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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#19,006
katgoldatx said:
I'm not sure I am posting this correctly, I hope I am.

I recently purchased a vintage Coach on eBay. It is a tan bag, possibly Bonnie Cashin. The number is No 992-7129. It reads Coach Leatherware inside and is made in New York. Its appearance is consistent with the age of the purse. I own a handful of vintage Coach bags, but am no way a "collector," so I do not trust my eye for distinguishing a fake.

Now that I have the bag in hand, I see two things that make me question its authenticity.
1) The corners are sewn oddly. They do not run at straight angles; they are not square. I hope you can see it in the photo. I have NEVER seen this in a Coach.

2) There are obvious lines where the leather has been died that are visible from this inside. I do not need to "pull" at the seems to see this, I simply opened the purse and there are the lines.

Take a look at the photos and tell me what you think.
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Hi, you aren't posting in the right place. We have a dedicated thread for authentications here: http://forum.purseblog.com/threads/authenticate-this-coach.889527/
You don't have the photos we need for authentication. In addition to the photos you've posted, we need a picture of the overall bag and a clear picture of the creed. If the bag was purchased online from a site where the photos are viewable, you should post a link to the listing and the seller's name. Since you bought it on ebay, this information should be available. The first post of the Authenticate thread spells out what we need.

From your pictures, I can tell you this isn't a Bonnie Cashin. If it has a creed, it was made after Bonnie Cashin left the company. It was made sometime in the late 70s or the 80s. Coach used those kind of corners in several bags. It allows the bag to expand. One of the most common bags they used them in is a convertible clutch. The white marks at the seams are normal as well. Often the suede side of the leather was shaved next to the seam to make it easier to sew.
 
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Item: Coach Sign Sm Margo Carryall Handbag Brown/Fuchsia
Seller: myb13
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NWT-COACH-S...262256?hash=item1ebd23d9f0:g:fm8AAOSw2xRYQiUW
Comments: Could you please authenticate this by the pictures?

Same item
Seller: 2006happyface
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NWT-Coach-S...95-/291973816858?_trksid=p2349526.m2548.l4275
Comments: Based on search results on this forum, this seller sold two items that seem to be authentic. I do understand the pictures are not her own. So any suggestions whether to buy from her?
 
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discrete said:
Item: Coach Sign Sm Margo Carryall Handbag Brown/Fuchsia
Seller: myb13
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NWT-COACH-S...262256?hash=item1ebd23d9f0:g:fm8AAOSw2xRYQiUW
Comments: Could you please authenticate this by the pictures?

Same item
Seller: 2006happyface
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NWT-Coach-S...95-/291973816858?_trksid=p2349526.m2548.l4275
Comments: Based on search results on this forum, this seller sold two items that seem to be authentic. I do understand the pictures are not her own. So any suggestions whether to buy from her?
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Both sellers use stolen Coach (and other designers') stock images, a copyright violation.

Seller #1 uses the stock images in her gallery (first) picture in many listings although there seem to be her own pictures included too. There's no reason for using stock images when you own a camera and can do your own work.

As for myb13's listing, there aren't enough pictures to authenticate it though there aren't any red flags showing in the pictures that are her own.

Regarding seller #2, 2006happyface, I can't recommend (nor authenticate) a seller who is too lazy to do the work involved in preparing a good listing. There's no way to authenticate a bag when there aren't any pictures of the bag! Who knows what you'll receive.

Note that 100% feedback doesn't necessarily mean that the seller sells authentic. It means that the buyer is happy but often, the buyer doesn't know when they received fakes.
 
#19,011
Phnz88 said:
Hi everyone,
Can you please authenticate this if you have time.
Thanks a lot.
https://touch.trademe.co.nz/listing/view/1222459178
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There;s no photo of the creed patch and serial number, and we can't authenticate any style as widely faked as this one without those photos. The photo(s) should also include some of the lining. The required photos for an authentication are listed in post 1 of this thread.

Please don't post 2 authentication requests for the same item within a half-hour of each other, and remember that It's after midnight in most of the US except the West Coast.
 
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IMG_2902.PNG IMG_2903.PNG IMG_2904.PNG IMG_2905.PNG IMG_2883.JPG IMG_2898.JPG IMG_2900.JPG IMG_2891.JPG Hi ladies,
If I am doing this wrong, please let me know. This is my first time asking on here. I recently purchased this Coach on Etsy and some of the areas of the bag were not in the photos in the listing and look a little off to me now that I have it in my possession. Would anyone be able to give me their opinion on its authenticity. It was described as a vintage Coach Saddle Pouch. It did not have a style number in the listing but I looked that up and it appears to be #9590. Thanks!
 
#19,014
Anneka said:
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If I am doing this wrong, please let me know. This is my first time asking on here. I recently purchased this Coach on Etsy and some of the areas of the bag were not in the photos in the listing and look a little off to me now that I have it in my possession. Would anyone be able to give me their opinion on its authenticity. It was described as a vintage Coach Saddle Pouch. It did not have a style number in the listing but I looked that up and it appears to be #9590. Thanks!
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Yes, it's genuine and one of the Saddle Pouches. There were 3 styles each with a different style number but we need the bag's measurements to determine which one it is. If you read the first post in this thread, the information needed for authentications is listed there, so please be sure to look over post number One when you have time.
 
#19,016
katgoldatx said:
I'm not sure I am posting this correctly, I hope I am.

I recently purchased a vintage Coach on eBay. It is a tan bag, possibly Bonnie Cashin. The number is No 992-7129. It reads Coach Leatherware inside and is made in New York. Its appearance is consistent with the age of the purse. I own a handful of vintage Coach bags, but am no way a "collector," so I do not trust my eye for distinguishing a fake.

Now that I have the bag in hand, I see two things that make me question its authenticity.
1) The corners are sewn oddly. They do not run at straight angles; they are not square. I hope you can see it in the photo. I have NEVER seen this in a Coach.

2) There are obvious lines where the leather has been died that are visible from this inside. I do not need to "pull" at the seems to see this, I simply opened the purse and there are the lines.

Take a look at the photos and tell me what you think.
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I'm not sure why you're concerned about the corners, that's the way this style was made. It's a genuine Convertible Clutch, style 9635, from the mid-1980s.
 
#19,017
Anneka said:
View attachment 3551993 View attachment 3551994 View attachment 3551995 View attachment 3551996 View attachment 3551997 View attachment 3551998 View attachment 3551999 View attachment 3552000 Hi ladies,
If I am doing this wrong, please let me know. This is my first time asking on here. I recently purchased this Coach on Etsy and some of the areas of the bag were not in the photos in the listing and look a little off to me now that I have it in my possession. Would anyone be able to give me their opinion on its authenticity. It was described as a vintage Coach Saddle Pouch. It did not have a style number in the listing but I looked that up and it appears to be #9590. Thanks!
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Anneka said:
I apologize. The measurements are 9" x 7" x 1.5"
Thank you!
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It's a saddle pouch medium 9590. For future authentications, post a link to the listing and the seller's ID.
 
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