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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
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  • Full clear and legible creed text and serial number
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touchofcashmere said:
This is actually the style that kicked off my current obsessive phase...the "need" for a black Basic Bag. I thought I had purchased one which you kindly authenticated for me. Alas, in its bath it showed it true color...navy! It's in the lotioning/conditioning phase and is shaping up to be a lovely bag. Way too many other bags later (they are just too lovely to resist), I still have yet to purchase that "needed" black Basic Bag. To that end, here are several I've been looking at.

Item: Basic Bag #9455
Seller: mycloset2 [eBay]
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-Vint...Y-BASIC-BAG-black-style-9455-USA/164078180835
Comments: I looked at this one but am thinking it is a fake...'Made in the United States' seems seriously crunched and appears possibly to be missing the 'I' in United and the typeface of the 'Coach' name in cartouche of this era creed seems all wrong, Just curious if you agree.

Item: Basic Bag #9455
Seller: lpgibbon [eBay]
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/313011266811?ViewItem=&item=313011266811
Comments: I would also love to know if you concur this bag is actually black. I'd hate to end up with two navy Basic Bags and still no black!

Item: Basic Bag #9455
Seller: smartfindz [eBay]
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-COACH-Black-Double-Strap-Shoulder-Handbag/223475672739
Comments: This one looks like the bag has been treated with something besides lotion or conditioner which makes me extremely leery,
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1- probably genuine, just badly stamped.
2- Sorry, I DON'T guess colors, especially on vintage bags. There are too many things that can change how a color appears in a photo. The best way to guess the color is to look at the inside pocket. But it's genuine, late 1970s probably, the strap is probably a little too short to be a crossbody.
3- the color looks blotchy and those surface scratches look like they're freshly gouged into a layer of some kind of coating, maybe even shoe polish. It also looks like the leather on the right side is starting to crack or maybe the surface layer, whatever it is, is doing the cracking. Genuine but maybe not a good deal
 
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Hyacinth said:
1- probably genuine, just badly stamped.
2- Sorry, I DON'T guess colors, especially on vintage bags. There are too many things that can change how a color appears in a photo. The best way to guess the color is to look at the inside pocket. But it's genuine, late 1970s probably, the strap is probably a little too short to be a crossbody.
3- the color looks blotchy and those surface scratches look like they're freshly gouged into a layer of some kind of coating, maybe even shoe polish. It also looks like the leather on the right side is starting to crack or maybe the surface layer, whatever it is, is doing the cracking. Genuine but maybe not a good deal
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Thank you so much Hyacinth! I think I'll take a chance on #2. I'm reasonable sure it's black. If it turns out to be navy as well, I suppose I can always gift it!
 
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