![]() ![]() With vintage, you must know the to know the style and when introduced, etc. These bags may have other Louis Vuitton markings, but will not have a code. It is very common to see vintage items (pre early 80's) without a date code. This means that for decades- Louis Vuitton small leather goods were made without date codes. The Keepall was introduced in 1930 and the Noe in 1932. Like I just mentioned, Louis Vuitton has only used date codes since the early 1980s. and to some degree, date codes can be helpful to you. ![]() You're not buying the $79.95 Buy it Now NWT "Louie" Vuitton on eBay (clearly not authentic). You are just trying to get an authentic Speedy or Cabas Mezzo or Neverfull at less than retail. I'm more worried about each of you- the honest buyers of authentic Louis Vuitton. They are not enough for authenticity purposes- to rely on. Hermes uses a similar marking in that, they are not serial numbers, nor are they holographic. Louis Vuitton includes these numbers for their own "internal purposes": so that they can tell when the bag was made and where. But, for whatever reason, they have never chosen to do that. Trust me, if Louis Vuitton wanted to, they could use a hologram (like Chanel) or an individual serial number code inside their bags- if they intended their labeling to be used as authentication. ![]() Everything from the logos, the linings, hardware and yes, even the sacred date codes are closer and closer to the real thing. They are buying real bags, tearing them carefully apart and trying as best as they can to make exact replicas. These thugs not using pictures that they see on the internet as patterns for their fakes. for fake Louis Vuitton bags to be as "good" (close to the real deal) as they are today, the criminals behind them are well funded and sophisticated. The fear is that counterfeiters would use this information to "find out what we know" and will use this information to make more accurate fakes. However, these codes are freely discussed all over the internet on Louis Vuitton blogs and discussion boards and are reproduced in any number of Louis Vuitton buying guides that you can purchase on eBay or the internet. They blur out their date code pictures or tell you that the date code will only be "revealed" to the highest bidder to protect this apparently safely guarded secret. Yes, I do know that there are many sellers and online groups of Louis Vuitton enthusiasts who'd rather me discuss Louis Vuitton date codes freely and openly. "Oh, NO! You're giving away all of our Date Code secrets!!!" ![]()
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