Every GIA KARSKO bag is brand new with tags and professionally authenticated by LegitGrails before it ever reaches you. Here is exactly how the process works — and what you can expect with every order.
The Process
From the moment a piece arrives at our Athens location to the moment it is sealed for shipping, it passes through a controlled four-step process. Nothing skips a step, and nothing ships unverified.
Every bag that arrives at our Athens location is unpacked, photographed and logged. Our team examines the piece by hand — leather grain, stitching, hardware weight, lining and stamping.
Each piece is then submitted to LegitGrails (legitgrails.com), an independent authentication service trusted across the luxury market. Their experts verify the bag against the maison's official specifications and issue a pass or fail verdict.
Once a bag passes, a digital certificate of authenticity is created for your specific piece. Your certificate is delivered with your order, giving you complete, documented confidence that your bag is genuine.
Only after authentication is a bag carefully packaged and shipped from Athens. Each order is fully insured, and worldwide delivery is tracked from our door to yours.
The Examination
Grain texture, smell, weight and hand-feel are compared against the maison's official specifications.
Stitch count, density, angle and thread quality are checked against factory standards.
Plating, engraving depth, font and weight of zippers, clasps and feet are inspected.
Interior fabric, pockets, seams and interior stamping are verified in detail.
Date codes, serial numbers, heat stamps and logos are validated character by character.
Symmetry, structure and proportions are compared with authentic reference pieces.
What Every Order Includes
Every handbag is brand new and unworn, delivered with its original designer tags intact.
Independently verified by one of the most trusted authentication services in luxury.
A certificate of authenticity is issued for your specific piece and delivered with your order.
Carefully packaged in Athens, fully insured and tracked from our door to yours.
Questions & Answers
LegitGrails is an independent authentication service trusted across the luxury resale market. Their team of expert authenticators specializes in designer handbags and verifies each piece against the maison's official specifications — materials, construction, stamping, hardware and more. They operate independently from GIA KARSKO, so every verdict is a genuinely neutral second opinion.
Yes. Every GIA KARSKO handbag is brand new and unworn, delivered with its original designer tags intact. We never sell worn, refurbished or restored pieces — only pristine, store-fresh bags.
It never reaches you. A piece that does not pass is rejected and returned to the supplier — it is never listed, never shipped and never sold. Only authenticated bags are packaged and dispatched from Athens.
Once your bag passes authentication, a digital certificate is created for your specific piece. It is delivered with your order and documents that the item was professionally verified by LegitGrails — your permanent proof of authenticity.
All orders are carefully packaged and shipped from our Athens, Greece location. Every order is fully insured and tracked from our door to yours, with worldwide delivery.
Yes. Returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery for a refund or exchange, as long as the item is unused and in its original condition. Items showing signs of wear or alteration, and final sale items, are not eligible for return.
Yes. Our curated pre-loved collection goes through the same rigorous process — every pre-loved piece is inspected by hand in Athens and professionally authenticated by LegitGrails before it is listed, and each ships with its own digital certificate.
On open marketplaces, authenticity claims come from anonymous individual sellers. At GIA KARSKO, every single bag passes through one controlled process: hand inspection in Athens, independent verification by LegitGrails, and a digital certificate delivered with your order. There is no seller lottery — the same standard applies to every piece we sell.
Every handbag in our collection has passed the same rigorous authentication process. Browse the collection and find yours.