05-03-2024 01:51 PM
Could you please help me identify this vintage purse.
I tried to upload an image, but it didn't work.
05-03-2024 01:53 PM
It's pretty doubtful that anyone can help you identify an item without a picture.
And most of us are too cautious to click on an unknown link.
05-03-2024 08:21 PM
I did click the link but one picture is all I'm seeing. It's certainly not enough to authenticate a bag (if someone knows Chanel). Before being identifed, it would need to be confirmed as authentic.
Now that Etinceler is out of business (as the authenticators have retired), I don't know who to recommend for Chanel professional authentications.
05-03-2024 11:06 PM
Thanks for responding. I wasn’t able to upload pictures, so I added just one on Dropbox. I have more pictures.
I got a notification that I’m not allowed to upload pictures when I tried to paste one in the body of the message. When I click on the camera icon, it doesn’t give me an option to upload. Is it because I’m new on eBay, or something else is wrong?
05-04-2024 07:11 AM
You should be able to upload pictures if they're jpg or png.
WHen you click the camera icon at the top of the reply box, you should get a screen like the following.
Once the upload(s) completes, click "done" and they should be embedded into the post.
Then click the reply button.
05-04-2024 10:26 AM - edited 05-04-2024 10:27 AM
05-04-2024 03:23 PM
Hi @albertabrightalberta and @soh.maryl . Because @vintagey2kglam is new to community, s/he will not be able to upload photos directly. This is because spammers ruined it for all the newbies (source).
Until a poster has established themself here on Community, they have to host photos externally and post links. OP (original poster) did what they need to do and posted that link.
Dropbox is one of the sites I'd recommend, along with Google Photos, Imgur, etc.
This is the photo linked above. I expect you'll need more than just one photo to ID and authenticate.
05-04-2024 05:56 PM
Will the OP be able to embed images from one of those outside hosting sites or will they have to be outside links that we have to click? That can be dangerous (though I did click the OP's link) and some posters won't click on outside links.
05-04-2024 09:10 PM
Thank you @wastingtime101 for explaining and making my photo visible.
I will use Dropbox for now.
More photos:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ja7yrrg74zsoxyrm007cp/IMG_2800.HEIC?rlkey=3bhqrw2gq6w35l679u38wx77m&d...
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ckifriu0vzvzehgoxw78m/IMG_2811.HEIC?rlkey=8fte2x0l1t0dmpay36oazjl7q&d...
Size of the purse is 10x6 inches
05-04-2024 09:22 PM
@albertabrightalberta using links is an only option for me now. I’m not allowed to upload photos from any source.
05-04-2024 09:37 PM
I'll embed your images. I'm not a Chanel expert and I hope there's a real expert who can chime in but I have a couple of observations which I'll post in a while.
Does your bag have a hologram with a serial number?
05-04-2024 09:57 PM
05-04-2024 10:02 PM
Again, I'm hopeful someone who knows Chanel will opine however I'm doubtful of authenticity. But please wait because I'd love to be wrong!
1. I can't find that style in quilted though I did find it in a sort-of pebbled/textured leather.
2. The lining isn't the same as the lining on comps.
3. The CC logo and the "CHANEL" name on the front appear to be in the wrong fonts and the turnlock is different from the comp
4. The interior patch on the comps is leather vs. yours being metal
Here are some comps showing what I believe to show big differences:
05-04-2024 10:05 PM
@tenbigdogs wrote:Hi @vintagey2kglam Can you copy and paste a screen snip? Do you know how to get a screen snip?
I don't think that would work so I opened the dropbox links and screenshotted the images. I embedded them above your post.
05-04-2024 10:58 PM
Hi @tenbigdogs I tried to past an image in the body of the message, it doesn’t work