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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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#22,775
Hi ladies, could you please authenticate the following items. TIA as always:flowers:

Item: Coach Saddle Bag NYC Bone White
Seller: magnoliavintageco
Listing: 516020170
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/516020170/vintage-coach-bag-coach-saddle-bag-nyc

Item: COACH Dark Brown Stewardess Bag 9525
Seller: Fermichild
Listing: 526196761
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/526196761/coach-dark-brown-stewardess-bag-9525

Item: Coach Vintage Black Leather Stewardess Crossbody Shoulder Bag #9525
Seller: 9250soniav
Listing: 162524272709
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Vinta...ess-Crossbody-Shoulder-Bag-9525-/162524272709

P.S. I found Stewardess bag quite expensive so long as one ( like me) doesn't have access to US thrift stores, but desperately want to have one, since I probably (maybe) have enough small bags already...
 
#22,776
weiste said:
Hi ladies, could you please authenticate the following items. TIA as always:flowers:

Item: Coach Saddle Bag NYC Bone White
Seller: magnoliavintageco
Listing: 516020170
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/516020170/vintage-coach-bag-coach-saddle-bag-nyc

Item: COACH Dark Brown Stewardess Bag 9525
Seller: Fermichild
Listing: 526196761
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/526196761/coach-dark-brown-stewardess-bag-9525

Item: Coach Vintage Black Leather Stewardess Crossbody Shoulder Bag #9525
Seller: 9250soniav
Listing: 162524272709
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Vinta...ess-Crossbody-Shoulder-Bag-9525-/162524272709

P.S. I found Stewardess bag quite expensive so long as one ( like me) doesn't have access to US thrift stores, but desperately want to have one, since I probably (maybe) have enough small bags already...
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1- genuine Saddlery Bag, style 9535 from around 1986-87
2- FAKE. All K3H- and K4H- serial number prefixes are fake.
3- genuine Stewardess, made in 2001
 
#22,777
Hyacinth said:
1- genuine Saddlery Bag, style 9535 from around 1986-87
2- FAKE. All K3H- and K4H- serial number prefixes are fake.
3- genuine Stewardess, made in 2001
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Oh dear I didn't notice at all the brown Stewardess might be a fake. I even requested a photo of the creed (but of course forgot to upload) and was happy that the bag is of good condition and sort of not-that-expensive. Well now I learn something new. Of course now that you mentioned it I sort of remember reading about the K3H and K4H being fake... There are just so many things to remember when authenticating a Coach...

Probably I should upload the FAKE creed just for educational purpose. And THANK YOU Hyacinth!!
bag 9525.jpg
 
#22,778
weiste said:
Oh dear I didn't notice at all the brown Stewardess might be a fake. I even requested a photo of the creed (but of course forgot to upload) and was happy that the bag is of good condition and sort of not-that-expensive. Well now I learn something new. Of course now that you mentioned it I sort of remember reading about the K3H and K4H being fake... There are just so many things to remember when authenticating a Coach...

Probably I should upload the FAKE creed just for educational purpose. And THANK YOU Hyacinth!!
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Stewardesses also don't have a piece of smooth leather in the inside bottom.
 
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weiste said:
Item: COACH Dark Brown Stewardess Bag 9525
Seller: Fermichild
Listing: 526196761
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/526196761/coach-dark-brown-stewardess-bag-9525
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Hyacinth said:
2- FAKE. All K3H- and K4H- serial number prefixes are fake.
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whateve said:
Stewardesses also don't have a piece of smooth leather in the inside bottom.
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For the record, Fermichild was made aware that the (not) stewardess bag is fake and hasn't ended her listing.

In addition, it's not her only fake. She also has the following:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/526202823/vintage-coach-red-leather-legacy-tote?ref=shop_home_active_1

Sellers who mix authentic and fake items are particularly misleading because buyers who don't know what to look for don't know that these types of sellers can't be depended on to do their homework regarding authenticity.
 
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#22,782
BeenBurned said:
For the record, Fermichild was made aware that the (not) stewardess bag is fake and hasn't ended her listing.

In addition, it's not her only fake. She also has the following:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/526202823/vintage-coach-red-leather-legacy-tote?ref=shop_home_active_1

Sellers who mix authentic and fake items are particularly misleading because buyers who don't know what to look for don't know that these types of sellers can't be depended on to do their homework regarding authenticity.
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It looks like they are both down now.
 
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[B]weiste[/B] said:
And there should be a hyphen before the number 9525, now that I stop to THINK, which was difficult for me when I got excited:whut:
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whateve said:
You can't rely on a hyphen in all cases. There are some authentic creeds that don't have a hyphen.
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Whateve is absolutely right - NEVER rely on something changable like a hyphen in a serial number!

Here are just 2 examples, one with NO hyphen, and one with what looks like too many. BOTH BAGS ARE GENUINE. Don't ever assume that a hyphen can be used as proof either way! Let the experts decide what's correct for that STYLE, PLANT, MONTH AND YEAR. And even then, there can be differences.

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#22,785
Hello Ladies,
Please authenticate the following items:

Item: Coach Vintage Tan Leather "Ranch" Saddle/Shoulder/Handbag - Rare - EVC
Seller: diva_closet
Listing #: 122481319575
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/122481319575?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Item: VINTAGE COACH LEATHER SLING BACK TOTE A6M-4917
Seller: baddad64
Listing #: 262992607874
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/262992607874?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Comments: Please provide style name of this Sonoma item.

Item: Coach Black Leather Laptop Bag Made in the USA (39804488)
Seller: Goodwill
Listing #: 39804488
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=39804488
Comments: Please provide style name and number.

Item: Coach Black Cowhide Leather Handbag / Purse (39631307)
Seller: Goodwill
Listing #: 39631307
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=39631307
Comments: Is this a Rambler?
Thank you! :flowers:
 
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