BEFORE YOU BUY AN AUTHENTIC DESIGNER HANDBAG ON EBAY

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The first thing you should ALWAYS do before you buy an Authentic Designer Handbag on eBay is get as much information as you can on the handbag you want to buy. Find an auction of the handbag you want to buy and be sure to find one that still has several days left before it ends so you will have plenty of time to do your research. Once you have found the auction of that handbag take lots of notes on a piece paper and also print out the pictures of the handbag and take them with you when you go to the boutique or department store to compare!!!!

Here are some suggestions of notes to take and any others that you might have that I did not mention…the more notes you have the better!!!!

1.) What color is the handbag?
2.) Does it have a serial number?
3.) Where is the serial number located?
4.) Inspect the fabric and stitching (should never be sloppy or irregular)
5.) Does it come with a dust cover?
6.) What does the lining look like?
7.) What color is the lining?
8.) What is the lining made out of?
9.) Does it come with authenticity cards?
10.) What does the hardware look like?

After you have taken all of your notes then you should go to an actual boutique selling that handbag like a Coach store (designer of the handbag you are buying) or a department store that carries the handbag you want to buy and compare your notes and photos with the actual handbag. Once you have compared notes and they all match you can come home and bid on that handbag!!!!

If you are at a boutique or department store and find a handbag you like and want to buy then examine the handbag inside and out, every little nook and cranny!!!! Take notes of the handbag on a piece of paper and take mental pictures of the handbag in your head. Then come home and look for that handbag selling on eBay!!!!

These are the things you should be looking at on the handbag in the store and any others that you might have that I did not mention…because remember the more notes you have the better!!!!

1.) What color do you want to buy?
2.) What other colors does the handbag come in? (if  you can’t find the color you found in the store on eBay you can buy another color)
3.) What does the interior look like?
4.) What is the interior made out of?
5.) What color is the interior?
6.) Does it have a serial number?
7.) Where is the serial number located?
8.) Does it come with a dust cover?
9.) What does the hardware look like?
10.) Inspect the fabric and stitching

Be sure to ALWAYS look for and pay close attention to the little details that you might not be able to see in the pictures and if you can’t see the little details in the pictures in the listing then ask to see more pictures and specify what pictures you would like to see. DO NOT BE SHY!!!!! For example: Ask for pictures of ALL logo plates or embossments, serial numbers, holograms, authenticity tags, dust covers, engraved hardware and strap attachments because you will find authenticity in the small details.  If you receive no reply, time to move on to the next item and repeat until you find one that answers all of your questions and you feel comfortable with buying!!!!

Things to look for and notate about the seller.

1.) Check to see if the seller is selling more than one of those same items. While multiple listings of the same items from the same seller are not a telltale sign that the seller is selling fake handbags you should proceed with caution.
2.) Check the seller’s feedback and see what other buyers have said about the seller and the items they have bought from that seller. I normally will not bid on a seller's items if he or she has less than 98% good feedback. There are too many good sellers on eBay for me to waste my time with less than 98% good feedback.
3.) Private Feedback BAD NEWS!!!! Sellers who are proud of their items and stand behind their authenticity should have NOTHING TO HIDE in their feedback.
4.) Stock photos: If a seller only has stock photos (that is, pictures from a website) of the handbags they are selling, don't bid until you're able to secure some real photos of the handbags. Counterfeit sellers don't want to take actual pictures of the fake handbags because...
1.) Well informed buyers (like yourself, after you read this guide) would be able to determine the authenticity of authentic handbags
2.)  Not to mention they are incredibly lazy and don't care about their customers (that's why they're selling fake handbags)
3.) If they have used their own photos of the handbag make sure that the photos are very clear and not fuzzy
4.) Pay close attention that the photos are all of the same handbag and taking at the same time with the same background. (I looked at a handbag from a seller that had taken pictures of a hot pink Coach handbag with several pictures of the handbag and the shoulder strap was not the same in each picture)

ALWAYS trust your gut instinct!!!! If you have the least little bit of skepticism that the handbag is not authentic then don’t bid on the handbag. If it sounds TOO GOOD TOO BE TRUE then it probably is!!!! You should be 100% CONFIDENT and 100% SATISFIED with your purchase or you will never be 100% HAPPY buying that handbag!!!!

You are spending 100’s maybe even 1000’s of dollars buying an Authentic Designer handbag so you should know exactly what you are buying before you buy it!!!!! Be sure to do all your homework before you bid on a handbag on eBay to ensure that you are truly buying an Authentic Designer handbag!!!!

Now it’s time to start doing your research so you can start bidding on those GORGEOUS Authentic Designer Handbags!!!!

I thank you for taking the time to read my guide, again please vote YES below!!!! :)