{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6aecf5265e56bd617c8cabeb/6aecf5423be80be7f3d438f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fashionphile's Founder on How to Spot a Superfake Birkin (with Sarah Davis)","description":"<p>Superfakes have never been better and counterfeiters have never been smarter — so how can consumers buy secondhand luxury with confidence? </p>\n<p>Sarah Davis started Fashionphile on eBay in 1999, while she was in law school. Resale has exploded since: Her company now employs more than 350 people and authenticates roughly 1,500 luxury bags a day. Sarah reveals how she turned luxury authentication into an almost CIA-like operation, what gives away a fake Birkin bag, and how a $35,000 machine can tell if a Cartier Love bracelet is real or not. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>CHAPTERS</p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction</p>\n<p>02:00 Law school, eBay, and the Fashionphile origin story</p>\n<p>15:00 A real Chanel, a fake one — can you tell?</p>\n<p>21:00 Fake bags bought at real stores</p>\n<p>23:30 \"Your dupe isn't cute\"</p>\n<p>26:30 The $75 fee that killed the counterfeits</p>\n<p>29:30 The $35,000 machine that catches fake Birkins</p>\n<p>44:30 Where resale goes next</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Subscribe to the Back Row newsletter: https://www.backrow.net/subscribe</p>\n<p>Follow Back Row: @backrow · Follow Amy: @instamyodell · Follow Sarah: @justsarahdavis · Shop Fashionphile: @fashionphile</p>\n<p>Edited by Chrissi Harris.</p>\n<p><br></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Amy Odell"}