Buy pre-loved without the fear.安心买二手，不再担惊受怕。
Today's best fakes can fool experienced owners from photos alone. This guide won't make you an authenticator — it teaches you how to avoid the situations where fakes get sold.如今的高仿品仅凭照片连资深藏家都可能看走眼。本指南不会让你成为鉴定师，但会教你避开假货最常出现的情境。
The one rule唯一铁律
Never rely on your own eye alone for a bag worth thousands. Buy from a seller with a real guarantee, and get an independent authentication before the money is released.价值数千的包，绝不能只靠自己的眼力。选择提供真实保障的卖家，并在放款前找独立机构鉴定。
1. Check the seller before the bag一、先查卖家，再看包
- History: years in business, a physical shop or showroom, and reviews on more than one platform.经营历史：营业年限、实体店或展厅，以及多个平台上的评价。
- Written guarantee: an authenticity guarantee with a full refund if the bag fails an independent check.书面保证：若未通过独立鉴定，承诺全额退款。
- Proper business: a registered company (SSM in Malaysia, ACRA in Singapore) you can look up.正规经营：可查询的注册公司（马来西亚 SSM、新加坡 ACRA）。
- Transparency: happy to do a live video call, share more photos, or let you view in person.透明度：乐意视频通话、补拍照片或让你亲自看货。
2. Red flags二、危险信号
- The price is too good. A genuine Birkin or Classic Flap is almost never far below retail. Nobody sells a real one at half price.价格好得离谱。正品 Birkin 或经典口盖包几乎不会远低于专柜价，没人会半价卖真货。
- Stock or borrowed photos, or photos that avoid the stamps, tags and hardware.用官图或盗图，或刻意避开烫印、标签和五金的照片。
- Pressure: "Many people are asking, pay a deposit now."施压："很多人在问，先付订金吧。"
- Payment only by bank transfer to a personal account, or crypto.只接受转账至个人户口，或只收加密货币。
- "Comes with receipt and box" as proof. Receipts, boxes, dust bags and cards are faked too — they prove nothing on their own.以"附收据和盒子"作为证明。收据、盒子、防尘袋和卡片同样可以伪造，本身证明不了什么。
3. What to look at on the bag三、看包的哪些地方
Ask for sharp daylight close-ups of each point below. You are checking for consistency and quality — even, neat stitching, crisp stamping, hardware that feels solid and heavy, and materials that smell of leather, not chemicals.请卖家在自然光下清晰拍摄以下每个部位。你要检查的是一致性与品质：缝线均匀整齐、烫印清晰、五金厚实有分量、皮料是皮革味而非化学味。
Hermès
The "Hermès Paris Made in France" heat stamp under the strap, the blind stamp (a letter code for year of production), saddle-stitching that slants evenly, and engraved hardware on the lock, keys and feet.皮带下方的 "Hermès Paris Made in France" 烫印、代表年份的字母暗印、均匀倾斜的马鞍针法，以及锁头、钥匙和包底钉上的刻字。
Chanel
Quilting that lines up across the flap and body, the "CC" turn-lock orientation, and the interior identification: a serial sticker with a card on older bags, or a metal microchip plate on bags from around 2021 onwards.翻盖与包身的菱格纹是否对齐、双 C 转锁的方向，以及内部身份标识：旧款为序列号贴纸加卡片，约 2021 年后改为金属芯片铭牌。
Louis Vuitton
Pattern alignment and symmetry at the seams, the "Louis Vuitton Paris" heat stamp, and the date code on most older bags. From 2021 LV moved to embedded NFC chips, so newer pieces have no date code — this is normal.接缝处的花纹对齐与对称、"Louis Vuitton Paris" 烫印，以及大部分旧款的日期编码。2021 年起 LV 改用内置 NFC 芯片，新款没有日期编码属正常。
Dior
Evenly spaced cannage stitching, charm lettering and weight, the "Christian Dior Paris" heat stamp, and the interior production code on a small leather tab.间距均匀的藤格纹车线、字母挂饰的字体与重量、"Christian Dior Paris" 烫印，以及内部小皮标上的生产编码。
These are general pointers, not a full checklist. Details vary by year and model — which is exactly why an expert should confirm.以上为概要提示，而非完整清单。细节会因年份与款式而异，这正是需要专家确认的原因。
4. Get it authenticated四、送去鉴定
- Use an independent service — one that isn't the seller — that issues a written certificate or report.选择独立机构（非卖家本身），并出具书面证书或报告。
- Physical inspection beats photos for high-value bags such as Hermès.高价值包款（如爱马仕）实物鉴定优于照片鉴定。
- Agree in advance with the seller that the sale depends on the result.与卖家事先约定，交易以鉴定结果为准。
5. Pay the safe way五、安全付款
- Credit card or a platform with buyer protection gives you a way to dispute.信用卡或有买家保障的平台，让你有申诉渠道。
- Meet in person at the seller's shop, or in a safe public place, for local deals.本地交易尽量当面交收，在卖家店内或安全的公共场所。
- Keep everything: chats, photos, invoice and the authentication report.保留所有记录：聊天记录、照片、发票与鉴定报告。
Bought a fake?不幸买到假货？
Stop contact, keep all evidence, dispute the payment with your bank or platform right away, and make a police report. In Malaysia you can also contact the Tribunal for Consumer Claims; in Singapore, CASE.停止联系、保留所有证据，立刻向银行或平台申诉并报警。在马来西亚可向消费人投诉仲裁庭求助；在新加坡可联系 CASE（新加坡消费者协会）。