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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.

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:
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  • 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!
 
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#52,681
Erilynn25 said:
Item: Coach Leather Pleated Top Handle Pouch
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/184369827476

I am the seller of this item. The buyer has opened a return request under the reason "Doesn't seem authentic". Here is the message from the buyer:
"The item is not authentic coach, has no serial number on the interior or inside tag, no coach markings on the metal hardware and the bag is not real leather, the interior of the bag is not the quality of a real coach bag and is sewn together poorly. This item was misrepresented during the sale and I am requesting a refund, please."

Here are some photos that the buyer has attached:
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Any confirmation of authenticity would be greatly appreciated.
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whateve said:
I don't see any problems. It looks authentic to me. More opinions are welcome. You can try directing the buyer here. Small bags most often don't have creeds or tags with serial numbers. More Coaches than not don't have marking on the hardware. Generally only fakes have logos on every piece of hardware. The lining is a standard lining that was used at the time when this bag was made.

Even if you are right, it doesn't matter to ebay. When a buyer opens a SNAD case, the seller is encouraged to accept the return. If you don't, the buyer might be allowed to keep both the bag and the money. If the case is escalated, ebay will automatically decide in the buyer's favor and you'll get a defect on your account.
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Erilynn25 said:
Thank you
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BeenBurned said:
Count me as a second person who deems the bag authentic.

As @whateve suggested, you can refer the buyer here for reassurance of authenticity if that is her real reason for wanting to return it.

In many cases though, buyers who don't like an item (size, color, etc.) but see a "no return" policy think they have to have a reason for requesting a return so they open a dispute. That could be your buyer's reason for alleging that the bag is fake.

If she comes and reads and decides to keep the bag, she can close the dispute. If she's not interested in keeping it, just accept the return. Unfortunately, you'll have to pay for the return shipping and her refund will be for her full purchase price.

Sorry this happened.
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Unfortunately, the buyer was unwilling to listen to "a comment from a random person on a forum" or my explanation, so I am forced to accept the return. Thank you for the help anyway.
 
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I can't believe I just did this. May I please request an authentication of this Pony Express I just bought on ebay before I pay.

Seller: tablerockmastiff
Item: https://www.ebay.com/itm/154054002397

I hope it rehabs nicely, I'm planning to sell my mocha Pony to pay for this one. @whateve, if you see this what are your thoughts on rehabbing this bag? I know I should have asked a long time ago but I wasn't planning on buying the bag. I don't know what got into me this morning.
 
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Hi, hi!
Could I trouble our wonderful authenticators for help with these bags? Thank you in advance!

Item:Genuine vintage COACH Stewardess tan leather shoulder bag distressed
Listing number: 716645016
Seller: VintageLeatherPurses
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/716645016/genuine-vintage-coach-stewardess-tan
Comments: Thoughts on what those black marks on the interior could be - dirt?

Item: Vintage Coach NYC Navy/Black Saddle Pouch Medium Shoulder Bag 9590
Listing number: 353179586018
Seller: briettschroede0
Link:https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...e-Pouch-Medium-Shoulder-Bag-9590/353179586018
Comments: n/a

Item: Vintage Coach NYC Burgundy Stewardess Shoulder Bag 9525
Listing number: 353179804499
Seller: briettschroede0
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coach-NYC-Burgundy-Stewardess-Shoulder-Bag-9525/353179804499
Comments: n/a

Item: Vintage Coach Dark Blue Leather Crossbody Shoulder Bag Brass Hardware
Listing number: 254510799381
Seller: nicnac2012-us
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...ody-Shoulder-Bag-Brass-Hardware/254510799381?
Comments: Creed is blurry, I can ask for a better picture if helpful

Item: vintage Cross Over bag Coach Color: Navy leather New York City
Listing number: 124284302317
Seller: entenzadesign
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-Cross-Over-bag-Coach-Color-Navy-leather-New-York-City/124284302317
Comments: Looks like the smallest version of this style?

Item: Vintage Coach Leather Handbag Crossbody Rare New York City Bordeaux 60s-70s VGUC
Listing number: 203067543853
Seller: zmudshark
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...-York-City-Bordeaux-60s-70s-VGUC/203067543853
Comments: n/a

Again, thank you!!
 
#52,685
Erilynn25 said:
Unfortunately, the buyer was unwilling to listen to "a comment from a random person on a forum" or my explanation, so I am forced to accept the return. Thank you for the help anyway.
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I understand that buyers who don't know the brand well might believe they received a fake when the item is actually authentic. (I also have seen way too many buyers leave glowing feedback for sellers who sold them blatant fakes!)

But a buyer who is too quick to accuse, unwilling to be open to learning more and who's unwilling to explain her concerns isn't one I want to sell to (or buy from).

I'd love to add this person to my BBL.
 
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moreau_md said:
Hi, hi!
Could I trouble our wonderful authenticators for help with these bags? Thank you in advance!

Item:Genuine vintage COACH Stewardess tan leather shoulder bag distressed
Listing number: 716645016
Seller: VintageLeatherPurses
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/716645016/genuine-vintage-coach-stewardess-tan
Comments: Thoughts on what those black marks on the interior could be - dirt?

Item: Vintage Coach NYC Navy/Black Saddle Pouch Medium Shoulder Bag 9590
Listing number: 353179586018
Seller: briettschroede0
Link:https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...e-Pouch-Medium-Shoulder-Bag-9590/353179586018
Comments: n/a

Item: Vintage Coach NYC Burgundy Stewardess Shoulder Bag 9525
Listing number: 353179804499
Seller: briettschroede0
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coach-NYC-Burgundy-Stewardess-Shoulder-Bag-9525/353179804499
Comments: n/a

Item: Vintage Coach Dark Blue Leather Crossbody Shoulder Bag Brass Hardware
Listing number: 254510799381
Seller: nicnac2012-us
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...ody-Shoulder-Bag-Brass-Hardware/254510799381?
Comments: Creed is blurry, I can ask for a better picture if helpful

Item: vintage Cross Over bag Coach Color: Navy leather New York City
Listing number: 124284302317
Seller: entenzadesign
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-Cross-Over-bag-Coach-Color-Navy-leather-New-York-City/124284302317
Comments: Looks like the smallest version of this style?

Item: Vintage Coach Leather Handbag Crossbody Rare New York City Bordeaux 60s-70s VGUC
Listing number: 203067543853
Seller: zmudshark
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...-York-City-Bordeaux-60s-70s-VGUC/203067543853
Comments: n/a

Again, thank you!!
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All look fine.
 
#52,688
Could you please take a look at this one?

Seller: maraudertreasures
www.ebay.com

Coach – Brown Grain Leather Shoulder Bag (Model: K6M-9988) | eBay

<p>Authentic women’s coach brown leather handbag with brass hardware. Most of the brass hardware has a tarnished patina as can be seen in the photographs. The inside pouches show some blue green tarnish on the leather as can be seen in the photographs as well. Overall the handbag is in...
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Minchanka said:
Could you please take a look at this one?

Seller: maraudertreasures
www.ebay.com

Coach – Brown Grain Leather Shoulder Bag (Model: K6M-9988) | eBay

<p>Authentic women’s coach brown leather handbag with brass hardware. Most of the brass hardware has a tarnished patina as can be seen in the photographs. The inside pouches show some blue green tarnish on the leather as can be seen in the photographs as well. Overall the handbag is in...
www.ebay.com

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It's fine. Good deal.
 
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Kneurotic said:
Would appreciate if you could authenticate. Thanks!

Item: BT stewardess
Listing number: 203054227516
Seller: backtofuture1985
Link: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Coach-Vinta...227516?hash=item2f46f9a03c:g:pfoAAOSws3xfFmly
Note: Was whiskey brown an official color or is the seller trying to describe British tan to people?
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Genuine, from the early or mid 1980s.

There's no Whiskey Brown color listed from anywhere near that time period, it just looks like a darkish or darkened British Tan. Color shades changed over the years, there was a recent post in I think the Vintage Chat thread where a member posted examples of her red vintage bags and all the reds are slightly different.

The only Whiskey color name I can remember was on the special Legacy leathers made in and around 2006 for Coach's 65th Anniversary.
 
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