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Ooooo if you ladies find a personal shopper let me know too please!!! Do we have pix yet????Hey Nicole. You can use a personal shopper if you want too. I would like to have the bracelet. I know there are places that buy regional items and ship!
I agree with you @Glitterbomb and @innerpeace85 that it really depends on the piece. I placed 3 SOs last year and the non-pave piece arrived months ago; the two pave alternating pieces I am still waiting for.
We will be twins on the YG Magic Pave pieces! It’s a great staple.
I thought that I don’t wear it because I find the Magic Pave pendant easier to reach for. However, it really just may not be enough bling (in comparison). I think if the pave/guilloche was in PG I would wear it more (and my SA made the same suggestion!) but tbh I have more things on my list I’d like to get to before I worry about replacing something I already have.
So the rose gold guilloche pendant I got from FP was a very good replica. I cannot believe it fooled FP authenticators. I don't even know what to think about the commenter here who said it was her friend's piece. I don't know what happened....if her friend sent in a fake, if someone at FP swapped it, or what, but the necklace I got is not real. 100% without a doubt. It even came with a certificate of authenticity. It is all fake. The serial number on it is not a known serial number. If the commenter's friend really did send in her authentic SO to FP then there is some underground inside job going on where someone at FP is making replicas, swapping them, and selling them to innocent customers, which sounds like a crazy conspiracy theory. I'm never buying VCA secondhand again. It is way too risky.
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I am so sorry to hear about this. A cert is easier to replicate than a piece of jewellery. So if a piece is not authentic, cert/box/packaging will not cure that. On that note, if a piece is real, lack of cert will not invalidate it. What a bummer! Once again, so sorry to hear about this. Thank goodness you did your homework and hopefully you can get a refund.
This was my friend's! Congrats , it's a great piece!
@sjunky13, I can't PM you because your profile is private. Can you please message me, so I can ask you if the serial number on the necklace I received is the same serial number as the piece your friend sent to FP?
Yikes, so sorry to hear this! Hopefully FP has a good return policy? Did you bring it to a VCA boutique to have them make sure all the papers & serial number was indeed authentic? I’m not an expert at this that’s why I’ve never purchased jewelry secondhand. There’s a lot of crazy super fakes of all kinds of luxury goods now so I just prefer to buy from the brand boutique itself for peace of mind unless there was a way to be absolutely sure.
@Glitterbomb I messaged you back. Like I said I know the person who sent it in and she would never own or sell a fake. Can you post pics for us? You should also go to VCA and see what they say.
You can also pull up the Fashionphile listing and compare pics.
You can also pull up the Fashionphile listing and compare pics.
My SA said the serial number is not in the system at all. No transaction history on it. My SA thinks it isn't a real serial number.
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I apologize if I jumped to conclusions and the pendant is really authentic. I was incredibly freaked out by my SA who said the serial number was not in the system and that meant it was not real. I didn't know that independent stores won't show up in the system.
I apologize if I jumped to conclusions and the pendant is really authentic. I was incredibly freaked out by my SA who said the serial number was not in the system and that meant it was not real. I didn't know that independent stores won't show up in the system.
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Yes- if it’s sold by Neimans, etc., it won’t show up in their system normally, without giving away more.
I can’t see the listing anymore. Can you send me photos, I’m curious. I own pieces from different decades, would like to take a look.
I’ve seen the Guilloche fakes, they can’t get the rays right. It’s pretty-labor intensive considering the amount of gold, etc.
Here is the listing:
https://www.fashionphile.com/p/van-...loche-magic-alhambra-pendant-necklace-1015073
Here are some photos:
Here are links to two videos I recorded of the pendant:
From the photos on their site, it’s impossible to tell one way or the other, and of course it’s so hard to see the rays in the photos and videos, because of the glare Guilloche gives, which is why we love it
The stamp looks fine, but things can be done with that, which I won’t mention what on here in a public space. Feel free to message me if you have questions, although I am not in any means an authenticator.I wouldn’t assume it’s a fake yet. It’s possible it was a SO from an independent boutique. If the price was worth it, you can send it in for authentication for $1800, which might not be worth it as it’ll cost about that much for the 30%-SO fee, if you can get it SO’ed. If it can’t be, and it’s worth it for you, send it in for the $1800.
For what it’s worth, I bought a second hand, no longer in production piece from an incredibly reputable source, only to have my previous SA tell me the same thing - that the serial number was bad, couldn’t be traced, blah blah blah. Turns out he was totally incorrect and was basically annoyed that I didn’t spend that money with him. I have not shopped with him since. I returned the necklace which was stupid and still a huge regret, but oh well. My point is, we can’t take our SA’s words as gospel.
@marbella8 is absolutely correct that an SO via in independent location wouldn’t show up - same as purchase history at an independent boutique. All of my SOs come from my home store which is independent / stand alone, so I would be curious to see what my serial numbers show up as if searched via a corporate location. I’m not saying that I have an opinion on this pendant one way or another. It’s a very “odd” combination that obviously isn’t on any SO spec sheet I’ve ever seen, but we all know that VVIPs get what they want. So who knows. I’d pay the $1800 if you love the piece to get a COA if it’s authentic.