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.
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#15,076
Hi, I'm new to purse forum and am looking for help with authentication. Any help or feedback would be appreciated!


1. Item: coach metropolis
Number: A8M-9087
Seller: laststopdore
Item number: 322098464085

Link: http://m.ebay.com/itm/COACH-N0-A8M-...HER-HANDBAG-/322098464085?txnId=1603714632011

*Wondering about the broken ring on this one

2. Item: coach metropolis
Number: h1p-9087
Seller: wesellthrift
Item number: 291770952116

Link: http://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coach...-Cross-Body-/291770952116?txnId=1310037853019

Thanks!
 
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theresastar said:
Hi, I'm new to purse forum and am looking for help with authentication. Any help or feedback would be appreciated!


1. http://m.ebay.com/itm/COACH-N0-A8M-...HER-HANDBAG-/322098464085?txnId=1603714632011


2. http://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coach...-Cross-Body-/291770952116?txnId=1310037853019

Thanks!
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Both are authentic.

WElcome to TPF. For future requests, please refer to post #1 of the thread for the format we need.
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-sh...-page-before-posting-889527.html#post27792584
 
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theresastar said:
Oh great! Had just edited to reflect it. :) also, I was wondering about the broken ring in the first link. i had read that some people take that as a sign of a fake. Any thoughts?
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What broken ring?

If you mean the one holding the strap in the 4th photo, that's NOT broken. Earlier strap rings were NOT soldered closed, they were left open so that they could be pried open if a strap needed to be replaced. The reason you can see the gap is because the ring is turned 90 degrees.

I hope that shows the danger of listening to the nonsense "some people" spew about what they think are their "expert" opinions. The vast majority of those opinion-spouters couldn't a genuine C0ach from a fake one if their lives depended on it. Don't pay ANY attention to ANY so-called experts who write or post what they refer to as "authenticity guides", at least 90 to 95 percent of them are complete BS. There is NO one or two features on any C0ach that prove it's genuine, and only a handful of mistakes that ALWAYS prove it's fake, the most important being fake or invalid serial numbers.


If you want ACCURATE information, and no baloney about what magic features always prove what's genuine, start here:

SALEAREA GUIDES
http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/salearea_W0QQcpnameZmembersQQprZsaleareaQQuqtZg
 
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#15,084
Hello, I found these on Etsy and Ebay and am wondering if any of them are authentic as I'm looking for a good vintage leather purse, but I have no idea what I'm really looking at in terms of creed and serial numbers.

Item: Now Reduced By 50% Genuine Coach Designer Bag No. J4C-9927, Leather, Brass Across Shoulder Saddle Bag, Convertible Handbag, Adjustable Strap
Listing number: 266236896
Seller: TheHilltopShop
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/266236896/now-reduced-by-50-genuine-coach-designer


Item: COACH Vintage NEW YORK CITY BRITISH TAN LEATHER CROSSBODY MESSENGER BAG
Listing number: 301963656662
Seller: luttrel-8
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-Vinta...LEATHER-CROSSBODY-MESSENGER-BAG-/301963656662

Thank you.
 
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sammiru said:
Hello, I found these on Etsy and Ebay and am wondering if any of them are authentic as I'm looking for a good vintage leather purse, but I have no idea what I'm really looking at in terms of creed and serial numbers.

Item: Now Reduced By 50% Genuine Coach Designer Bag No. J4C-9927, Leather, Brass Across Shoulder Saddle Bag, Convertible Handbag, Adjustable Strap
Listing number: 266236896
Seller: TheHilltopShop
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/266236896/now-reduced-by-50-genuine-coach-designer


Item: COACH Vintage NEW YORK CITY BRITISH TAN LEATHER CROSSBODY MESSENGER BAG
Listing number: 301963656662
Seller: luttrel-8
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-Vinta...LEATHER-CROSSBODY-MESSENGER-BAG-/301963656662

Thank you.
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The first one seems to be genuine, but the apparent condition of the leather worries me. There's too much texture, if that makes any sense. That doesn't mean it's fake, it could just mean that it wasn't conditioned as much as it should have been over the last 22 years.
You may want to wait for more opinions.

The second one also seems genuine although I can't enlarge the creed photo for some reason. The scratches all over the front will take a bit more than a simple conditioning to make them go away or at least make them less noticeable. Please note that it seems to have what was an optional shorter strap and can't be worn cross-body.
 
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theresastar said:
Excellent. I'm glad I asked. Thank you, and thank you to BeenBurned!
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And something to keep in mind - some styles have rings that are soldered closed, some have rings that don't. You can almost never make a blanket statement about any Coach detail unless you're comparing IDENTICAL styles made in the same plant, month and year. There are almost NO "One rule Fits All" with any C0ach products. That's why almost all of those "guides" are worse than useless. Read my Signature that's posted in purple at the bottom of all my posts for the worst "authenticity rule" offender.
 
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sammiru said:
Hello, I found these on Etsy and Ebay and am wondering if any of them are authentic as I'm looking for a good vintage leather purse, but I have no idea what I'm really looking at in terms of creed and serial numbers.

Item: Now Reduced By 50% Genuine Coach Designer Bag No. J4C-9927, Leather, Brass Across Shoulder Saddle Bag, Convertible Handbag, Adjustable Strap
Listing number: 266236896
Seller: TheHilltopShop
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/266236896/now-reduced-by-50-genuine-coach-designer
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Hyacinth said:
The first one seems to be genuine, but the apparent condition of the leather worries me. There's too much texture, if that makes any sense. That doesn't mean it's fake, it could just mean that it wasn't conditioned as much as it should have been over the last 22 years.
You may want to wait for more opinions.
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I just want to comment that the seller's statement of the age of the bag isn't correct. She states that the bag is "Vintage item from the 1970s" but assuming authenticity, it's from 1994.
 
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go2girl99 said:
Can anyone tell me what this is....i thought it was a coin purse....but i'm not sure. Is it new or old?? I like odd things so I was going to bid on it...goodwill shipping is a killer though.

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/Coach-Small-Orange-Purse-30072232.html
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It looks VERY faded, I think the original color was red, not orange. Coach wasn't making any orange bags when this one was introduced. It's also supposed to have a matching long strap which seems to be missing and which would be very hard to replace with the same color. It will take me a while to find the exact name and style number but it's one of the Mini Belt Bags and the loops on the back are belt loops.

ETA - Mini Belt Bag, style 9826. It could be from some time around 1991 to 1993 or maybe a few years later, probably 1996 at the latest.
 

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Hyacinth said:
The first one seems to be genuine, but the apparent condition of the leather worries me. There's too much texture, if that makes any sense. That doesn't mean it's fake, it could just mean that it wasn't conditioned as much as it should have been over the last 22 years.
You may want to wait for more opinions.

The second one also seems genuine although I can't enlarge the creed photo for some reason. The scratches all over the front will take a bit more than a simple conditioning to make them go away or at least make them less noticeable. Please note that it seems to have what was an optional shorter strap and can't be worn cross-body.
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Alright, I will wait and see. If the structure of the leather itself isn't compromised I imagine some conditioning and buffing would help a bit if it is genuine. I have a friend who works with saddles who can probably give me some tips, at least.

Oh, I didn't notice about the strap! Thank you for pointing that out. :smile1:
 
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