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

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For further information, please refer to the first post on page 1 of this thread.

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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
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  • Full clear and legible creed text and serial number
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  • 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
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#18,556
Hyacinth said:
Genuine. It looks like a Collegiate Bag, style 9015 from around 1989-1990. A few bags from that time period did have the extra number in the serial instead of a space or dash.
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Great! Thanks! She's already looking much better after a bath. I think I have another bag similar with the 8 digit issue. It's a compartment bag from the same period.
 
#18,559
whateve said:
I saw that one too, and was thinking exactly the same things. It looks so homemade! I believe we have seen fakes from this seller before.
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We sure have. There are 27 posts in the Coach forums either asking or commenting about that seller, and quite a few of them are about items that we found to be fake or probably fake. " Fanofthefind " needs to start authenticating her "finds" !! And several of them were pretty obvious fakes. We can't recommend a seller who doesn't make an effort to authenticate those "rare, one of a kind" items.
 
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#18,560
Help Authenticating please-

Found this on Posh

Seller: thomas1973

Vintage Coach Purse

Waiting on serial number to tell style.

Do you think the one damaged corner is repairable? Or the ink removable? I've been searching for a stewardess bag in my price range, and this seems close.

Thank you!
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#18,561
SuzieSueSure said:
Help Authenticating please-

Found this on Posh

Seller: thomas1973

Vintage Coach Purse

Waiting on serial number to tell style.

Do you think the one damaged corner is repairable? Or the ink removable? I've been searching for a stewardess bag in my price range, and this seems close.

Thank you!
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It looks authentic. You don't need the serial number. The damaged corner doesn't look that bad. I could repair that with leather cement and paint. The ink isn't removable, in my opinion, although there are some promising results one member has gotten in the rehab club. You need to be careful when you dunk that the ink doesn't spread to the exterior.
 
#18,565
whateve said:
It looks authentic. You don't need the serial number. The damaged corner doesn't look that bad. I could repair that with leather cement and paint. The ink isn't removable, in my opinion, although there are some promising results one member has gotten in the rehab club. You need to be careful when you dunk that the ink doesn't spread to the exterior.
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Thank you! He is firm on his price and considering condition I am having pause. I want a stewardess but as a newbie maybe less work to start. Thanks again!
 
#18,567
SuzieSueSure said:
Well I made an impulse decision today and I hope I wasn't duped!

Item Black Coach - Station bag maybe?

Bought at Thrift World

Approx 8.5" by 8.5" standing up

No strap or hang tang. Hard ware pretty scratched

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For some reason when I click on your attachment links in your post, all I get is "You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action". Do you have some kind of privacy setting on the photos or wherever you have them stored?
 
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