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I have a few of these Belted Soho Pouches, but I am unsure of the authenticity of them. There isn't anything that really jumps out at me per say. The bags are quite stiff and one of the creed stamps (green bag) looks off to me.
There's another bag, a Willis, that is for sure off. I don't know if the leather bag itself is a counterfeit, but the hardware definitely isn't original. The bag itself seems to be okay though...
Belted Soho Pouches
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@picturepursefect wrote:For the Sohos, what specifically gives it away? For this style of bag in particular I've had a harder time identifying foaches from the real thing
We don't like to be too specific because we don't want to help the fakers improve their fakes nor indicate to less-than-honest sellers what not to show in their listings. (But sellers who avoid showing what's necessary to verify authenticity or don't respond to requests for those pictures are sellers who you want to avoid.)
What I will say is:
1. For the one with H6H-4156, the serial font is incorrect for the 1996 H plant
2. For the one with L6N-4156, the creed states that the bag is made in the US but N is a plant in Mexico.
And as I'd said, there are other problems with construction and hardware.
In the future, please do separate threads, especially when there are multiples of the same style.
All 3 are fake, unfortunately. Although all have seemingly correct style numbers for the items they're on, there are problems with the construction, hardware, creeds, serial numbers and fonts.
To be clear, this is what I saw and the following three are those that are deemed fake.
Bag 1 - brown bag with serial number H6H-4156
Bag 2 - green bag with serial number L6N-4156
Bag 3 - bag with serial number G6E-9927
If I missed anything, please post a separate thread. It's confusing to post multiple items in one thread.
@picturepursefect wrote:For the Sohos, what specifically gives it away? For this style of bag in particular I've had a harder time identifying foaches from the real thing
We don't like to be too specific because we don't want to help the fakers improve their fakes nor indicate to less-than-honest sellers what not to show in their listings. (But sellers who avoid showing what's necessary to verify authenticity or don't respond to requests for those pictures are sellers who you want to avoid.)
What I will say is:
1. For the one with H6H-4156, the serial font is incorrect for the 1996 H plant
2. For the one with L6N-4156, the creed states that the bag is made in the US but N is a plant in Mexico.
And as I'd said, there are other problems with construction and hardware.
