No Worries concerning this product not being authentic! I've been purchasing Ralph Lauren's Polo Eau de Toilette sprays since 1984, or 32 years, as of 2016. Now, I must admit that I've been ripped off several times by different vendors who peddle their FAKE POLO PRODUCTS ON Ebay, so buyer beware of ANY COLOGNE YOU PURCHASE ON EBAY!!!!
Once you receive your product in the mail, after an online purchase, and it passes the "smell" test, and the visual packaging test, the most important test left, is to turn your bottle over, and check for a CLEAR LABEL, that is ONLY FOUND ON THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE! It is again, a perfectly clear label that is ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. If it is any Polo-type product, it will read: Ralph Lauren - Paris, France, and it will describe which type of cologne, after shave, Eau de Toilette, etc., number of ounces, and other information in small print. Also, in larger text, it will also include a product code (which could also be consid- ered a serial number). If your bottle doesn't have this clear label affixed to the bottom of the bottle, IT IS NOT AN AUTHENTIC PRODUCT!!! I hope this short explanation will help you make better on-line cologne purchases in the future, along with a fail safe way to detect fraud, Thank you, Richard.......