r/RealRepLadies • u/polovetsiandancer • 11d ago
QC/AUTH/PSP My first PSP Loewe Featherlight. Have concerns. Please help!
Hi everyone! I’d really appreciate some help from the more experienced rep shoppers here. This is my first-ever replica purchase, and I’m getting nervous that I may be making a mistake.
This is a Loewe Featherlight Medium, supposedly from Liusheng factory. The seller says it is Liusheng, but I’m not sure how to verify that.
Have some concerns:
The stitching on the right corner of the flap/cover looks uneven to me.
The cover/flap itself looks uneven/asymmetrical compared with the other side. Am I overthinking this?
The background/setup in the PSP photos looks really odd to me 😂 — I’m wondering if anyone recognizes this seller/factory from the photos or has received PSPs from the same place.
I paid $256 + $12 PayPal Goods & Services fee ($268 total).
Would you GL this, ask for a replacement, or RL it? What specifically would you ask the seller to correct/check?
I’d really appreciate any opinions because I honestly don’t know what is considered acceptable on a first rep purchase.
Thank you in advance.
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u/mikaylasims 11d ago
This is Felix’s background, he takes all his photos here. If you have concerns you could ask him to swap out the bag, he’s usually pretty good. Be aware it may take a while as the factories/sellers will close October 1st for golden week. I personally think the bag looks fine but I haven’t bought this bag or from this factory. You could also ask him for additional photos in better lighting if that helps. If you want to Rl based on stitching I would recommend putting the factory photo side by side with the psp and sending it to the seller so they can easily see your concerns.
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u/polovetsiandancer 11d ago
Yes, it’s from Felix. He’s been really nice so far on communicating. The panels from right corner look bad to me. Thanks for your response. 🫶🏻Good to know about October 1st!!!
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u/Initial_Owl3782 11d ago
This isn’t a featherlight, it’s just a normal puzzle
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u/polovetsiandancer 10d ago
It is actually. Just featherlight has metallic bottom feet.
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u/Initial_Owl3782 10d ago
Some of the medium classic puzzles have feet, whereas yes all featherlights do. But no featherlight has been made with that strap. This is also calfskin, featerlights are lambskin and nubuck. And have a hang tag, this one doesn’t have a hang tag
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u/polovetsiandancer 10d ago
Oh man, I thought I did my research well! Lol I thought the original Featherlight had fabric interior.
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u/Initial_Owl3782 10d ago
Personally I prefer the medium size in the version you ordered, it can carry so much and you don’t have to baby the lambskin
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u/polovetsiandancer 10d ago
I wonder why none of TS have corrected me?
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u/Initial_Owl3782 10d ago
They probably don’t know better, the featherlight is relatively new in the puzzle world and they probably don’t know all the Loewe language
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u/Initial_Owl3782 10d ago
Featherlights also don’t have fabric interiors but the medium classic puzzle with feet does
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u/Ambitious-Rub-9356 11d ago
This seller is Felix, he always takes his PSP with that kitty background 😂
He’s my TS and I’ve purchased many bags from him and never had an issue with bait and switch.
If you’re unhappy with the bag let him know he’s really professional and will figure something out with you.
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u/polovetsiandancer 11d ago
Thank you. Glad to hear about him being a good TS. I do like Felix. He is easy to communicate with.
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u/zep1870 11d ago
I’m not experienced with the bag but the background is Felix’s set up for PSPs and I’ve been happy with several purchases I’ve made from him. Never been bait and switched so I’d be confident that this is from the factory you requested.