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

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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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  • 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:
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  • 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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Bearspaws said:
I bought this at the thrift store yesterday thinking it was real but now I'm not so sure as I washed it and a lot of the black edging paint on the trim and creed has come off. Other than that it's in excellent condition with no wear to the fabric at all. Any advice to whether or not it's real would be appreciated! Thanks!
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It looks good.

ETA: hot water will melt the edging.
 
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Alexkarrots said:
Hi everyone, new here and looking for confirmation this bag is real before purchasing.

Item: Coach Willis Station Crossbody
Listing number: The seller gave me E4C-9927 as the creed number
Seller: angelbeardb
Link: https://posh.mk/zxTFADubR2
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whateve said:
The creed picture isn't clear enough, actually none of the pictures are very clear. I don't feel comfortable with it.
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Not being a fan of Poshmark and refusing to encourage others to shop there, I was trying to sit on my hands. This isn't to say that there aren't honest buyers and sellers there, but the dishonest ones combined with Poshmark's refusal to respond to reports and their dreadful "authentication team," I feel it's too dangerous a site to promote.

With that said, now that @whateve commented on her discomfort with
angelbeardb's Willis, I will post what else I found and why I would avoid this "Posh Ambassador."

angelbeardb sold this fake Coach:
https://poshmark.com/listing/Vtg-Coach-Bleecker-Leather-Satchel-9303-5c76f9619519967fdc293ca3

And she sold this fake Dooney:
https://poshmark.com/listing/Vint-Dooney-Bourke-All-Weather-Leather-Satchel-5c3e132fde6f6296de8fbd6d

How can you trust a seller who (at best) mixes and (at worst) may do it knowingly?

JMHO.
 
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Item: Vintage Coach Court Crossbody 9870
Listing number: N/A
Seller: tsue628
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Court-Crossbody-9870-5e0bbbade974fb18d7ee57ee
Comments: I was wondering if this Court bag was authentic.
(I know Poshmark does a terrible job policing fakes and is not recommended by most of the Coach authenticators. But I've been searching on eBay for a Court bag in British Tan in excellent condition (for a gift) for the last 2 months with no luck.) Thanks for any help!
 
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JEN_ said:
Item: Vintage Coach Court Crossbody 9870
Listing number: N/A
Seller: tsue628
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Court-Crossbody-9870-5e0bbbade974fb18d7ee57ee
Comments: I was wondering if this Court bag was authentic.
(I know Poshmark does a terrible job policing fakes and is not recommended by most of the Coach authenticators. But I've been searching on eBay for a Court bag in British Tan in excellent condition (for a gift) for the last 2 months with no luck.) Thanks for any help!
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It's authentic.
 
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JEN_ said:
Item: Vintage Coach Court Crossbody 9870
Listing number: N/A
Seller: tsue628
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Court-Crossbody-9870-5e0bbbade974fb18d7ee57ee
Comments: I was wondering if this Court bag was authentic.
(I know Poshmark does a terrible job policing fakes and is not recommended by most of the Coach authenticators. But I've been searching on eBay for a Court bag in British Tan in excellent condition (for a gift) for the last 2 months with no luck.) Thanks for any help!
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Genuine, made in 1997
 
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In the questions section the seller claims the serial number is E4C-9927. However, even though the number isn't clear, that's NOT the correct serial number font for any bag made in the C plant in May 1994, and it's NOT the correct creed wording and formatting for that month, year and plant either. ALL C plant creeds from 1994 would have said "Made in the United States" on a separate line at the bottom of the creed and had the old ",,, scars, scratches..." creed wording.

I agree with BeenBurned, Poshmark seller angelbeardb should be AVOIDED.

ETA - image flipped and enlarged, click on the thumbnail. NOT EVEN CLOSE.
2020_jan 1_angelbeardb-claims-E4C-9927-LG-a.jpg
 
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TracyDi said:
Item: Coach 9951 and 9966
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Coach-Black-Saddle-Bag-5dd83348b3e9172931674bd8
And
https://poshmark.com/listing/COACH-PURSE-VINTAGE-PREOWNED-5c84499cc9bf50e261827abd

Comments: 2 more Poshmark finds. (I know, I know, lol) Can someone verify if either of these are authentic? Thanks so much for your help. View attachment 4628245 View attachment 4628246 View attachment 4628247 View attachment 4628248
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The first one, the "Patricia's Legacy", is FAKE. The second one looks ok.

ETA - I enlarged and turned the creed pic you asked about in your previous post about the Willis, see my addition. It's definitely fake.
 
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