A few weeks ago I was at my local Salvation Army I found a great pair of Guess Jeans with a name (always a plus) and a rastafarian muu muu, but when I went to pay I noticed this laying on the floor:
It was priced at $15.00. I purchased it on a whim, I knew if I didn't I would always wonder if I missed that "needle in the haystack" us thrifters are always searching for, after all it is only $15.00 for peace of mind....right??
However, now I have no idea how to "authenticate" it. The nearest Christian Dior is several hours away from me, besides that I am left with the wonderful online community of Christian Dior experts to assist. I have searched online for this purse to no avail. I have been able to locate the Christian Dior Victim Saddle purse, which recently sold on eBay for a whooping $799.00. It was new of course.
In the past I have always avoided designer purses from thrift store and yard sales for fear that it would be fake and eBay would ban me for life. But this purse is different. Many aspects of this purse look real. The tags says "Christian Dior Paris Made in Italy" and has numbers, but I have some concerns. The purse is in very, very rough shape i.e. missing pin, missing rhinestones, and dull hooks. Which leads me to question if it were real would the hooks be done and rhinestones fall off? No matter how often it was used and abused??
Any advise and/or expertise will be much appreciated! Thanks in advance.
