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:
    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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Lake Effect said:
I don’t mean to sound flip, but because I can get authentification here first, if I am patient, I don’t have frustration or issues with buying fakes. And I won’t contact sellers who sell fakes. I report them to eBay.
I think it safe to say everyone here likes Coach, and knows a bit about Coach, but it is the authenticators that know what details to look for and how they vary from bag to bag year to year.
Like other responses, I buy bags that are no longer made. You must not be familiar with Coach, or else you would know of lately, at most they carry a few styles for a few years and then discontinue them. Many styles now seem to be only available for a year or two.
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#35,237
Lake Effect said:
I don’t mean to sound flip, but because I can get authentification here first, if I am patient, I don’t have frustration or issues with buying fakes. And I won’t contact sellers who sell fakes. I report them to eBay.
I think it safe to say everyone here likes Coach, and knows a bit about Coach, but it is the authenticators that know what details to look for and how they vary from bag to bag year to year.
Like other responses, I buy bags that are no longer made. You must not be familiar with Coach, or else you would know of lately, at most they carry a few styles for a few years and then discontinue them. Many styles now seem to be only available for a year or two.
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yeah, I am familiar with Coach and their business model. You don't sound flip at all. I still a very small percentage of Coach products. I am just trying to understand the buyer behaviors.

thanks for your input. it's helpful.
 
#35,239
kithrobyn said:
Can someone check on this one for me? And because of the lining, I would think it would have to go to Coach to fix the turnlock, does anybody know how much they are charging?

As always, lots of thanks and appreciation :smile:

Item:
Coach Brown Leather Rainbow Striped Inside Purse
Listing number:
Seller: GoodWill Online
Link: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/64681582
Comments:
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It's probably okay but they don't show the creed to confirm.

I don't know what Coach would charge for the repair.
 
#35,240
BeenBurned said:
It's probably okay but they don't show the creed to confirm.

I don't know what Coach would charge for the repair.
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There actually is a creed photo, you just have to keep pushng that arrow button past the Point Of Aggravation until you find it. (I HATE those bloody Auto-Scroll listings, whoever decided to use those for GW listings should be forced to work in one of their store's Receiving and Sorting rooms for the rest of their natural life).

It's E1269-19132, Poppy Leather New Willis. The creed and serial look ok although the only photo I have is of the earlier 70th Anniversary special creed from 2011, but the few digits that are the same on both creeds look OK. The lining has some soiling and the hangtag(s) is/are missing and so is the tassel. There are scrapes and what looks like some kind of white residue on the creed patch but it looks genuine.
 
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Please help me with my self authentication
Item: Field Bag
Seller: etsy Pro Vintage Gear
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Coach Field Bag In Mahogany Leather & Brass Hardware With Crossbody Strap -Style 5281 Made In The United States- VGC- Rare by ProVintageGear on Etsy https://etsy.me/2TpsEPz
Comments: I went through the checklist of a US made Field Bag but want someone other than me, a rabid Coach fan, agree this is authentic. Thanks so much.
 

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#35,242
Hyacinth said:
There actually is a creed photo, you just have to keep pushng that arrow button past the Point Of Aggravation until you find it. (I HATE those bloody Auto-Scroll listings, whoever decided to use those for GW listings should be forced to work in one of their store's Receiving and Sorting rooms for the rest of their natural life).

It's E1269-19132, Poppy Leather New Willis. The creed and serial look ok although the only photo I have is of the earlier 70th Anniversary special creed from 2011, but the few digits that are the same on both creeds look OK. The lining has some soiling and the hangtag(s) is/are missing and so is the tassel. There are scrapes and what looks like some kind of white residue on the creed patch but it looks genuine.
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*Thumbs up* re the part in red! Ugh!

I agree that the bag is authentic.
 
#35,243
pegmo said:
yeah, I am familiar with Coach and their business model. You don't sound flip at all. I still a very small percentage of Coach products. I am just trying to understand the buyer behaviors.

thanks for your input. it's helpful.
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If I may.. I will chime in from the perspective of a buyer :smile:

I only started to purchase, collect and admire Coach purses, first modern (2010+), a couple years ago. Then I discovered Vintage and older styles and that is what I have been buying.
I do not buy or like the latest styles, because I do not want to be "like everyone else", that applies to some styles of vintage, like the Willis for example, I never was tempted to buy one.
Some of the ladies here (although I am not one of the regulars), might recollect that I start my posts, with I bought this rare, or could you ID this unusual to me... and once or twice (only) I have stumped them, LOL
None of my bags could haven been bought from Coach directly or a licensed store. Ebay, other online sites and occasionally thrift shops are the only places I can buy.

I totally trust the authenticators here, not the Ebay sellers no matter how many purses they have sold.

Regarding reporting fakes, I contacted once a brand new seller about their replica bag that thanked me and ended the listing right away. I did the same to one of those TRS hundreds and hundreds of feedbacks, that chewed me out and told me to stick to my business, that she knew better. Now I only report, (when I am sure of course).
 
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mereotto said:
Please help me with my self authentication
Item: Field Bag
Seller: etsy Pro Vintage Gear
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Coach Field Bag In Mahogany Leather & Brass Hardware With Crossbody Strap -Style 5281 Made In The United States- VGC- Rare by ProVintageGear on Etsy https://etsy.me/2TpsEPz
Comments: I went through the checklist of a US made Field Bag but want someone other than me, a rabid Coach fan, agree this is authentic. Thanks so much.
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Authentic.
 
#35,245
pegmo said:
Not necessarily. I don't sell all Coach brands, but a big mix of different designers and brands. I mix it up. Also, eBay and Coach puts the breaks on sellers that list a high percentage of Coach vs other brands and designers. When I first started selling, they put a restriction on me and said I was selling way too many Coach purses. This was coming directly from Coach and they really frown upon ebay sellers trying to be exclusive Coach sellers. So, for me, opened the door to other designers and brands. Coach is a good brand, but I won't be out of business if everyone went to Coach.com. I would be very happy for the Coach corporation. Over the last decade, they have really produced a huge ton of designs and I read they are scaling back...giving the brand the exclusiveness it once had decades ago. :smile:
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Actually it doesn't come from Coach. Coach doesn't get involved in ebay, unless they have a VERO representative, which I don't think they do. It comes from ebay. They put restrictions on new sellers that sell brands that are often faked. Once a seller proves they are reliable, the restrictions come off.
 
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whateve said:
Actually it doesn't come from Coach. Coach doesn't get involved in ebay, unless they have a VERO representative, which I don't think they do. It comes from ebay. They put restrictions on new sellers that sell brands that are often faked. Once a seller proves they are reliable, the restrictions come off.
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Well, it was 2013 and I usually call ebay once a week. None of my items were fake at the time. I asked if it was Vero and, whomever Ebay person I spoke with at the time, told me it's an order from Coach, the company. I have sold on ebay for almost 10 years. But, that was enough to push me into another direction to sell other brands and designers. :smile:
 
#35,248
pegmo said:
Well, it was 2013 and I usually call ebay once a week. None of my items were fake at the time. I asked if it was Vero and, whomever Ebay person I spoke with at the time, told me it's an order from Coach, the company. I have sold on ebay for almost 10 years. But, that was enough to push me into another direction to sell other brands and designers. :smile:
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Oh I don't fakes either. I do sell purses, shoes, suits, jeans, jackets, outerwear, wallet...etc. So my main focus is not Coach. :heart:
 
#35,249
pegmo said:
Well, it was 2013 and I usually call ebay once a week. None of my items were fake at the time. I asked if it was Vero and, whomever Ebay person I spoke with at the time, told me it's an order from Coach, the company. I have sold on ebay for almost 10 years. But, that was enough to push me into another direction to sell other brands and designers. :smile:
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Oh I don't fakes either. I do sell purses, shoes, suits, jeans, jackets, outerwear, wallet...etc. So my main focus is not Coach. :heart:
 
#35,250
whateve said:
Actually it doesn't come from Coach. Coach doesn't get involved in ebay, unless they have a VERO representative, which I don't think they do. It comes from ebay. They put restrictions on new sellers that sell brands that are often faked. Once a seller proves they are reliable, the restrictions come off.
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You sell too?
 
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