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.

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.
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LunaSilver said:
Hi Hyacinth,
Please excuse my silly question, I saw that before but don't really know the meaning of "nm", is there anything I should worry about buying from that website? Thanks.
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As you probably know, there is a short window of time after posting a comment that allows for editing, an hour or two, I believe. However as users, if for any reason, we what to delete a post we made, we are unable to (I read somewhere here, I think by Vlad, one of the owners, it is not technically feasible to have posters remove posts; however, the staff can). By editing though, we can delete the content we have just posted, but need some character to remain in the post, even a punctuation mark or emoti, and save that as the post.
 
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This is a bag I have in my possession that I have not had authenticated yet but have been curious about since I have noticed a couple of different versions of the D8P serial numbers. I have seen a couple of listings where the serial number fonts look like this, and several that are more uniform specifically the D, 8, and the 4's. The listings I have seen with 4's that look like the ones pictured have X stamps. Sorry the image is dark, it was actually difficult to get a creed photo showing the wording clearly.
Seller: macwaukee
https://poshmark.com/listing/Coach-Purse-5ca518884195010add7986ce
 

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artax two said:
This is a bag I have in my possession that I have not had authenticated yet but have been curious about since I have noticed a couple of different versions of the D8P serial numbers. I have seen a couple of listings where the serial number fonts look like this, and several that are more uniform specifically the D, 8, and the 4's. The listings I have seen with 4's that look like the ones pictured have X stamps. Sorry the image is dark, it was actually difficult to get a creed photo showing the wording clearly.
Seller: macwaukee
https://poshmark.com/listing/Coach-Purse-5ca518884195010add7986ce
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It's fine.
 
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I just wanted to say thank you to our wonderful Authenticators and Rehabbers! I have finished the rehabs of my cherry red Madison Carlyle 4401 from 1994 and forest green Madison Drake 4420 from 1995 and they both came out great! I paid a total of only $86 for 2 fabulous vintage coach bags that were hand-made in Italy and I am thrilled! :hbeat:

Here are the threads showing before and after pics of these bags for your interest:

Catalog Pics both:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/page-1646#post-33532670

Carlyle Before:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/page-1646#post-33532703

Carlyle After:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/page-1646#post-33532733

Drake Before:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/page-1646#post-33532798

Drake After:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/page-1646#post-33532882

katev said:
Item: Coach Madison Drake Brief, Forest Green (Made in Italy, 1995)
Listing number: 163228282364 ($66)
Seller: mysticgrass
Link: https://tinyurl.com/ycb5jrdk

Comments: I was surprised and ecstatic to get this bag! I saw it on ebay today but I had to go out this afternoon so I couldn't watch the auction. I just picked a number out of the air and entered a max bid and I didn't have much hope because there were 36 watchers! When I got home tonight I was amazed to see that I had won it for only $66 (including dustbag!)

It looks genuine to me but I haven't paid yet and I been fooled before - so I would appreciate your expert opinion(s), thank you.

Also, do you happen to know how much it originally cost back in 1995? I am just curious. Thanks again!
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Hyacinth said:
Genuine, and at an amazing price too! Congratulations :tup: It listed for $398 in 1995 and 1996.

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whateve said:
Nice that it comes with the dustbag!
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houseof999 said:
I was watching and thought it would go for much higher too! Glad it went to you! Congrats!
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Hyacinth said:
The catalog is from late 1996 and Forest was a 1995 color. :smile:
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katev said:
Item: Madison Carlyle 4401 (1994, Italy)
Seller: Local Charity Gift Shop, $20
Comments: I surely don't need another Carlyle bag because I already have one in black, but this one is red and in very good condition - so what could I do?! I caved in and bought it of course! Please offer an opinion on authenticity, thanks so much!

Edited to add: Per Hyacinth the red color was called Cherry in 1994 and a 1996 catalog page for the Carlyle (no red) lists the original price as $286.

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Narnanz said:
oh its pretty...and red...we are all for the red at the moment.
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Hyacinth said:
Genuine.
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whateve said:
You would have been crazy to leave it behind, because it's RED!
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Lake Effect said:
As you probably know, there is a short window of time after posting a comment that allows for editing, an hour or two, I believe. However as users, if for any reason, we what to delete a post we made, we are unable to (I read somewhere here, I think by Vlad, one of the owners, it is not technically feasible to have posters remove posts; however, the staff can). By editing though, we can delete the content we have just posted, but need some character to remain in the post, even a punctuation mark or emoti, and save that as the post.
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Thanks for the explanation.
 
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Nondecaf said:
I found a bag in question! https://posh.mk/upLJeXcw02 Coach backpack. I've never seen this style before. Seller on Poshmark... Tay5hite is her user name. Trying to avoid having to return it due to a knockoff. Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!View attachment 4631389 View attachment 4631390 View attachment 4631391 View attachment 4631392 View attachment 4631393 View attachment 4631394
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Not having seen it before doesn't mean it's fake. It only took me less than 5 minutes using the most common search engine to find what seems to be the same style on a different selling site. Did you order it before confirming it was a genuine style? Or haven't you ordered it yet? The Poshmark listing says Not For Sale.

There's another one on Tradesy - Atskill Leather Backpack according to the seller, which of course doesn't prove either one is genuine. Do you believe the one you bought or are thinking of buying is fake, and why?
https://www.tradesy.com/i/coach-backpack-black-1750712/1750712/

More opinions are welcome, I don't usually do newer styles.
 
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Nondecaf said:
I found a bag in question! https://posh.mk/upLJeXcw02 Coach backpack. I've never seen this style before. Seller on Poshmark... Tay5hite is her user name. Trying to avoid having to return it due to a knockoff. Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!View attachment 4631389 View attachment 4631390 View attachment 4631391 View attachment 4631392 View attachment 4631393 View attachment 4631394
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Hyacinth said:
Not having seen it before doesn't mean it's fake. It only took me less than 5 minutes using the most common search engine to find what seems to be the same style on a different selling site. Did you order it before confirming it was a genuine style?

There's another one on Tradesy - Atskill Leather Backpack according to the seller, which of course doesn't prove either one is genuine. Do you believe the one you bought is fake, and why?
https://www.tradesy.com/i/coach-backpack-black-1750712/1750712/

More opinions are welcome, I don't usually do newer styles.
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I usually skip over and don't authenticate Poshmark listings because I don't like or agree with the way PM or its sellers often do business but since Hyacinth requested other opinions, I'll comment.

The backpack looks good to me too.
 
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