Wow really, you can tell a fake just by comparing it to a real one? I am fairly new to Bal but I have 2 authentic Bals to compare any fakes to- and in some cases I *absolutely cannot tell* which are fake. I know the actual authenticators have a list of specifics they can compare to but for just a person off the street who might own a few authentic Bals, it is getting *very difficult* to tell against some of the better fakes.
Well, unlike you, I really doubt how reliable it could be that an authenticator authenticates your questionable designer handbag by simply looking at some pictures using their secret indictors. Are they any craftsman from Balenciaga with many years' experiences ?
As for the bag I got from Reebonz, too many giveaways besides those mentioned above. It is a new one of year 2015 , yet it has peeled-off leather on it already. The leather on all my other authentic Bal bags doesn't peel off at all, even the one of 8 years old.
A bad fake , period.