Are my pair of Converse real or fake?

Are my pair of Converse real or fake?

I recently bought a pair of high-top Converse on eBay in an auction and won it for around . I asked the seller if they are real beforehand, and he told me that it’s from OEM (original equipment manufacturer).

I just received them yesterday, and there are red flags going off.
1) You can see a strip of glue along the front rubber sidewall.
2) There is no barcode underneath the labeling on the tongue as you can see at:

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2365686

3) There are typos on the description tag.
4) The price is 195 (which I’m thinking is Chinese yuan) is the equivalent to USD
5) The circular label seems a bit questionable (S is smudged)
6) You can feel friction on the rubber sidewall. Ironically, it feels like high quality.

So what do you think? I’m gonna wear them anyways, but I need to give the seller a feedback. Thanks for your time, guys!
Gee whiz, I totally forgot to post up the pics. Here it is:

http://s814.photobucket.com/albums/zz61/ecllin/Converse/

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1 Comment for Are my pair of Converse real or fake?

  • 1. AnnieRuOK  |  February 15th, 2011 at 8:44 am

    Well, I wouldn’t take the glue thing as a tell tale sign…chucks are darn uncomfortable and not perfect at first..Ive had plenty of authentic Converse, where the workmanship wasnt the greatest (who knows what third world country kid made them :-X)

    I would say based on the price, it isnt too likely theyre fake because thats about the cost of a pair of converse chucks.

    The typos are a bad sign, and the fact that theyre from China, unfortunately, is a bad sign. Bootleg kings.

    I probably have a fake pair of UGGs if its any consellation, youre better off keeping them and wearing them under some cute jeans :-)

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