IBought a Fake Cartier Love Bracelet And Lived To Tell About It

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A jeweler in town has a preowned size 16 WG love bracelet for $2500. I finally asked to actually see and hold it the other day. I noticed the same thing Cartier 1993 in a different font. I thought it was weird and didn't know what to make of it, so I'm glad you brought it up.
I don't know if the one in town is authentic or not. Looks like it, but I'm no expert. It has no original box/papers/screwdrivers, ect ect. he said a lady fell in love with a rolex and had him take the Love bracelet off her right there. It's definitely well worn (needs a cleaning and a polishing) and tested solid 18k.
I'm not really in the market for a Love bracelet...but if I were..I would be tempted. I'm glad you brought up the 1993 thing.
 
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@skphotoimages: I just really wish that a Cartier SA was on this forum somewhere. I just didn't have the guts to ask the SA when I was there about it. Here is my bottom line on Cartier: I want the authenticity certificate, and the original box. If it doesn't have that, I am not buying it. The only thing you can do is ask the seller if there is a return policy. Then find the nearest Cartier shop and bring it in. I would be very intrigued to know what they thought of that. I want to know how he got the bracelet off of her? Possibly with an eyeglass screwdriver?
 
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darkangel07760 said:
@skphotoimages: I just really wish that a Cartier SA was on this forum somewhere. I just didn't have the guts to ask the SA when I was there about it. Here is my bottom line on Cartier: I want the authenticity certificate, and the original box. If it doesn't have that, I am not buying it. The only thing you can do is ask the seller if there is a return policy. Then find the nearest Cartier shop and bring it in. I would be very intrigued to know what they thought of that. I want to know how he got the bracelet off of her? Possibly with an eyeglass screwdriver?
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He's a watchmaker...lots of little tools :-)
I don't think we have an actual Cartier store ANYWHERE near here. Just Neimans (or is it Saks?) one of them carries Cartier. I think the closest actual Cartier store would be at least 4 hours away..maybe 6.
I agree about wanting the box and papers...totally.
 
#139
Another important tip:
When I went into Cartier months ago, I held out my right wrist and that was measured for a 17. I am left-handed. When I was in Cartier this past weekend, I had the Cartier SA lock it onto my left wrist. It was a bit snug, even for what Cartier recommends. Last night, I asked my SO to switch it to my right wrist. Wow what a difference!
So the tip is, get measured for the wrist you plan to put it on. I am totally cool with it being on my nondominant right hand, because it will most likley get alot less scratched than if it was on my dominant left hand.
 
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skphotoimages said:
He's a watchmaker...lots of little tools :-)
I don't think we have an actual Cartier store ANYWHERE near here. Just Neimans (or is it Saks?) one of them carries Cartier. I think the closest actual Cartier store would be at least 4 hours away..maybe 6.
I agree about wanting the box and papers...totally.
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I won't buy Cartier without the cert. UNLESS. A close and trusted family member gave it to me.
 
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#147
This is the guy that I bought the fake Cartier from. Either he has no idea it is a fake, or he got mad because I discovered that he is knowingly selling fake Cartier Love bracelets, but his version of "original Cartier papers" consists of a single sheet of paper, entirely in Japanese (I had my Japanese friend translate it for me, it was a service receipt), and that, to me, is NOT sufficient. He also seemed to have a good number of different sizes to choose from. And then he scared me by sending me an angry message on Ebay AND he called me to also leave an angry voicemail.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cartier-18kt-White-Gold-Love-Bangle-Bracelet-Size-17-/370479457982?pt=Designer_Jewelry&hash=item56424be6be

Just wanted you nice folks to know. If you were to bring this into Cartier, I sincerely doubt the SA would feel it was real.
If someone would report him, I would appreciate it.
Okay, I am not going to get upset about it anymore; I have a REAL one, for a GREAT price, from a VERY NICE guy just selling some stuff out of his closet on Ebay, and I am totally happy with it.
Thank you to EVERYONE who supported me!
I LOVE TPF!!!
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#148
hi darkangel. I recently acquired a vintage love bracelet as well. i bought it from a reputable reseller (not ebay). Anyway, once of the first things i noticed on my vintage love bracelet was that the engraving was deeper on the the Cartier logo AND it also had the CARTIER 1993 on the other side. I've also noticed that the newer bracelets have different inscriptions so I made sure I had my bracelet authenticated at Cartier. I brought in my bracelet to my local Cartier boutique and flat out told them where I bought mine and asked whether or not it was authentic. They took it off for me and brought it to the back. The SA came back a few minutes later and told me that it was indeed authentic and it just happened to be a vintage piece. She also told me that the inscriptions are always somewhat different depending on the age of the piece. So knowing this, I decided to go ahead and have my bracelet repolished. Fast forward a few weeks later, and they return the bracelet to me in the red velvet pouch with a service receipt....Hope this helps.
 
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darkangel07760 said:
Hey guys! I know, I should have left the feedback... But... I actually got a phonecall from him, and I got kinda nervous that he would go so far as to call me! It was pretty early in the morning, so I wasn't able to get it, but he left a complaint about what I had written.
I am trying to figure out what else to do. I am going to go onto the Ebay forum on here and inform everyone about him. I also was going to alert Ebay that it is a fake.
I got kinda scared, honestly. I did NOT expect such a bullying reaction from him. My SO is concerned that since we had a transaction (luckily through Paypal), is there a way that he could hack into getting more of my information.
What else can I do?
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You ABSOLUTELY need to contact ebay and have them deal with this. save the message if possible. That is DISGUSTING and basically threatening you IMHO - it's crossing a HUGE line. I would be scared too but you SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE, you were the VICTIM here. He is disgusting... and you didn't even leave - feedback!

THink about this... wouldn't you have loved to have avoided ALL of this? If ONE person he's scammed had left the original feedback you left, you could have. The feedback system doesn't work if you don't use it. :(
 
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darkangel07760 said:
This is the guy that I bought the fake Cartier from. Either he has no idea it is a fake, or he got mad because I discovered that he is knowingly selling fake Cartier Love bracelets, but his version of "original Cartier papers" consists of a single sheet of paper, entirely in Japanese (I had my Japanese friend translate it for me, it was a service receipt), and that, to me, is NOT sufficient. He also seemed to have a good number of different sizes to choose from. And then he scared me by sending me an angry message on Ebay AND he called me to also leave an angry voicemail.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cartier-18kt-White-Gold-Love-Bangle-Bracelet-Size-17-/370479457982?pt=Designer_Jewelry&hash=item56424be6be

Just wanted you nice folks to know. If you were to bring this into Cartier, I sincerely doubt the SA would feel it was real.
If someone would report him, I would appreciate it.
Okay, I am not going to get upset about it anymore; I have a REAL one, for a GREAT price, from a VERY NICE guy just selling some stuff out of his closet on Ebay, and I am totally happy with it.
Thank you to EVERYONE who supported me!
I LOVE TPF!!!
:flowers:
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You need to report him hon... we can't do it for you. It's AWFUL what he did to you - not just selling fakes but then leaving you nasty messages... he DESERVED WORSE feedback. If you don't say something he'll just do it to someone else! :(

I'm so happy that you got a real one in the end!!!!
 
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