The Mole: Day 2: Dinner #2 and a Failed Challenge.

[Flameaxe]

Prior Knowledge != research.

[pickemgenius]

BBM is right yo.

Just cause I know teh Rollies
don't be hatin on mez
g's
you see its hard for gangstas like me.

[Flameaxe]

Never say that again, PEG. Please.

[Dani Banani]

sweet! i got the team i would've picked in the first place...

#1 is fake - multicolors don't have bows

#2 is fake - multicolors never came in backpacks & never had red as a color for the LV symbol...

#3 is most likely real -

#4 is fake - multicolors don't have bows, and the circle symbols aren't right...

#5 is fake?..

so far i haven't found anything wrong w/ #5, the color sequence of the LV symbols are correct, it

seems

to have all 33 different colors, but i'm not familiar enough with the styles of the bags to know if LV ever produced a

multi-colored

bag in that style... i'll try to research it further, but i'm pretty confident the authentic bag is #3... i found this link (Link) which has the exact same photo at the top of the page on the left next to a similar handbag, and asks which one is authentic... at the end of the 1st section, the author reveals the one on the left (the same exact picture as handbag #3) is authentic...

[Dani Banani]

wasn't sure if i was allowed to edit my previous post or not, but i found what is wrong w/ #5... it's handles are wrapped in plastic... according to this link (Link) that is one of the top 5 signs that a handbag is fake...

(eerily enough, i thought that didn't look right, but figured i wouldn't say anything, since i don't have enough personal experience, but meh, i was right after all...)

[Dani Banani]

sorry for the triple post, but i sent an appeal to Anderson Cooper as to

why

he shouldn't dock the teams... if he allows me to, i will copy & paste it for everyone to see...

[Mgm]

Everyone should post a link to verify their decision is correct. If they don't, I reserve the right to not accept the group's choice.

[Dani Banani]

Everyone should post a link to verify their decision is correct. If they don't, I reserve the right to not accept the group's choice.

actually, i think you

and your teammate

reserve that right...

btw, you saw the 2 links i used for references, right?..

[Kinetic]

There are two of us. There is no tie-breaking vote. I'm pretty sure if one of us votes no, that we'll end in a veto.

[Mgm]

Everyone should post a link to verify their decision is correct. If they don't, I reserve the right to not accept the group's choice.

actually, i think you

and your teammate

reserve that right...

btw, you saw the 2 links i used for references, right?..

That's what I meant.

[Thestatusquo]

Pretty sure DB is my hero. You gay people are all right.

[Mgm]

Everyone should post a link to verify their decision is correct. If they don't, I reserve the right to not accept the group's choice.

actually, i think you

and your teammate

reserve that right...

btw, you saw the 2 links i used for references, right?..

Yes, I did notice those references. Can Kinetic and I have bolded final decisions to decide on? I'm not yet sure what the final verdict on the money is, but the rest seem to have a decision behind them.

[somestrangeflea]

Am I right in saying that I have completely missed my team's challenge (at least, missed anything I could have any impact on)?

[JDodge]

While searching Google for ways to find counterfeit watches, I found this page. Scroll down to "Daytona Hands" and you will notice I found the

exact same picture

as the second one above. Said picture is of a counterfeit watch.

I can has praise now?

I know for a fact that

the second Rolex is fake.

Yes you are Flea

[DragonsofSummer]

We are still looking at the $5's. I have a few ideas but I have to check them out.

[Mgm]

Anderson, is there any chance we can get something bigger than thumbnail images?

[Eteocles]

DB's choice is OK with me.

[Mgm]

While searching Google for ways to find counterfeit watches, I found this page. Scroll down to "Daytona Hands" and you will notice I found the

exact same picture

as the second one above. Said picture is of a counterfeit watch.

I can has praise now?

I know for a fact that

the second Rolex is fake.

Yes you are Flea

I'm about ready to agree with this one. Any comments, Kinetic, or should I go ahead?

[Anderson Cooper]

no docking teams.

no bigger prints, sorry.

You have less than 24 hours.

[Flameaxe]

I tried making the images larger via Photoshop, but the quality went to crap.

[DragonsofSummer]

No matter how hard I look I can't find what we are looking for here. The closest I've come was some sight saying that there are shiny maple leaves in the bottom right corner but I don't remember what site.

So my best guess would be that the second one is a fake.

[Flameaxe]

The line in the first one makes me wonder about it. Right in the middle, looks almost like a flagpole.

[Kinetic]

MGM: I'm with you. The Rolex guys and LV guys seem to be on the right track.

I'm not sure on the Canadian Dollar yet, but I'm leaning toward the first one being the fake.

[Thestatusquo]

I'm pretty sure the top 5 is the real one. One of the real hallmarks of fake bills (I work in retail, so I've handled quite a few of them.) is that they look duller, faded, out of focus and lifeless compared to the real thing. If you look at those pictures, the top one is clearly the more lifelike, and the colors and image look much sharper. Thats my opinion, anyway.

[pickemgenius]

hey like ive been preaching the whole no fucking shiny flag shit on the 2nd one for ages now.