News on date codes!

[MyBelongs to Louis]

I had heard this too....So long counterfeiters !! It will be much easier to I.D. authentic items after this new measure, but of course, with the use of newer technology, comes more cost, so I won't be surprised if future prices reach stratosphere levels.

You’re so right about this added cost. Eek another price increase? I felt that one would happen before year’s end (given the world economy) but seems it will happen much sooner now

Everyone needs to scoop up their wish list items ASAP!

 

[thewave1969]

I have mixed feelings about this, as long as place of manufacture will be stated, i.e: made in France, Spain, Italian, USA

 

[ggirl]

I have mixed feelings about this, as long as place of manufacture will be stated, i.e: made in France, Spain, Italian, USA

I agree with this and feel like they can do both an exterior date code as well as the chip internally. This would be enough to ID the bag and deter counterfeiters too.

 

[viewwing]

If it’s a microchip, maybe they can track where the bag goes...thereby knowing the owners every move!

 

[LVlvoe_bug]

How are authenticators going to be able to read the microchip?

 

[EveyB]

Also I wonder how counterfeit-proof this really is. Cannot everything be hacked?
I hope they continue to state the place where the item was made.

 

[Nicng]

I think this will kill some of the resale market as well. I doubt LV will allow just anyone to be able to read the microchip. It'll be harder to have used bags authenticated.

 

[viewwing]

How are authenticators going to be able to read the microchip?

Probably only LV can read it. the same way a machine is used to scan microchips in pets.

 

[viewwing]

I think this will kill some of the resale market as well. I doubt LV will allow just anyone to be able to read the microchip. It'll be harder to have used bags authenticated.

The counterfeits sellers will just tell you it’s authentic And that the microchip is there since you can’t read the chip anyway. It’s going to be even worse Than now.

 

[semper]

A Louis Vuitton Employee is at the Center of $15 Million-Plus Counterfeit Bust - The Fashion Law

Chinese police recently busted a counterfeiting scheme in Shanghai, one that has ensnared at least one of luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s own employees. In

www.thefashionlaw.com

the big mole scandal last year led to this

 

[MarryMeLV_Now]

I wonder whether our non-chip bags and SLGs with old good date codes are then going to loose their value due to being considered less secure with respect to their originality

 

[daisy913]

Counterfeiters were already producing microchipped bags. All they have to do now is know what the microchip will do when scanned. If people can make scannable fake IDs, I'm pretty sure they will figure out a way to make scannable microchips. It most likely won't pass LV, but to a consumer who doesn't know what to look for, they might be more easily duped. Unless LV allows in-store authentication, I don't see microchipping helping the general public.

Microchipping could help track a bag, and it could potentially weed out pesky resellers, but if the majority of "it" bags don't need to be serviced, it would defeat any potential tracking. It might pose a big problem to people who buy and sell LV bags seasonally, not because they're resellers, but because they have the money to treat it as fast fashion. Lastly, if personal info is attached to a bag's microchip, that potentially puts our privacy at risk. There are brilliant hackers out there -and you just gave them a list of global customers. If they can see purchase history, they now know who might make very lucrative targets.

If you ask me, the best way to tell if something is real or fake is to "hide" something within the bag that cannot be scanned or seen. If Anish Kapoor has exclusive rights to use Vantablack (blackest black paint), then I'm pretty sure LV could employ a lab to create some kind of reagant that is exclusive to them. Maybe the datecode could be coated in compound A that when painted with compound B, it goes to lime green and then dries back to its clear and "normal" state. You could even stamp compound A onto the datecode with a design that changes globally on a quarterly or yearly basis. It's not foolproof, but it sure would throw counterfeiters off because you can't see what makes a bag authentic. As with all marks of authenticity, it doesn't really help the general public unless LV decides to offer aunthentication services.

 

[bigverne28]

LV could make the chips only readable to them because there’s no actual reason for buyers to know what the date code is. Where it becomes an issue is if you’re looking to resell your items because the date codes provide some comfort as to whether an item is authentic or not. Installing chips will especially affect resellers and the counterfeit market. Interesting article here https://fashionista.com/.amp/2016/04/moncler-ferragamo-rfid-counterfeiting

 

[ggirl]

LV could make the chips only readable to them because there’s no actual reason for buyers to know what the date code is. Where it becomes an issue is if you’re looking to resell your items because the date codes provide some comfort as to whether an item is authentic or not. Installing chips will especially affect resellers and the counterfeit market. Interesting article here https://fashionista.com/.amp/2016/04/moncler-ferragamo-rfid-counterfeiting

Great article! It does bring up privacy concerns since some retailers don’t deactivate the chip at time of sale. I guess I’d like to know how they treat an item purchased at a boutique then returned/exchanged- how would the store handle deactivating the chip then reassigning it when the next person purchases it?
I think it’s important for the end user to know date codes when buying pre- loved, since they would be able to do research on the item to see if that item produced that year has quality issues that LV fixed/ redesigned in later releases. Mono Artsy/Palm Springs Mini/Pochette Métis come to mind, as do items recalled for glazing issues.

 

[boyoverboard]

I think this could be a good thing or a bad thing. I know counterfeiters are already making chipped bags, unfortunately. Unless LV manage to keep secret what the codes actually read, and only make them readable to them. From my own point of view I think the absence of a physical date code could be a positive because I've had several instances where I've been buying pre-loved items and the date codes are an absolute nightmare to find/read/photograph, whether stuck in an awkward place inside a pocket or having almost disappeared on a microfibre lining!