Sophie bag goes have it on hers so maybe it just wasn't put on these bags?
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Yeah, I dont see anything that looks off. But I definitely understand the anxiety with buying off ebay.

The smell is disappointing since it is overwhelming and makes a horrible first impression. Was the tote still in the plastic wrap? That definitely holds smells in. I only got some small makeup bags and wristlet so your larger tote may take a little longer to air out. I just left the items in open and unzipped so the air could circulate.

My Kate Spade items are from the last 3 years. All of them, including the Camilla Street, have the long leather (or vinyl) zipper pulls of the same material of the bag and the leather is held together with spade rivet. So just like your photo. (The only one that is different is a Cherry Lane which has a solid metal pull.) I can't say I have seen a KS with a YKK zipper pull.
 
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jennaj said:
I really love the bag so I don't want to return it but the smell is awful and the seller would want me to pay a 25% restocking fee so it's not even really worth it to return it but they sent me a picture of the gift receipt so maybe it really is legit!



I've been looking up different methods- a lot of people say airing it out, baking soda, dryer sheets, stick a cotton ball in it soaked in perfume, etc. or just give it time.



I'm going to e-mail KS customer service and see if they have any suggestions too!
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At least your seller replied. Mine didn't bother responding.

I gave it a dry bath in baking soda then wiped it down with a damp cloth. No success!

Rubbing perfume on it will just mask the smell so I'm hesitant to do that.

Please keep me posted with what KS customer care say 😊
 
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jennaj said:
all7s - So you think it could be real despite the smell?



Also do your Camellia Street items have the YKK on the zippers? Mine doesn't but I spoke to someone else who said her Sophie bag goes have it on hers so maybe it just wasn't put on these bags?
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I can see why you're concerned about the zip, I read a forum on authenticating KS and one of the main points was the YKK zipper.

I'm really turning off KS bags and their smell issue.
 
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Still no reply from KS customer service but I emailed them recently about a phone case's warranty and it took a few days for them to get back. I'll definitely post what they reply!

A friend of mine wants to go up to the KS outlet tomorrow too so I'm going to ask there too what they suggest that I do since it's an "outlet bag" - not sure if I should bring the bag with me or not? I would die if they told me if it was a fake- how embarrassing!

all7s- It did come sealed in plastic and it was very very tightly sealed. I had it sitting in the window all day and will be going home in about an hour so I'm interested to see if it made any difference- fingers crossed!
 
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Lurvebags said:
I can see why you're concerned about the zip, I read a forum on authenticating KS and one of the main points was the YKK zipper.

I'm really turning off KS bags and their smell issue.
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That's why I was concerned about the zipper too because I read that that was a main component of an authentici Kate Spade bag but I messaged a girl who was selling the same exact bag on Poshmark and she said hers didn't have the YKK either?? Very weird! Maybe they didn't bother to put them on this bag because it's an outlet bag?
 
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jennaj said:
Please help me authenticate this Kate Spade bag!
I bought this on eBay and it just arrived today. It came in a a plastic wrapped package with a Kate Spade barcode on it but had the bag had a weird (almost cheap smell). I really don't want to believe that it's cheap but my gut is telling me otherwise. (Don't mind the tissue paper still on the straps)

Here is the listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/121358438351...84.m1497.l2649

Please help!
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Completely and totally authentic.
 
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kirilith said:
Hi all! I was looking around for ways to authenticate a bag I purchased on the super cheap - it was cute either way so I wouldn't be heartbroken if it's not. Based on what I've read it seems like it might be from the Spring 2000 Seersingle collection though I'm new to this so I couldn't tell you what the name of the style is yet. The seller didn't seem to know anything about it except for the fact it was an older style, and there just aren't many pictures I can find of ones similar. If it's authentic, it's my first Kate Spade bag (though I fell in love with her stuff because I've now had 2 sets of Kate Spade frames as glasses).

Do you lovely ladies mind helping me out? Here are some pictures:

Photo 1

There are no tags inside - not even a country of origin one that I can find, but it does have red/white ticking stripe:
Photo 2

There are metal feet on the bottom:
Photo 3

And the strap is black leather with white top-stitching:
Photo 4

Thanks so much :)
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Yes, this is authentic "seersingle" from Summer 2000.
 
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Hi,

Could someone please authenticate this for me? I purchased it online so want to be careful.

Thanks!
 

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