HELP is this a fake?

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Hi mumsnetters. Thanks in advance for looking at this.

Need to accept the purchase or raise an issue with Vinted by tomorrow morning.

I’ve been having far too much fun on Vinted recently (just cheap swimsuits etc - need to step away from it!) then said I’d find a secondhand Longchamp Le Pliage for family member to give to DD as I’d seen a few. It’s an unusually special gift for her.

It took a week or two of looking at options which were Very good / good condition, had a seller with good reviews, top wardrobe status etc and looked authentic ie bag photographed on someone’s sofa (no red flags like no reviews, free postage, warehouse type background, packaged bag).

Fair price for a decent secondhand one on Vinted seemed to be from £60ish (which we paid + postage) for the bag which would be £120 in stores.

This bag said original packaging was included but no photos of the packaging. Just close ups of the bag which looked fine.

So bag duly arrived and it was packaged up as if new, rather than Very good as it was categorised in the listing. I don’t know if the packaging is authentic Longchamp and am concerned that it may be a fake - I only know LC’s green bag used for store purchases and not if they’d package an online purchase like this (which someone is then reselling). BUT I don’t have specific reason to raise an issue as I can’t identify any definitely dodgy feature as I’m not knowledgeable enough.

I would rather not start the whole bag buying thing again but…

I’ve searched online for what to look out for e.g. dodgy stitching, different buttons, zip fastening, etc which don’t look like Longchamp originals but can’t see any clear issue other than the underside of the leather flap looks pretty smooth. You can just about see some marking under the flap from the horse overleaf as expected.

A friend has a couple of older fakes which I compared it with but hers were noticeably so – not fastening up straight etc. I appreciate the duping business has moved on a lot, though!

Really would rather just hope we haven’t been duped but I would hate to waste family member’s money so just thought I would throw it out to you, wonderful crowd!

Feel a bit gutted as lovely gesture may have gone wrong but will see.

TIA

Could you take it onto a shop and compare side by side ? I have a real Marc Jacobs bag and my friend bought a fake and when they're put together it's very obvious hers is a fake.

I think it's a fake, the button says original where it should say Longchamp, it also seems to be off centre.

here's a useful link to see the difference in button.

No time but thanks

I think it is a fake

Oh thank you! Funnily enough, I had looked at that site and thought this button said Longchamp but I’ve taken another close-up and can see the issue. Getting too blind, clearly! I’ll contact Vinted

It looks like the press stud is off center? In which case yes, fake. I've never ordered a LC online but have bought in store and at Bicester and they do come in the plastic pouch with Longchamp written all over it but not the smaller plastic bag. I'd say likely fake, especially as it's not come with the little wallet they put the receipt in.

I'm still not very convinced by the authenticity but it does say in that blog that this size does sometimes have the original prym button, but it still looks a bit off to my eye as a prym button. The stitching distance from the edge also doesn't look very even on the left on the flap.

I'd also add the size looks off, per the Longchamp site it should be 30cm from the base. It might be worth asking for a second opinion on The Purse Forum, although they may have stopped the authentication threads on there, but at the very least you can look back at previous known issues.

Fake , loads online. Longchamp are overpriced but popular ( I've got several , they are good on many ways but the corners "'go" pretty quickly considering the price)

I bought a longchamp from John Lewis which came packaged like that.
If it was listed as very good I'd be pretty suspicious.

Agree with others, I think it’s fake. See that seller themselves (allegedly) bought it from vinted themselves which would make me uncomfortable - I’d want to buying from the person who has bought it from Longchamp so I could see their proof of purchase.