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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.

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  • 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.
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  • FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
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    Listing number:
    Seller and site where listed
    Link:
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  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
    Item:
    Where purchased or how obtained
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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
  • 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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Morgan_Bellini said:
May I please request an authentication of this Cooper Zip I purchased off of eBay a few days ago? I received it today and have attached a creed pic.
Item: Coach hexagonal shape leather purse - original owner barely used
Seller: nmikyska
Item number: 274404425033
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/274404425033
Comments: it feels stiff, thin, and light weight and the suede feels flat like felt but it looks like it's never been carried so maybe I'm just not used to "showroom new" leather. I don't know. It's a cute bag though! It measures 10 x 3 x 8 inches.

Thank You!
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I felt the same way with my new black daypack I think its so stiff and weird from my other bags. I think we aren't used to deadstock. Lol.
 
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#50,764
Craigers said:
Hi I’d like authenticate two Coach Scooter Bags

Item: Vintage Coach Scooter Bag-Red leather
Listing#: none

Seller: bestmargery

Site where listed: Poshmark

Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Scooter-BagRed-leather-5eee06a5efd0e4ed59f28124
Comments: The listing says it has a bullseye. Thank you.

SECOND ONE

Item: Authentic Red Vintage Coach Scooter Bag

Listing #: none
Seller: bpowell1
Site where listed: Poshmark
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/SOLDAuthentic-Red-Vintage-Coach-Scooter-Bag-52604178e76a44140c000ef0

Comments: I would love a colorful scooter bag after I saw that beautiful purple one here yesterday. Thank you.
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Both are genuine.

BTW, a bullseye stamp isn't proof of authenticity. There are fake stamps, and there are fake bags that have been "returned" to a full-price Coach store or outlet and been stamped without realizing they're fake.
 
#50,765
Hyacinth said:
Both are genuine.

BTW, a bullseye stamp isn't proof of authenticity. There are fake stamps, and there are fake bags that have been "returned" to a full-price Coach store or outlet and been stamped without realizing they're fake.
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Thank you very much. Wow ~ thank you for that tidbit, it’s unbelievable what people think up to scam the system.
 
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Craigers said:
Thank you very much. Wow ~ thank you for that tidbit, it’s unbelievable what people think up to scam the system.
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If you really want to read a Master Class in scamming the system, I suggest you set aside a few hours to read a very looooong thread here. Make a large pot of coffee or tea or whip up something a bit stronger, put your feet up, get comfy, and start here. Trust me, it's worth the time:

Federal authorities arrested Ebay seller Richgirlscollection/Loukpeach

Please check and authenticate your bag if you bought any bag from her Best Regards, Virginia woman pocketed $1M buying designer handbags, returning Chinese knockoffs in their place...
forum.purseblog.com forum.purseblog.com
 
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Hyacinth said:
If you really want to read a Master Class in scamming the system, I suggest you set aside a few hours to read a very looooong thread here. Make a large pot of coffee or tea or whip up something a bit stronger, put your feet up, get comfy, and start here. Trust me, it's worth the time:

Federal authorities arrested Ebay seller Richgirlscollection/Loukpeach

Please check and authenticate your bag if you bought any bag from her Best Regards, Virginia woman pocketed $1M buying designer handbags, returning Chinese knockoffs in their place...
forum.purseblog.com forum.purseblog.com
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Thank you, that sounds like a good excuse for a martini .
 
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Craigers said:
Thank you, that sounds like a good excuse for a martini .
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I'd suggest a pitcher, but you want to be able to follow the story to the end, so plan accordingly.

ETA - some of the links in that thread may be dead or gone after two years, but it's worth following the ones that are still active. Lots of background, and excellent detective work by some of our members here. They could teach the FBI a few lessons.
 
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Craigers said:
Hi I’d like authenticate two Coach Scooter Bags

Item: Vintage Coach Scooter Bag-Red leather
Listing#: none

Seller: bestmargery

Site where listed: Poshmark

Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Scooter-BagRed-leather-5eee06a5efd0e4ed59f28124
Comments: The listing says it has a bullseye. Thank you.

SECOND ONE

Item: Authentic Red Vintage Coach Scooter Bag

Listing #: none
Seller: bpowell1
Site where listed: Poshmark
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/SOLDAuthentic-Red-Vintage-Coach-Scooter-Bag-52604178e76a44140c000ef0

Comments: I would love a colorful scooter bag after I saw that beautiful purple one here yesterday. Thank you.
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Hyacinth said:
Both are genuine.

BTW, a bullseye stamp isn't proof of authenticity. There are fake stamps, and there are fake bags that have been "returned" to a full-price Coach store or outlet and been stamped without realizing they're fake.
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The second one isn't a scooter bag. It's a small sidepack.
 
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lazysundays said:
Thank you, Hyacinth! In your experience, is it hard to come by vintage green bags? Is this one hunter green? And what does FS stand for?
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Based only on the date code and the available colors listed in the catalog for that time period, the color may have been Bottle Green. As I've said on these forums probably long before you started posting, I refuse to try and guess colors based on photos, there are just too many ways that the way a color appears can change and I won't get involved in guessing. Other posters here are probably more qualified to comment.

Coach made fewer green bags so there are fewer available. Black, navy, tans and brown shades were the most popular because they were considered neutrals. Back in the 80s and 90s, Coach bags were expensive and there was little or no pre-owned market where they could be bought at a reasonable price and someone could collect one in each color without spending the equivalent of the price of a decent second-hand car. People who considered a Coach bag a one-time purchase and wanted it to last as long as the company owners said it would usually bought one or maybe two in colors that would go with everything and be multi-seasonal.

From my watching of the classic detective program "Murder She Wrote", even the very well-dressed and well-off mystery writer Jessica Fletcher only had 4 City Bags (still a LOT in those days!), black, navy, white and bone. Classic colors that went with everything. Not a green bag in the lot. :biggrin:

ETA - Something just occured to me. Murder She Wrote ran from 1984 to 1996, I believe. Coach introduced their Soho Fletcher style in 1995. I'm wondering if the name was a nod to one of their most visible "customers"?
 
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Hyacinth said:
Based only on the date code and the available colors listed in the catalog for that time period, the color may have been Bottle Green. As I've said on these forums probably long before you started posting, I refuse to try and guess colors based on photos, there are just too many ways that the way a color appears can change and I won't get involved in guessing. Other posters here are probably more qualified to comment.

Coach made fewer green bags so there are fewer available. Black, navy, tans and brown shades were the most popular because they were considered neutrals. Back in the 80s and 90s, Coach bags were expensive and there was little or no pre-owned market where they could be bought at a reasonable price and someone could collect one in each color without spending the equivalent of the price of a decent second-hand car. People who considered a Coach bag a one-time purchase and wanted it to last as long as the company owners said it would usually bought one or maybe two in colors that would go with everything and be multi-seasonal.

From my watching of the classic detective program "Murder She Wrote", even the very well-dressed and well-off mystery writer Jessica Fletcher only had 4 City Bags (still a LOT in those days!), black, navy, white and bone. Classic colors that went with everything. Not a green bag in the lot. :biggrin:

ETA - Something just occured to me. Murder She Wrote ran from 1984 to 1996, I believe. Coach introduced their Soho Fletcher style in 1995. I'm wondering if the name was a nod to one of their most visible "customers"?
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Interesting bit of history - thank you! It’s always fun to know these tidbits behind vintage items. And you’re probably right with the green. It would make a lot more sense that back then, with the price of these bags, that a customer would have opted to get a neutral. It wasn’t the 70’s after all! Lol thank you so much again! Appreciate the response :)
 
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Craigers said:
Would you please authenticate this Coach item? Thank you.

Item: Mahogany 9978 Sidepack.

Item ID: 11423913413

Seller: youssoupha2011

Listed on eBay

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-COACH-MAHOGANY-9978-BROWN-SMALL-SIDEPACK-CROSSBODY-BAG-PURSE/114239134138?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=225118&meid=feb434bbc17b41f282f7496b16dba8bb&pid=100904&rk=1&rkt=20&mehot=none&sd=114239134138&itm=114239134138&pmt=0&noa=1&pg=2332490&brand=Coach&_trksid=p2332490.c100904.m5276

Any additional info or details welcomed. Thank you.
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Genuine Small Sidepack from 1998
 
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