Authenticate Gucci mini bag

[simsimma96]

Hey can someone please help me authenticate this Gucci mini bag I just got. It arrived and I happened to find the same bag on eBay and the spacing on the GUCCI label interior looked different 😳 need to know so I can return to seller and get my money back. 

This is a Gucci “Joy Boston” mini monogram coated canvas bag and was apparently bought around 2013. Many thanks in advance. 

[simsimma96]

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[jsales0]

Wait for those that can post side by side font comparisons and know newer Gucci better than I do but IMO the stitching is awful and the G on the font looks off to me. The stamping also looks crooked. I didn’t try to pull comparisons and my one newer bag isn’t tagged that way.

One should never uses paper and unattached material for authentication but on my bag (not monogram) the care card reads “La cura del prodotto”. It is not capped other than the L in La. I also don’t understand why the care card would not address the care of the monogram canvas and only the trim.  My bag is a few years newer...

I personally use a professional authenticator on every luxury purchase I make except for Vuitton. 

[albertabrightalberta]

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@jsales0 wrote:

Wait for those that can post side by side font comparisons and know newer Gucci better than I do but IMO the stitching is awful and the G on the font looks off to me. The stamping also looks crooked. I didn’t try to pull comparisons and my one newer bag isn’t tagged that way.

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I personally use a professional authenticator on every luxury purchase I make except for Vuitton. 

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I didn't respond because I don't consider myself "expert" with Gucci although I do have my own comps. 

TBH, the OP's bag didn't look bad to me and had I posted, I would have recommended a professional. 

(OP, you take great pictures!) 

I'll post some comps shortly.

Note that my Boston pictures are a different style so there will be differences. 

But I'll also show other comps. 

Just need time.

[jsales0]

Glad you posted Alberta. I can’t do side by sides (give me a lesson one day) and own no Gucci bags other than one limited edition piece which is totally apples to oranges but between the stitching and the oddities of the care card I agree that it should go to a pro regardless of whether the OP is a buying for themself or reselling.

I’ve also seen product at the outlet which disappointed me (straight monogram canvas pieces) so by no means am I calling counterfeit, just sayin’ that IMO this bag should go to a pro.

I don’t know why anyone would spend serious money on lux items without a professional authenticator although I do think it’s a waste on obvious fakes. 

[albertabrightalberta]

Because my Joy Boston bag was different, some of my comps are showing a different (not a Boston) bag with construction and hallmarks in the same design as the one in question. 

I'll post those first. (It might take several posts for all the pictures to get in.)

[albertabrightalberta]

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In this post, there pictures showing the green bag and rivets are from a Boston bag. 

Again, it's a different Boston so there WILL be differences. 

[albertabrightalberta]

These last pictures aren't really a valid comparison except to show the bags from which the comparison images came. 

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BTW, after seeing the side-by-sides, I definitely think it's worth spending $7.50 for a professional authentication!

[jsales0]

The OP should just go to a pro IMO.

[simsimma96]

Thank you for all your help!