Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

[Vlad]

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!

 

[Gingerone]

It's fine. Remember to include all the information required in your request, as specified in the first post of this thread. We need the seller's name, item name and item number.

Thank you - sorry I thought I had put that all in there.

Thanks again!

 

[houseof999]

Item: Willis (not!)
Link: Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/371903206125
Seller: debp2528
Comment: can I get a confirmation of fake please before reporting?

 

[kiki908]

That's why it didn't look odd to me. According to the catalog pictures, Broadway satchels aren't supposed to have rivets; Madison satchels are.

Ok, glad I mentioned the rivets. Thanks for posting the pictures, I looked at several online pics and saw that the Broadway did not have rivets. This one looked strange to me when received, and all the other Madison's are showing with rivets.

Can I assume that the Factory placed the wrong straps or someone replaced the straps and this bag is authentic?
Thanks so much previous posters

 

[kiki908]

Item: Willis (not!)
Link: Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/371903206125
Seller: debp2528
Comment: can I get a confirmation of fake please before reporting?

It Could be a Station Bag? Nice looking bag if it is real?

 

[whateve]

Ok, glad I mentioned the rivets. Thanks for posting the pictures, I looked at several online pics and saw that the Broadway did not have rivets. This one looked strange to me when received, and all the other Madison's are showing with rivets.

Can I assume that the Factory placed the wrong straps or someone replaced the straps and this bag is authentic?
Thanks so much previous posters

I believe it is authentic. I think the mistake happened at the factory. Perhaps @Hyacinth will give her opinion too. If you want to return it, I believe you would have grounds since that would be considered a defect.

 

[houseof999]

It Could be a Station Bag? Nice looking bag if it is real?

Yes, made in the style of Station bag but has the style number of a Willis bag in the serial number.

 

[whateve]

Item: Willis (not!)
Link: Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/371903206125
Seller: debp2528
Comment: can I get a confirmation of fake please before reporting?

Yes, it's fake. Even if the factory had made a mistake in the number, the creed font is wrong, and the turnlock is too low.

 

[alovelikemine]

Please authenticate this.

 

[Hyacinth]

Ok, glad I mentioned the rivets. Thanks for posting the pictures, I looked at several online pics and saw that the Broadway did not have rivets. This one looked strange to me when received, and all the other Madison's are showing with rivets.

Can I assume that the Factory placed the wrong straps or someone replaced the straps and this bag is authentic?
Thanks so much previous posters

I believe it is authentic. I think the mistake happened at the factory. Perhaps @Hyacinth will give her opinion too. If you want to return it, I believe you would have grounds since that would be considered a defect.

It's either a factory mistake or the handles have been replaced, which I think is more likely.

 

[likecoach]

It's fine.

Thanks whateve for your authentication. I was able to purchase two of them quite cheaply for their quality, missed out on one.
Glad you posted the brochure above, always wondered about the difference.

 

[kiki908]

It's either a factory mistake or the handles have been replaced, which I think is more likely.

Thanks, I will return. I don't like the way the stitching is done underneath as well. Appreciate your response.

 

[BeenBurned]

Item: Willis (not!)
Link: Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/371903206125
Seller: debp2528
Comment: can I get a confirmation of fake please before reporting?

Yes, made in the style of Station bag but has the style number of a Willis bag in the serial number.

Yes, it's fake. Even if the factory had made a mistake in the number, the creed font is wrong, and the turnlock is too low.

I missed the listing that @houseof999 posted as it's been removed.

Did the seller debp2528 relist it or does she have 2 fakes?!?!?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-AUTH-ST...992240?hash=item56979f6170:g:h5kAAOSw32lY0nXZ

And in case the listing poofs, here are a couple of pictures. Do not buy from debp2528.

 

[houseof999]

I missed the listing that @houseof999 posted as it's been removed.

Did the seller debp2528 relist it or does she have 2 fakes?!?!?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-AUTH-ST...992240?hash=item56979f6170:g:h5kAAOSw32lY0nXZ

And in case the listing poofs, here are a couple of pictures. Do not buy from debp2528.
View attachment 3656596 View attachment 3656597

I think she relisted as the pics are identical. She changed her title and removed Willis from the title. Already reported.

 

[BeenBurned]

Thanks I put a claim on paypal since she keeps denying a return and even admits there could be a defect since she didn't even look at the bag. It's weird she keeps telling me to exchange it myself and she won't refund and doesn't actually have the receipt with her. She said her friend works at Coach and has the receipt which is really weird to me. So hopefully paypal will let me return and make her refund my money. If not I am screwed and learned my lesson lol. I will come here before buying anything from now on but I think I will just stick to buying from the actual Coach store from now on... thanks for all your help!

Her story keeps changing and IMO, that's another red flag.

Escalate the dispute when able and if by chance you lose the dispute in Paypal, you can file through your credit card company (if you used a c.c. to fund the payment). Hold off on the chargeback until you have to use it as a last resort.)

As for sticking to buying from the Coach store, that's not necessary in most cases and often, it's the only way to find a HTF or discontinued item. There are many honest sellers.

Just come here before buying.

 

[Memily213]

Hi, I bought a burgundy Coach Lyla Crossbody purse on Poshmark and want to verify that it is authentic. This is my first time posting here so please let me know if I am doing anything wrong.

Listing: https://poshmark.com/listing/Coach-Leather-Lyla-Crossbody-NWT-5844b673c28456d61c00a813

Photos:


FOR COMPARISON:
I borrowed a black Lyla crossbody to compare it with the burgundy one I bought and noticed some differences (see in photos below). Unfortunately I'm not actually 100% sure the black one is authentic either Is it possible both are authentic and they are just models from different years??
The black one has a covered zipper end:


The black one also has a different creed inside (with a serial number)


Any help would be very much appreciated!