BVLGARI
CELINE
Givenchy gee von
Max Mara
Aquascutum
Pierre Balmain
BYBLOS
Chopard
Claude Montana
Emanuel Ungaro
Giorgio Armani
Gomme
HUGO BOSS
LANVIN
Les Copains
LeSportsac
LOEWE
Martine Sitbon
Missoni miss
NINA RICCI
pucci puchee
Romeo Gigli
Valentino
YSL
TIFFANY
MULBERRY
Kooba
THOMASWYLDE
Guess
BARBARABUI
Bally
HEREMES: The blind stamp under the strap is usually the first giveaway. Hermes uses the alphabet in chronological order to date the bags(not too bright cuz how hard is it to figure out that A comes before B?), for example, year 2004 was H and currently we are on year I. The craftsman ID should also be next to the blindstamp. However, we’ve recently spotted fakes with the blindstamps so the next step is to check the zipper on the inside pocket. The leather pull strip should be horiontal to the zipper, which should have Hermes engraved on it. You should also check the glue on the inside corners, does it look sloppy? The borders on the exterior leather is very hard to reproduce, check to see if it’s smooth, the fakes usually have ridges. The keys and lock should have matching numbers and Hermes engraved on them (very easy to reproduce though). The hardware should be made of palladium or 24 carat gold plate, the fakes are made of flimsy steel. Lastly, check the feet on the bottom of the bag, do they look wobbly or screw off easily? Hermes no longer authenticates bags in it’s boutiques so unless you know the person you’re buying the bag from, I’d try to get on the waitlist and wait for the real thing. (More on tips to get on the Hermes waitlist later.)
LOUIS VUITTON: This is probably the single most popular reproduced line of bags. First of all, they are made of plasic (they call it “monogrammed canvas”, whatever!) that is produced in factories in Asia so some of the fakes are made of the canvas from these factories (which makes them “real” fakes right?). It’s really hard to authenticate these bags but this is what we suggest: check the borders on the exterior, does the monogram match up? Next, is the trim real leather (light colored natural cowhide)? There is also a serial number hidden somewhere in the bag, but again, very easy to reproduce. If you like to waste money and want to pay thousands of dollars for bags made of plastic laminated canvas, we recommend you purchase them from Louis Vuitton boutiques or at a major department store.
BALENCIAGA: The le Dix motorcycle bags are everywhere, on the arms of Nicole Ritchie and Lindsay Lohan as well as our cleaning lady. The only way to tell if it’s real is to check the inside of the bag. There should be a zipper that says “Lampo” and a Balenciaga tag with it’s serial number. You’ll have to call Balenciaga and give them that number to see if it’s real or not. But seriously, this bag is so over who cares if it’s real. Just get rid of it or do what we did and give it to your maid.
CHLOE: The Paddington is easier to authenticate as the locks are very heavy (half a pound each), the key and the rest of the hardware should also be heavy, “Chloe” should be engraved on the corners of the hardware. The lock and hardware on the fakes are light and the stitching is not as sturdy. Put it on a scale and if it doesn’t weigh 3.5 pounds, it’s probably not real.
GUCCI: Like Louis Vuitton, the line is very blurred when it comes to Gucci fakes. Look for an ID number somewhere inside the bag or take it to a Gucci boutique to get authenticated.
Many potential customers ask us to sort through the many dealers of replicas on the internet and identify the different categories of dealers. Through the combined
Many years of experience selling replica handbag on our net, our staff has identified
main 5 different types of replica handbag dealers.
AAA+ QUALITY
Basically All of our AAA+ quality should looks like the authentic one from shape, measurement, pattern, color, correct marketing. All of these bags cost between $70-$140. But if you held a replica and a real one side by side, you will be able to tell the difference because of the quality.
SUPER QUALITY
These Bags scream perfection in every way. Perfect cut, stitching and closest material, correct interior, serial number, all the proper stamps. They are all hand crafted and have all the details of an authentic piece. All of these bags are between $110-$300, but not all models are available in this quality. These bags are defiantly worth it. Overall, this Super Quality replica has the look, color and feel of the real thing. It is extremely hard to tell difference even if you put a real one with it side by side
The main advantage of purchasing any item over the Internet is convenience-you can search for over 100 dealers in a matter of seconds, each offering the ‘best’ Louis Vuitton replica ( or so they say ). But the main disadvantage is the ease in which you can be ripped off…And how it is virtually impossible for you recover you losses.
Majority of people who purchase anything over the Internet do not believe they can be scammed. They think it is as safe as making a purchase at a physical store, where you can go back if you don’t like anything.
But imagine this: you find a website that offers very low prices, much lower that anywhere else. They don’t take credit cards, so you quickly send in a money order. Then 30 days later, their website is gone ( it takes no longer than 2 seconds to take down or put up a website). So what do you do? Call the police? Find a lawyer? There is nothing you can do once the money order has been cashed-even the company that issued the money order will tell you it is your own problem ( give it a try and call them).
So you have to be extremely careful when purchasing ANYTHING over the Internet, especially in a gray market such as replicas.
This article will give you a list of the most common scams that the staff has encountered over the past decade, as they relate to replicas. It should include most, if not al of the scams possible against you. So once you’ve read this, look out for the warning signs listed. Then read the next article to see how you can fight it!
Type 1 scam: Delivered Product is not Exactly as Described.
Scenario: You make a purchase over the Internet for a top quality Louis Vuitton replica, with a exact handbag, correct lining, serial numbers and feeling exactly like the real thing. You make a payment ( either by paypal or credit card) and receive the product a week later.
But the product you receive is much different. The handbag is not look like a genuine
LV bag your friend owns. The so-called ‘99% exact replica handbag’ is only plastic. There are no Serial numbers hidden in the correct areas. Overall, it is a good fake, but for hundreds of dollars, anyone who is even slightly familiar With the real thing will absolutely laugh at you in front of people at big party. Or What’s worse, they will talk behind your back and tell everyone that you can only afford fakes and have to pretend they are real.
How it works: Pictures and words lie, especially over the Internet. If I tell you right now that I am Tom Cruise, is there any way for you to prove that I am lying? Probably not. even though your wits would tell that I am lying, the Internet is a very deceitful place
And that is why you hear so many stories of older people posing as younger men, and luring young girls.
I can say anything, or show any pictures I want. I can make my website look like it is ready to compete with Microsoft. And in most cases, there is really nothing you can do to retrieve your money.
When you pay by a money order, you are paying by cash. If you send cash to someone you don’t know, you are setting yourself up to be ripped off. Even the FBI recommends
You pay by credit card whenever possible.
Also, if you pay a company that does not have a telephone number where you are constantly able to reach them at least 50% of the times before ordering, you probably
Won’t be able to reach them after they have taken your money and sent you junk.
And for those who are really curious, no, the FBI, police, US Postal Service, etc. couldn’t
Care less if you got ripped off because there is nothing they can ( or want ) to do about it.
Ask someone who has been ripped off before over the Internet.
Type 2 Scam: No Product Arrives
Scenario: You find a very professional-looking site with great prices…much lower than
Elsewhere. You send in a money order for $200 and nothing arrives.
How It Works: A very, very common scam, where you send money and nothing arrives. This type of scam is abundant on the Internet ( even without pointing fingers at replicas).
You mail in a money order for under $200, and nothing comes to your hands.
The reason the prices are usually very low is because law enforcement agencies do not pay much attention to scams where people’s losses are under $500, and especially to scams involving replica handbag.
As mentioned before, money order is cash. You send it in , and I have no tangible obligation to send you anything at all. I can shut down my website, close my doors forever, ad earn a LOT of money.
Even if you were to pay by credit card, some credit companies do not pay attention to illegitimate transactions that occurred past 3 months. So if the dealer can delay you for a couple months, saying there are low on supplies or something, then after 3 months, the credit card company will not care if you complain saying you didn’t receive anything.
The root of this scam is greed. Not only on the part of the seller, but also the buyer. They want to save money. As much as possible. So if they see something being sold for
$1000 somewhere, and $500 deal sounds much better, right? Of course it SOUNDS much
better.
Type 3 Scam: False Money Back Guarantee
Scenario: Like the scenario above where the company does not honor its warranty polices,
What’s worse is they will not honor their money back guarantee polices. That means you just received your product, and figured out it’s no different from the best quality Replica Handbag you can get from the streets for $50-80, and you paid $100-$300 for it. You email them and ask them about their money back guarantee, and you don’t hear from them again.
How It Works: This is very similar to how dealers scam you on fake Exchange policies. If they don’t give you back your money, they have not committed fraud since you have already received the product. No legal authorities care about your complaints if it involves counterfeit/replica handbag.
But once again, credit cards can save you-you contact your credit card company and notify them that you want your money back because the quality is much different from what they represented ( read the Type 1 Scam ), and the credit card companies will more than likely help you get your money back.
This is the second major reason why you should never buy from companies which accept money orders only or use credit card payment systems like PayPal, CCNow, or Verza.
If they don’t accept credit cards even though it is much more convenient for the merchant,
Obviously there’s a reason: they can not and will not deliver quality that matches up with a legitimate refund policy.
Type 4 Scam: Stealing Your Money
Scenario: You purchase a replica handbag and wait impatiently for it. Then 3 days later, a package from a courier arrives. You become delighted and open up the package…only to
Notice that it has nothing but a large chunk of rock ( or other piece useless, heave junk)
Inside . How come?
How It Works: This scam is similar to the scam where they take your money and send you nothing, except these crooks are smarter: they don’t want to be charged the same weight as replica handbag. This way, the courier receipt shows a tracking number to prove that you received the ‘replica’, and also the weight of the package which proves it wasn’t an empty package.
You probably won’t find this scam for credit card payments. It is much more common in credit card payment systems ( Paypal, CCNow , Verza) and especially money orders.
The whole scenario might sound like a pig joke to you, but you won’t be laughing once a rock arrives in YOUR mailbox.
Another good reason never to order anything over the Internet ( especially replica handbag) With a money order.
Summary
We hope this articles has helped you identify the scams. Don’t take it as joke just because
It hasn’t happened to you before. These articles are written by people with years experience in the replica industry, and we’ve seen them all happen ( and even done some of them before in the past ).
Scams are more abundant than you will ever believe in the replica industry, and we never,
every want honest paying customers to be ripped off. You deserve what you pay for, and that applies for replica handbags too.
Credit Cards are Not Always Safe
Note: The reason this article is written is because of a large number of visitor’s emails complaining that the information on some of our articles is wrong.
This article is an addendum to the article about scams over the Internet. Because that article was written by one author, Please note that it represents that staff’s member’s views ONLY.
In particular, they were mentioning that money orders, Western Union transfer, bank wires, etc. over the Internet are bad. The author of that article also mentioned that
Credit cards is the only safe way to order and that any company that did not accept cards is a scam.
That is far from the truth. As a matter of fact, millions of positive transactions are conducted everyday with money orders and Western Union transfers.
What that author was trying to point out is that in general, money orders, Western Union Transfers, bank wires, etc. are not good. The reason is simple: you hand cash to someone
You don’t know.
But did you know that many credible companies delivering excellent products would rather not accept your credit card？ Read on to find out why!
Drawbacks of Credit Cards
Firstly, paying by a credit card is, in general, safer. The reason is because Visa/Mastercard will listen to customer’s complaints, unlike companies that issue money orders, or Western Union. However, this does not mean that you can call Visa/Mastercard, say you got scammed, and expect to get your money back right away. As a matter of fact, the whole process can be lengthy and complicated… so much that it’s not even worth going through if you go scamed for $50.
The credit card companies are not servants for the customers, and don’t credit their customers just because they feel they got scammed. Firstly, they force you to sign an agreement which says you ordered a product and did not receive it. Next , they conduct an investigation which takes about 30 days, to ensure you were really scammed.
This dispute does not always favor the customer. As a matter of fact, if the merchant is able to provide some sort of a tracking number, or has a history of shipping credible products to their customers, Visa/Mastercard might not even believe you.
The important thing to remember here is this: Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and other credit card companies are paymet systems. They are under NO LEGAL OBLIGATON to Ensure you receive a fair product. Although they attempt to assist customers, they are doing it out of their own goodwill and not a legal nor contractual obligation.
If the replica handbag dealer ripped you off, you are legally supposed to sue the company yourself. And you’ re trying to sue a replica handbag company because you didn’t receive an illegal product? Might not win in court.
Why Companies Don’t Accept Credit Cards
Contrary to the article about scams, there are many, many legitimate reasons why replica handbag companies don’t accept credit cards. Firstly, the USA is full of scams. Not just in credit card usage, but also on the stock market ( as seen recently in companies such as Worldcom， Enron，Xerox，etc.).
Likewise, credit card users abuse their privileges with credit cards and can really harm
an otherwise honest merchant. Statistics show that credit card users from the USA are
5 times more likely to abuse their privileges as compared to other countries, expecially
In Europe and Australia.
However, I don agree with a principle from the Scams article- if a replica handbag company is not able to accept credit cards at all… do not order! Any dealer who can’t accept credit cards are either not a legitimate business, or don’t have good credit ( which are 2 prerequisites to accepting credit cards).
Fishing for Numbers
There are many scam who set up websites just to take your credit card number and run.
This means they take your information. And scan it onto counterfeit credit cards, or ther use your credit card number for other purposes. Not as safe as money order or Western Union, is it?
The moral of the story is watch out whom you’re purchasing from. Handing out your credit card information may not be the best idea a lot of times.
Can’t Afford to Lose
Many merchants risk having their merchant accounts shut down if there are excessive disputes and charge backs from customers.
This is one huge reason why some dealers don’t accept credit cards for high-ticket items such as the high quality replica handbags.
Credit card Delays for Replica Handbag
Dealers who process credit cards in the united states undergo much more processing restrictions that in other parts of the word, because of fraud alone.
If a dealer processes your order for over $500, it will take them at least 2-4 business days
Just to get the order verified. Then it takes another 1-2 days to get the money physically
Deposited into their account. After that, they ship it out and it will take another 1-5 business days to get to you.
No replica dealer will ever ship out an order before verification of the order. There are always problems with merchants accounts ( such as the dealer’ s funds being frozen for some reason). Although money orders have delays as well, this to prove that credit card orders above $500 in the united States require a lot more processing time.
The secret to Shopping Safe
Ultimately, the secret safe-shopping is smart-shopping. Regardless of whether you pay by credit card. Money order, or western Union, if you are paying a credible company for a good products, that is exactly what you will receive. And if you are dealing with a bad company… then regardless of how you pay, YOU WILL LOSE!
So the payment type is not nearly as important as credibility. Credibility is key. Sure, Credit cards offer you a safer haven, but remember that whomever you submit your credit card information to, they will have it for life!
Summary
In summary, there are many, many, legitimate reasons why dealers of replica handbag replicas can’t or don’t accept credit cards. This does not mean you should go out and send money orders to fly-by-night operations who deliver inferior products. But if the website has had a reputation for strong products and happy customers we suggest alternative, Vail methods of payments as well.
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