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Spotting Authentic Abercrombie Items!

by: af_unltd1892( 1161Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Top 5000 Reviewer
89 out of 111 people found this guide helpful.


There are hundreds of sellers out there getting all of their Abercrombie items from China or some other foreign country.  Most sellers buy their items in bulk (large) orders to get a big discount on them.  This is the reason that they can sell their items for so cheap.  These sellers scam buyers all the time telling them that they are genuine authentic Abercrombie products.  This guide will tell you how to spot these fake Abercrombie products and tell you how to find the authentic ones.

The first thing is watch out for the sellers that have a lot of the same item.  Abercrombie does not distribute their products to other companys, they only sell their products in stores or online.  If you see a seller that has 5 pairs of the same Abercrombie jeans on ebay then they're probably fake.

Look for the quality of the products your buying.  If you're looking for Ezra Fitch jeans make sure to ask for a picture of the back leather patch.  There's more details on that in my other guide which you can get to here: http://reviews.ebay.com/How-To-Find-Authentic-Abercrombie-Ezra-Fitch-Jeans_W0QQugidZ10000000001299390?ssPageName=BUYGD:CAT:-1:SEARCH:2

If you're buying Abercrombie polos look at the buttons.  All Abercrombie polos shirts have 2 buttons and 2 buttons only.  If there's 3 it's fake.  The seam where the buttons are located are really chunky.  They're not thin like a lot of the fake polos that you'll see.  Also look for knicking and grinding on the collar and the buttom hem.  If you can't see a good picture of the collar ask for one from the seller.  Like i said before, if the seller has a lot of the same polos, they're probably fake.

When it comes to shorts look for destruction.  If you see a pair of shorts that have no knicking or destruction on them they're most likely fake.  Of course if the seller has a lot of the same pair of shorts that you want it's probably fake as well.  Look for inconsistency in the destruction.  If there's a pattern in how they're destroyed then they're most likely fake.  Abercrombie has a very unique destruction pattern which makes every hole look unique.

I hope this guide helped you in determining what products are real and which aren't.  If you have any questions about a product that you are unsure about don't hesitate to send me a message!

-afdealz4u


Guide ID: 10000000001299526Guide created: 07/04/06 (updated 09/02/08)

 
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