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

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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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Good morning. Please check my following two postings to confirm they are authentic. Thank you so much! I'm looking to get my first non-vintage bag!

#1
Seller: kerry_on
Description: Authentic Coach Carly brown signature C hobo purse
Listing #: 5aea314531a376eb1c8d7144
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Clutch-5aea314531a376eb1c8d7144

#2
Seller: maggiemay83
Description *reduced* Authentic brown/khaki Coach satchel
Listing #: 5353bce65d5f4e6cee0b6617
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Reduced-Authentic-brownkhaki-Coach-satchel-5353bce65d5f4e6cee0b6617
 
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Jogee said:
Coach Purse
Listing # 56133502
Goodwill Columbus
https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/56133502

Is this authentic? The plaque on the front doesn't look right to me, and there's no tag on the inside with a number, just a creed patch.
Thank you!
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See post 1, page 1 for picture requirements particularly for bags with creeds sans serial numbers.

No far, no red flags but need more pics.
 
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Twintoo said:
Good morning. Please check my following two postings to confirm they are authentic. Thank you so much! I'm looking to get my first non-vintage bag!

#1
Seller: kerry_on
Description: Authentic Coach Carly brown signature C hobo purse
Listing #: 5aea314531a376eb1c8d7144
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Clutch-5aea314531a376eb1c8d7144

#2
Seller: maggiemay83
Description *reduced* Authentic brown/khaki Coach satchel
Listing #: 5353bce65d5f4e6cee0b6617
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Reduced-Authentic-brownkhaki-Coach-satchel-5353bce65d5f4e6cee0b6617
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We STRONGLY recommend that Coach items being bought through Poshmark be authenticated BEFORE buying, since PM not only has no effective procedure in place to remove reported fakes, but often refuses to refund the purchase price of a fake item even when presented with irrefutable evidence that the item is counterfeit.

Your first listing seems to have the wrong link, you list it as "Authentic Coach Carly brown signature C hobo purse" but the link goes to a vintage foldover clutch and the seller's name is different. Please check.

The Carly in the second listing is probably ok but I'd like to see a straight-on photo of the turnlock and other hardware from one of the narrow ends of the bag. Carlys were one of the most highly faked Coach styles and should never be bought without being authenticated first.
 
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Hyacinth said:
We STRONGLY recommend that Coach items being bought through Poshmark be authenticated BEFORE buying, since PM not only has no effective procedure in place to remove reported fakes, but often refuses to refund the purchase price of a fake item even when presented with irrefutable evidence that the item is counterfeit.

Your first listing seems to have the wrong link, you list it as "Authentic Coach Carly brown signature C hobo purse" but the link goes to a vintage foldover clutch and the seller's name is different. Please check.

The Carly in the second listing is probably ok but I'd like to see a straight-on photo of the turnlock and other hardware from one of the narrow ends of the bag. Carlys were one of the most highly faked Coach styles and should never be bought without being authenticated first.
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Thank you for the prompt reply Hyacinth, and the PM warning. Which is/are the better sites to look for Coach bags?

I will check #1 link, as well as ask for clear turnlock/hardware for #2.

And perhaps I need to search out another more exclusive, less popular signature style...!!
 
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Minchanka said:
Dear authenticators, could you please take a look at this duffle bag? Is this from the time Coach just added a creed?

Seller: vitalone684.
Item number: 183359361173 (EBay)
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What a deal! Yes, it is from before Coach used serial numbers. It is the old style duffle sac with the front and back seams.

ETA: the shipping for me is $46.35!
 
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Twintoo said:
Thank you for the prompt reply Hyacinth, and the PM warning. Which is/are the better sites to look for Coach bags?

I will check #1 link, as well as ask for clear turnlock/hardware for #2.

And perhaps I need to search out another more exclusive, less popular signature style...!!
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Unfortunately even less popular styles were faked, sometimes very closely. The newer the style, the closer the fakes usually are. But fake Coaches go back at least 30 years, even the classic all-leather styles were faked, and maybe still are. We've seen a few that look almost brand-new. That's why authenticating something first is always the best thing to do.

As for where to buy, I'll just say that Poshmark, Etsy, Listia and a few others are the ones I would recommend the most caution with, none of them have any buyer-friendly steps in place to report and remove fakes or get refunds, quite a few members here have reported problems from all of them in getting their money back, although some of our members seem satisfied so far with their buying and selling experiences. And those sites NEVER remove listings for fakes no matter what kind of evidence they're presented with.

The ones with the best rules and procedures in place for both reporting fakes and getting refunds seem to be Bonanza and Ebay. I can't answer for sites outside the USA but I would always avoid any sites located in China or the Philippines. That's where the majority of fakes are currently made or distributed worldwide.
 
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