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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BeenBurned said:
I assume you told chrislchoi why you were canceling and requesting a refund, right?

If that's the case, knowing it's fake, giving you a hard time when requesting a refund and then RELISTING the same bag, she deserves appropriate feedback, IMO.

Even if she didn't know it was fake when first listed, now she knows! And that's dishonest!

Here's the relisted bag that chrislchoi has posted.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...h=item33fe6d39ef:g:pAQAAOSwDrpb4R7n:rk:1:pf:0

ETA: The seller also has a fake Dooney! (@Catbird9 )
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Dooney...h=item33fd7297ff:g:rfQAAOSwHglcHzk3:rk:6:pf:0
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#33,557
Hyacinth said:
I noticed that too, there's a red one at Ebay's Fashion Board. So that's 3 just in the last week. Some of the serial number fonts are very close so authenticating every one is really important.

The Ebay Fashion Board post has several good comparison pics of both the VERY close serial number fonts between the fake and several real ones, and also a close-up of the problematic indentations on the back of the fake's turnlock plate:
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Fashion/Coach-Crescent-Bag-9988-Authenticity-Help/td-p/29349270
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What a coinkydink! I posted that red fake here last night. And shortly after the listing was removed, the seller posted 2 more (different) fakes, one of which sold. :(

This post is the red one and 2 posts down are the newer fakes from the same seller, susanlime:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...oach-fakes-here.824098/page-384#post-32813379
 
#33,558
Wouldn’t a Berkeley be a reverse suede, style 9014? I’m aware sellers often misidentify misidentify bags, but searching eBay for Berkeley Crescent, I found the two fakes and also a reverse suede tan with the wrong style number in the Creed. Yikes.
 
#33,559
seacoast said:
Wouldn’t a Berkeley be a reverse suede, style 9014? I’m aware sellers often misidentify misidentify bags, but searching eBay for Berkeley Crescent, I found the two fakes and also a reverse suede tan with the wrong style number in the Creed. Yikes.
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Have you posted all of them here or at the Coach Hall of Shame so we can report them? Nothing is going to get removed unless it's reported.

ETA:
seller - labaker50
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SALE-VINTA...304933?hash=item3b25168b65:g:xSkAAOSwIABcEydb
and
seller - maricastan-2
Black "Saddle Bag" claiming to be a "pre-1994 vintage Coach" with an S8B- serial prefix and incorrect serial font.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-cree...356173?hash=item1ef1f4924d:g:eVsAAOSwrAFcL4ZP

And yes, Berkeleys use suede and textured leather. The listings are examples of not only fake bags but of keyword spamming to get more hits when someone searches for a style name.
 
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#33,566
Hyacinth said:
seller - maricastan-2
Black "Saddle Bag" claiming to be a "pre-1994 vintage Coach" with an S8B- serial prefix and incorrect serial font.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-cree...356173?hash=item1ef1f4924d:g:eVsAAOSwrAFcL4ZP
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Well, maricastan-2 's ebay career might be short-lived.

The fake black "saddle bag" was removed but she has these 2 additional fakes.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-coach-purse-leatherJ6D-4133-USA/132900551435

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coach-Saddlery-Purse-Crossbody-Made-USA-Black/132900505894

And this fake is EXTREMELY close!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-No-J...ANVAS-HOBO-PURSE-MADE-IN-THE-USA/132871013759

And she sold this fake for $65!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-Coach-...vip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137

And a fake sold/ended Dooney:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Do...vip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137
 
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#33,567
TheDudeAbides said:
Thank you for the info - I *did* just buy today. Was willing to give rehab a shot even if a fake but I did just request the seller refund my money. I hate asking anyone for help so posting on here pushed my out of my comfort zone but I’m glad I did. Thanks so much! I’m so, incredibly appreciative. Will ask again before buying. I’ve tried to search for good reference guides - are there any or should we just rely on your trusty guidance? Thanks again!
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While you may not want to ask for help here, I will tell you, as a vintage Coach enthusiast, the ladies here are the only thing we have against sellers who are lazy, dishonest, ignorant and any combination of these three. I gladly and humbly accept their services. You will see that they enjoy (with a few exceptions :lol:) sharing their enthusiasm for Coach!
Also, as a fellow enthusiast, I encourage you to read and familiarize yourself on the Salearea guides pinned at the top of the subforum page here, as well as to read back pages of this thread. . As time goes by, you will be able to spot some fake characteristics and bypass certain bags on that alone. Or post them here with your idea of why you think they are fake and get it confirmed.
 
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