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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Hi all, I have two I have my eye on but naturally I want to verify their authenticity before pulling the trigger. One's on eBay and one's on Poshmark; hopefully it's okay to bundle them both here. THANK YOU!

Item: "Coach 10731 Carly Black Leather Handbag Wristlet VGUC"
Seller: susan12214
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-10731-Carly-Black-Leather-Handbag-Wristlet-VGUC/143186017796
Comments: This looks to be a Carly Demi bag in decent condition; seller has a single negative feedback and a neutral within the last 12mo but nothing too terrible.

Item: "Red leather Carly hobo purse"
Seller: ajones1125
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Red-leather-Carly-hobo-purse-5c258cfa035cf1e7a4f99658
Comments: Photos are awful but I asked for at least one clear photo of the front of the bag.
 
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BeenBurned said:
OMG!! I wish these companies would be honest enough to just say, "sorry, I can't help with X-brand because it's not my area of expertise. But between Entrupy and the company that Hyacinth referred to, Goodwill has listed a lot of "authentic" fakes!

If you paid with a credit card and they won't give you a FULL refund of every penny you spent, file a c.c. dispute.

And refer Goodwill here if they have any questions.


i think we all enjoy it! Thank you @Hyacinth for the laughs!
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Unfortunately, my father bought this at goodwill without me. I had a feeling it was fake, it didn’t feel right. I told my father I already had it so I was returning it, grabbed his receipt and took it back! No problems returning it BUT after I informed them it was a fake, they just nodded and sure enough, it went back on the “special designer” rack. I talked to the manager again and told them please don’t display it as an authentic Coach, I believe it’s against the law to do so. She was kind enough to remove it and said she was throwing it out. Hopefully, it won’t show up again.
 
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ETA - and to add insult to injury, the last line says GW is willing to CHARGE THE BUYER $3.00 for a copy of a useless certificate that "proves" this POS is a genuine Coach. Such a deal !!![/QUOTE]

I actually think it might be better to avoid buying any GW bags that are “authenticated” because they use that as a reason to refuse a refund.

Seems like a racket— they pay a third party authenticator for authentication, and it doesn’t actually matter if the authentication is correct or not, because the authentication simply leaves the buyer with no recourse, which is awfully convenient for goodwill.

So it might be better to only buy bags that have not been authenticated by GW, because you probably have more recourse.
 
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Chihua5 said:
Unfortunately, my father bought this at goodwill without me. I had a feeling it was fake, it didn’t feel right. I told my father I already had it so I was returning it, grabbed his receipt and took it back! No problems returning it BUT after I informed them it was a fake, they just nodded and sure enough, it went back on the “special designer” rack. I talked to the manager again and told them please don’t display it as an authentic Coach, I believe it’s against the law to do so. She was kind enough to remove it and said she was throwing it out. Hopefully, it won’t show up again.
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It might be interesting to check back occasionally and see if it's back in stock. :graucho:
 
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vickenator said:
Hi all, I have two I have my eye on but naturally I want to verify their authenticity before pulling the trigger. One's on eBay and one's on Poshmark; hopefully it's okay to bundle them both here. THANK YOU!

Item: "Coach 10731 Carly Black Leather Handbag Wristlet VGUC"
Seller: susan12214
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-10731-Carly-Black-Leather-Handbag-Wristlet-VGUC/143186017796
Comments: This looks to be a Carly Demi bag in decent condition; seller has a single negative feedback and a neutral within the last 12mo but nothing too terrible.

Item: "Red leather Carly hobo purse"
Seller: ajones1125
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Red-leather-Carly-hobo-purse-5c258cfa035cf1e7a4f99658
Comments: Photos are awful but I asked for at least one clear photo of the front of the bag.
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Both look ok.
 
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