If you are reading this guide you already know how difficult it is to buy on Ebay for the simple fact that not everything is what people say it is. It is your job as a consumer and a smart shopper to make sure you do your homework. Whether the item is $10 or $1,000 you should always make sure you are getting what you are paying for. Because of my own recent transactions that turned out to be something other than what I agreed to buy I am making a point to help others.
*Something to keep in mind: Juicy does NOT sell their items wholesale so if a seller has 25 of one item, be wary and ask questions. They may have a cousin whos a regional manager for Nordstrom and gets products 70% off, but thats pretty rare. There are lots of websites online that wholesale REPLICA Juicy items.
When buying Juicy Couture please check the following:
*Get as many pictures as possible. Even if theres 1 or 2 pictures it doesnt mean its fake or theres a problem with it, if there truly is nothing wrong with the item a simple message to the seller asking for additional pictures is justified and a good seller would be more than happy to send more to hopefully make the sale.
*Ask for measurements, a lot of Juicy stuff is at discount stores because its irregular size, or missing buttons, or the color is off, any little thing will pull an item from being sold in high end stores and discount it to a second-tier store, that doesnt mean anything is wrong with it, just a little something may be off. For example, I recieved a tank that is a small, yet the inner white tag said its an XL and it was extremely wide. So ask for measurements and whatnot to confirm the product is normal.
*Beware of items that only show pictures of the item on a celebrity. As far as I know you will not be getting a celebrity in the mail so theres no reason to not ask for pictures of the ACTUAL item the seller is selling.
*Beware of items that seem unusually cheap, whether its a handbag or Juicy outfit, Juicy Couture is expensive and no seller would buy something for a couple hundred dollars and be ok with selling it for $50. If its too good to be true, IT IS!
*In 2003 Juicy Couture was bought out by Liz Claiborne. In her company doing so Juicy Couture stopped being made only in the Glamorous USA and is now born here, but made in East Asia. If a seller has something up and they are saying its BRAND NEW, JUST RELEASED, etc and it has a colored tag on it (neon pink, orange, beige, baby blue, or green) its not authentic. I've recieved many items that were fake and had the Juicy labels sewn in, both fake labels and real ones off of other pieces. In this case you always want to ask for a picture of the white inner tag thats down the left side of all Juicy garments (except pants). These tags have the style #, cut #, care instructions, fabric, and size on it. ALWAYS ASK FOR PICTURES OF THIS TAG.
*Any items from 2006ish and up should have pink and brown tags, they are square and have the Juicy scottie logo in them and are trimmed in brown, and then theres a small tab on the side that says where the item was made. The new pieces still have the long white tag on the inner left side too.
*Juicy hoodies, older styles (before the Liz Claiborne buy out) are made from 80% cotton and 20% polyester regardless of whether its velour, terry, or fleece. Ive seen newer ones made with 90% cotton 10% poly and those all came directly from Bloomingdales so I know they are authentic.
*If your Juicy tracksuit comes in this plasticy vinyl bag that has a red, white, and blue Juicy scottie logo on the outside don't even ponder its authenticity, because it is fake. This too has happened to me and without even opening the bag I knew it was fake. These little short/hoodie sets with the flower and butterfly embroidery that come in white, yellow, pink, are fake.
*Again it takes a while for replicators to replicate a Juicy piece, so the older suits like the royalty ones, the ones with the number 83, the bling bling ones, were all styles from about 2 years ago, beware of them esp. if they say BNWT. It is very likey that a seller is selling her own pieces because she simply doesnt want them anymore and obviously they will be used, but again what woman would spend $200-250 on a tracksuit and keep it in her closet for years with the tags attached??
*Make sure anything that says BNWT, handbags, clothes, anything has an actual price tag! The black and gold logo tags are being sold by themselves on Ebay and its not difficult to punch it through an outfit. Make sure theres a price tag, and the numbers/letters in the upper left hand corner should coordinate with the style # on the inner white tag.
*Any pieces with the pink and brown labels and are BNWT should have a pink ribbon that says Juicy Couture in gold lettering with a heart at each end, its a thick ribbon kind of like one you would get for winning a spelling bee or something, and that takes the place of those gold/black logo tags. NO newer pieces from 2005 and up should have the black/gold logo tags on them.
*Anything made in 2006 and on should say Love G&P not P&G, we all know about the lawsuit from proctor and gamble against Pamela and Gela, so the letters have been switched.
*For the fall collection of 2007 (right now ladies, keep an eye out) the pink ribbons have been replaced with a square piece of cardboard that is brown with black trim, says choose juicy in pink bold letters on one side, and has the Juicy storybook logo on the other side.
handbags:
*Juicy NEVER wraps their items in plastic, EVER. The handles dont come wrapped in it either. If you get one thats a fresh shipment it should have tissue paper taped on all the zippers to prevent scratching. There is always Juicy tissue paper stuffed inside every pocket as well as the inside of the bag to retain its shape.
*Never buy anything from overseas, its probably a really good deal because its fake. This again is general but Ive recieved 2 bags already from China and they were very fake. One was dropshipped (bought from a lady in Ohio and she paid some online company to ship it to me directly from China. This is VERY prevolent on Ebay.) and they other was from someone in California who traveled to Asia a lot.
*Any bag that is oddly brightly colored is probably a fake. Juicy coordinates all their colors with a name, rarely will you ever see, except black, something Juicy that says "pink", "green", etc. pink is either gelato for clothing, or crystal for accessories, so make sure if a tag is included that it says the color name. Their typical colors are the crystal, black, brown, neutral, the red leather ones from this past season, and then of course the daydreamers vary upon season.
*About 99% of the daydreamers I have seen on Ebay are replicas, Especially any advertised as brand new with tags and they are older styles and prints, they are fake. It takes China about a year give or take a little to replicate a bag so if you know you saw the bag 2 years ago at Nordstrom and its on Ebay BNWT, its most likely a replica. I dont know any woman who would spend $200 on a bag and leave it in her closet with the tags, tissue, and all for 2 years. Dont buy a daydreamer, just please, unless its for your 14 year old buy something that looks classy like one of Juicys leather bags or the newer G&P handbags (much more costly, but gorgeous)
*Be smart. If you are going to invest $100, $200, $300+ in a handbag take 10 minutes and go to nordstrom.com, saksfifthavenue.com, revolveclothing.com, neimanmarcus.com, bloomingdales.com, shopbop.com and check out their stuff look at the colors, prices, stiching, etc. If you arent smart about shopping on Ebay you will get ripped off.
*That hangtag that has the heart at the end with the J I have not seen on any newer bags, those are mainly are the bags that are a year older and more, the ruby tuesday bag and the daydreamers for example. The heart should not be flat at the top, it should look like a heart, and the J should be an actual normal looking J, use common sense, if it looks weird, then IT IS FOR A REASON.
*The inside of the bags are NEVER just plain brown, black, beige, anything fabric. They are almost always beige, and honestly beige, not this puke green color or brown, lining with Juicy written in these gothic letters in a color that coordinates with the outside color the bag. Black bag, black letters, white or pink bag, pink letters, you get it. The new G&P bags have a gorgeous dusty purple satin material with no lettering.
*All Juicy's bags are made with genuine leather, even the daydreamers have leather handles and bottoms, if it comes smelling like plastic or gasoline beware because its pvc leather-like material.
*Be wary of the rabbit fur hoodies. Those are an older style, not within the past 2 years, and they are a lot of fake ones on Ebay. Ask for tons of pictures and even a copy of a reciept or invoice from where they bought it.
*Always pay with paypal. Its free for buyers so there is NO reason you shouldnt have an account. I know its online and putting your account info online makes people antsy, but nowadays with credit card protection if someone steals it and charges it up, you wont be liable for it. Sign up and go through paypal because if it turns out that its authentic or broken, file a dispute and paypal will do the right thing. Ive always gotten my money back when I used paypal.
Charms:
*As far as Juicy's charms go I haven't recieved any or seen very many fake ones on Ebay. I have see the wording "Fits Juicy couture charm bracelet" which I would hope you wouldnt buy thinking it was an authentic Juicy charm.
*Like the rest of Juicy's pieces, the charms are VERY unique and detailed, they always have little sayings on them, are painted very detailed, have rhinestones, etc. Again go on some reputable websites and look at their charms. I wouldnt advise buying charms on Ebay unless they are discontinued, because many sellers on here charge more than the MSRP on them for whatever reason when they are not "sold out" they are still in the stores.
Thanks for reading ladies and guys are out there who got sucked into buying your wonderful ladies Juicy Couture. Please be sure to leave me a rating as I provided a very detailed guide for you. Happy and safe shopping, please let me know if I could ever assist you with any hesitations. Thank you!
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