No more authenticity cards?

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#33
this_is_rj said:
I think this dramatically changing the resale market is wishful thinking by Chanel. Chanel bags can be authenticated without serial numbers and cards now, albeit the bag would likely need to be in the resellers possession and it would need to be a reseller whose authentication skills you highly trust. The only reason you would need to take a bag back to Chanel is for a repair and they will likely only repair for original owner, so it becomes a bit of a non issue whether you are the original owner or not, unless there is a problem with the bag in the first few years after purchase (I believe they only service bags within a certain time frame, maybe 5 years). You can just as easily take a bag for repair to a third party anyway. So I don't think reseller market will change dramatically, although the more seasoned, trusted resellers (who can authenticate) are going to fare the best.
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But reputable resellers have gotten it wrong and fakes have turned up on their sites too. Without an authenticity card matching the bag sticker it makes it feel a little less full proof and the new plates will all look the same. Having said that I don’t buy from resellers at all and urge others not too as well.
 
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Wow. I see this as good news. I have about a 60/40 between buying preloved and brand new (Neiman Marcus and the Chanel Boutique). Hopefully this means more on line ordering/pick up in person for the few items I have bought/received as gifts ( a grand total of 8 items and in the hunt for one more right now).
 
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pkuyken said:
Wow. I see this as good news. I have about a 60/40 between buying preloved and brand new (Neiman Marcus and the Chanel Boutique). Hopefully this means more on line ordering/pick up in person for the few items I have bought/received as gifts ( a grand total of 8 items and in the hunt for one more right now).
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Im curious about your thoughts on why online ordering/pickup in person will be easier? I would also hope for this :) but I didn’t see a clear connection between the new code and the ordering process so please do elaborate!
 
#40
Okay so my question regarding the metal plate was still relevant. I was confused about how they made a scannable metal plate since that’s physically not possible. Sounds like Chanel is not only not using RFID, they aren’t using blockchain as well. Kinda disappointing. There’s really so security to this at all, but it will still have some impacts on the resale market.
 
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SPBiaes said:
Okay so my question regarding the metal plate was still relevant. I was confused about how they made a scannable metal plate since that’s physically not possible. Sounds like Chanel is not only not using RFID, they aren’t using blockchain as well. Kinda disappointing. There’s really so security to this at all, but it will still have some impacts on the resale market.
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I had a chat with An SA she said the production info, purchase info , authenticity info will all be in the chip and scannable . We will have towait and see on what technology they use and how secure as it is really early days !
 
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SPBiaes said:
Okay so my question regarding the metal plate was still relevant. I was confused about how they made a scannable metal plate since that’s physically not possible. Sounds like Chanel is not only not using RFID, they aren’t using blockchain as well. Kinda disappointing. There’s really so security to this at all, but it will still have some impacts on the resale market.
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CrazyCool01 said:
I had a chat with An SA she said the production info, purchase info , authenticity info will all be in the chip and scannable . We will have towait and see on what technology they use and how secure as it is really early days !
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Good to know! But it definitely won’t be embedded in the metal plate then. I would be lying if I say I’m not curious of what they had planned for us haha!
 
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