After seeing the ad on Craigslist.org, I contacted the seller. He indicated in various emails that the purses were indeed authentic, and he also stated the stores in which he purchased them. If I was not happy with any of the purses he wrote that he would issue a refund since I purchased them with PayPal. After receiving the purses I discovered they were not real - they were fake. MANY attempts were made to contact the seller for a refund.