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<p>[QUOTE="NanaB, post: 10009932, member: 7638"]The best way to see if an LV is real is by having the bag in front of us. We can look for clues, stitching, etc. but as someone mentioned screens can make colors appear “off”. I had that bag, and as I said I had returned mine. If I remember correctly it was also on the heavier side. I have seen fakes & held them & have noticed some fakes are lighter in weight. I have many - some very old to some newer. A friend had a fake never full, we compared ours both the larger version. Mine was a different pattern than hers, other than the pattern, mine was a bit heavier. That is one thing that I have noticed with fakes. Same friend had a similar wallet to me, hers a fake that was the LV vinyl traditional pattern most know, mine as well hers again was much lighter in weight. I will say the leather looks good for the original, the stitching color appears as I said wonky, & it could have been repaired previously by a cobbler. I am not sure how far back they can go to look up purchases. I am friendly with my local LV store manager, but I have been a regular of hers for a long time, so I have never had issues going back in with an item.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NanaB, post: 10009932, member: 7638"]The best way to see if an LV is real is by having the bag in front of us. We can look for clues, stitching, etc. but as someone mentioned screens can make colors appear “off”. I had that bag, and as I said I had returned mine. If I remember correctly it was also on the heavier side. I have seen fakes & held them & have noticed some fakes are lighter in weight. I have many - some very old to some newer. A friend had a fake never full, we compared ours both the larger version. Mine was a different pattern than hers, other than the pattern, mine was a bit heavier. That is one thing that I have noticed with fakes. Same friend had a similar wallet to me, hers a fake that was the LV vinyl traditional pattern most know, mine as well hers again was much lighter in weight. I will say the leather looks good for the original, the stitching color appears as I said wonky, & it could have been repaired previously by a cobbler. I am not sure how far back they can go to look up purchases. I am friendly with my local LV store manager, but I have been a regular of hers for a long time, so I have never had issues going back in with an item.[/QUOTE]
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