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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lookingforagreenbag said:
Hi everyone,

I've been trying to get my hands on a Coach mini belt bag from the 90s and was hoping to get an opinion on whether these bags are authentic. I really like the green ones, but I've been referencing the link to the black one since the seller claims to be the original owner. Any input would be great, thanks again!

Links:
Green bags:
1) https://www.etsy.com/listing/698116...f=sr_gallery-1-2&organic_search_click=1&cns=1
2) https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-VINTAGE-SMALL-GREEN-SPRING-LOCK-CROSSBODY-CONVERT-BELT-BAG-USA-EUC/233181778368?_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIM.MBE&ao=1&asc=20131231084308&meid=b5ac826252f84af2b0ee37cd0a8e5c24&pid=100010&rk=10&rkt=12&sd=254100047782&itm=233181778368&_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109

Black bag:
3) https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-mini-beltcrossbody-messenger-5c7cf6c6fe5151e35e901ea3
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hetha2001 said:
I looked because I am curious (nosy) and I see that the 'black' bag is actually listed as green on her Pmark page!
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The third one is definitely not green. Sometimes black will fade over the years and you'll see a hint of some other color like very dark blue, but that bag is black. The inside will usually show the actual color even when the outside is a bit faded. Never assume that a seller's description is always accurate. :biggrin:
 
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Shabbylita said:
Hi, everyone! I’m a newbie to Coach vintage bags and have fell in love with Regina and Willis lately.... unfortunately, my country doesn’t have vintage shops here...

Can someone authenticate this? Is it $179 too much for the bag?


https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-VINT...rksid=p2349624.m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc
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Hyacinth said:
It would be a lot of money even if it was authentic, but it is NOT a genuine Coach! The serial number is completely wrong and would never have been used by Coach. The seller also had a small coin case that we questioned last year.

I hope you didn't already buy it?
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Shabbylita said:
I didn’t! Good thing it can’t be shipped to my country... you’re a lifesaver! Where else can I buy a good authentic regina bag in bone? I’ve been eyeing on it [emoji1374] thank you so much!
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Welcome @Shabbylita.

I'm glad Hyacinth was able to save you from spending your hard-earned money on a fake.

For future requests, please refer to post 1, page 1 for the posting format and info. It's important to make sure not only that we're looking at the right listing but the seller ID is important for being able to search whether the seller has a "history."

In this case, the seller is:
quantproduction786

Although the listing you asked about was ended early by the seller, it appears that she knowingly relisted the fake.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-VINT...751199?hash=item3d8950605f:g:kVoAAOSw6GhckuOR
 
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Hyacinth said:
All I can tell you is to keep looking. The light colors are hard to find and often the genuine ones will have some sort of problem, light colored leathers can be hard to keep clean. Some sellers will even try to cover the damage with cheap paint or even shoe polish.

Willises are also faked very often, always have any "Coach" authenticated before you buy it.
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Thank you so much, @Hyacinth @BeenBurned! You guys are life savers!!! But I’d like to know if this other item’s really authentic? I’d like to have both of your opinion on this bag.... it’s from grovervintagesomething in IG.... IMG_9349.JPGIMG_9356.JPG
 
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BeenBurned said:
Welcome @Shabbylita.

I'm glad Hyacinth was able to save you from spending your hard-earned money on a fake.

For future requests, please refer to post 1, page 1 for the posting format and info. It's important to make sure not only that we're looking at the right listing but the seller ID is important for being able to search whether the seller has a "history."

In this case, the seller is:
quantproduction786

Although the listing you asked about was ended early by the seller, it appears that she knowingly relisted the fake.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-VINT...751199?hash=item3d8950605f:g:kVoAAOSw6GhckuOR
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Gone AGAIN. :biggrin: Wonder if she'll try to make it 3 for 3?
 
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Hyacinth said:
It's genuine, but I hope the seller has posted more than 2 photos so you can judge the actual condition of the entire bag.
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She did! it doesn’t have a hangtag tho.... she declared that it only had those scuff marks on the front side.... btw, does scuff marks still noticeable judging it by sight and touch on the leather after considering a color restoration? I know bone/ivory would be a tedious and delicate to take care of but the color is to die for!
 
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Shabbylita said:
She did! it doesn’t have a hangtag tho.... she declared that it only had those scuff marks on the front side.... btw, does scuff marks still noticeable judging it by sight and touch on the leather after considering a color restoration? I know bone/ivory would be a tedious and delicate to take care of but the color is to die for!
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Wait for WHATEVE or post at the Rehab and Rescue thread to ask questions about restoration, that's where most of the experts can be found.
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/
 
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