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

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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.

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  • 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:
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    Listing number:
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  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
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    Where purchased or how obtained
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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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rkiz said:
Hey ladies! Got a couple more oldies today, mind looking them over? Thanks in advance :smile:

-First one is a British Tan made in NYC bag. No 029-0816
-In my possession
-Notes: measures approx 11x8x4. Inside flap zip pocket, zipper has turned silver. Buckles on both sides of straps where they attach to bag.

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-Second bag is a black bag (City bag?), made in US No. 0620-040
-In my possession
-Notes: Measures approx 11x7x3.5. Bottom of creed line a little wiggy, not sure if that's a bad sign or not?

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Both look good. The first is a spectator bag #9795 from around 1987. The second is a city bag from the late 80s/early 90s. I've seen squiggly lines on creeds before.
 
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JOODLZ said:
Could someone please authenticate this Coach belt?
Yeah, another one…from local thrift.
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JOODLZ said:
And could someone authenticate this MFF wallet?
From GW…virtually brand new!View attachment 3437099View attachment 3437100View attachment 3437101View attachment 3437102View attachment 3437103View attachment 3437104
Approx. 7.75"w x 4"h x 1.125"d closed. 7.75"w x 12"h open.
Any info is much appreciated…thanks again!
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JOODLZ said:
And last for today…could someone authenticate this MFF Coach bag?
From a local thrift…for my grand-daughter.
Approx. 7"w x 4.5"h x 4"d. Strap 4" to rings.
A demi pouce of some sort. Is there a style #?
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All look fine.
 
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houseof999 said:
I've been searching and found a few pins on Pinterest that shows side by side comparison on the patterns.

ETA: http://pin.it/63oMK00
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There's a lot more to determining authenticity than if the pattern is aligned correctly (especially with wallets!). Often the details of the creed and serial number are what's really important when the fakers manage to get the other details right, which they manage to do a LOT on newer styles. A bad pattern or stitching can maybe indicate a fake, but the "correct" pattern or stitching can never prove something's genuine. And a few pattern styles like the Signature Optics and a handful of others will NEVER have C patterns that match on both sides. Like the one at the top of this post



And please DON'T use Pinterest as a source of accurate information, I've seen fakes on every single page I looked at featuring Coach items. Some pictures even link to fakes-selling sites that have already been shut down by Coach Inc.
 
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Hyacinth said:
If you want an (almost completely!) accurate set of Guides to what to believe and not to believe about Coach bags, start with the six Salearea Coach Guides posted at Ebay, especially the one on so-called "Authenticity Guides":
http://www.ebay.com/gsr/i.html?uid="salearea"
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Ah you are all so helpful! I definitely was looking for a guide or a list of codes and was convinced I'd find it on the forum. Thank you so much for saving me all the search time! I'll study the guide thoroughly!
 
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houseof999 said:
Ah you are all so helpful! I definitely was looking for a guide or a list of codes and was convinced I'd find it on the forum. Thank you so much for saving me all the search time! I'll study the guide thoroughly!
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There's no list of codes as such because a code list STILL doesn't prove a bag is genuine. It's having the correct numbers and codes in the correct fonts and for the correct months, years and plants that prove or at least strongly indicate something is genuine. Apurse can have all the "right" numbers and still have the wrong font.

There's no simple way to authenticate a Coach, regardless of what some of those smug, self-anointed "experts" seem to think, or want others who are paying them fees for their bad advice to think.
 
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#16,349
Couturexec said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-vintage-leather-waller-turnlock-open-/142073544421?nma=true&si=K9JsEzw0zoSQNbaPeTdE9jijjBM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

I have a sick feeling this is not good....the lining looks off and now I see the back of the turnlock is wrong. I have this in black, and side by side.....well, ya know.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112058642384?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
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It is really hard to tell with these but I think you are right. We've seen many fakes of this style. The flap comes down too far and the lining does look off. The sewing of the lining next to the zipper looks sloppy and the piecing of the edging is also sloppy. I also think the corners are too rounded. I can't tell if there are indentations in the back of the turnlock. If you have them both next to each other, the differences are probably easy to see. I can't remember if I've seen any authentic versions of this that have the logo in the bottom corner.

The black one is authentic. If you need to open a SNAD case on ebay, I would include side by side pictures to show what makes it fake.
 
#16,350
LadyEdwards said:
Hello Ladies,
Please authenticate the following items:
Item: Coach Vintage City Convertible
Listing #: 302035506196
Seller: desertdogscottie
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/302035506196?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Item: COACH 6137 BLACK CANVAS BROWN LEATHER TRIM PURSE (32037395)
Listing: 32037395
Seller: Goodwill
Link: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=32037395
Comments: Please provide item's correct name

Thanks in advance! :flowers:
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Ooh, you got the convertible clutch! It is authentic. I'd like to see how you tackle rehabbing it.
The other one looks fine but I don't have it in my files.
 
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