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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kiyakaboom said:
Please authenticate the following
http://www.ebay.com/itm/332119899543
Seller information
njshopper06
http://www.ebay.com/itm/182452192070
Seller information
laurabair-0
http://www.ebay.com/itm/232235153121
Seller information
jordacreut_0

Thanks alot - I hope I did this right this time. By the way can you tell me the names too?
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1- genuine Companion Bag, style 9300, late 1980s

2- genuine Legacy East-West Compartment Bag, but not "vintage" since it's only 17 years old

3- genuine Taylor Zip made in 1995
 
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cousinbull said:
Darn it! No, I actually found this one at the thrift store in my town. I only paid about $10 for it I think..oh well..it's crazy though, really the best fake I've ever seen. They r sneaky!!
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I agree, and there may even be a good chance that it's one of those "after hours" fakes that come out of China too. They're made either in the actual plant that makes the real ones but after hours and behind locked doors, or made by plant employees from easily stolen or discarded bits and pieces. That would explain why parts but not all of the creed and serial stamps match genuine versions.

Sorry we didn't have better news, but it's a good example of how complicated and confusing this can be, and why so many pictures of what seem to be minor details are so important. I'm glad you didn't spend a lot for it. Before it goes into the trash or wherever it ends up, please write FAKE across the creed patch with a thick permanent marker to make sure no one else ends up with it thinking it's real.
 
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kiyakaboom said:
Thanks a lot Hyacinth for your quick response. If I linked it right, it was because I followed your advice and did it on a computer. Thanks a lot, you guys are awesome!
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I'm glad it worked for you. I know tablets and smartphones are convenient for a hundred reasons but sometimes a full-feature computer is still your best choice.

And trust me on this - even with Magnifier features in "alternate" OSs and browsers, once your age starts creeping toward the Big 7-0, there's NOTHING better than a nice BIG computer screen. Sometimes the price we pay for convenience just isn't worth it.
 
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cousinbull said:
Thankyou so much! That makes me feel better.lol here's the pic of the zipper pull you requested.View attachment 3606445
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Hyacinth said:
DAMN. Now that worries me. The zipper pull is wrong, it should be a single piece of metal and egg-shaped, and the ends of the leather trim around the inside pocket should be squared off and not round. See the pic below.
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It may be fake, sorry. The difference in the shape of the pocket trim is a big problem. More opinions are welcome.

Did you buy it on Ebay or another online site, and do you still have the auction link or item number?
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I agree it is fake. The zipper also goes to the very ends of the box. There are no zipper stops.
 
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