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#3,496
whateve said:
It looks authentic but the measurements don't make sense at all, too small for a classic pouch or shoulder bag. The strap seems more narrow than that of a classic pouch.
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The mesurements are off from the other one I have like this too. It will be interesting to see what it really looks like. Goodwill does not do a good job of measuring or photographing their bags. Fingers crossed!
 
#3,497
BeenBurned said:
You've received your answer of the blue bag in question but I'll chime in with my opinion of spongeboob29.

I think she purposely either blurs or photoshops her pictures so the creeds are difficult to read. However I think I see enough to know that there are other fakes.


I can't read the prefix on the second one but it appears to be 3 alpha characters beginning with N:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Coach-Pur...561?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2edf4568a9
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This was has an Italy plant code but says it was made in the United states:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cute-Coach-...357?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2edf39521d
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Any ideas on this one. It looks strange.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pre-Owned-C...642?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2edf392842
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I can't comment on the details of the third one, the backpack, the only serial didgit I can make out is the third one which looks like an "F". We've seen a fake HPF- prefix in a blue City Bag but with different serial spacing and a puffy creed (the one in the backpack COULD be those 3 letters), and an almost certainly genuine F coded briefcase but with a Times new Roman-type font, see below.

"F" plant codes are a big question mark and I doubt if there are many genuine ones.
 

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#3,499
BeenBurned said:
You've received your answer of the blue bag in question but I'll chime in with my opinion of spongeboob29.

I think she purposely either blurs or photoshops her pictures so the creeds are difficult to read. However I think I see enough to know that there are other fakes.


I can't read the prefix on the second one but it appears to be 3 alpha characters beginning with N:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Coach-Pur...561?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2edf4568a9
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This was has an Italy plant code but says it was made in the United states:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cute-Coach-...357?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2edf39521d
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Any ideas on this one. It looks strange.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pre-Owned-C...642?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2edf392842
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whateve said:
I think the last one, the backpack, might be okay. I can't read the creed at all. It should be style 9791. Usually counterfeiters screw up the shape of ends of the drawstrings and don't sew all the way around the leather thingy that holds the two strings together. I don't see those problems with this one. I think it is really black but the flash made it look like this glowing blue object.
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Hyacinth said:
I can't comment on the details of the third one, the backpack, the only serial didgit I can make out is the third one which looks like an "F". We've seen a fake HPF- prefix in a blue City Bag but with different serial spacing and a puffy creed (the one in the backpack COULD be those 3 letters), and an almost certainly genuine F coded briefcase but with a Times new Roman-type font, see below.

"F" plant codes are a big question mark and I doubt if there are many genuine ones.
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Thanks. Her pictures are awful but all the confirmed fakes along with her 91% feedback, I don't recommend spongeboob29.
 
#3,502
Item: VINTAGE COACH Hunter green cross body bag.

Listing number: N/A

Seller: amamama

Link: http://******/1CWOOu9

Comments: So after those few posts about Poshmark earlier, I decided to check it out and I end up founding this bag. I love the color and have been trying to get a green vintage Coach for awhile now, but always get outbid on eBay. If this one is authentic, I am definitely purchasing! Let me know if the link doesn't work and I will try again.
 
#3,506
Justin392 said:
Item: VINTAGE COACH Hunter green cross body bag.

Listing number: N/A

Seller: amamama

Link: http://******/1CWOOu9

Comments: So after those few posts about Poshmark earlier, I decided to check it out and I end up founding this bag. I love the color and have been trying to get a green vintage Coach for awhile now, but always get outbid on eBay. If this one is authentic, I am definitely purchasing! Let me know if the link doesn't work and I will try again.
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It looks genuine but I wish the seller had posted measurements. it's probably the original Mitchell Zip # 9938 from 1993-94. The later version starting in late 1994 had a clipped strap and also a wrist strap and was style 9968.

You may want to confirm the measurements with the seller.
 

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#3,508
Justin392 said:
Item: VINTAGE COACH Hunter green cross body bag.

Listing number: N/A

Seller: amamama

Link: http://******/1CWOOu9

Comments: So after those few posts about Poshmark earlier, I decided to check it out and I end up founding this bag. I love the color and have been trying to get a green vintage Coach for awhile now, but always get outbid on eBay. If this one is authentic, I am definitely purchasing! Let me know if the link doesn't work and I will try again.
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Beautiful!! Hope it checks out for you!
 
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