answers to AUTHENTICITY questions!!!

[SheriDahlin]

Thank you Hyacinth for the"labor of love"..updating the GUIDE!!!
I would appreciate it if someone would check this NYC Dinky bag,I haven't doubted it previously, and it is Flannel Gray, which apparently wasnt that common? Buying online, is becoming stressful, but its my only option. I had thought... I was safer buying classic NYC bags, but after reading your updated guide..
This serial number is NOT on your list But~I need peace of mind! It looks, feels, smells like COACH..serial number is close to bottom of creed...Thanks in advance! Have a great day y'all!! Sheri
ITEM: Dinky Bag
Creed NYC,USA
NO.380 8644

 

[Hyacinth]

Thank you Hyacinth for the"labor of love"..updating the GUIDE!!!
I would appreciate it if someone would check this NYC Dinky bag,I haven't doubted it previously, and it is Flannel Gray, which apparently wasnt that common? Buying online, is becoming stressful, but its my only option. I had thought... I was safer buying classic NYC bags, but after reading your updated guide..
This serial number is NOT on your list But~I need peace of mind! It looks, feels, smells like COACH..serial number is close to bottom of creed...Thanks in advance! Have a great day y'all!! Sheri
ITEM: Dinky Bag
Creed NYC,USA
NO.380 8644

It's genuine.

Very few NYC-era serial numbers are on my list, just the ones that we've found in more than one bag. And either the very early bags weren't faked much, or no one has noticed multiple bags with the same numbers, or else the bag details were so simple to copy that we haven't caught them yet. The NYC bags probably ARE safer than the later ones from the 1990s.

 

[SheriDahlin]

THANK YOU SO MUCH Hyacinth!! After your latest installment-I got a little crazy! BTW, the "Speedy" I asked about last night, has the J8D prefix made in the USA,so I think I will repost it for an authenticity check..I have just rechecked ALL my bags..whew! The NYC Creeds are so nice and deep..they look so much newer than the bags!..The newer creeds late 90s-2000 aren't deeply stamped, I have learned to take creeds pics, before I wash them, especially when they are filthy!! What a relief..I am a Happy Camper..sticking to NYC bags! THANKS AGAIN! ..SHERI..Happy Dancin

 

[Janzrockinvip]

Hello coach buyers,

Rather than stressing out about if your bag has particular letter on the zipper; if the label's lettering is engraved deep enough and if words are capitalized correctly...
Ask yourself:
Is the bag good quality ?
Do I love the bag ?
Did you get a good price ?
Am I having buyers remorse ?


If buying a bag online stresses you out so much that you have the need to create a forum to b*@!$% on.... maybe you should go to the mall and pay full price, for peace of mind... there are much more useful topics that would benefit from your time and efforts.

All this is a great big snowball of negativity.

No disrespect intended, just keeping it real.

 

[Zuggy]

Hello coach buyers,

Rather than stressing out about if your bag has particular letter on the zipper; if the label's lettering is engraved deep enough and if words are capitalized correctly...
Ask yourself:
Is the bag good quality ?
Do I love the bag ?
Did you get a good price ?
Am I having buyers remorse ?


If buying a bag online stresses you out so much that you have the need to create a forum to b*@!$% on.... maybe you should go to the mall and pay full price, for peace of mind... there are much more useful topics that would benefit from your time and efforts.

All this is a great big snowball of negativity.

No disrespect intended, just keeping it real.

Awwww...bless your heart. We do so appreciate your concern for our time and efforts.

Here's just a little FYI for you. MOST styles that are posted here for authentication are rare or vintage or no longer available on the retail market. So simply "going to the mall" for these items, at full price or any other price point simply isn't a solution. But we greatly appreciate your advise!

There really is no negativity here and in an attempt to carry on that negativity-free feel while writing this reply to you I've damn near bitten my own tongue off.

Have a wonderful day filled with sunshine and roses!!

 

[SheriDahlin]

Hello coach buyers,

Rather than stressing out about if your bag has particular letter on the zipper; if the label's lettering is engraved deep enough and if words are capitalized correctly...
Ask yourself:
Is the bag good quality ?
Do I love the bag ?
Did you get a good price ?
Am I having buyers remorse ?


If buying a bag online stresses you out so much that you have the need to create a forum to b*@!$% on.... maybe you should go to the mall and pay full price, for peace of mind... there are much more useful topics that would benefit from your time and efforts.

All this is a great big snowball of negativity.

No disrespect intended, just keeping it real.

First of all I can't go to the MALL to buy a Vintage bag..But it does seem to make sense to research all the items that we sell, or buy whether it is a COACH or Vintage jewelry, or whatever...IMHO, researching & doing my homework is 99 % of what makes a sucessful seller..If this is a waste of your time, go back to the mall..don't get snarky.Maybe it sounds obsessive to you, but people want to buy my COACH bags because that is what they want COACH bags.. Clean,Rehabbed & Real Vintage .But~.it ain't my LIFE..it pays the bills. AND .Not that its any of your biz, but,I have been home for 18 years taking care of a child with heart disease , going in for his 7th pacemaker &15th? heart surgery? this summer and for 5 years caring for my husband who had a stroke. spent 3 weeks in a coma.before he began his battle with Cancer..you want to keep it REAL?? My life is as Real as it gets!!...Sorry Hyacinth, but I had to respond Here! and yeah, I should ignore this post...Sheri

 

[whateve]

Awwww...bless your heart. We do so appreciate your concern for our time and efforts.

Here's just a little FYI for you. MOST styles that are posted here for authentication are rare or vintage or no longer available on the retail market. So simply "going to the mall" for these items, at full price or any other price point simply isn't a solution. But we greatly appreciate your advise!

There really is no negativity here and in an attempt to carry on that negativity-free feel while writing this reply to you I've damn near bitten my own tongue off.

Have a wonderful day filled with sunshine and roses!!

Perfectly said!

 

[BeenBurned]

Awwww...bless your heart. We do so appreciate your concern for our time and efforts.

Here's just a little FYI for you. MOST styles that are posted here for authentication are rare or vintage or no longer available on the retail market. So simply "going to the mall" for these items, at full price or any other price point simply isn't a solution. But we greatly appreciate your advise!

There really is no negativity here and in an attempt to carry on that negativity-free feel while writing this reply to you I've damn near bitten my own tongue off.

Have a wonderful day filled with sunshine and roses!!

Perfectly said!

And said a lot more nicely than I would have said it.

 

[whateve]

And said a lot more nicely than I would have said it.

Exactly!

 

[SheriDahlin]

Exactly!

Sorry Ladies! I started out CALM on my response, I'm not having a good day.. the "keeping it Real" comment..sent me over the edge. Apologies! ENJOY your Sunday! back to bed for me..Sheri

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello coach buyers,

Rather than stressing out about if your bag has particular letter on the zipper; if the label's lettering is engraved deep enough and if words are capitalized correctly...
Ask yourself:
Is the bag good quality ?
Do I love the bag ?
Did you get a good price ?
Am I having buyers remorse ?


If buying a bag online stresses you out so much that you have the need to create a forum to b*@!$% on.... maybe you should go to the mall and pay full price, for peace of mind... there are much more useful topics that would benefit from your time and efforts.

All this is a great big snowball of negativity.

No disrespect intended, just keeping it real.

Thank you for those pearls of wisdom.

And when your $600 full price purse's leather is cracking, and the thread is coming loose on the handles, and the color is changing in big blotches, and you "can't carry it any more because it's last year's bag and out of style" we'll remember your golden advice as we hand our still-perfect genuine vintage bags down to our grandkids.

Take your opinion somewhere it might be appreciated.

"All this is a great big snowball of negativity."

You're the one throwing the snowballs. And if you don't like or value our advice, DON'T READ IT. Heaven forbid that we should force you to waste your time here since you're much wiser than we'll ever be. And don't let the door smack you in your brain on your way out.

BTW, all your opinions didn't seem to have stopped you when you actually NEEDED expert advice on authenticity, did it?
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-sh...enticity-questions-94198-58.html#post24945290

Let's hope you don't need any more in the future. Capisce?

And tell us more about the fake pink Celine you bought, or was it two?
http://forum.purseblog.com/celine-s...-use-format-post-794453-577.html#post25291961

(Sorry, I've been nice all week and I'm even over my quota. And biting my tongue raises he11 with my blood pressure.)

 

[Two.time.bags]

Hello coach buyers,

Rather than stressing out about if your bag has particular letter on the zipper; if the label's lettering is engraved deep enough and if words are capitalized correctly...
Ask yourself:
Is the bag good quality ?
Do I love the bag ?
Did you get a good price ?
Am I having buyers remorse ?


If buying a bag online stresses you out so much that you have the need to create a forum to b*@!$% on.... maybe you should go to the mall and pay full price, for peace of mind... there are much more useful topics that would benefit from your time and efforts.

All this is a great big snowball of negativity.

No disrespect intended, just keeping it real.

Oh dear, I think you have accidentally posted this in the wrong Forum. You see, here in the Coach Forum, there is no b@#*%$g, just a sharing of information and knowledge about a particular brand of handbags and purses that has a long and fascinating history. Here on the Coach Forum we ask a lot of questions, share the thrill of hunting for and finding that elusive item, and congratulate each other on our attempts to preserve vintage pieces that would otherwise end up in the bin. We also discuss our concern for the growing number of fakes in the marketplace, the lack of integrity of those sellers who participate in the trade of such items, and we offer support and advice to those honest sellers who have unjustly been accused of such crimes. Yes, you must be in the wrong place.

 

[Two.time.bags]

First of all I can't go to the MALL to buy a Vintage bag..But it does seem to make sense to research all the items that we sell, or buy whether it is a COACH or Vintage jewelry, or whatever...IMHO, researching & doing my homework is 99 % of what makes a sucessful seller..If this is a waste of your time, go back to the mall..don't get snarky.Maybe it sounds obsessive to you, but people want to buy my COACH bags because that is what they want COACH bags.. Clean,Rehabbed & Real Vintage .But~.it ain't my LIFE..it pays the bills. AND .Not that its any of your biz, but,I have been home for 18 years taking care of a child with heart disease , going in for his 7th pacemaker &15th? heart surgery? this summer and for 5 years caring for my husband who had a stroke. spent 3 weeks in a coma.before he began his battle with Cancer..you want to keep it REAL?? My life is as Real as it gets!!...Sorry Hyacinth, but I had to respond Here! and yeah, I should ignore this post...Sheri

It doesn't get much more real than this. All strength to you SheriDahlin.

 

[SheriDahlin]

Thanks Dolly..I kinda lost it today..especially since I was the one who wrote about how" I was stressing about buying bags online"...BTW, if y'all check out her previous posts, she got called out selling Fake Celines, NOW.. Back to Work! Aunthenticating- rehabbing - buying &selling ! You all kicked some bootie today!!MEE~YOW!!! Sheri

 

[soozlz]

Hello coach buyers,



Rather than stressing out about if your bag has particular letter on the zipper; if the label's lettering is engraved deep enough and if words are capitalized correctly...

Ask yourself:

Is the bag good quality ?

Do I love the bag ?

Did you get a good price ?

Am I having buyers remorse ?





If buying a bag online stresses you out so much that you have the need to create a forum to b*@!$% on.... maybe you should go to the mall and pay full price, for peace of mind... there are much more useful topics that would benefit from your time and efforts.



All this is a great big snowball of negativity.



No disrespect intended, just keeping it real.

Good evening,

I have read your post, and suggest you read more of the posts before you judge. All of our questions about details help us determine authenticity. Do you have a hobby? Would you want to spend your money on poor quality or phony items? Honestly, I don't understand why you chose to vent your own negativity here. Before you question how we spend our time, maybe you need to look at how you spend your own. Maybe you need a good hobby and some relaxation. I know after a long and busy (and sometimes very sad) day at work I appreciate my down time.