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I would like to add that I have never reported an item as counterfeit. If I made a mistake & reported an authentic item as counterfeit I would be heartbroken. I would rather have a opinion from a expert. I don’t trust my opinion at all even tho I recognized the box as fake, the C’s didn’t match up etc but that’s because I learned everything from you all
 
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Hi all, appreciate your kind authentication of the following:

Item: Flight bag/satchel
Seller: Sweetdeal22 on Etsy
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/768290598/vintage-coach-original-nyc-black-skinny

Item: Willis bag
Seller: SenseAppealUnlimited on Etsy
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/705308085/authentic-vintage-coach-black-willis-bag

Item: Bancroft?
Seller: vintageclothhouse on Etsy
Link: https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/750726238/authentic-vintage-coach-made-in-usa

Item: Crescent Berkeley
Seller: BamboozlikArt on Etsy
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/741667628/vintage-coach-usa-crescent-berkeley

Comments: hoping they're all authentic because they're on my wish list :)
 
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Good morning,
I am interested in purchasing this vintage Willis bag. Please authenticate. Thank you in advance.
Item: Willis in green/brass 9927
Listing: 353090084113
Seller: vintagecoach4less
Link:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353090084113

Due to that seller's prices, business practices, and personal attacks on tPF members I will NOT be authenticating any items sold by VINTAGECOACH4LESS listed on Ebay or any other website he sells on under any and all IDs he uses including but not limited to:
VINTAGECOACH4LESS
VTGCOACH4LESS
VINTAGE EXCELLENCE
and
DAVE EDWARDS



The other authenticators are available to help if they choose.
 
Hi all, appreciate your kind authentication of the following:

Item: Flight bag/satchel
Seller: Sweetdeal22 on Etsy
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/768290598/vintage-coach-original-nyc-black-skinny

Item: Willis bag
Seller: SenseAppealUnlimited on Etsy
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/705308085/authentic-vintage-coach-black-willis-bag

Item: Bancroft?
Seller: vintageclothhouse on Etsy
Link: https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/750726238/authentic-vintage-coach-made-in-usa

Item: Crescent Berkeley
Seller: BamboozlikArt on Etsy
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/741667628/vintage-coach-usa-crescent-berkeley

Comments: hoping they're all authentic because they're on my wish list :smile:

All of them are authentic. The third one is a Bancroft Brief, the fourth is a Saddle Bag, not a Crescent or a Berkeley.
 
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Good morning,
I am interested in purchasing this vintage Willis bag. Please authenticate. Thank you in advance.
Item: Willis in green/brass 9927
Listing: 353090084113
Seller: vintagecoach4less
Link:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353090084113

Due to that seller's prices, business practices, and personal attacks on tPF members I will NOT be authenticating any items sold by VINTAGECOACH4LESS listed on Ebay or any other website he sells on under any and all IDs he uses including but not limited to:
VINTAGECOACH4LESS
VTGCOACH4LESS
VINTAGE EXCELLENCE
and
DAVE EDWARDS



The other authenticators are available to help if they choose.
I feel as Hyacinth and have added
barne-acadi to the list.
madmerekat also
 
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Due to that seller's prices, business practices, and personal attacks on tPF members I will NOT be authenticating any items sold by VINTAGECOACH4LESS listed on Ebay or any other website he sells on under any and all IDs he uses including but not limited to:
VINTAGECOACH4LESS
VTGCOACH4LESS
VINTAGE EXCELLENCE
and
DAVE EDWARDS



The other authenticators are available to help if they choose.

Thank you for responding, I wondered if the seller had a checkered past. I’ll move on. Thanks again.
 
Thank you! And oops need to do more research on the Saddle Bag vs Crescent vs Berkeley.

In a nutshell:

9988 Saddle Bag, approx 10x12, no center seam on front flap, introduced Spring 1997
9988_Saddle Bag-1997.jpg


9014 Berkeley Saddle Bag, combination of sueded and sort-of-pebbly leather on the outside, intro'd Fall 1996
9014_Berkeley Saddle Bag-Fall96.jpg


9235 Crescent Bag, 10x10x3, goes back to at least 1976, discontinued around 1984 except for a "Retro" 50th Anniversary release in 1991. Has a center seam down the front Flap and was also available in a Large version, style 9210, both Crescents were made in NYC.
9235_Crescent Bag_1981 catalog-a.jpg


Hope that helps! :smile:
 
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