How to check for the mulberry serial number, and tell if it is a real mulberry handbag, How to identify the phony mulberry bag serial numbers.

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. Meskon uchebnik menedzhment 2011. 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??