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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
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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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hetha2001 said:
Yes, I'd seen this swatch list, is the light tote a lightweight line item? I guess that is why I questioned the sellers use of 'honey'...this honey swatch looks like british tan, but maybe it's more of a brown. Who knows?
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That's what it looks like going by the measurements and the double vertical front seams, and creeds in genuine bags that say. Made in USA" instead of "Made in the United States" are much more likely to be Lightweights.

I'm sorry about my earlier comments. But there's still no way to be sure of the color.
 
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Hi again! First, thank you for helping me before. I posted a "thank you" earlier, but can't find it.

Second, I realize you guys warn against buying from Poshmark, but I saw this bag cheap and couldn't resist it. Can you tell me if I got a fake? Oh, and I realize the seller is wrong in saying that it's vintage, lol.

Seller: msfiah007
https://posh.mk/lxDq11fQaX
 
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katev said:
Just curious, I saw this red willis-like bag on mercari for only $37 and I am wondering if it is a fake. There isn't a clear pic of the creed but when I zoomed-in it looks like the number is 9958 - which doesn't make sense for a willis. What do you think? Thank you.

https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m74402497301/
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I believe you're right. I'm also seeing S as the factory code. It appears to be fake.
 
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pandapreston said:
Hi again! First, thank you for helping me before. I posted a "thank you" earlier, but can't find it.

Second, I realize you guys warn against buying from Poshmark, but I saw this bag cheap and couldn't resist it. Can you tell me if I got a fake? Oh, and I realize the seller is wrong in saying that it's vintage, lol.

Seller: msfiah007
https://posh.mk/lxDq11fQaX
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Your fears are well founded. It's fake.

ETA: Here's what the authentic version looks like: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Carl...670270?hash=item3b31fc047e:g:Gi0AAOSwpqlc5uYV
 
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pandapreston said:
Awwww jeez. That stinks. Wondering if there's anything I can do...
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You should try. Contact poshmark and tell them it is fake. If you already have it in your possession, they may ask you to send it them for examination. Then cross your fingers that their clueless authenticators will make the right decision.

If that doesn't work, open a paypal or credit card dispute.
 
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whateve said:
You should try. Contact poshmark and tell them it is fake. If you already have it in your possession, they may ask you to send it them for examination. Then cross your fingers that their clueless authenticators will make the right decision.

If that doesn't work, open a paypal or credit card dispute.
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Ughhhhh. I should have checked here before buying. I'm glad that's all I paid for it. Thank you.
 
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katev said:
Just curious, I saw this red willis-like bag on mercari for only $37 and I am wondering if it is a fake. There isn't a clear pic of the creed but when I zoomed-in it looks like the number is 9958 - which doesn't make sense for a willis. What do you think? Thank you.

https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m74402497301/
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whateve said:
I believe you're right. I'm also seeing S as the factory code. It appears to be fake.
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Be sure to include seller IDs for authentication requests.
Seller
resale_with_ryan

The serial number is K9S-9958! It's very clear if you enlarge it. :sad: And the padding on the female turnlock flap isn't the right shape.
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pandapreston said:
Ughhhhh. I should have checked here before buying. I'm glad that's all I paid for it. Thank you.
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Please don't think you have to eat the loss! The fact that PM doesn't remove fakes is irrelevant. Even their policy disallows the sale of fakes (as does the law) and the seller,
msfiah007 never should have listed it.

IMO, even the $6.79 shipping cost is more than it's worth.
 
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