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!

 

[Lake Effect]

I have used authentication service here many times now since I became a fan of vintage Coach. Honestly I don't know what to do without this thread. Paid authentication companies may be good at certain brands, but when it comes to Coach, no body elsewhere beat the knowledge and passion of the wonderful Authenticators we have here.

I agree. The passion, knowledge and willingness to share it here are amazing.

 

[Hyacinth]

Good evening! Hope everyone out there is enjoying their weekend.
I picked up this Murphy Willis (?) today and just wanted to check with the experts to make sure it’s a good one. Thank you!

Genuine Murphy Bag from 1995

 

[Hyacinth]

At the thrift store and found this pitiful girl. Is she real? I kind of want to buy her out of pity if she is!
(Guessing a bit) 12x9x5
Creed: L4S-9036
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Save your money, it's fake. All the date, style, plant and year codes contradict each other

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello! I found this bag at a local thrift store and took a chance, could I get your opinions on its authenticity?
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It's a genuine Prairie Bag from 1995

 

[Hyacinth]

Thank you. My potential customer isn't happy with TPF authentication. I don't have the energy to argue with someone who appears to be shopping for "a client".
https://posh.mk/UrM1Qvehi4

"benmack" takes the Clueless 'Expert' Of The Week award.

Since when are ANY authenticators licensed or certified, regardless of where they authenticate? And certified by whom?

And since when is vintage Coach hardware engraved? Engraved with WHAT?

Why should your bag be expected to have a COA from Keeks, which is a Dallas seller?

The LAST thing you need is a buyer like that who doesn't know shyte about authenticity. In fact he doesn't even know shyte about Coach. The 'client' probably knows even less than he does. Unless of course he's actually the client, which wouldn't surprise me.

ETA - and as for TheRealReal, I submit this:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...ining-casts-doubt-on-no-fakes-pledge.1019948/
and from CNBC.com:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/05/the...ge-is-threatened-by-poor-training-quotas.html
"The RealReal’s shares plunge as poor training and tough quotas cast doubt on ‘no fakes’ pledge...

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  • "The RealReal is an online luxury consignment store that differentiates itself by saying everything is 100% real. The CEO has said there are “no fakes on our site” and “every single item [is] authenticated.”
  • CNBC spoke with nearly three dozen former employees and obtained internal company documents that show not everything is authenticated by an expert and employees work under strict quotas that lead to fakes being sold on the site.
  • CNBC read nearly 1,400 online reviews of the company and found that fakes, damaged items and mistakes are top complaints..."
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  but wait, there's more!
  
  " ...Copywriters said they had little training on how to spot fakes and were hired to write descriptions of the items to post on the website. Broadly speaking, there isn’t any formal training or certification for authenticators who handle luxury items in the industry. But those who do this type of work say fakes are becoming more and more difficult to spot."
  
  Ben The Authenticator might be interested in the dark red part.

 

[RadhaDB]

Save your money, it's fake. All the date, style, plant and year codes contradict each other

Thank you!

 

[houseof999]

"benmack" takes the Clueless 'Expert' Of The Week award.

Since when are ANY authenticators licensed or certified, regardless of where they authenticate? And certified by whom?

And since when is vintage Coach hardware engraved? Engraved with WHAT?

Why should your bag be expected to have a COA from Keeks, which is a Dallas seller?

The LAST thing you need is a buyer like that who doesn't know shyte about authenticity. In fact he doesn't even know shyte about Coach. The 'client' probably knows even less than he does. Unless of course he's actually the client, which wouldn't surprise me.

ITA. I don't have enough time to teach anyone Coach history. Someone who claims to be an authenticator really should know better by now.

 

[gaditana]

Genuine Murphy Bag from 1995

Thank you Hyacinth!

 

[Hyacinth]

ITA. I don't have enough time to teach anyone Coach history. Someone who claims to be an authenticator really should know better by now.

I don't blame you. There are already too many people claiming the title of "authenticator" who are so utterly clueless that they would see a 50 dollar bill with a picture of Bozo The Clown on it and say it was genuine.

I wonder where he's finding all those "certified" authenticators??? (See the ETA in my last post).

 

[BeenBurned]

"benmack" takes the Clueless 'Expert' Of The Week award.

We have a trophy for that!

Since when are ANY authenticators licensed or certified, regardless of where they authenticate? And certified by whom?

There's at least one company that claims to be a "certified authenticator." Certified by whom? It's anyone's guess!

 

[Charlie’sBag]

Hi! I’d appreciate it if you can take a look at this bag & authenticate it for me. Thanks!
Item: Willis
Seller: GW
ITEM#:86934457
Link:https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/86934457

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi! I’d appreciate it if you can take a look at this bag & authenticate it for me. Thanks!
Item: Willis
Seller: GW
ITEM#:86934457
Link:https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/86934457

It's authentic but don't depend on Entrupy for accurate authentications. It's a good idea to verify, especially if they've authenticated it.

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi! I’d appreciate it if you can take a look at this bag & authenticate it for me. Thanks!
Item: Willis
Seller: GW
ITEM#:86934457
Link:https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/86934457

Genuine and made in 1996

 

[Hyacinth]

We have a trophy for that!
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There's at least one company that claims to be a "certified authenticator." Certified by whom? It's anyone's guess!

PERFECT !!!!!

 

[lovebaddax3]

Hi everyone. First-time poster here. Would anyone be able to authenticate this bag for me? I have recently gone a little crazy for vintage Coach, but I wouldn’t have made any purchases if I had known this site existed. I’m testing the format with this first post, and then I’ll post all of my purchases. Thank you so much!

This is a City Bag and the creed is: H7M-9790