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  • 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.
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  • FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
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    Listing number:
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    Link:
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  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
    Item:
    Where purchased or how obtained
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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
  • 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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#20,896
LadyEdwards said:
Hello Ladies,
Please authenticate the following items:
Item: Coach XL Leather Duffle Shoulder Bag (37691719)
Listing #: 37691719
Seller: Goodwill
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=37691719

Item: 1 Black Leather Coach Women's Purse (37766875)
Listing #: 37766875
Seller: Goodwill
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=37766875
Comment: Please provide style name and number

Item: Coach Vintage Black Leather Crossbody Purse (37644337)
Listing #: 37644337
Seller: Goodwill
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=37644337

Item: Vintage Black Leather Coach Sholuder Bag (37702056)
Listing #: 37702056
Seller: Goodwill
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=37702056
Comment: Please provide style name and number

Thanks in advance! :flowers:
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They're all good.
 
#20,898
LadyEdwards said:
Hello Ladies,
Please authenticate the following items:
Item: Coach XL Leather Duffle Shoulder Bag (37691719)
Listing #: 37691719
Seller: Goodwill
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=37691719

Item: 1 Black Leather Coach Women's Purse (37766875)
Listing #: 37766875
Seller: Goodwill
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=37766875
Comment: Please provide style name and number

Item: Coach Vintage Black Leather Crossbody Purse (37644337)
Listing #: 37644337
Seller: Goodwill
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=37644337

Item: Vintage Black Leather Coach Sholuder Bag (37702056)
Listing #: 37702056
Seller: Goodwill
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=37702056
Comment: Please provide style name and number

Thanks in advance! :flowers:
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LadyEdwards said:
Thanks BeenBurned! Any input on the names and style numbers on numbers 2 and 4?
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2 is a basic bag #9455.
4 is standard tote #9680.
 
#20,900
mk lover said:
Hi dear,
Thanks for that. U made my day! Is this bag made up from leather? As it feels plastic aka pu leather. TIA
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The creed says it is made from genuine leather. However, it seems that even bonded leather can legally be labelled genuine leather.
http://www.worldofleathers.com/leat...ce-between-bonded-leather-vs-genuine-leather/

In my opinion, having worked with vintage Coach bags made of full-grain cowhide, most of today's styles are not what I consider genuine leather, even though they are labelled as such.
 
#20,902
mk lover said:
Hi dear,
Thanks for that. U made my day! Is this bag made up from leather? As it feels plastic aka pu leather. TIA
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Catbird9 said:
The creed says it is made from genuine leather. However, it seems that even bonded leather can legally be labelled genuine leather.
http://www.worldofleathers.com/leat...ce-between-bonded-leather-vs-genuine-leather/

In my opinion, having worked with vintage Coach bags made of full-grain cowhide, most of today's styles are not what I consider genuine leather, even though they are labelled as such.
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It isn't bonded leather. I don't think Coach has ever used bonded leather. It is cross-grain, sort of like a flimsier, less luxe, version of saffiano leather. I'm not a fan of it myself but it sells well and it holds up great. This is a factory store purse, not one from the full price boutique.

I have to disagree with the statement that "most of today's styles are not what I consider genuine leather" as the current boutique is full of glove tanned leather bags, many of which are lined in leather or suede.
 
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#20,903
"Classic" and "vintage" to us Old Bags mean NOT made in China or the Far East.
Hey wait a minute, who's calling who an old bag?
Can you believe it, I just caught that? Might be getting really pathetic (don't you dare!)
 
#20,904
Hi ladies, could you please authenticate the following items:
1. Item: Coach 9086 Brown bag
Listing: 499449832
Seller: debsvintageandmore
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/499449832/coach-9086-brown-leather-purse-shoulder

2. Item: Coach Devon bag
Listing: 498315379
Seller: ProVintageGear
Link:. https://www.etsy.com/listing/498315379/coach-devon-bag-in-british-tan-leather

3. Item: Coach Saddlery bag
Listing: 484730158
Seller: ProVintageGear
Link:. https://www.etsy.com/listing/484730158/coach-saddlery-bag-putty-tabac

4. Item: Coach Crescent orange
Listing: 499463264
Seller: ProVintageGear
Link:. https://www.etsy.com/listing/499463264/coach-crescent-shoulder-bag-in-striking
P.S. If there are as many "vintage Coach bag made in the 80's" as there claimed to be in Etsy, then the whole world was doing nothing else but making Coach bags in that decade:rolleyes:
 
#20,905
Item: Coach Willis
Listing number: 222435552943
Seller: spn1955
Link: https://vod.ebay.com/vod/FetchOrderDetails?ViewPaymentStatus&purchaseOrderId=744778266018
Comments: I just bought it... It looks real... (but after accidentally buying fakes... ) Was I able to correctly ID a bag this time? :biggrin: ? It seems like all but one other blue Willis' on Ebay are fake

Are these ones fake?
Links: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-USA-9...814684?hash=item2a7d0fcfdc:g:GY0AAOSwxEpYxYuO
Item No. 182486814684

Links: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-Vntg-...964383?hash=item1ec333b3df:g:WzsAAOSw44BYj5cr
Item No. 132123964383

the strap seems like a giveaway on this one..
 
#20,906
purplehippo said:
Item: Coach Willis
Listing number: 222435552943
Seller: spn1955
Link: https://vod.ebay.com/vod/FetchOrderDetails?ViewPaymentStatus&purchaseOrderId=744778266018
Comments: I just bought it... It looks real... (but after accidentally buying fakes... ) Was I able to correctly ID a bag this time? :biggrin: ? It seems like all but one other blue Willis' on Ebay are fake

Are these ones fake?
Links: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-USA-9...814684?hash=item2a7d0fcfdc:g:GY0AAOSwxEpYxYuO
Item No. 182486814684

Links: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-Vntg-...964383?hash=item1ec333b3df:g:WzsAAOSw44BYj5cr
Item No. 132123964383

the strap seems like a giveaway on this one..
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The link for the first one is invalid - this should be the right one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-WILLI...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
It looks genuine, from 1994

The second is very probably genuine but I'd like to see a better and clearer photo of the creed to be sure. The strap is a replacement, not the original adjustable one that came with the bag.

The third seems ok but they did a very bad job of matching the skins on the inside. I;m not sure what problem you're seeing with the strap.
 
#20,907
weiste said:
Hi ladies, could you please authenticate the following items:
1. Item: Coach 9086 Brown bag
Listing: 499449832
Seller: debsvintageandmore
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/499449832/coach-9086-brown-leather-purse-shoulder

2. Item: Coach Devon bag
Listing: 498315379
Seller: ProVintageGear
Link:. https://www.etsy.com/listing/498315379/coach-devon-bag-in-british-tan-leather

3. Item: Coach Saddlery bag
Listing: 484730158
Seller: ProVintageGear
Link:. https://www.etsy.com/listing/484730158/coach-saddlery-bag-putty-tabac

4. Item: Coach Crescent orange
Listing: 499463264
Seller: ProVintageGear
Link:. https://www.etsy.com/listing/499463264/coach-crescent-shoulder-bag-in-striking
P.S. If there are as many "vintage Coach bag made in the 80's" as there claimed to be in Etsy, then the whole world was doing nothing else but making Coach bags in that decade:rolleyes:
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1- genuine Legacy Small Shopper from 1998

2- ok, early 1990s

3- genuine, mid 1980s

4- genuine, late '70s or early '80s

As for Etsy, their rules state, or used to state, that only vintage bags at least 20 years old could be sold on the site. So a lot of buyers would say their items were from the 1980s even when they knew they weren't. There are also several widely-read so-called "guides" that give completely incorrect information on how to date a Coach bag. Always assume that any date in any Coach listing has a pretty good chance of being wrong, and ask here for a more accurate estimate if dates are important to you. We usually catch some of the really blatant mistakes, but not always.
 
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#20,909
likecoach said:
"Classic" and "vintage" to us Old Bags mean NOT made in China or the Far East.
Hey wait a minute, who's calling who an old bag?
Can you believe it, I just caught that? Might be getting really pathetic (don't you dare!)
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One good thing about being an Old Bag is that I'm allowed to call anyone any name I like. It's stamped right on the bottom of all my Social Security checks. :biggrin:
 
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#20,910
Hyacinth said:
1- genuine Legacy Small Shopper from 1998


2- ok, early 1990s

3- genuine, mid 1980s

4- genuine, late '70s or early '80s

As for Etsy, their rules state, or used to state, that only vintage bags at least 20 years old could be sold on the site. So a lot of buyers would say their items were from the 1980s even when they knew they weren't. There are also several widely-read so-called "guides" that give completely incorrect information on how to date a Coach bag.
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Thank you Hyacinth
 
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