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  • FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
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    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.
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  • 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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Hello Authenticators,

Item: Vintage Coach Basic Bag - Made in NYC - Red Leather Convertible Clutch - Leather Shoulder Bag - Evening Bag or Night Out - Christmas Purse
Listing number: 554294666
Seller: whatnomints
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/554294...rch_query=coach vintage bag&ref=sr_gallery_10

Item: Vintage Coach Bag // Coach Basic Bag Convertible Clutch Camel Putty Tan New York City
Listing number: 523799916
Seller: magnoliavintageco
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/523799...rch_query=coach vintage bag&ref=sr_gallery_17

Comments: Please authenticate these Coach bags. TIA.
 
Hello Authenticators,

Item: Vintage Coach Basic Bag - Made in NYC - Red Leather Convertible Clutch - Leather Shoulder Bag - Evening Bag or Night Out - Christmas Purse
Listing number: 554294666
Seller: whatnomints
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/554294666/vintage-coach-basic-bag-made-in-nyc-red?ga_order=price_asc&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=coach vintage bag&ref=sr_gallery_10

Item: Vintage Coach Bag // Coach Basic Bag Convertible Clutch Camel Putty Tan New York City
Listing number: 523799916
Seller: magnoliavintageco
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/523799916/vintage-coach-bag-coach-basic-bag?ga_order=price_asc&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=coach vintage bag&ref=sr_gallery_17

Comments: Please authenticate these Coach bags. TIA.
Both are fine.
 
Hello,
Thanks for such a quick response! I've attached a few pics. Maybe I'm being silly. The eBay seller has 100% positive feedback but something still bothers me about it. I guess Coach leathers have changed and I'm out of the loop these days? It's not lined in leather, that's for sure. But the whole thing feels like vinyl.

I also wondered about authenticity because the only other online match to this portfolio is shown at the following link: https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/sugarltd/item/f63715-bkbk/
I can't find many examples of the style either. It may have been made exclusively for Macy's and other department stores. The B in the style number indicates it came boxed. I still think it is authentic. It was made in 2015 and the leather was called sport calf. I really doubt any of it would be vinyl. I haven't seen or felt this in person but I have been disappointed in the quality of some leathers of Coach items in recent years.

Don't assume that just because a seller has 100% feedback that everything they sell is authentic. You should always get everything authenticated unless you buy it yourself from an authorized retailer.

You might have grounds to complain to the seller about calling the item vintage when it was made in 2015.
 
You might have grounds to complain to the seller about calling the item vintage when it was made in 2015.

Thank you! This portfolio did come in a closely-fitted Coach box, probably the original it was retailed in. The Macy's website does have a page referencing this design. Your help here has really changed my mind about keeping the thing; you have saved me the embarrassment of gently contacting the seller (where I surely would have been in the wrong). Meanwhile, I'm not clear on the definition of 'vintage' and that would be my only other humble request for info. Is there a time-limit for that term?
Thank you so much for your help. You really turned me around!
 
Thank you! This portfolio did come in a closely-fitted Coach box, probably the original it was retailed in. The Macy's website does have a page referencing this design. Your help here has really changed my mind about keeping the thing; you have saved me the embarrassment of gently contacting the seller (where I surely would have been in the wrong). Meanwhile, I'm not clear on the definition of 'vintage' and that would be my only other humble request for info. Is there a time-limit for that term?
Thank you so much for your help. You really turned me around!
A Coach bag needs to be at least 20 years old to be vintage.
 
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