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!

 

[SEWDimples]

Thanks whateve! I appreciate your expertise and time. I'm still on my quest to find a vintage courier bag. I keep getting outbid or someone buys the bag while I'm waiting for pictures of the creed or authentication.

I made an offer on the Blue courier bag and the seller accepted it. I'm finally owner of a vintage courier bag.

 

[Hyacinth]

Could someone take a look at this keychain? Thanks! It's 3h x 2wView attachment 3877416 View attachment 3877417 View attachment 3877422 View attachment 3877425 View attachment 3877437

It seems ok although those tiny purse key fobs can be hard to authenticate because the details are so easy to fake and there aren't any creeds or serial numbers. It's probably a style 7254 Mini Station Bag Key Fob from around 1997.

 

[Tosa22]

It seems ok although those tiny purse key fobs can be hard to authenticate because the details are so easy to fake and there aren't any creeds or serial numbers. It's probably a style 7254 Mini Station Bag Key Fob from around 1997.

Thanks @Hyacinth!!!

 

[BeenBurned]

Could someone take a look at this keychain? Thanks! It's 3h x 2wView attachment 3877416 View attachment 3877417 View attachment 3877422 View attachment 3877425 View attachment 3877437

It seems ok although those tiny purse key fobs can be hard to authenticate because the details are so easy to fake and there aren't any creeds or serial numbers. It's probably a style 7254 Mini Station Bag Key Fob from around 1997.

I haven't seen a fake with the correct female turnlock hardware.

 

[Tosa22]

I made an offer on the Blue courier bag and the seller accepted it. I'm finally owner of a vintage courier bag.

Congrats!! This bag is on my must have list too! Enjoy

 

[Tosa22]

I haven't seen a fake with the correct female turnlock hardware.

Thanks @BeenBurned !

 

[SEWDimples]

Congrats!! This bag is on my must have list too! Enjoy

Thanks! I hope you find one soon. I paid more than I wanted, but it was Navy and I love that color and hardly see the courier in that color.

 

[SEWDimples]

Good Afternoon Authenticators,

Item: Vtg COACH Mini Leather Turn Lock Coin Change Purse Key Ring Black Drawstring Fob
Listing number: 253172925473
Seller: lakemichigansue
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/253172925473?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&fromMakeTrack=true

Item: AUTHENTIC COACH VINTAGE BROWN LEATHER TURN LOCK CHANGE PURSE/CITY KEY FOB EUC
Listing number: 232525175133
Seller: travelbird21
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/AUTHENTIC-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Item: AUTHENTIC COACH VINTAGE BLACK LEATHER TURN LOCK CHANGE PURSE/CITY KEY FOB EUC
Listing number: 232525579057
Seller: travelbird21
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/AUTHENTIC-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Item: Coach vintage RARE Red leather mini backpack coin purse with key fob EUC
Listing number: 332434299710
Seller: flametree0512
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-vint...d=112629560083&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982

Comments: Please authenticate these Coach key fobs, if possible. TIA.

 

[Hyacinth]

Good Afternoon Authenticators,

Item: Vtg COACH Mini Leather Turn Lock Coin Change Purse Key Ring Black Drawstring Fob
Listing number: 253172925473
Seller: lakemichigansue
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/253172925473?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&fromMakeTrack=true

Item: AUTHENTIC COACH VINTAGE BROWN LEATHER TURN LOCK CHANGE PURSE/CITY KEY FOB EUC
Listing number: 232525175133
Seller: travelbird21
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/AUTHENTIC-COACH-VINTAGE-BROWN-LEATHER-TURN-LOCK-CHANGE-PURSE-CITY-KEY-FOB-EUC/232525175133?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Item: AUTHENTIC COACH VINTAGE BLACK LEATHER TURN LOCK CHANGE PURSE/CITY KEY FOB EUC
Listing number: 232525579057
Seller: travelbird21
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/AUTHENTIC-COACH-VINTAGE-BLACK-LEATHER-TURN-LOCK-CHANGE-PURSE-CITY-KEY-FOB-EUC/232525579057?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Item: Coach vintage RARE Red leather mini backpack coin purse with key fob EUC
Listing number: 332434299710
Seller: flametree0512
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-vintage-RARE-Red-leather-mini-backpack-coin-purse-with-key-fob-EUC/332434299710?_trkparms=aid=888007&algo=DISC.MBE&ao=1&asc=41375&meid=1e30950b351a43338699ea8a0f916255&pid=100009&rk=1&rkt=2&sd=112629560083&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982

Comments: Please authenticate these Coach key fobs, if possible. TIA.

All of them are probably ok but as BeenBurned pointed out, the back of the female part of the turnlock is important for authentication.

 

[Lake Effect]

And the fact that your seller had another listing for a fake shows that she isn't as expert as she thought.

Though there's nothing wrong with not knowing how to ID fakes, there is a problem with not having a willingness to learn!

Rant over!

Just my opinion, I do not consider this a rant. There are just too many sellers out selling high volumes of Coach bags who are unwilling to entertain the idea that they or their *authenticator friends* are wrong. Or they won’t post clear pics of the creed so they can’t be scrutinized. And you authenticators here are the only advocates preventing these fakes from being purchased! My rant over!

 

[Minchanka]

So, a couple of months ago I had my Coach Briefcase from the Sheridan collection authenticated here. I emailed Coach today to request the hang tag, and got a reply "this is not a Coach product". I have one of those that were made in US and do not have serial numbers. I am pretty sure that's how they decided it's not Coach, because all I sent was a close up of a creed, and a picture of the bag for an overall idea, but that did not show any details. Any idea what to do?

 

[Hyacinth]

So, a couple of months ago I had my Coach Briefcase from the Sheridan collection authenticated here. I emailed Coach today to request the hang tag, and got a reply "this is not a Coach product". I have one of those that were made in US and do not have serial numbers. I am pretty sure that's how they decided it's not Coach, because all I sent was a close up of a creed, and a picture of the bag for an overall idea, but that did not show any details. Any idea what to do?

We've said it over and over and OVER - the absolute WORST place anyone can turn to for authentication is Coach and their employees! I hope this helps prove our point. See the Salearea Guide on Authenticity Guide Facts and Myths for more details.
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Coach-Authenticity-Guides-Facts-and-Myths-/10000000062607882/g.html

As for what you can do - not a darned thing, except contact Coach and give them the serial number from a RECENT bag with brass hardware that someone who doesn't have their head up their backside might actually recognise as a Coach product, preferably from the last 10 years. Because if you're hoping that you can convince anyone at Coach that your briefcase is actually a Coach product you're wasting your time.

Speaking of which, I think these are the posts you're referring to:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/authenticate-this-coach.889527/page-1556#post-31451091

You finally posted photos of the briefcase a month later and it was authenticated. I agree that it's genuine:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/authenticate-this-coach.889527/page-1593#post-31535342

So other than finding another way to get a hangtag, which is just going to be brass and not be the same as the original, there's nothing you CAN do. Just accept it when we say from years of experience what I said in the first paragraph of my reply.

BTW, here's a photo of the Sumter from Coach's 1992 Fall Special Edition catalog. If you have the name of the self-appointed "expert" that you contacted at Coach you might want to send it to them. If it was just one of the regular Customer Service phone-bots, you're not going to get any satisfaction there either.

 

[whateve]

So, a couple of months ago I had my Coach Briefcase from the Sheridan collection authenticated here. I emailed Coach today to request the hang tag, and got a reply "this is not a Coach product". I have one of those that were made in US and do not have serial numbers. I am pretty sure that's how they decided it's not Coach, because all I sent was a close up of a creed, and a picture of the bag for an overall idea, but that did not show any details. Any idea what to do?

We discussed this problem recently in the Rehab club. My recommendation was to give the serial number from a related Sheridan that does have a style number in the creed. The discussion starts on page 1030: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/page-1030

 

[Minchanka]

We discussed this problem recently in the Rehab club. My recommendation was to give the serial number from a related Sheridan that does have a style number in the creed. The discussion starts on page 1030: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/page-1030

Yeah, that's what got me excited - someone actually got a tag that looked right for a Sheridan bag. I specifically wanted that kind, not a regular brass one, so that's why I send them the bag picture, hoping that'd help. They aren't able to tell the color from the serial numbers, are they?

 

[whateve]

Yeah, that's what got me excited - someone actually got a tag that looked right for a Sheridan bag. I specifically wanted that kind, not a regular brass one, so that's why I send them the bag picture, hoping that'd help. They aren't able to tell the color from the serial numbers, are they?

No, but nearly all Sheridans had brown tags. The only exception would be black with black trim. Maybe you could just specify British tan.