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Could someone please authenticate this:
Seller: tokalaangel
Item: Rare VINTAGE LEGACY COACH HANDBAG 6145 Tan LEATHER With Brown Strap
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172558772203
Comment: J8H prefix
Thanks!

J8H- prefixes are always fake. And that 6145 style wasn't even introduced until a full year AFTER the indicated date code of September 1998. The Monterey line doesn't appear in the catalogs until December 1999.
 
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Vtg Coach Brown Leather Shoulder Bag Classic Turnlock Flap Handbag Purse
Listing: 152450591054
Seller: labgirl0606

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Coach-B...591054?hash=item237ec3694e:g:Pr0AAOSwB-1Yskfl
I was just curious about this one, the snap hook on the strap seems out of place on a vintage bag?

That trigger-type clip was standard on the Pocket Purse, see the 1987 catalog pic below. Coach catalogs at least as far back as 1976 show the same clip. I don't understand why it would be out of place? And keep in mind that straps can be changed or replaced.
9755_Pocket Purse-1987Holiday-a.jpg .
 
That trigger-type clip was standard on the Pocket Purse, see the 1987 catalog pic below. Coach catalogs at least as far back as 1976 show the same clip. I don't understand why it would be out of place? And keep in mind that straps can be changed or replaced.
View attachment 3624027 .
Thank you! I was under the wrong impression that strap would be all connected and not removable, if that makes sense. In 87 I was carrying cheap Walmart type bags...lol. Thanks again!
 
I'm curious about this listing. The seller complained on ebay's member-to-member support board about a Coach bag that was removed.

I didn't see the original listing but I think it's the one she relisted and is also selling on Poshmark.

My concerns:
  • Bean bag creed
  • Illegible serial number
  • spacing on creed doesn't appear correct as compared to authentic bean bag creeds
  • hardware appears to be a mix of gold and silver
  • creed appears too high on pocket and too close to zipper

Ebay seller: lizzmarie7
item: 112323743705
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coach-Leather-Crossbody-Bag-Black-Medium-/112323743705

Same seller on Poshmark:
lizzmarie7
https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Leather-Crossbody-58b5b259713fdece15009f86

View attachment 3623728

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Correct on the wrong creed spacing, also "Leatherware" is almost invisible on the real Bean Bag creed stamps. And biggest Gotcha of all is that Station Bags don't have zippers on the inside pockets.

Looks like "someone" removed the listing right after Fashionclubgurl and Albertabrightalberta posted at Ebay. :biggrin: Hope that means the seller " lizzmarie7 " is going to follow Ebay's rules in the future
I don't understand these sellers.
lizzmarie7's fake Coach was already removed from ebay TWICE, she got advice here
Confused on High End Authenticate process

Yet her Poshmark listing states that she'll call Coach for authentication.
To her credit, although the listing wasn't ended, she has put it on hold pending "authentication."
https://poshmark.com/listing/In-process-of-authentication-Vintage-Leather-58b5b259713fdece15009f86
 
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