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

[Vlad]

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!

 

[Hyacinth]

View attachment 4365138 View attachment 4365139 View attachment 4365140 View attachment 4365142 View attachment 4365143 View attachment 4365138 Could someone let me know if this is real or fake? Zippers are YKK, but the o in “No” seems too big, and the wording “and attention to detail reflect” seems to be too crammed together in the creed. Also, stitching isn’t perfect. Bag measures 15” long x 9” tall x 4” wide at the bottom. Thank you!

Please read the Salearea Coach Guides thread pinned to the top of every index page in this Coach Shopping forum, especially the ones on Authenticity Guides and on the YKK Zipper myth. The brand on the zipper doesn't prove ANYTHING. And creeds from different styles, years, plants and even months can be totally different from other creeds. There's no such thing as "standard" creed details once the bag is more recent than 1987.
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/salearea-guides.983575/

The bag is a genuine Bonnie's Legacy Zip Satchel from 2001.

 

[kithrobyn]

Can someone look at this one for me?

Item: Black Leather Small Vintage Coach Purse
Listing number:
Seller: Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/64412385
Comments:

 

[Hyacinth]

Please authenticate 2 bags. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Item: Coach Purse/Handbag #J6B-4923 leather vintage (brown pebbled leather)
listing #123634617268
Seller: spaceangel2012
link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-PURSE-HANDBAG-J6B-4923-leather-vintage/123634617268
Comment: Any info please - name, date, etc

Second bag. Again, thanks in advance.
Item name: ??
Link: none
Black handled bag w/detachable shoulder strap
Measures approx 13" x 7" x 2.5"
Zip closure, zip interior pocket, leather/suede interior
Comment: Any info please - name, date, etc

Both are genuine, the first is a Sonoma Drawstring, Natural Grain from 1996, and the second is probably a Slim Satchel Large, style 9430 from the early or mid-1980s. The long shoulder strap was added by a previous owner, that's not how an original strap would usually have been attached.

 

[Hyacinth]

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[Coachlove231]

Would somebody please help authenticate this Coach purse for me? I've been searching online for hours and cannot find the style because there's no creed inside the bag, which I've read is not necessarily a sign of a non-authentic bag.
See pics. The strap length is about 49.5 inches long. Size: L: 9 x H: 6.5 x W: 2.5 inches.
Thank you in advance!!!

 

[Hyacinth]

Can someone look at this one for me?

Item: Black Leather Small Vintage Coach Purse
Listing number:
Seller: Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/64412385
Comments:

Genuine Demi Turnlock from 2001.

 

[DL Harper]

Both are genuine, the first is a Sonoma Drawstring, Natural Grain from 1996, and the second is probably a Slim Satchel Large, style 9430 from the early or mid-1980s. The long shoulder strap was added by a previous owner, that's not how an original strap would usually have been attached.

Thank you! Appreciate your help with both bags
.

 

[kithrobyn]

Genuine Demi Turnlock from 2001.

Thank you

 

[Morgan_Bellini]

May I please request an authentication for this Court bag in my possession?

The size is approximately 9.5" L by 7.5" H by 3.5" W at the bottom of the bag. Is this British Tan or Tabac or something else? I lose track of which colors are called what and for which line.... THANK YOU!!

 

[rosycreates]

Item:
COACH PATENT LEATHER STRAP - BLACK
Listing number: 392219436346
Seller: rmsdudqkrqkr2012
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-PATE...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Comments:
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Item: Coach LEATHER STRAP - black
Listing Number: 392245532553
Seller: rmsdudqkrqkr2012
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-LEAT...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Comments:
I bought these two leather straps off ebay last week. They arrived today. No where on the hardware does it have the Coach Emblem like it does on coach purses. I am concerned they are not real Coach products....tia!

 

[Morgan_Bellini]

Sorry...the better creed photo didn't upload.

Thank you!!

 

[BeenBurned]

Item:
COACH PATENT LEATHER STRAP - BLACK
Listing number: 392219436346
Seller: rmsdudqkrqkr2012
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-PATENT-LEATHER-STRAP-BLACK/392219436346?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Comments:
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Item: Coach LEATHER STRAP - black
Listing Number: 392245532553
Seller: rmsdudqkrqkr2012
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-LEATHER-STRAP-black/392245532553?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Comments:
I bought these two leather straps off ebay last week. They arrived today. No where on the hardware does it have the Coach Emblem like it does on coach purses. I am concerned they are not real Coach products....tia!

First, I'm going to editorialize. It's a pet peeve of mine when sellers remove parts from bags (straps, checkbook holders, charms, etc.) and sell those pieces separately. Either rmsdudqkrqkr2012 cannibalized her bags and is selling a bunch of strapless bags separately from their straps or she's borrowing the straps, zipper pulls, hang tags, dust bags from thrift store bags. In any case, IMO, it's a bit unethical.

Regarding your concern about the lack of the Coach name on the straps you bought, generally, the more the "Coach" name appears on items, the more apt the item to be fake.

Another concern is that it's difficult to know whether a strap is from a Coach bag or a similar leather bag unless there are specific details in the strap construction that point to it being from a Coach.

The strap in the first listing appears to be from a Coach bag.

My opinion is that the second strap (appearing to be from a leather classic/vintage item) can't be authenticated and can't be proven to have come from a Coach bag (unless the seller knows which bag she cannibalized!)

Other opinions are welcome.

 

[BeenBurned]

May I please request an authentication for this Court bag in my possession?

The size is approximately 9.5" L by 7.5" H by 3.5" W at the bottom of the bag. Is this British Tan or Tabac or something else? I lose track of which colors are called what and for which line.... THANK YOU!!

authentic Court bag from 1995.

 

[Ireiki4u]

Please authenticate when you can. thank you. What year was this made?

Listing: Coach Logan Bag
Seller : apple2691
Link: https://posh.mk/5X1Qt6PiSU

 

[BeenBurned]

Playing devil's advocate. How come you never contact the seller directly before reporting the item? Some Coach fakes look so close to real, they probably are not aware.

I'm going to chime in with a third reason and a fourth reason why it's not recommended that a member contact another.

3. Many sellers know exactly what they're selling and don't appreciate being caught and called on it. Those sellers will report you for harassment (as Hyacinth mentioned) but worse, they can succeed in getting YOU (the messenger) suspended from ebay for "misuse of the ebay messaging system." And if suspended, it's next to impossible to appeal and have ebay rescind the permanent suspension.

4. @pegmo , you mention that "some Coach fakes look so close to real, they probably are not aware." While it's possible that the seller isn't aware, a seller who follows the law (and ebay policy) knows that it's a seller's responsibility to know items are authentic before listing. And if that seller doesn't know or isn't expert (or didn't personally purchase directly from a legitimate retailer), she should verify authenticity.

So even if the seller made an "honest" mistake, it's her own mistake and perhaps the removal ding on her account will make her think twice before listing another item that she may not personally know is genuine.

I'd love to be able to tell sellers that an item isn't authentic but I won't take the chance by risking my own account. That's what the "report" button is for and I will use it.