Four Designer Handbag Scams

Jewelries are not the only items used for scams; even designer handbags can be used too. Most of these scammers target people who are not really familiar with the tricks of the trade in shopping for authentic designer handbags. They also target those individuals who badly want a designer handbag but couldn't afford it.

These scammers are very good at sales talking and if you are not careful, you might fall into their web of deception and worst end up with a knock off rather than the real one. Here are some of the most popular designer bag scams.

1. Too good to be true. This scam is not only applicable for jewelries; it is also applicable for designer handbags. Most of the time scammers offer you a particular designer handbag at a really, really low price. If you ask why, they might tell you that it was a gift they didn't like and that it came from a relative who is into authentic designer items.

Be careful with this because people don't really give designer items as gifts especially if they are just average Joes. Other than that, designer handbags are never sold at unbelievably marked down prices.

2. If you meet an individual that tells you that she is a wholesaler, authorized reseller or authorized supplier of authentic designer handbags, hold you horses and keep your wallet in place. Designer handbag manufacturers do not sell their products at wholesale prices. So having someone who is a wholesaler for a designer handbag must be a fraud.

What these designer handbag manufacturers do is direct selling. Even if they have a stall or counter at high end establishments, they still post some of their employees in that area. So keep in mind designer handbag equals direct selling.

3. Factory overruns. Scammers usually use this to explain the cheap price tag on their so-called authentic designer handbags. No matter how desperate you are to get that particular designer handbag, do not ever fall for this. If you have enough money go to official retail stores and do not settle for anything less.

People usually end up falling for this because the design they want is out of stock, too pricey or beyond the budget. Mind you, there are no factory overruns for authentic designer handbags. Keep in mind that authentic designer handbag factories destroy those handbags that fail to meet their standard thus a factory overrun is impossible.

4. When you buy authentic designer handbags online you rely heavily on the stock photos. The photo posted may be copied from the photos posted on the official site of that particular designer handbag.

Stock photos can be attractive but it doesn't give you the chance to check if the actual item is indeed as good as the one on the photo. This scam is usually done by scammers posting as sellers on online shops like eBay. So unless the seller posts the actual picture, do not buy it.

There are still a lot of scams involving designer handbags. It is rather hard to tell, but you must be very careful all the time. Do not fall for discounted prices and other promotions involving designer handbags.