This is either the greatest thrift of my life or a lesson in spotting the fake. Either way, when it comes to authenticating vintage designer bags (or designer bags in general), it’s no easy task. Fortigate Vm License Crack. With the rise of “super-fakes,” fakes so good that only an expert in-house inspection can tell you whether it’s counterfeit (and even the experts get duped), it’s harder and harder to be absolutely sure that yours is the real thing. And standing there on the main floor of Savers, I realized I didn’t have the first clue about authenticating bags. And I can’t even tell you why I hesitated, except for the reason that every thrifter hesitates over a faded and probably fake bag: What if? After two days of a crash course in authenticating (re: the internet), I’ve put together four tips you can use on the hunt, four basic checks that will help determine whether or not you should take the risk and hire an official authenticator (more on that later).