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

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And since we're talking about fake Sonoma natural grain shoulder bags (4923), I think this is an odd one!

It's NOT authentic but posting because it's my first Costa Rican fake. (This one has the "correct" lining.)

Seller zeldariley (Seller with a history):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...260668?hash=item593b7ee2bc:g:fVMAAOSwDs9dwIah
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Oh no! I have never seen a Costa Rica fake. Thank you for posting this! Have to watch out from now on!
 
Wrong lining, wrong style number and zipper pull. Doesn't match other E plant Sonoma creeds. There are just too many things wrong. I think it has to be fake.
Thank you! At first glance I saw the right plant code and the right country and then the lining threw me off. I didn't take time to compare the font but did notice the No. looked wrong.
 
And since we're talking about fake Sonoma natural grain shoulder bags (4923), I think this is an odd one!

It's NOT authentic but posting because it's my first Costa Rican fake. (This one has the "correct" lining.)

Seller zeldariley (Seller with a history):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...260668?hash=item593b7ee2bc:g:fVMAAOSwDs9dwIah
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Thank you! At first glance I saw the right plant code and the right country and then the lining threw me off. I didn't take time to compare the font but did notice the No. looked wrong.

And along with the badly off-center creed stamp and mixed-up and even non-Coach fonts in the serial number in the bag in post 48541, there's also a spelling/grammar mistake, "gentle tumbling PROVIDE a distinctive texture ..." when it should say "provideS"
 
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