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

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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:
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  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
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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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katgoldatx said:
I would like to kindly request authentication for this bag. I've had it for some years but I never carry it. I think I might sell it because it is silly just living in my closet.

As I was starting to prep it for eBay (because I've never used the fancier consigner shops), I noticed an oddity in the serial number. Actually, I had noticed it in the past, but since I never use this purse, I had forgotten that it got my attention previously.

It looks like a serial number was added. I don't think the color change is as dramatic with my eye, but it jumps out at you with a flash photo. Also, it's not just a heat stamp, it appears to be glued. I've never tried pulling on it to confirm. Well, I've kind of tried to put my fingernail underneath it and it doesn't feel glued on, but it looks it. What the heck is going on? I'm sure I could give it a tug, but I don't want to.

The bag is brown, like the heat stamp picture, not black as it appears in the second picture.

I think I've seen this style before. It feels like an authentic Coach. everything about it seems authentic, except the serial number. I'm sooooo curious.

Many thanks!

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It's authentic. It looks like a basic bag. There was a time when Coach used glued in serial numbers. No one knows for sure, but I believe it was between 1979 and 1983, when the production increased so much that there was a bottleneck at the stamping machine, and this was their way to deal with it. This stamp is unique in that it has the registered trademark symbol that Coach did away with when Sara Lee bought the company.
 
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katgoldatx said:
I would like to kindly request authentication for this bag. I've had it for some years but I never carry it. I think I might sell it because it is silly just living in my closet.

As I was starting to prep it for eBay (because I've never used the fancier consigner shops), I noticed an oddity in the serial number. Actually, I had noticed it in the past, but since I never use this purse, I had forgotten that it got my attention previously.

It looks like a serial number was added. I don't think the color change is as dramatic with my eye, but it jumps out at you with a flash photo. Also, it's not just a heat stamp, it appears to be glued. I've never tried pulling on it to confirm. Well, I've kind of tried to put my fingernail underneath it and it doesn't feel glued on, but it looks it. What the heck is going on? I'm sure I could give it a tug, but I don't want to.

The bag is brown, like the heat stamp picture, not black as it appears in the second picture.

I think I've seen this style before. It feels like an authentic Coach. everything about it seems authentic, except the serial number. I'm sooooo curious.

Many thanks!

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It's a basic bag, also called zippered clutch, style 9455.
 
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katgoldatx said:
I would like to kindly request authentication for this bag. I've had it for some years but I never carry it. I think I might sell it because it is silly just living in my closet.

As I was starting to prep it for eBay (because I've never used the fancier consigner shops), I noticed an oddity in the serial number. Actually, I had noticed it in the past, but since I never use this purse, I had forgotten that it got my attention previously.

It looks like a serial number was added. I don't think the color change is as dramatic with my eye, but it jumps out at you with a flash photo. Also, it's not just a heat stamp, it appears to be glued. I've never tried pulling on it to confirm. Well, I've kind of tried to put my fingernail underneath it and it doesn't feel glued on, but it looks it. What the heck is going on? I'm sure I could give it a tug, but I don't want to.

The bag is brown, like the heat stamp picture, not black as it appears in the second picture.

I think I've seen this style before. It feels like an authentic Coach. everything about it seems authentic, except the serial number. I'm sooooo curious.

Many thanks!

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(It's nice to see someone ELSE get sniped for a change!) :biggrin:

katgoldatx, if you list it anywhere, be sure to use the term "vintage" in the listing title. Since it's more than 20 years old it definitely qualifies as vintage, and many buyers of classic and vintage bags specifically search for that word when shopping.
 
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Bales25 said:
BeenBurned was correct - I got notified of the refund being credited to my account today and it is already reposted for sale on TRR site.

Sorry I quoted wrong - this was in relation to the embossed "travel bag" (crossbody). This is the listing on TRR:

https://www.therealreal.com/product...-leather-shoulder-bag-aPQZ2tLdOeo-3cAChE4YTtg
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I wish I’d been wrong.
:sad:
Now we KNOW that TRR aka therealreal doesn’t do the right thing even if the original error was a mistake. (And I also wonder whether all their “mistakes” were “honest” ones.)

I doubt it.
 
#31,613
Bales25 said:
Happily, TRR has authorized a return and will pay return shipping - they didn't even ask for pictures or additional information and sent a nice note of apology. I am still feeling a bit flummoxed myself as I was almost completely fooled, but upon realizing one thing didn't seem right, I started to see the other things, too. Really thankful to those that take the time to provide their expert opinions on here!
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Bales25 said:
BeenBurned was correct - I got notified of the refund being credited to my account today and it is already reposted for sale on TRR site.

Sorry I quoted wrong - this was in relation to the embossed "travel bag" (crossbody). This is the listing on TRR:

https://www.therealreal.com/product...-leather-shoulder-bag-aPQZ2tLdOeo-3cAChE4YTtg
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BeenBurned said:
I wish I’d been wrong.
:sad:
Now we KNOW that TRR aka therealreal doesn’t do the right thing even if the original error was a mistake. (And I also wonder whether all their “mistakes” were “honest” ones.)

I doubt it.
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Someone already bought it!
 
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Bales25 said:
BeenBurned was correct - I got notified of the refund being credited to my account today and it is already reposted for sale on TRR site.

Sorry I quoted wrong - this was in relation to the embossed "travel bag" (crossbody). This is the listing on TRR:

https://www.therealreal.com/product...-leather-shoulder-bag-aPQZ2tLdOeo-3cAChE4YTtg
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BeenBurned said:
I wish I’d been wrong.
:sad:
Now we KNOW that TRR aka therealreal doesn’t do the right thing even if the original error was a mistake. (And I also wonder whether all their “mistakes” were “honest” ones.)

I doubt it.
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Bales25 said:
Someone already bought it!
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https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/trr-therealreal-verify-authenticity.994976/
 
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Hello there from New Zealand...I would really appreciate help on this little pink cross body bag I found at Habitat for Humanity for NZ $4...shes in not the greatest condition but would like to know either way...I hope Im doing the right things here as its the first time I asked for the help of these wonderful authenticators.
I dont know the name of the bag but hope the photos are ok. If she is all correct...any ideas on how to clean? Thank you in advance.
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#31,616
Narnanz said:
Hello there from New Zealand...I would really appreciate help on this little pink cross body bag I found at Habitat for Humanity for NZ $4...shes in not the greatest condition but would like to know either way...I hope Im doing the right things here as its the first time I asked for the help of these wonderful authenticators.
I dont know the name of the bag but hope the photos are ok. If she is all correct...any ideas on how to clean? Thank you in advance.
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Genuine and made in 2005 but I don't know the name.

Wait for advice on cleaning, or check the Rehab and Rescue thread in the Coach clubhouse forum at the main Coach page.
 
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Narnanz said:
Hello there from New Zealand...I would really appreciate help on this little pink cross body bag I found at Habitat for Humanity for NZ $4...shes in not the greatest condition but would like to know either way...I hope Im doing the right things here as its the first time I asked for the help of these wonderful authenticators.
I dont know the name of the bag but hope the photos are ok. If she is all correct...any ideas on how to clean? Thank you in advance.
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Hyacinth said:
Genuine and made in 2005 but I don't know the name.

Wait for advice on cleaning, or check the Rehab and Rescue thread in the Coach clubhouse forum at the main Coach page.
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Pebbled soft duffel?
 
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lalaagogo said:
Hi -
I recently came across this purse and I need help authenticating. I have several coach purses in this style, but this is the only one that doesn't have the coach marking. The only stamp I could find was a star 202? It feels just like my other penny bags in workmanship and quality. Could it be that the silver coach stamp could have fallen out? I've also never really seen this sage green color.

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Several things that our other vintage experts can clarify if I'm wrong -

I'd like to see a better photo of the strap clip, it doesn't seem right. A clip-on strap was a newer addition and it seems like a bag new enough to have a clip-on would also have a creed stamp.
I've never seen a Coach turnlock stamped Solid brass.
A sage green color would be VERY unusual on a vintage Coach.
I don't see any indication of any kind of Coach identification. If the metal plaque had fallen out there should still be small holes (plural) from the plaque in the leather.
The stamp on the inside is probably from the leather SUPPLIER, not the bag maker. Italian suppliers used that kind of marking.

I don't think it's a Coach, but Whateve needs to take a look. She may suggest posting in the Vintage Photos and Chat thread
Waiting for more opinions.
 
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