No more authenticity cards?

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#183
XCCX said:
Hi!

I bought a classic black wallet on chain today for my mom fresh from the boutique, when I went back home I couldn’t find the authenticity card so I immediately contacted my SA, she researched and came back saying that this is a new system, there’s like a metal plate in the bag that has a code and no authenticity card.. it seems that Chanel is phasing out those cards? I think LV already started doing something similar.. She reassured me that my bag arrived today to the boutique and was untouched and that it’s a “new system” I thought I’d share this interesting info and see if anyone else knows about it.. the WOC is made in France. Here’s a photo of the new metal plate:

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XCCX said:
Hi!

I bought a classic black wallet on chain today for my mom fresh from the boutique, when I went back home I couldn’t find the authenticity card so I immediately contacted my SA, she researched and came back saying that this is a new system, there’s like a metal plate in the bag that has a code and no authenticity card.. it seems that Chanel is phasing out those cards? I think LV already started doing something similar.. She reassured me that my bag arrived today to the boutique and was untouched and that it’s a “new system” I thought I’d share this interesting info and see if anyone else knows about it.. the WOC is made in France. Here’s a photo of the new metal plate:

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I bought a shopping tote from Chanel in Zurich this week and my bag too, has a metal plate with the serial number and no authenticity card. The SA registered this serial number to my personal details and I can access the data via “Chanel&moi”.
 
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#184
Swissmiss2000 said:
I bought a shopping tote from Chanel in Zurich this week and my bag too, has a metal plate with the serial number and no authenticity card. The SA registered this serial number to my personal details and I can access the data via “Chanel&moi”.
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Some sort of login credentials? This is getting interesting if it's true that "I can access the data....".
 
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#185
I wonder if it could function somewhat like a chip in a dog. A scan of the chip brings up the owner information but it can be changed if for some reason the dog ownership changes. I have wondered if there was something like this in place that people don't necessarily know about as a way to combat counterfeits. I see no reason why ownership can't be changed if the bag is sold.
 
#186
HoldBackTheRain said:
I wonder if it could function somewhat like a chip in a dog. A scan of the chip brings up the owner information but it can be changed if for some reason the dog ownership changes. I have wondered if there was something like this in place that people don't necessarily know about as a way to combat counterfeits. I see no reason why ownership can't be changed if the bag is sold.
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The metal plate cannot be scanned. Its been mention before.
 
#187
Swissmiss2000 said:
I bought a shopping tote from Chanel in Zurich this week and my bag too, has a metal plate with the serial number and no authenticity card. The SA registered this serial number to my personal details and I can access the data via “Chanel&moi”.
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Interesting!
im wondering howpeople like me purchase and SA ships to home.How would we know?
i have been buying 3 bags and none are registered or mention about it
 
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#189
whiteswan1010 said:
I liked the serial card system. It's hard to replicate. They change the rainbow like colors of the cards and numbering is always different.

I hope the plate is at least where you can't see it. Its ugly.
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it's pretty small 1cmx2cm for classic double flap which can't be removed compare to hologram stickers. unfortunately no authenticators are willing to authenticate this RFID so i have mixed feeling on this (there's pros and cons).
 
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#190
Ketrets123 said:
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it's pretty small 1cmx2cm for classic double flap which can't be removed compare to hologram stickers. unfortunately no authenticators are willing to authenticate this RFID so i have mixed feeling on this (there's pros and cons).
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I agree, very easy to fake the new bags. am sure these authenticity cards and hologram stickers were not the only means to authenticate earlier but they provide peace of mind.

Given there are super fakes!
 
#192
rollingrock said:
Interesting!
im wondering howpeople like me purchase and SA ships to home.How would we know?
i have been buying 3 bags and none are registered or mention about it
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There is actually a website link they should provide you where you go in and register with your personal information (name, email address) and then it asks for the serial number. It then looks the item up by your serial number and voila, you are registered!
 
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