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The 13 Letters You Will Never Find on a Chanel Microchip
Since 2021, Chanel bags have carried a microchip instead of a serial number. Thirteen letters never appear in the code: which ones, why, and what to…
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How to Recognize an Authentic Louis Vuitton Padlock
Can a Louis Vuitton bag be authentic while having a counterfeit padlock? Yes. And in the second-hand market, this happens more often…
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Louis Vuitton Date Code: from its origins to the NFC microchip, history and functioning of the identification system
When examining a Louis Vuitton bag, one of the first questions asked by the owner, the collector or the potential buyer is…
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Appraisal
A 1,380 euro Fendi Baguette, authenticated twice and counterfeit
The bag had been bought on a well-known marketplace. Not an improvised profile, nor a private sale on a social network, but…
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Market in a Bag
Miranda Priestly’s Prada: how a bag goes from 300 to 30,000 euros without changing
Until a few months ago, this bag could be found for around 300 euros. Today it appears in listings asking 30,000. Nothing…
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In Depth
Tiffany v. Costco, or how much a single word can cost
In 2013, Tiffany & Co. discovered that in some stores of Costco, the American big-box retailer, diamond engagement rings were displayed with…
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