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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#19,096
BeenBurned said:
Since you know from first-hand experience that Poshmark and its authentication team don't know diddly about Coach, perhaps letting the seller know that she sold a fake might help. Have you tried contacting misjamaica - Carolyn's closet? Perhaps if you direct her here, there's a chance she may be honest and will issue a full refund. (If she's smart, she won't waste her money paying shipping for you to return it since reselling is illegal, particularly now that she knows it's fake.)
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I haven't. But I will leave a comment asking for refund and see what happens.
 
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#19,098
Elfinstone said:
ebay item #322365063463, link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-LTD-E...063463?hash=item4b0e748127:g:nK0AAOSwiONYLwGl
seller: lyn1975
Soho x-body bag, creed tag: F06S-10399
Hi, is this authentic? I've also seen it with creed tags: H0693-10399 and G06X-10399 on other auctions.
By the way, can you also check out this one? Ebay item #142220034631, link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Handb...034631?hash=item211cf98247:g:CyEAAOSwZQRYWucT
Much thanks.
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They both look genuine.

The prefix (first half) of Coach's serial numbers used between 1994 and 2014 include a set of various production codes that are based on the month, year and plant where the bag was made, so 2 examples of the same identical style can have different serial number prefixes. The details of creeds and serial numbers are explained in several of the Salearea Coach Guides posted at Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/gsr/i.html?uid="salearea"&rmvSB=true
 
#19,099
Hyacinth said:
They both look genuine.

The prefix (first half) of Coach's serial numbers used between 1994 and 2014 include a set of various production codes that are based on the month, year and plant where the bag was made, so 2 examples of the same identical style can have different serial number prefixes. The details of creeds and serial numbers are explained in several of the Salearea Coach Guides posted at Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/gsr/i.html?uid="salearea"&rmvSB=true
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Thanks for the fast response. It was the made in USA comment that had me puzzled on the 2nd bag as I've seen made in China with the same bag with the same serial number.
 
#19,101
Morning!

Please authenticate resident Coach experts :)

Listed on Mercari and PM
Seller - Gracelegacy

"Coach legacy bag"

"COACH
An authentic Coach purse. This is a great bag, soft supple leather and superb stitching.

This is the original Coach (brown)leather, thick and made to last a life-time. Made to the original highest standards:
M
Legacy Medium Studio Flap
Style Number: 9145

Approx:
8" tall
8" wide
3.5" deep

* 22" drop adjustable strap
* 1 main compartment w/ zip
* 1 front pocket under flap
* 1 rear slip pocket
* magnetic snap closure
* Coach Creed Stamp #H9Z-9145
* Nickel Hardware"

Pictures here - (every time I try to upload the app is saying I'm not selecting images? So confused)

https://poshmark.com/listing/COACHNO-LONGER-AVAILABLE-585576ffc6c7957af402110c

Thanks again!
 
#19,102
Hello. I'm new to PurseForum but I've always read it and found a lot of great advice on here. I have finally decided to join and I need some help. I recently bought a Loui Vuitton scarf on eBay and I have doubts about its authenticity. Could someone please advise me? First of all it has a white plastic tag that just says made in France -polyester. Not the brown tag that Louis Vuitton scarfs usually have. And does Louis Vuitton even make scarfs out of polyester?

Thank you so much! I look forward to any help I can get. [emoji4]
 
#19,103
Elfinstone said:
ebay item #322365063463, link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-LTD-E...063463?hash=item4b0e748127:g:nK0AAOSwiONYLwGl
seller: lyn1975
Soho x-body bag, creed tag: F06S-10399
Hi, is this authentic? I've also seen it with creed tags: H0693-10399 and G06X-10399 on other auctions.
By the way, can you also check out this one? Ebay item #142220034631, link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Handb...034631?hash=item211cf98247:g:CyEAAOSwZQRYWucT
Much thanks.
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Hyacinth said:
They both look genuine.

The prefix (first half) of Coach's serial numbers used between 1994 and 2014 include a set of various production codes that are based on the month, year and plant where the bag was made, so 2 examples of the same identical style can have different serial number prefixes. The details of creeds and serial numbers are explained in several of the Salearea Coach Guides posted at Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/gsr/i.html?uid="salearea"&rmvSB=true
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Elfinstone said:
Thanks for the fast response. It was the made in USA comment that had me puzzled on the 2nd bag as I've seen made in China with the same bag with the same serial number.
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whateve said:
It also isn't vintage. It surprises me how many people don't read the creeds.
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Not only is it not made in the USA as described by itzdabiz but it's not "limited edition" as described by lyn1975
 
#19,104
Bumblebeu said:
Hello. I'm new to PurseForum but I've always read it and found a lot of great advice on here. I have finally decided to join and I need some help. I recently bought a Loui Vuitton scarf on eBay and I have doubts about its authenticity. Could someone please advise me? First of all it has a white plastic tag that just says made in France -polyester. Not the brown tag that Louis Vuitton scarfs usually have. And does Louis Vuitton even make scarfs out of polyester?

Thank you so much! I look forward to any help I can get. [emoji4]
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Welcome to TPF.

This is the Coach subforum. You want to post your question on the Louis Vuitton section. For authenticity questions, this is their "authenticate this" link. Be sure to read the first post of the thread for their required format. If the question doesn't include what they ask for, they might not answer you.
Authenticate This LOUIS VUITTON
 
#19,106
Elfinstone said:
Thanks for the fast response. It was the made in USA comment that had me puzzled on the 2nd bag as I've seen made in China with the same bag with the same serial number.
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It doesn't matter WHERE the SELLER says it was made. All that matters is where the CREED says it's made and that one says China.

Don't ever depend on every Ebay (or Etsy or Poshmark or any other website) seller, or even the majority of them, to know the names, numbers, ages, production dates, or places of manufacture of the Coaches they sell. And NEVER expect the majority to know if a bag is actually and technically vintage, and especially whether or not it was made or designed by Bonnie Cashin during her time designing for Coach, because many sellers are completely clueless about those details and some just plain LIE. Just because a seller says something's vintage or Cashin or Limited or made in the US or even genuine, that doesn't make it so.
 
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#19,107
SuzieSueSure said:
Morning!

Please authenticate resident Coach experts :smile:

Listed on Mercari and PM
Seller - Gracelegacy

"Coach legacy bag"

"COACH
An authentic Coach purse. This is a great bag, soft supple leather and superb stitching.

This is the original Coach (brown)leather, thick and made to last a life-time. Made to the original highest standards:
M
Legacy Medium Studio Flap
Style Number: 9145

Approx:
8" tall
8" wide
3.5" deep

* 22" drop adjustable strap
* 1 main compartment w/ zip
* 1 front pocket under flap
* 1 rear slip pocket
* magnetic snap closure
* Coach Creed Stamp #H9Z-9145
* Nickel Hardware"

Pictures here - (every time I try to upload the app is saying I'm not selecting images? So confused)

https://poshmark.com/listing/COACHNO-LONGER-AVAILABLE-585576ffc6c7957af402110c

Thanks again!
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No Coach bag that would have included a stamped creed and/or serial number can ever be authenticated without a clear photo of those details. And we don't recommend that anyone buy any bag where the seller doesn't show those photos.

In fact, none of the seller's photos are showing any useful details, and nothing at all about the condition of the bag. I can't even verify that it actually has the nickel hardware she claims it does. If a seller can't be bothered to take clear useful photos, find someone who can.
 
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#19,108
Hyacinth said:
No Coach bag that would have included a stamped creed and/or serial number can ever be authenticated without a clear photo of those details. And we don't recommend that anyone buy any bag where the seller doesn't show those photos.
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Sorry - I have the bag and photos but every time I try to upload it says unexpected non image file? I'll try from the computer in a bit
 
#19,109
Hyacinth said:
No Coach bag that would have included a stamped creed and/or serial number can ever be authenticated without a clear photo of those details. And we don't recommend that anyone buy any bag where the seller doesn't show those photos.

In fact, none of the seller's photos are showing any useful details, and nothing at all about the condition of the bag. I can't even verify that it actually has the nickel hardware she claims it does. If a seller can't be bothered to take clear useful photos, find someone who can.
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Hoping this works on the computer! Sorry for the confusion!Bag.png Bagcreed.png
 
#19,110
SuzieSueSure said:
Hoping this works on the computer! Sorry for the confusion!View attachment 3556199 View attachment 3556200
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Thanks for the photos. It's genuine. I'm not seeing nickel hardware though, like the seller claimed it had.

I don't need one from this bag, but you also might want to make a mental note that wnen a bag to be authenticated has one of those magnetic snap sets like this one does, a clear readable photo of the "male" half of the snap and what's stamped on it using the Macro setting can also be a big help. The maker's mark and patent numbers can be important.
 
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