Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

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IMPORTANT READ-ME

Please post authenticity questions related to COACH in this thread. No PMs please.
For further information, please refer to the first post on page 1 of this thread.

Please follow the following requests:
  • Before you submit a request for authentication, please search this thread to make sure that the item has not previously been authenticated by searching the seller ID and/or item number. This is not a thread to ask general questions about COACH, please refer to our main Coach forum for such information.
  • Note that authenticators have the right to refuse any requests. This is a free service, but it is imperative that you help our authenticators by using the following format:
  • FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
    Item:
    Listing number:
    Seller and site where listed
    Link:
    Comments:

  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
    Item:
    Where purchased or how obtained
    Comments:
BASIC PICTURES REQUIRED (but more may be requested): If necessary pictures are in the listing, it's not necessary to upload and duplicate them.
  • Front of item
  • Back of item
  • Full clear and legible creed text and serial number
  • Made in tags (when available)
  • Measurements
  • For bags with turnlock closures, show pictures of back of female side of turnlock
  • For bags with magnetic snaps, show pictures of the male part of the snap so that the numbers and letters on it can be read
  • If applicable, search interior of bag and/or pockets for small white tag with production information and include a picture of that.
Thank you and be safe!
 
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#18,871
K.E.W. said:
I have no idea of this bag's authenticity, but when I checked the seller's ratings on EBay I was horrified. Just THIS PAST month alone, she's got tons of terrible ratings/feedback! Everything from shipping out an empty box to never answering emails! And some buyers never received their purchases at all! I know there are two sides to every story, but no way did all these buyers conspire against this seller within a month's period.

My two cents: I'd stay FAR away!
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Just for the record, the "she" is a South San Francisco Goodwill store. I don't know if they're hiring grossly incompetent people, or if there are some employee theft issues, but I would definitely agree that it's better to buy from somewhere else until that store or office gets their problems straightened out. I hope all those buyers have made the problems known to GW's main office in SF as well as their national office.

Some of the Neutrals or Negs are undeserved - for instance, some Newbie idiot left a Neutral for " Michael Kors Gold Leather Lace Up Hi Cut Gold Hardware Sneakers Size 9.5 (#351900749731)"
saying
"Shoes are used. "
Buyer:
4***u ( 1 )
During past month
when the listing CLEARLY states the shoes are pre-owned. Well, DUUUH. THAT'S WHAT "PRE-OWNED" MEANS.
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...hich=neutral&interval=30&_trkparms=neutral_30


But other problems like empty boxes, smelly and even possibly counterfeit and never-received items are more serious.
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...=negative&interval=365&_trkparms=negative_365
 
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#18,873
Phnz88 said:
Hi there. Please authenticate.
Thanks.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/clothing-fashion/women/bags-handbags/handbags/auction-1220130387.htm
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Sorry if we missed this one!

It seems ok, but it's hard to tell without seeing the tiny white tag in one of the inside pockets that has the 2-line production codes. If you're the winning bidder, can you dig into the pockets and find the tag after you receive the bag? Please post photos of it, you should be able to just turn the pocket inside out.
 
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#18,874
Tasha12 said:
Hello,
New here ! I am hoping to authenticate this swing pack bag . The listing is on Ebay. Here is the info http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Tan-B...563124?hash=item360e349d34:g:eOAAAOSw44BYR1-2
My daughter is asking for this for Christmas, I just wanna make sure it is real.
Thank you for any help!
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TASHA12, the bag itself seems to be genuine, it's the seller that might be a problem. Read their Feedbacks, the links are in post # 18872:
http://forum.purseblog.com/threads/authenticate-this-coach.889527/page-1259#post-30883254
 
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#18,878
Ravvie99 said:
Hello ladies, would you kindly authenticate these two thriftees? Thank you!

Item: Hamptons wallet (I think?)
Seller: Goodwill (in my possession)
Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.75 x 1.25

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Ravvie99 said:
Second one...thank you!

Item: ??
Seller: Goodwill (in my possession)
Dimensions: 5 x 6.5 x 3
Comments: no creed, just the made in tag

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Both are fine.
 
#18,880
Hyacinth said:
Just for the record, the "she" is a South San Francisco Goodwill store. I don't know if they're hiring grossly incompetent people, or if there are some employee theft issues, but I would definitely agree that it's better to buy from somewhere else until that store or office gets their problems straightened out. I hope all those buyers have made the problems known to GW's main office in SF as well as their national office.

Some of the Neutrals or Negs are undeserved - for instance, some Newbie idiot left a Neutral for " Michael Kors Gold Leather Lace Up Hi Cut Gold Hardware Sneakers Size 9.5 (#351900749731)"
saying
"Shoes are used. "
Buyer:
4***u ( 1 )
During past month
when the listing CLEARLY states the shoes are pre-owned. Well, DUUUH. THAT'S WHAT "PRE-OWNED" MEANS.
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...hich=neutral&interval=30&_trkparms=neutral_30


But other problems like empty boxes, smelly and even possibly counterfeit and never-received items are more serious.
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...=negative&interval=365&_trkparms=negative_365
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Hyacinth, I'm fairly new to PF -- if we are NOT Authenticators are we still welcome to post in this particular thread if we're NOT asking for authentication? I don't want to step on any toes -- please give me the heads up when you have a moment. TIA!
 
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#18,881
BeenBurned said:
Coach Weston shopper (not?)
seller thatwholeshebang
Item: 331993509744
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Westo...opper-Shoulder-Bag-Handbag-9021-/331993509744

I was just looking at this listing, questioned it (to myself) and now it's ended with a winning bidder. I hope I'm wrong about the authenticity but I don't think I'm wrong!

ETA: Crap! she has this POS too:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Signa...016757?hash=item4d4c813075:g:ciIAAOSw8w1X--GY



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whateve said:
You're right, it's fake.
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Could this be the same bag?
Seller: ProVintageGear
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/475641140/holiday-sale-coach-brown-leather-weston?ref=hp_rv
 
#18,883
K.E.W. said:
Hyacinth, I'm fairly new to PF -- if we are NOT Authenticators are we still welcome to post in this particular thread if we're NOT asking for authentication? I don't want to step on any toes -- please give me the heads up when you have a moment. TIA!
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You're welcome to post, but only members with "Authenticator" under their names are allowed to give actual opinions on authenticity (and not all authenticators may be qualified to authenticate the brand being discussed in the forum they're posting in at the time. For instance I'm qualified to do Coach but not other brands like LV or Chanel even if I'm in one of those forums ATM.)

Other members are welcome to post their own experiences with Coaches or ask questions, but they can't authenticate, even to say "I THINK it's OK" or "it looks like the one I just bought at the Outlet so it's probably genuine".

Is that what you were referring to, or is there something else you want to ask about or comment on? Understand too that if your post would fit better in another thread, we may direct you there so please don't be offended if we do. This site is so huge that if topics aren't posted in the correct place, Chaos would take over pretty quickly.
 
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#18,885
BeenBurned said:
Coach Weston shopper (not?)
seller thatwholeshebang
Item: 331993509744
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Westo...opper-Shoulder-Bag-Handbag-9021-/331993509744

I was just looking at this listing, questioned it (to myself) and now it's ended with a winning bidder. I hope I'm wrong about the authenticity but I don't think I'm wrong!

ETA: Crap! she has this POS too:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Signa...016757?hash=item4d4c813075:g:ciIAAOSw8w1X--GY



s-l1600.jpg
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Catbird9 said:
Could this be the same bag?
Seller: ProVintageGear
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/475641140/holiday-sale-coach-brown-leather-weston?ref=hp_rv
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And to add to the fakes that BeenBurned spotted in October, she now has a fake "Court Bag" in her current listings!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Court...198608?hash=item360e014690:g:b50AAOSw5cNYQwEV
The serial font is completely wrong for the D plant.

And yes, the FAKE Weston at Etsy is exactly the same fake that she had listed on Ebay in October - same exact serial number font, and the same missing leather pieces at the end of the dowel. She's also using the same photos.

PROVINTAGEGEAR at Etsy is the same careless fakes seller as THATWHOLESHEBANG at Ebay. Fake Coaches have been listed and/or sold under both IDs

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ProVintageGear?ref=listing-shop2-all-items-count#items

http://www.ebay.com/sch/thatwholeshebang/m.html?item=332041269683&nma=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&si=8f1CF82kbGKrAnyFRFF86lFnHdI%3D&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
 
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