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

[Vlad]

IMPORTANT READ-ME

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:
  Comments:
  
  
• 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!

 

[Nataluccia3]

It looks fine.

Thank you!

 

[Lake Effect]

Yikes! That looks terrible. I wonder how that happened. Could it have been added by the consumer? I also don't like the unfinished edge along the zippered pocket. However, the creed looks really good.

Yes, I saw that everything added up for the Creed.
Maybe it was added by Coach by an employee, for an employee or some other scenario . . .

 

[dexzen]

Hello all
Bought this purse at a thrift shop
It’s a Coach M04K 40725

Can’t find any info on it.
Is it real or fake? Any info or idea on the price?

Thank you!!

 

[whateve]

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Hello all
Bought this purse at a thrift shop
It’s a Coach M04K 40725

Can’t find any info on it.
Is it real or fake? Any info or idea on the price?

Thank you!!

It's fake. I would return it. It is illegal to sell fakes so even if they don't take returns, they should give you a refund.

 

[dexzen]

Ah bummer. Okay thanks!

 

[BeenBurned]

Please Help Thanks!
Item: Coach brown and tan crossbody
listing#5f6bc7d0ac97025523053673
Seller/site: Antjon 1927 @ Poshmark
Link:https://poshmark.com/listing/Coach-brown-tan-crossbody-5f6bc7d0ac97025523053673

Comments: Hello I am new to the forum, I love Coach! I bought a couple bags from poshmark. However i am not sure they are authentic bags could you help me out please.

I think you posted the khaki and fuschia hobo twice on 2 different pages. I can't find the one in this post.

It's seller antjon1927 (No spaces between name and number)

Coach brown & tan crossbody

Shop antjon1927's closet or find the perfect look from millions of stylists. Fast shipping and buyer protection. Crossbody, small, tan and brown crossbody, middle compartment and 2 outside spaces, used minimum times, in perfect condition

poshmark.com

I don't generally authenticate Poshmark listings because I don't want to recommend or support the site but the bag is authentic.

 

[BeenBurned]

Dear authenticators, request to authenticate please. Thank you!

Item: Small case
Where purchased or how obtained: thrift store
Comments: Dimensions are 5" height, 2" width and 1 3/4" depth. Strap is about 13 1/2" long. Lined with black fabric. Too small for a phone or eyeglasses case. I am so curious what this cute case would be used for. Make-up? Pens? I am dying to find out what purpose this item was intended.

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It's authentic, style 8017 and was originally made for the old Nokia phones. (it's probably from around 2000.)





ETA: I'm catching up after a beautiful 80 degree day away from the computer. I see that @Hyacinth already authenticated this one.

 

[BeenBurned]

Speaking of Etsy and absurd prices, is this bag fake? I know I’m a far cry from the preeminent experts who share their knowledge with us, but that hardware and the serial number prefix seem strange to me. Am I correct that Coach never used R as a month designator?

item: Vintage COACH Willis 9927 Top Handle British Tan Brown Leather Classic Handbag Purse Crossbody Shoulder Brass Hardware

Seller: lunascurationco

listing number: I’m not sure if this is applicable

link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/794026...-9927-top-handle?ref=shop_home_active_2&frs=1

they have another bag for sale that I think may also be potentially fake; it has a P plant designation and the creed states it was made in the US. I know I’m super new to this, so if I’m wrong, I’m wrong, but these seem off to me.

The top dowel seems to be missing the leather covers on the ends, the back of the turnlock has indentations for the prongs, and No, Coach has never used "R" as a month code. Official month codes only went up to M but rarely an N might slip through, but that's as high as the month codes should ever go UNLESS the serial number prefix digits got scrambled when they were stamped, which has happened more often than most people realize.

As for the P plant, we'd have to see a photo or a link. Plenty of stamping mistakes have been made in Coach plants.

That's not the only fake that lunascurationco has.

Vintage COACH Court 9870 Top Handle Black Leather Flap Classic Handbag Purse Crossbody Shoulder Brass Hardware - Etsy

This Crossbody Bags item by lunascurationco has 14 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Minneapolis, MN. Listed on May 12, 2020

www.etsy.com

And this was mentioned and IS also fake!

This item is unavailable - Etsy

Find the perfect handmade gift, vintage & on-trend clothes, unique jewelry, and more… lots more.

www.etsy.com

lunascurationco has 3 fakes out of 4!

 

[hachi29]

Yes, I saw that everything added up for the Creed.
Maybe it was added by Coach by an employee, for an employee or some other scenario . . .

I hope so too.. Waiting for it to be arrived via post on Monday and will clean the bag first to see how it looks

 

[art//heaux]

Last one for today, I promise.

item: Coach Black Vintage Legacy Flap Crossbody Messenger Bag

listing number: 174463577280

Seller: lizzygetsthrifty

link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Black-Vintage-Legacy-Flap-Crossbody-Messenger-Bag/174463577280

thank you!

 

[BeenBurned]

Last one for today, I promise.

item: Coach Black Vintage Legacy Flap Crossbody Messenger Bag

listing number: 174463577280

Seller: lizzygetsthrifty

link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Black-Vintage-Legacy-Flap-Crossbody-Messenger-Bag/174463577280

thank you!

It's authentic and I believe it's a stewardess, 9525.

 

[art//heaux]

It's authentic and I believe it's a stewardess, 9525.

Thank you!

 

[BeenBurned]

The problem is that there are certain people from other "unfriendly" sites and Facebook pages who use our site as a source for their own purchases and bids, and take advantage of our authenticators' expertise instead of depending on their own more error-prone in-house "experts". Some have been mentioned before. Then they mark their "finds" up 300 percent or more - I think 900 percent is the record so far - and wait for gullible buyers.

So if you ever see a bag that you were outbid on, or that disappeared before any official sale was completed, and that's marked up obscenely from the original bag's price, don't buy it.

And I don't authenticate listings by " zyanyatreasures " either, like at least one other authenticator here. Sorry.

Some sellers are more "unfriendly" than others.

Thank you, Hyacinth! That explains it. I know value is subjective, but I’ve seen no shortage of bags that could use some serious TLC being sold for, in my opinion, absurdly high prices, especially on Etsy. And thank you for letting me know about the seller zyanyatreasures. I looked up their name here and found that BeenBurned doesn’t authenticate their items, but that Devon was so pretty, I figured I might as well shoot my shot here. I won’t be buying from them.

Just to clarify, authenticators (and posters) on TPF get no compensation for their time, advice and expertise. We volunteer our time and expertise as time, jobs, family and real life allow.

And as such, as per post #1 on the first page of this thread, "Authenticators are not required to answer every request and it is their right to ignore a request that is not in the proper format."

And more specifically, in this long thread on the very subject, there are many posts over the 82 pages that state that any member can ignore any request or any member they choose and for any reason or for no reason. The following are just a couple of posts.

tPF authenticator discussion

I am glad to hear that you value the authenticators. I think they are amazing too, LOL! I trust that means also that you will take into account the comments they make. The whole initiation of this thread was because of problems some authenticators voiced about issues in their threads. And...

forum.purseblog.com

tPF authenticator discussion

I think even with a form, some members might even demand an answer as they have filled the form correctly but authenticators have their own rules on who they want to help. So the authenticators will still need the mods & admin support on this as the "entitlement mentality" will be magnified...

forum.purseblog.com

Because it's come to our attention that we've been criticized for not authenticating certain sites and/or certain sellers and are (said to be) illegally costing such sellers business, I'm explaining why some posters may be ignored, some posts of some sellers' listings may be ignored and some sites may be recommended against. And there's nothing illegal about it!

 

[Nataluccia3]

Hi! Could you please look at this one for me when you get a chance?

goodwill
105357876

Used Coach Light Brown Leather Cross-body Purse

www.shopgoodwill.com

It looks fine.

Aaaand a follow up question - what IS this bag? 9”x6.5”x2” and with that pocket and that strap, I don’t recognize the style. Thanks again

And you all are awesome. When I first joined tPF, I felt like I was doing something illegal. Like I’d snuck in through the back door of the archives and was retrieving messages that couldn’t possibly be free of charge. Like, who pays them to do this??? And why haven’t I had to pay to join? I was baffled. Still am! All of your knowledge and passion and the whole community that I stumbled upon is truly a rare gift. Thank you for everything you do!

 

[Paris Girl]

Speaking of Etsy and absurd prices, is this bag fake? I know I’m a far cry from the preeminent experts who share their knowledge with us, but that hardware and the serial number prefix seem strange to me. Am I correct that Coach never used R as a month designator?

item: Vintage COACH Willis 9927 Top Handle British Tan Brown Leather Classic Handbag Purse Crossbody Shoulder Brass Hardware

Seller: lunascurationco

listing number: I’m not sure if this is applicable

link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/794026...-9927-top-handle?ref=shop_home_active_2&frs=1

they have another bag for sale that I think may also be potentially fake; it has a P plant designation and the creed states it was made in the US. I know I’m super new to this, so if I’m wrong, I’m wrong, but these seem off to me.

I noticed the handle wasn’t tapered either.