How to spot a fake Vivienne Westwood bag

This guide will help you to spot fake Vivienne Westwood bags a mile away. Fakes help fund criminal groups, who exploit people and make them work in terrible conditions. Also, I bought a bag off eBay once, found out later that it was a fake, and it made me feel cheap. I lost 50 and now the bag is stuck at the bottom of my wardrobe and I never use it.Anyway, to start with there are two main rules to follow...one, most VW bags on eBay are fake. Two, if in doubt, don't buy. Here are some more steps to follow:1 - HerviaGo to hervia.com and browse. Familiarise yourself with the bags - prices, materials, plates, labels, zip pulls, styles etc etc. If you know exactly what you're looking for it makes it easier to spot the fakes. Any VW bag listing on eBay that doesn't have a photo of the plate label inside the bag instantly write off as fake.2 - LocationIf the seller is in China and the bag is authentic I'll eat my hat. Yes, some of the less expensive VW bags are made in China, but look carefully at the label; it's a dead giveaway if the label plate inside the bag says made in Italy but the item location is China. Again, compare the plate photo to hervia.3 - PriceBrand new VW bag, normally 500 ish, selling for 25. Too good to be true? Yes. Labels, tags, dustbags, zip pulls etc can all easily be faked. If it's got a really low starting price and without good reason from the seller in the description, it's fake.4 - PlateInside VW bags is a plate. On the more expensive. leather bags the plate should read 'Vivienne Westwood London Genuine Leather Made in Italy' and the plate is either gold or silver coloured metal. If it says 'Vivienne Westwood Genuine Leather Italy' or some other variation of the wording I mentioned I would be very catious. On the less expensive bags that are made in China the label either says 'Vivienne Westwood Accessories' or 'Vivienne Westwood London' and the plate is leather or leather look material. Again check hervia - sometimes the lettering on the leather or leather look plate is a different colour to the background. Also, it's so easy to steal photos from hervia, so check listing photos against those on the hervia website to check if they've been copied. If it's EXACTLY the same photo is definately stolen. This is a common-sense thing.Once you've confirmed the photo is real, check the label is real by comparing the W, s and o in Westwood to the hervia label. The curve/loop at the top left of the W should be nice and rounded, not squashed or flattened looking. The s is quite stylised and in a unique font, not flat and plain looking. The 'o' has a diagonal break in the top of the circle. Also, check the two 'n's' in Vivienne...they should join up at the bottom. Check the 'tw' in Westwood....they should also join up. Check both of the 'i's' is Vivienne are dotted. Again my instructions may sound strange, but if you are familiar with the labels you'll know what I mean.5 - SellersCheck their feedback, check the other items they have for sale. I've seen a seller with some designer boots for sale, and when I checked her other listings she was having a clear out and all her other stuff for sale was used high quality designer stuff, much of it was used, branded and/or from good shops like m