Is your designer bag really a designer bag? IYK has raised almost $17 million to help you prove it

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If you want to flaunt your $1,200 Gucci handbag to your friends, there may be a skeptical few who doubt whether it's truly Gucci.

But IYK is here to help you secure those much-deserved bragging rights, announcing on Thursday that it's raised $16.8 million in the past year to help customers verify the authenticity of their apparel and merchandise.