Mulberry Serial Number Check

Please note that my guide focuses on recent collections, I'm afraid I don't have much experience regarding vintage bags. I've written this guide from my experience - I am by no means a Mulberry expert. I'd place a safe bet that the majority of mulberry bags auctioned on ebay are fake - I made the mistake of buying one!

I've since bought a few real bags from Mulberry and have prepared this guide as a result. There are a lot of replica bag websites out there (just google fake mulberry or the likes and you'll soon find some) and it is scary how good some of the fakes are. A lot come with mulberry shop tags, care cards and boxes, I suspect a lot of people buy bags from these sites and re-sell them on ebay passing them off as authentic to make a profit. The bags I feel most qualified to talk about are the ones I have: Bayswater, Effie, Alana, Somerset pouch, Poppy and Belle, the fake bag I bought was a Roxanne. I have friends who have a Small Mabel, a Blenheim and a Phoebe so I know a little bit about them too.

Also check that the logo is centred and that any stitching is aligned and finished neatly. Step 4: 'Made in' Label Burberry handbags feature a 'Made in.' Countries detailed on these labels include Italy, China and Romania. Step 5: Style Number Most new Burberry handbags feature a style number on the reverse of the 'Made in' label. Download tony hawk underground 2 pc iso download.

From checking out the Mulberry Website I have also been able to identiy fake Emmys, S omerset Totes, R oxanne Totes, Mabels and East-West Bayswaters. There is another ebayer's guide out there on Annie bags which I found very informative. I have recently purchaseda Del Rey and plan to include some information on this bag shortly. I'll start with general points then I'll cover bags individually.

• Watch out for titles describing bags as 'in the style of' or 'looking like' • Just because a seller says it is 100% authentic - doesn't mean it is eg many say 100% genuine leather Roxanne bag - this could just mean it is genuine leather not a genuine Roxanne • Check out what other items the seller has sold - are they are selling multiple mulberry items? How likely is someone really going to sell lots of 'unwanted' expensive bags complete with tags at a fraction of their real value? • Check feedback - what have they sold previously, do they have much feedback etc.

Bear in mind though that not everyone will know that they have bought a fake. • Are a lot of their auctions private??  Sellers sometimes use this as a way of disguising what they have sold previously - still check their feedback though as sometimes a buyer will state what they have bought eg 'great bag' • Check the grammar / language used in the sellers description - if they can barely string english together, avoid. Some fakes come in from overseas. • Are the photos stock photos or photos of the actual bag you are bidding on? • Deal only with ebayers who use paypal - that way there is an element of protection.

Paypal by no means guarantees you your money back (I've been stung by this). • The bags tend to come with dust bag, tag and carecard - but very rarely do you see one come with a receipt - you'd think if someone has gone to the effort of keeping the tags on the bag they would still have the receipt. Ask if an original receipt (not a photocopy) is available. • What colour is the bag - is it a colour/material that Mulberry have actually produced bags in?? The Mulberry Web page may help you do this (link at the bottom). • Dust bag - the real ones are high quality with a gold tree printed on them (bottom right corner - on both sides) - the fake felt like a dusting cloth and had poor stitching, the tree was printed on but the gold was not as bright. The real dust bag is more of a burgundy/brown colour, the fake was brown.

(photo of genuine bag). Mulberry also produce dust bags in white with a dark tree. • Shop tag - is attached with black string onto the real bags. It was attached by a plastic tie on the fake bag. Fakes do have them attached with string - so don't just go on this alone • Genuine care cards can be brown as shown above or cream as shown below • • The genuine bags do not come with a 'genuine leather' tag in the shape of cow hide.

Believe it or not I saw a fake Roxanne tote with one of these - even although the real bags are made from vynl! • Inside the bag - the fake had no 'made in' label inside. The real ones have a black 'made in England' or 'Made in Turkey' or 'made in China' label inside. In addition there is a letter(s) on the reverse.

Mulbery used to make all their bags in England but have been outsourcing for a few years now. I've been told by another ebayer that the letters represent the year/season that the bag was made and apparently this is to assist with the guarantee of the bag. I've detailed against my bags what the letters are but depending on when your bag was made, these letters may differ. • Mulberry brass disc - This can be confusing as some genuine bags have no serial number whilst others have. My effie has no serial number but my other 5 bags have a 6 digit number (small feint numbers). My friend's Phoebe and Blenheim bags have no serial number.