The Secret to getting Free 1-on-1 Help verifying Designer Handbag Authenticity at eBay

I recently ran across a great site that offers people a way to get free help authenticating handbags on ebay. I’ve previously written an article outlining the steps one should take to verify weather a bag is authentic or fake, but realized that many people may not feel confident verifying authenticity by themselves. Purseblog.com claims to be the #1 community for handbag lovers, with over 165,000 members & over 9 million posts I can’t think of any reason to disagree. The main topics their forum covers are related to handbag trends and styles, reviews, and evaluating Authenticity. If you would like to get a second opinion on weather a handbag is authentic or fake than this is definitely the place to get it. Most questions appear to be answered within 3 – 5hrs. Here’s a few steps to help get you started using this free service:

1) Find a designer bag you’d like to bid on by using our website OR going directly to eBay.

2) After you’ve found a purse you want to buy, go ahead and Register at PurseBlog.com for Free by going here: http://forum.purseblog.com/register.php

3) After you’ve registered they’ll send you an email. Simply click the link within that email to activate your membership.

4) After you’ve activated your membership go to the following URL: http://forum.purseblog.com/designer-forums/ and click on the Designer of the handbag you are interested in.

NOTE: If you do not see your particular designer then go to the following URL http://forum.purseblog.com/authenticate-this/ and click the “New Thread” button (skipping Step 5) and provide the information described in Step 6.

5) Once you’ve accessed the Sub-Forum associated with the designer you selected in Step 4, click the Thread that has “Authenticate” within the title. In the screenshot below you’d click on the “Last Page” link affiliated with “Authenticate this Burberry”.

6) Now click the “Post Reply” button and provide the following information.
Item Name:
Listing number:
Seller name or ID:
Working Link to Auction Listing:
Comments:

Per PurseBlog.com’s website they’ve stated the following concerning Authentication requests: Authenticators are not required to answer every request, and it is their right to ignore a request that is not in the proper format. Authenticators may also request additional pictures and/or information in order to assist with authentication. Please remember, it is always useful to have several close up pictures when submitting an item for authentication.

That’s all there is to it! As long as your auction isn’t ending within the next few hours you’ll usually have time to use this valuable service. If you don’t have much experience authenticating designer purses, handbags, or wallets then I highly recommend that you take advantage of the free help being offered at PurseBlog.com!