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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:
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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.
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Would you please confirm my suspicions and advise? The hitch is that the creed pic is not shown on the 'bay listing.

Item: prairie bag wannabe
Seller: laurabeth2886
Item #: 192183799655
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Red...799655?hash=item2cbf0c0f67:g:XdwAAOSwGJlZE6x0

Seller: laurabeth2886
Link: http://******/2q4qvZU

ETA: the 2nd listing is Poshmark, thought that would be obvious from the URL but I guess not!
 
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Ravvie99 said:
Would you please confirm my suspicions and advise? The hitch is that the creed pic is not shown on the 'bay listing.

Item: prairie bag wannabe
Seller: laurabeth2886
Item #: 192183799655
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Red...799655?hash=item2cbf0c0f67:g:XdwAAOSwGJlZE6x0

Seller: laurabeth2886
Link: http://******/2q4qvZU

ETA: the 2nd listing is Poshmark, thought that would be obvious from the URL but I guess not!
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The first is probably fake but I wouldn't report it without a creed pic.

The second link just comes up as
The listing you are looking for is no longer available
 
#22,535
runcocorun3 said:
Red Coach Purse
In my possession
Approximate Dimensions: 12" X 7.5" X 3"
Comments: I normally buy vintage Coach and have no experience at all with newer styles. Any help in determining if this is authentic would be appreciated!
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Please look inside the zipper pocket (or in the mail compartment sewn into a seam) for a white label with serial number/production information.
 
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Brandi916 said:
Is it true that all Coach keychains say "China" or "Made in China"?
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No, not all. It partly depends on when the keychain was made. Often if it does say that, it will be on the small hangtag, which is sometimes missing.

The keychain you posted is fake for many, many reasons. First, Coach never made a style like that. The enameling on a Coach metal keychain is smooth, not bumpy. On yours, you can see that some of the letters are partially obscured by the colored enamel and in other places, they stick out of the enamel too much. The logos on yours are the wrong font. The hangtag is the wrong shape.
 
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whateve said:
No, not all. It partly depends on when the keychain was made. Often if it does say that, it will be on the small hangtag, which is sometimes missing.

The keychain you posted is fake for many, many reasons. First, Coach never made a style like that. The enameling on a Coach metal keychain is smooth, not bumpy. On yours, you can see that some of the letters are partially obscured by the colored enamel and in other places, they stick out of the enamel too much. The logos on yours are the wrong font. The hangtag is the wrong shape.
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Thank you so much for all this info. I am pretty good at spotting bad bags but keychains/fobs are a mystery to me! So good to have somewhere to go to get an expert opinion!
 
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Brandi916 said:
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Although Coach has made dozens of different Daisy keychains, I don't remember seeing any with 5 metal charms with the C pattern and that color combination. They did use the same colors but for a large single-charm keychain, back around 2005-06. There are also several details on the keychain that aren't right for any style from that period. I don't suppose it came in any kind of Coach gift box that you may still have?

Wait for Whateve and BeenBurned, but I don't believe it's genuine. Please do NOT try to sell it. I'll look through a few more files but my instincts are telling me that it's not right - 5-charm metal fake "Coach" keychains were for sale all over the internet 10 or 12 years ago and are probably still available.

ETA - BLAST! I have to start typing faster. :graucho: And looking through 2400 very small photos takes a while.
 
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Brandi916 said:
Thank you so much for all this info. I am pretty good at spotting bad bags but keychains/fobs are a mystery to me! So good to have somewhere to go to get an expert opinion!
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You're welcome! I started collecting keychains a few years ago and at first, it was a complete mystery to me. Now that I know what to look for, it is much easier. Some fakes aren't even close to styles Coach ever made, like yours, but others are really close. You would need to compare it to an authentic one in order to tell the difference.
 
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Hyacinth said:
Although Coach has made dozens of different Daisy keychains, I don't remember seeing any with 5 metal charms with the C pattern and that color combination. They did use the same colors but for a large single-charm keychain, back around 2005-06. There are also several details on the keychain that aren't right for any style from that period. I don't suppose it came in any kind of Coach gift box that you may still have?

Wait for Whateve and BeenBurned, but I don't believe it's genuine. Please do NOT try to sell it. I'll look through a few more files but my instincts are telling me that it's not right - 5-charm metal fake "Coach" keychains were for sale all over the internet 10 or 12 years ago and are probably still available.
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Hyacinth, we've already determined it is fake.
 
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