What to look for when buying designer lables?
 

I'll be honest, I'm broke. Not cheap, but I'm reasonably broke; hell, I'm a college student. That said, I still have a reasonable degree of style, and I've recently decided I want a Gucci wallet. I decided to check Ebay, for obvious reasons. But I'm super leary, for obvious reasons. Do any of you guys know how to spot fake Gucci? If the seller shows the serial number and the Gucci authentic card, does that prove it's authentic? I've already ruled out any auction that doesn't show the serial and the Gucci card.

Take, for instance, this auction. It looks pretty damn real, and they show the authentician card. The only thing I don't like is the private feedback on the seller.

I also really like this belt.

So, PPOTers, I'm sure more than a few of you guys/gals have some Gucci. What do you think, are they authentic?

isn't gucci a little too..... metro?

I have no idea. All I know is that the materialistic girls here LOVE designer lables...and if it helps me bang..(god that sounds bad..).

I thought about just buying it at retail until I saw how much it is....

start looking at the salvation army, or what ever thrift stores you have in your area. lots of good stuff at better than reasonable prices.

Try looking at this thread...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/304414-too-much-personal-debt.html

Do chicks ask you for the last 4 digits of your gucci wallet serial number? I don't understand how this will help you get laid. If you're broke, buy something a little more reasonable.

You are broke. A gucci wallet will make you more broke, and will not get you laid, and by costing money will make you poorer which makes chicks less likely to bang you. You would be heading in the wrong direction. It is a horrible idea. There, I said it.

They don't ask for it, but I'd be pissed if I spent more money thinking it was real than I could have spent on an obvioulsy fake one. Young girls LOVE seeing designer labels, Coach, Gucci, whatever. Nice clothes and accessories definately help with the girls.

I most probably should buy something more reasonable, or just stick with the fossil. But I'm ugly and I need all the help I can get;)

That's a damned good argument.

In junior high I was striking out big time. So I begged and begged my parents to get me some sweet clothes from the 'expensive' stores. They said fine, YOU pay. So I did. I went to school in those stupid clothes ( I believe there were turqiose pants and some kind of ridiculous shirt with shiny things on it), the chicks didn't bang me, and for a month I had no money to do anything fun. Thats when I decided spending money didn't help me get chicks.

The exception is when the money is spent ON them. Then its a whole new pile of shenanigans.

So I should buy them a Gucci bag? There's some girls around here that'd be worth a $250 ebay Gucci bag:-D Kentucky rules...

I struck out big time for a long while and then decided to do something about it my senior year of HS. Enter American Eagle, Hollister, and A & F. Been working decently well so far, but it could be better.

If it wasn't for girls, I'd wear camo and scentlok everywhere.

dude it not the wallet they want it what's IN the wallet.
get a money clip. classier and she can she what your reeally are packing.

save your cash for spending on HER gucci crap.

That's not very Leykis of you...;)

Perhaps you should ask your, um, 'domestic partner' for advice...

it seems that you are heading in the wrong direction, chasing after the wrong type of girl. perhaps you should expand your horizons to include girls that think money is not the most important thing. i know that this may seem pretty radical thought, but think about what landing a paris hilton type would be like over a long period of time. you might do better meeting someone at the laundromat or a supermarket.
remember, what you don't have to spend on a girl can be spent on your car.

^--- LOL! :D

Poon-chasing aside: If you want a wallet that will outlast you (or at least most other wallets) while remaining classy yet understated, buy a Ghurka. ;)

This is a wise man.

You can try to find a Gucci Emporium, which is where they sell "last year's" merchandise fairly cheap - though that's up for debate. I knew a guy who bought a $3,000 Barney's suit at an emporium for $800.

Otherwise...

Do chicks ask you for the last 4 digits of your gucci wallet serial number? I don't understand how this will help you get laid. If you're broke, buy something a little more reasonable.

...is the right advice.

thank you jim.
it is nice to be thought of that way.usually i am just thought of as a wise guy.
david

If all you want to do is get laid, look in the erotic section of the carigslist in your city. There are plenty of girls that will laid you for a donation.

No dickering around, no wondering if you are going to get laid or not after blowing a big wad of dough on that material girl.

Get a girl with money, that wants to shower you with gifts. It is possible.

I think you shouldn't even ask this question. Some things need to stay private. Especially spending money on things you can't really justify.

I have a Gucci jacket in black with the little G's all over it. I can't believe the amount of attention the jacket gets. Girls can't stop looking at it and complimenting how nice "it" is. It hasn't gotten me laid though. That's all in your rap.

If you want to get laid, ditch the wallet and head to the gym. Not for the muscles, but for the self-confidence and pride. Those traits are visible inside and out, and irresistable to most women, including young hotties.


JA

Totally agree. You want labels, go to Goodwill or SA in January. All the rich folks have gotten their Christmas gifts and thrown out the extras. You can pick stuff up at a "normal" price then.

wait a minute , you have a porsche right?? what on earth makes you think you will be able to catch tail with a fake Gucci bag, tail you can't catch with a Porsche???

even my rustbucket 924 worked for me... kept saying , it's a restoration protject, it's a classic model, figured i'de take it out one more time before it's beeing stripped...

it's not like chicks know anything about cars
all they year is "Porsche, yaddiyaddi ya, full restoration, blablabla , classic"

as long as it doesn't kill em with exhuast fumes, and as long as the car don't die while they are beeing driven in it... i say any half decent Porsche is worth 10 Gucci wallets any day

to them it also means , while he's busy tinkering with the car, he's not cheating on me... obviously that changes once they marry you , then it's , sell porsche , get me nice SUV..

Definitely! If nothing's working for you, at least try to improve yourself.

Nah, no Porsche anymore. Had to sell it because my brother was about to kill me (it was in his garage after the H&R) and I needed the extra $$ for school. Selling it SUCKED. But, yes, I was "the kid who drives a Porsche!" in high school. I did the "it's a restro" line too:-D

I either run or go to the gym every day, but the downside to that is that the girls know it (where else would I be going in sweats and a cutoff?) and they think I take it too serioulsy. I don't get it. They want you to be in shape and look good, but you can't go to the gym, because then you're overly concerned with it? I don't get it...

At least you guys set me right before I went and did something stupid.

Thanks again OTers!

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