Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

[Vlad]

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!

 

[StarsDB]

Hi, everyone! Happy holidays!

My friend sent me a vintage Coach as a gift. She purchased it at a consignment store. I’m curious to know if it is authentic and what the style name is!

10.5” wide, 11” tall, base is 4” deep. I cranked up the contrast on the creed to make it legible, but please let me know if I need to take better pictures. Thank you so much for your help!

 

[whateve]

Hi, everyone! Happy holidays!

My friend sent me a vintage Coach as a gift. She purchased it at a consignment store. I’m curious to know if it is authentic and what the style name is! View attachment 4619864View attachment 4619865View attachment 4619866View attachment 4619867View attachment 4619868View attachment 4619869

10.5” wide, 11” tall, base is 4” deep. I cranked up the contrast on the creed to make it legible, but please let me know if I need to take better pictures. Thank you so much for your help!

It's an authentic Whitney bag made in 1994.

 

[StarsDB]

It's an authentic Whitney bag made in 1994.

Thank you so much, @whateve!

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello! I would appreciate your help to authenticate this Taft bag. Thank you in advance!

Item: Taft
Seller: STLeatherRestoration (on Etsy)
Link: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/761...-bag-olive-green?ref=shop_home_active_1&cns=1
Comments: I know that the seller states that she has gotten help from the Coach Purse Forum to rehab the bags she finds (so my apologies if she sees my post!) but given that I have read on this Forum about how many Taft fakes there are, I did not want to take any chances!

It's a good idea to verify authenticity of ANY item you aren't sure of. (And a seller shouldn't be offended, but in fact should appreciate that she has a buyer who does her homework.)

The bag is authentic and made in 2002 so it's not vintage yet. (Although etsy rules require that items be vintage (or handmade), not all items claiming to be vintage are.)

 

[KittKatt]

It's a good idea to verify authenticity of ANY item you aren't sure of. (And a seller shouldn't be offended, but in fact should appreciate that she has a buyer who does her homework.)

The bag is authentic and made in 2002 so it's not vintage yet. (Although etsy rules require that items be vintage (or handmade), not all items claiming to be vintage are.)

Thank you very much, BeenBurned, for your quick answer!
I have been following the Coach forum from afar for a long time and have only recently became intrigued by the older styles. It is super helpful to have this community to reach out to.
Happy Holidays to you and to all the helpful people on this forum!

 

[CPSE]

They actually aren't even brass. The grommet holes are now obvious to me, as the backs look very cheap.View attachment 4619771




It was my first vintage purchase. I've learned a good bit from my short stay here on the quality difference of coach genuine vs fake but still have a ways to go, and I have a LOT to learn about the vintage stuff.



I started with "Contact the seller" and left a message citing the reasons you did identifying that it is counterfeit. I'll have to look in more depth in the morning about return policies. A brief google search was not encouraging in the least so I'm glad to hear from you folks that I still have an out. I'm actually hoping they let me keep it so my first rehab test run isn't on an authentic coach. From what GW's policy states, supposedly they destroy fakes but I wouldn't be surprised if they want it back to resell it. Thanks again for the replies and patience with this "newbie" prospector. I'm still learning!

I got a vintage bag from the shopgoodwill site, which I found to be fake through the authenticators here. Goodwill was actually very quick and responsive (surprisingly) and they paid for the return shipping, after I explained it was a counterfeit item. They told me that they were going to run it by another authentication group and if they also found it to be fake, they would refund me but if they didn’t, they would mail the bag back to me. I included with the package a list of things that pointed it out to be fake just in case, similar to what you did when you messaged the seller. In the end, they did deem it to be fake and I was refunded really quickly. Hopefully they will do the same for you!

 

[Charlie’sBag]

Hi! I’d appreciate it if you can take a look at this bag & authenticate it for me. Thanks!
Item: Station
Seller: Thrift Store
Link: N/A
Comment: My friend found it for me so I’m sorry if her creed photos are difficult to see.



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[Charlie’sBag]

Hi again. Please authenticate this bag for me when you have a chance. As always, thanks for your help!
Item: Willis
Seller: daisypaisies
Link: https://merc.li/4smwjsarb

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi! I’d appreciate it if you can take a look at this bag & authenticate it for me. Thanks!
Item: Station
Seller: Thrift Store
Link: N/A
Comment: My friend found it for me so I’m sorry if her creed photos are difficult to see.

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Authentic station bag from 1994.

Hi again. Please authenticate this bag for me when you have a chance. As always, thanks for your help!
Item: Willis
Seller: daisypaisies
Link: https://merc.li/4smwjsarb

Authentic Willis from 2002.

 

[Charlie’sBag]

Authentic station bag from 1994.

Authentic Willis from 2002.

Thank you! Merry Christmas

 

[Mei01]

Hi, please help with this one:
Item: Collegiate (6 x 8)
Listing number: N/A
Seller: N/A

I bought this purse, but not sure if it's authentic. Hope someone can let me know. The creed has has been quite worn away.

 

[Narnanz]

Am I correct in thinking this is not authentic...as it has a Y month code?
City bag Bone
Link https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-9790...p-Crossbody-Shoulder-Bag-/163977847031?_ul=NZ
Seller spradmart2015
comments...still learning so hope Ive learnt that much at least.

 

[houseof999]

I can't remember if I ever got this bag checked out but I tried listing and Mercari just told me their 3rd party authentication team was unable to verify my item and removed my listing. Can you ladies take a look just to confirm?
Item: Helen's legacy 9953
Bag is in my possession.
Serial number D5D-9953

ETA: let me know if you need more pics.

 

[PandasMom]

Good day authenticators,
Item Name: Skinny Tote (I believe it is a Skinny Tote)

Link: No link; it is in my possession

Dimensions: approx. 13 1/2” x 11”

Comments: I am intrigued by this creed. I noticed in previous threads that there were other bags that had a similar format. Please let me know if you need additional photos and thanks in advance.

 

[Hyacinth]

Am I correct in thinking this is not authentic...as it has a Y month code?
City bag Bone
Link https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-9790...p-Crossbody-Shoulder-Bag-/163977847031?_ul=NZ
Seller spradmart2015
comments...still learning so hope Ive learnt that much at least.

You're correct. Also, look at the second-to-last photo, the color of the strap and strap mounting tab on at least one side doesn't maych the rest of the bag. The underside of the turnlock plate has indentations for the prongs and it shouldn't.