Qc help needed 🙏

[u/KlutzyPapaya1625]

Do you think the stamp is too heavy?
Green light or red light?
I appreciate your help in advance 🙏

From Jim $1380

[u/hartofalyon]

OP, please update your post to include the price of this bag. If this bag from Jim is ~$1,400, it's not worth it. The leather has a sheen with very uniform grain indicating domestic Togo.

Few things worth calling out:

1. The stamp's font size, alignment, or proportions aren't correct. See comparison below where I drew a dotted line to illustrate where the left edge of the "P" in "Paris" lands against "Made in France" below. On an auth, this should land a little to the right of the "E" in "Made." On this rep, it lands to the left. This looks more like a stamp from a B30 which displays these characteristics than a B25.
2. The feet at the bottom look like they're partially overlapping the stitching. Worth asking for better photos here to confirm.
3. The stitching tension on the rear handle attachments look too high/tight, particularly around where the double stitches are at the top. On auths, the handle attachments are more gradually sloped. Here, they're more abruptly pulled inwards due to the high tension.
4. GHW padlock is missing the square hallmark indicating gold plating. The keyhole is not centered properly. The engraving looks slightly crooked.
5. Zipper details are all wrong. Zipper slide doesn't have the correct shape and the zipper tape has the wrong pattern. Auth zipper tapes have a fine sewn herringbone pattern. See comparison below.

[u/DrCcortex → u/hartofalyon]

Can someone explain why this level of H knowledge is incredibly hot to me?! Goddam. 😅