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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.

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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.
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#4,021
Guccigaga said:
I just want to say that I have been selling authentic Gucci for over 10 years on eBay, and There was a time about 4 years ago that GUCCI Vero was taking ALL authentic GUCCI off eBay they were mad that people were listing Gucci and not getting it from a GUCCI store. Well, a bunch of us got together and fought it..I actually had a letter written from my lawyer about it and we actually WON. Now, they dont bother me anymore. So you see, sometimes its the actual company taking the auctions down even though they know that the bag is authentic. Its crazy.
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I also had a Gucci listing removed at the same time. There were dozens (maybe hundreds) of authentic Gucci listings removed by Gucci UK and once Tabberone got involved and a class action was threatened, Gucci reinstated the listings.
 
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#4,026
thecollector629 said:
I'm pretty sure I read here that all J8Y prefixes are fake bags?
seller: cubs0821
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-black...558?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f4a0a7766
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Hyacinth said:
You read correctly.

Here's the fake creed and number from seller CUBS0821 and below it, a fake Signature fabric bag with the exact same creed and same serial number font - in a fabric style that wasn't even made until 16 months after the phony date code in the fake.
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And for the record, this isn't CUBS0821 's first listing for fakes.

Based on just my own reports, i found reports of fakes from July, 2013, March, 2014 and June, 2014.

These listings should also be looked at. :(

Style "9020" #1:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-brown...279?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41922233df

And the creed:
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And Style "9020" #2:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Orang...662?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item419221eb26

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#4,029
Hyacinth said:
You read correctly.

Here's the fake creed and number from seller CUBS0821 and below it, a fake Signature fabric bag with the exact same creed and same serial number font - in a fabric style that wasn't even made until 16 months after the phony date code in the fake.
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I tellyou , when a bag gets posted here as a fake it disappears from ebay pretty quickly!
GOOD JOB GALS :yahoo:
 
#4,030
BeenBurned said:
And for the record, this isn't CUBS0821 's first listing for fakes.

Based on just my own reports, i found reports of fakes from July, 2013, March, 2014 and June, 2014.

These listings should also be looked at. :(

Style "9020" #1:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-brown...279?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41922233df

And the creed:
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And Style "9020" #2:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Orang...662?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item419221eb26

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Both of those serial numbers were stamped by the same die or mechanism.

The J plant code was only used in the US for a clothing plant in the mid-1990s, never for any handbag production.

The entire font of the K3D-9020 serial number is wrong. And by September 2003 (J3D- prefix) the D code was already being used by China.

Both of those listings have been removed but seller " CUBS0821 " should be avoided!
 
#4,031
Hyacinth said:
BTW, the actual Sea color wasn't nearly as Aqua as what's shown in the photos. Below is one of Coach's pages from the Spring 1996 catalog but I don't know how close it is to reality. Maybe someone who's owned one can comment.
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ChevaliereNoir said:
Thank you thank you thank you! That's exactly what I was getting at. :worthy:
I'll post pics next to something common, like a coke can, in the vintage club thread when it arrives.
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I have that Double Zip in Sea as pictured. My monitor is showing the colour as it is IRL. I've always described it as Sage though. It's a lovely colour. I must get it back from my daughter!
 
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#4,034
Sem1charmed said:
I've seen just a few... Not many. Here is one I found tonight that I like but probably wouldn't buy, its similar to the Ashley I am seeking but its def. Not my Ashley


http://m.ebay.com/itm/221727452929
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That bag is authentic.

Sem1charmed said:
How long does it normally take? I report clearly fake bags, 2 days later the auction is ending and another victim has been taken
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Often when fakes are posted here, many members and lurkers report. Sometimes when ebay sees many reports for the same listing, they might be more apt to remove it.
 
#4,035
Sem1charmed said:
This can't be right, the seller says this bag shouldn't have a seriel number!??

COACH ASHLEY Dotted Op Art Sateen Swingpack Crossbody Bag Purse F48048 VGC $148+

221726512702

practicaldreams

http://m.ebay.com/itm/COACH-ASHLEY-...ossbody-Bag-Purse-F48048-VGC-148/221726512702

All the Ashley's I have seen have a creed. All.
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That bag is a swingpack and a lot of Coach's smaller items including swingpacks, pouches, wristlets, etc. may or may not have creeds. Those with creeds may or may not have serial
numbers.

The bag you've shown is authentic.
 
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