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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.
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Hello, Could you please authenticate this bag for me?
I bought this parker with cut out tea rose on ebay. Here are some pictures of it. The style number is 25160. The zipper is YKK which is comforting. But I am not very sure about the stitches. They seem to have different sizes? Could you tell if it is authentic? Thank you very much !!parker1.jpg parker2.jpg parker3.jpg parker4.jpg parker5.jpg parker6.jpg parker7.jpg parker8.jpg parker9.jpg
 
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Jasper221828 said:
Hello, Could you please authenticate this bag for me?
I bought this parker with cut out tea rose on ebay. Here are some pictures of it. The style number is 25160. The zipper is YKK which is comforting. But I am not very sure about the stitches. They seem to have different sizes? Could you tell if it is authentic? Thank you very much !!View attachment 4285013 View attachment 4285014 View attachment 4285015 View attachment 4285016 View attachment 4285017 View attachment 4285018 View attachment 4285019 View attachment 4285020 View attachment 4285021
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I don't authenticate newer styles so please wait for a more qualified authenticator, but have to chime in on a subject that has caused huge problems for Coach buyers and sellers for several decades.

THE BRAND STAMPED ON A ZIPPER HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH WHETHER OR NOT IT'S AUTHENTIC. A zipper stamped YKK doesn't prove a bloody thing.

Read the SaleArea Guides thread pinned to the top of the Coach Shopping index page, especially the Guide posts about Authenticity Guides.
 
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Jasper221828 said:
Hello, Could you please authenticate this bag for me?
I bought this parker with cut out tea rose on ebay. Here are some pictures of it. The style number is 25160. The zipper is YKK which is comforting. But I am not very sure about the stitches. They seem to have different sizes? Could you tell if it is authentic? Thank you very much !!View attachment 4285013 View attachment 4285014 View attachment 4285015 View attachment 4285016 View attachment 4285017 View attachment 4285018 View attachment 4285019 View attachment 4285020 View attachment 4285021
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Hyacinth said:
I don't authenticate newer styles so please wait for a more qualified authenticator, but have to chime in on a subject that has caused huge problems for Coach buyers and sellers for several decades.

THE BRAND STAMPED ON A ZIPPER HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH WHETHER OR NOT IT'S AUTHENTIC. A zipper stamped YKK doesn't prove a bloody thing.

Read the SaleArea Guides thread pinned to the top of the Coach Shopping index page, especially the Guide posts about Authenticity Guides.
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I'm not qualified to authenticate this either, but I want to point out that you need to post the information we require, including a link to the listing and the seller's ID.
 
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Jasper221828 said:
Hello, Could you please authenticate this bag for me?
I bought this parker with cut out tea rose on ebay. Here are some pictures of it. The style number is 25160. The zipper is YKK which is comforting. But I am not very sure about the stitches. They seem to have different sizes? Could you tell if it is authentic? Thank you very much !!View attachment 4285013 View attachment 4285014 View attachment 4285015 View attachment 4285016 View attachment 4285017 View attachment 4285018 View attachment 4285019 View attachment 4285020 View attachment 4285021
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Welcome to TPF.

I have several comments.
1. Zipper brand is irrelevant. Coach has used multiple brands of zippers in its items. While some items do have YKK zippers, 99% of fakes have zippers that say YKK. NOT ALL COACH ITEMS HAVE YKK.
2. Please refer to post 1, page 1 for the information we need, including a link to the listing from which you purchased as well as the seller's ID.
3. More pictures are needed to authenticate but if the listing shows enough of the right pictures, you won't need to post them.
 
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Hyacinth said:
I don't authenticate newer styles so please wait for a more qualified authenticator, but have to chime in on a subject that has caused huge problems for Coach buyers and sellers for several decades.

THE BRAND STAMPED ON A ZIPPER HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH WHETHER OR NOT IT'S AUTHENTIC. A zipper stamped YKK doesn't prove a bloody thing.

Read the SaleArea Guides thread pinned to the top of the Coach Shopping index page, especially the Guide posts about Authenticity Guides.
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Thank you for your comment! I learned the zipper thing from Youtube.... guess not reliable.
 
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BeenBurned said:
Welcome to TPF.

I have several comments.
1. Zipper brand is irrelevant. Coach has used multiple brands of zippers in its items. While some items do have YKK zippers, 99% of fakes have zippers that say YKK. NOT ALL COACH ITEMS HAVE YKK.
2. Please refer to post 1, page 1 for the information we need, including a link to the listing from which you purchased as well as the seller's ID.
3. More pictures are needed to authenticate but if the listing shows enough of the right pictures, you won't need to post them.
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Thank you! I have listed the information. Please let me know if further information is needed.
 
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Jasper221828 said:
Hello, Could you please authenticate this bag for me?
I bought this parker with cut out tea rose on ebay. Here are some pictures of it. The style number is 25160. The zipper is YKK which is comforting. But I am not very sure about the stitches. They seem to have different sizes? Could you tell if it is authentic? Thank you very much !!View attachment 4285013 View attachment 4285014 View attachment 4285015 View attachment 4285016 View attachment 4285017 View attachment 4285018 View attachment 4285019 View attachment 4285020 View attachment 4285021
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BeenBurned said:
Welcome to TPF.

I have several comments.
1. Zipper brand is irrelevant. Coach has used multiple brands of zippers in its items. While some items do have YKK zippers, 99% of fakes have zippers that say YKK. NOT ALL COACH ITEMS HAVE YKK.
2. Please refer to post 1, page 1 for the information we need, including a link to the listing from which you purchased as well as the seller's ID.
3. More pictures are needed to authenticate but if the listing shows enough of the right pictures, you won't need to post them.
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Jasper221828 said:
Thank you for reminding! Here is the information:
Item: Coach Parker with cut out tea rose
Listing number: 191202477667
Seller: (ebay)treschic2k
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-coach-...87515804?epid=18017982072&hash=item2604b1c29c
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After seeing both the pictures you posted of the bag you received combined with those in the listing, I do believe that the bag you received is authentic. However I'd like to see a couple more pictures.

Please post a picture of the underside of the top flap and both sides of the made in tag.

BUT.......
Part of the reason we need the seller and listing information is because seeing the actual listing, pictures and the seller's other listings, we can get an opinion on not only the item in question but the seller.

In this case, several (if not all?) of the pictures in the listing are not the seller's own pictures, are not the actual item and at least some pictures were stolen from other sources. Additionally, the pictures in the listing aren't adequate for the seller to prove authenticity nor are adequate for authenticators to judge it. And with such "well-faked" and highly faked styles, her own pictures of the details are absolutely necessary.

And in looking at this listing and the seller's other listings, I'm not sure any of her pictures are her own. With different backgrounds, different photographing styles, pictures found on other websites, etc., a seller is going to have issues should buyers file claims. I can't tell which (if any) images in her listings are her own!

Had you come here prior to purchasing, I probably would have recommended finding a different seller who shows her own pictures and does her own work.
 
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BeenBurned said:
After seeing both the pictures you posted of the bag you received combined with those in the listing, I do believe that the bag you received is authentic. However I'd like to see a couple more pictures.

Please post a picture of the underside of the top flap and both sides of the made in tag.

BUT.......
Part of the reason we need the seller and listing information is because seeing the actual listing, pictures and the seller's other listings, we can get an opinion on not only the item in question but the seller.

In this case, several (if not all?) of the pictures in the listing are not the seller's own pictures, are not the actual item and at least some pictures were stolen from other sources. Additionally, the pictures in the listing aren't adequate for the seller to prove authenticity nor are adequate for authenticators to judge it. And with such "well-faked" and highly faked styles, her own pictures of the details are absolutely necessary.

And in looking at this listing and the seller's other listings, I'm not sure any of her pictures are her own. With different backgrounds, different photographing styles, pictures found on other websites, etc., a seller is going to have issues should buyers file claims. I can't tell which (if any) images in her listings are her own!

Had you come here prior to purchasing, I probably would have recommended finding a different seller who shows her own pictures and does her own work.
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Thank you so much for your comment! I have added those pictures as required. Actually the reason why I bought this from the ebay is that it has gone out of stock everywhere else. But thank you for your suggestion. Next time I buy bag from uncertain sources I will ask for advice first! parker10.jpg parker11.jpg parker12.jpg parker13.jpg View attachment 4285785
 

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Jasper221828 said:
Thank you so much for your comment! I have added those pictures as required. Actually the reason why I bought this from the ebay is that it has gone out of stock everywhere else. But thank you for your suggestion. Next time I buy bag from uncertain sources I will ask for advice first! View attachment 4285780 View attachment 4285781 View attachment 4285783 View attachment 4285784 View attachment 4285785
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Those aren't the pictures I'd asked for but I think it's okay.

The picture of the underside of the flap that I'd requested is shown in picture #4 in this listing from another seller.
The "made in" label is sewn inside the bag into the lining seams. It looks like this:
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I understand the need (and desire) to find treasures online. Sometimes you can get an otherwise impossible-to-find item or sometimes you can save a few bucks over buying from a department store.

My point is that you want to buy from sellers who are willing to take the time to do the work when they list items. You want sellers who write their own descriptions and take their own pictures so you can see what you'll get.

Again, in this case, I believe you did fine, but personally, I wouldn't buy from treschic2k.
 
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Good afternoon all. First time poster, long time reader. I can usually find my questions answered by searching... but I came across something that I can't really figure out any information about it.

I saw this bag at a thrift store, took photos of it but did not buy it. Stupidly, I did not measure it, but my estimation is that it is maybe 10" L x 8" H. The flap is stiff.

I just wanted to know if anyone could authenticate/give any information. Thank you so much.
 

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ChaosBurger said:
Good afternoon all. First time poster, long time reader. I can usually find my questions answered by searching... but I came across something that I can't really figure out any information about it.

I saw this bag at a thrift store, took photos of it but did not buy it. Stupidly, I did not measure it, but my estimation is that it is maybe 10" L x 8" H. The flap is stiff.

I just wanted to know if anyone could authenticate/give any information. Thank you so much.
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It's authentic. It's part of the Manhattan collection, made around 1993. It's probably the Museum bag #4127.
 
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