albertabrightalberta
Would appreciate feedback regarding authenticity of this bag. It is from 1981 pre-hologram.
I had several bag experts find it to be authentic in my area before I listed it.
Buyer has the exact bag in Black and claims this one is not authentic. Can furnish more photos if necessary.
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If I were the seller and if it's simply reassurance of authenticity that the buyer needs, I'd offer to pay $7.50 and have the bag authenticated by a Chanel expert. It's a small investment on a $500+ item.
It's possible that there's buyer's remorse but seeing that you have a no return policy, the buyer may have thought she had to have a reason to return it.
Who can I pay the $7.50 to authenticate. I agree with your reasoning.
Here are pics of her bag and my bag
I'd like to see a larger picture of the 2 smaller side-by-side comps. I can enlarge but not as much as I'd like but I see a big difference in spacing and font in the second picture showing the "CHANEL" logo.
Best thing is to contact A4U through Facebook.
@albertabrightalberta wrote:I'd like to see a larger picture of the 2 smaller side-by-side comps. I can enlarge but not as much as I'd like but I see a big difference in spacing and font in the second picture showing the "CHANEL" logo.
Best thing is to contact A4U through Facebook.
@albertabrightalberta If the bag IS authentic, I'm curious how much you think the dye attempt reduces the value. I would think significantly, no?
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@albertabrightalberta wrote:I'd like to see a larger picture of the 2 smaller side-by-side comps. I can enlarge but not as much as I'd like but I see a big difference in spacing and font in the second picture showing the "CHANEL" logo.
Best thing is to contact A4U through Facebook.
@albertabrightalberta If the bag IS authentic, I'm curious how much you think the dye attempt reduces the value. I would think significantly, no?
I'm not a Chanel girl but to me, it would make a difference!
@boot*scoot*loot wrote:I said Buyer decides the price based on the condition because it is a project gone wrong. I stated that it was authentic in the listing and verified it with several shops in my area that only deal in authentic items. I just wanted a second opinion and also some names of reputable authenticators that could provide the information. If I had any doubt, would not have listed it.
The buyer has the identical style bag in black.
And there are differences. Whether those differences are related to authenticity, I don't know.
But since you didn't PERSONALLY buy the bag from Chanel and since you don't seem to be expert in the brand, you really need a professional authentication from an expert.
Even if you can't convince her that it's authentic (if that's the finding), and she sends it back, you shouldn't be relisting without certainty of authenticity. Plus, documentation stated in your listing will give you peace of mind knowing that you aren't selling a fake (knowingly or not) as well as give reassurance to a buyer that she'll get the real deal.
As I asked in the previous post, I'd be interested in seeing larger and better focused pictures of the "Chanel" comps.
BTW, "verifying it with several shops in your area" isn't too dependable! How knowledgeable are the people? How well do they know Chanel? There are plenty of "experts" (including Entrupy, an AI company) who I wouldn't trust authenticating a petunia.
