help needed. are these Levis real?

[franky_wilson]

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZxhieroglyphicsxQQhtZ-1

i don't know what to look for in a fake Levis. But they appear real enough. can anyone offer some suggestions? thanks

[Paul T]

They all look legit.

It's hard to generalise about how to spot fakes. But do some searching here, and you'll find that there are a few constants. Many of them have selvage showing on the coin pocket, which real Levi's have never had. Many fakes have leather patches that look wrong. Usually it's the combination of details that are wrong; you might see a leather patch, which earlier jeans had, combined with pocket stitching from a later jean.

Generally, it's easier to spot genuine LVC, such as the ones here, because they have all the tags, barcodes. But some fakes are now including at least some of these.

[franky_wilson]

Right on, thanks. I thought they were probably real since they have the tags, but you can never really be certain anymore.

[headtowall]

What does the selvage on the coin pocket of fakes look like? Have any pictures?

[cant_sleep]

it just looks like selvage on the inseams. i saw a pair of levis on ebay like that. they looked legit to me, really a beautiful pair of jeans. even if they were fake, they were awesome and looked like they were made really well.

[headtowall]

Cool, it seems I may have bought fakes then. There's a single red line inside the coin pocket. To make matters worse, I'm pretty sure I bought them from someone on here.

[Serge d Nimes]

selvage on the inside may be ok, on the outside is not.

Carpe Denim! (not the jean brand silly!)

[obsessis]

if they are fake the coin pocket selvage is visible while you are wearing the jeans......like you look at the pocket and see the selvage instead of a 'normal' opening to the coin pocket.

[evisu 2000]

fake:

[obsessis]

bingo! sometimes you see that on belt loops also....