When Cheap Handbags Are Too Cheap: or How to Spot Fakes

The following is a simple checklist to help you distinguish bargain designer handbags from just plain cheap handbags that are nothing but alluring imitations: Know the style of the cheap handbags you're looking at.  Don't buy cheap handbags from an unknown seller unless you are already knowledgeable about the cheap handbags you're buying.  For example, if the cheap handbags are made of nylon, have metal feet, and are purporting to be Kate Spade Sams, Baskets (mini-Sams), Chloes, Claires, Diaper Bags, Amys, or Messenger Bags, don't buy them.  They're probably fakes and are cheap handbags for a darn good reason: they are  cheap handbags!  If they purport to be Kate Spade Sydneys, Qunns, Lenores, Finns, nylon luggage or small totes, then it's possible, but not guaranteed, that you've found yourself a bargain. 

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If the cheap handbags you're examining have a designer label and/or a country of origin label, are they precisely the ones that belong to that designer?  If you don't know for sure, you may want to do a bit more homework before purchasing cheap handbags that claim to be made by the most famous designers.  Don't convince yourself (or let cheap handbags dealers convince you) that your favorite designers just came out with new labels, or that the labels on these cheap handbags are actually vintage, original labels that came out before you were hip to handbags.  It's a scam.

What if you're shopping for cheap handbags online and not through the designers' websites or the sites of reputable retailers but through third party websites and online auction houses, such as on eBay?  You can't simply trust the information in a listing for cheap handbags on these sites without careful evaluation.  The problem is you can't pick up and handle and closely examine the cheap handbags to get an accurate idea of their legitimacy. 

Here, you must tread carefully.  Of course you'll want to review the feedback of the seller of the cheap handbags (if an auction site) or the testimonials from previous customers (if a reseller).  If they have none, look elsewhere.  If the customer feedback is sketchy, look elsewhere.

If the photos of the cheap handbags aren't crystal clear, if there are no close-up photos of the labels on these cheap handbags, or there are close-ups but they'hre somewhat fuzzy, look elsewhere.

Be a smart shopper.  There are bargains on designer handbags, and there are just plain cheap handbags.  Which you take home is very much in your capable hands.