eBay Hall of Shame: These are not Designer Handbags - Page 3 - Designer Handbag & Purse Chat.. The Bag Forum

boysRsmelly · January 1st, 2008, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lianne

I wonder how you all know if their fake or not? sometimes I also find websites who sell designer bags at unbelievable low prices. I always wonder if they;re real.
Where do you get the knowledge ?

You just need to become familiar with the designer in question... its becomes quite easy to identify fakes when you know what a real one looks like. As for the websites you mentioned... I will guarantee you that those bags are all fakes. I know of some ebay guides to spotting fakes... was there a particular designer you wanted to learn about?

lianne · January 4th, 2008, 02:37 PM

Hi and thanks for your answer !
no there is no specific designer and that might be my problem.
Sometimes I see a bag I like on ebay and then I start wondering if they're real.
most of the times I cant tell.
A friend of mine bought a miu miu coffer bag for only 200 US. It is quite nice but I cant believe it is authentic. ( i think it was shipped from Australia)
I dont want to buy fakes as I dont want to support the ones making them.
So I just wondered how I could learn or spot such things !

thanks again

boysRsmelly · January 4th, 2008, 05:49 PM

Here are some ebay guides for some of the more commonly faked designers.

Louis Vuitton - Fashionphile has a wonderful ebay guide that is several pages long: eBay Guides - How to SPOT fake LV LOUIS VUITTON authentic Guide 1

Chanel - Burberry_princess has a great guide: eBay View About Me for burberry_princess

Coach - to.much.stuf has a guide... but no pics. I'll try to find a better one: eBay Guides - How to spot a fake COACH bag

Gucci - Here's an ebay guide from aegiale: aegiale eBay Store About My Store

Balenciaga - luv2shop-hate2spend does an excellent job explaining things: eBay View About Me for luv2shop-hate2spend

Prada - A guide by peskipiksipesternomi: a peski shopping habit eBay Store About My Store

These are all I can think of right now... but at least it will get you started. The best you can do is just keep reading up on it and to go to a store and examine a designer handbag in person so you understand what they look like.

If anyone else knows of any good guides... please share!

Jennifer · January 4th, 2008, 06:44 PM

great list brs, thanks for posting.

BeautyKloset · January 5th, 2008, 09:27 AM

so many fake bag now a day, so sad.

*butterfly* · January 12th, 2008, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HauteCouture

check out this bag! it's the Marc Jacobs / Givenchy Nightingale Bag! hahahaha

OMG!!!!! By far it exceeded any fake I have ever come across.

junglegirljlt · January 12th, 2008, 04:34 PM

thanks for the links!

GirlGoneJuicy · February 4th, 2008, 10:24 AM

I dont understand how all these celebrities walk around with FAKE handbags...theyre so lame!..WOW!and I cant believe the fake LV..anyone could spot how FAKE that is!..

Scoina · February 5th, 2008, 02:14 PM

This is the Polish equivalent to Ebay. Could you please tell me if this bag is real or not? I love it, it's cheap (used but in good condition apparently), but I'd rather not buy a fake... I'm not really experienced in spotting the fakes. Thank you.