Designer Handbags Authentic or Counterfeit? Designer Purses Should ALWAYS Have Money Back Guarantee
By Anna Miller
Don’t waste your hard earned money on a fake
counterfeit designer handbag or purse! That
hefty investment you make $200-$800 in a fake
designer handbag or purse can end up being
worthless. If you are going to buy a new purse,
invest in something of value, not cheap imitations.
ALWAYS insist on a money back guarantee!
Why in the world would anyone want to buy
a fake designer handbag or poor quality? I
just can’t comprehend spending good money
purchasing a fake designer purse. It doesn't
even begin to make sense to me, even if the
purse looks like the real thing. When you
know it’s not authentic - why bother?
Above all else, be aware that buying
a counterfeit item is illegal, period.
Counterfeit designer merchandise has
a sub-culture all its own. I’m not sure
if people enjoy the fact they are getting
something resembling the real thing at
lower cost, or if they just don’t understand
the quality, durability and value of authentic
designer handbags in the first place.
I find humor in it now, but pre-internet,
the counterfeit handbag purchasing process
seemed mysterious and intriguing. It felt
as though you were somehow privileged
to know how to buy these uncommon goods.
Pre-internet, the only way to locate a
fake bag was through word of mouth. Wholesalers
of counterfeit bags still make sales by
appointment only. There are signs throughout
the store reminding you "ALL SALES FINAL."
It involved a sort of cloak and dagger
approach when walking into wholesale stores,
asking to talk to the manager and introducing
yourself as a friend of a friend. Introductions
were all made through word of mouth referrals.
There’s no advertising at all. Unlike
online purchases, where everyone boldly
claims their goods are authentic.
The counterfeit shopping experience is
intriguing. You can almost feel the illicit
connection made with the handbag underground.
All you want is a new purse, a designer
copycat, something that looks like the
real thing without the hefty price tag.
The irony in all of this is the reality
of the experience. They are NOT inexpensive.
In reality, you pay a lot of money for
junk. Maybe the leather is good, and maybe
it is not. How would you know? Have you
seen the real thing to compare? If you
did, you certainly wouldn’t be investing
in a fake after handling the real thing!
Solid metal hardware, rich sumptuous leather
and finely crafted details trump the plastic
& vinyl attachments, poorly stitched
linings and knock-off logo's cheaply glued
to counterfeit designer purses and handbags.
We know the best designer handbags and
leather goods are made in Italy and France.
No need to drop names here, we all know
the top sellers. Fakes might be made in
Italy or France, and they may not. You
never know. Most of the people you are
dealing with are hustling you to make
a big profit on something of little worth
and definitely of no real value.
The evolution of designer handbags has
made its mark world wide. Every woman
with fashion sense wants to carry a new,
hot, high-end designer handbag, and the
price is not cheap. On an average, the
retail boutique price for a new designer
purse starts at about $1000. That’s a
hefty price to pay to feel good when you
leave the house. I know some women who
carry bags costing more than their cars!
The Hermes handbag collection of some
of my clients' totals more than the initial
cost of my first home!
The Internet has opened a flood gate
of ecommerce sites for handbags. There
are more than enough websites selling
purses these days. And, the best stores
sell authentic designer merchandise, not
fakes. The difficulty comes in trying
to determine the real from the fake and
make the distinction clear.
Here are a few tips for identifying a
website selling fake counterfeit designer
handbags and purses:
A new store comes online just in time
for holiday shopping.
The new website’s contact information
is missing or obscure.
The new website’s registration information
(Whois.com) is "private."
You can’t locate the owners.
The same style or design of a bag is available
in many colors.
The website sells only three or four designer
brands.
The handbags look like items you’ve seen
on many other websites,
Prices are too good to be true less than
half of retail.
There are page after page of similar items.
There’s one page of authentic-looking
bags, but the rest of the website contains
the same bag in every color under the
sun!
I’ve seen websites come and go over the
past ten years online. First, the sites
selling fakes offered Gucci, Fendi and
Prada. Then, there were the ones selling
strictly Louis Vuitton and Chanel. The
Hermes Birkin and Kelly bag are still
prolific in the counterfeit world, but
they are not as commonly seen online as
the other Designers.
The most commonly counterfeited handbags
today are: BALENCIAGA, TODS, CELINE, and
CHLOE. Plus, the old-time favorites are
still hotter than ever in the counterfeit
market: GUCCI, LOUIS VUITTON, HERMES,
FENDI and PRADA. I recently saw even LAMBERTSON
TRUEX smooth calf leather fake bags, too.
With all the choices out there, how can
you tell if you are buying a genuine product?
Well, in reality you just don’t know unless
you really know the product well. I am
a purse expert, but sometimes I've been
fooled, too. Most of the time, I know
what I’m doing, and I buy the right thing.
Three rules I use to make a handbag purchases
online:
Ask before you buy.
Talk with the owner of the site ONLY!
Obtain a full money-back guarantee for
authenticity.
I asked a wholesaler if his bags were
guaranteed authentic, and I was told,
"Yes, they are gauranteed to be 100% made
in Italy." Another wholesaler told me,
"Our bags are the best quality." Yes,
but are they authentic designer goods?
I’ve also heard, "The man who made this
bag worked for the Design House for over
20 years. Of course, it’s authentic!"
Wrong. If you don’t get a straight answer,
pass on the purchase.
Please don't blindly believe everything
you see and especially not what you are
told. I arranged a meeting with a wholesaler
at a well-known annual conference. The
bags I pre-ordered were authentic items,
yet when the order arrived, they were
obviously not exactly like those styles
shown at the pre-order sale. Be careful.
Buy from a website or seller who has been
online for a very long time. Over the
past ten years selling online, I can honestly
say that the best lessons I’ve learned
were from customers who did their homework.
Talk to people, share your insights, and
please ... let’s all stamp out fakes online!
About the author.
Anna Miller is the President of i-GlobalMall.com,
Inc. She has been buying and selling Designer
Handbags and purses of all price ranges
online for over ten years. She’s been
around the handbag block, and she’s heard
and seen it all! Anna operates an ecommerce
site at http://www.efashionhouse.com/designerhandbag.html
Guaranteed authentic or your money
back Designer Handbags and Accessories.
http://www.efashionhouse.com/ Designer_Handbags.html
should not be confused with any other
website selling purses. This site is the
home of five stores: BrandsBoutique, ValueBags,
ItalysOutlet, DesignersLA and LuxuryVintage.
The prices found at eFashionHouse.com
are the best online for authentic designer
purses and accessories. EfashionHouse.com
keeps their operating overhead low so
they can pass the savings onto their customers.
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