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:
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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.

Thank you and be safe!

 

[BeenBurned]

I'll fall back on one of my classic suggestions on what to do with a fake. If you have any young girls in the family, just write "FAKE" across the creed or serial number with a Sharpie and give it to them to use when they play Dress Up. You can always tie a knot in the strap if it's too long. (Am I really dating myself here? Do little girls still play Dress Up?)

When @Hyacinth made this post with a suggestion we've made many times over the years, I knew I'd seen a recent listing for what I believe is a genuine Gucci bag but with the strangest pattern, one I would NEVER in a million years buy!

Why would Gucci think this is a good idea? And look at the price!

Buy gucci printed belt 3 items on Bonanza

Found NWT GUCCI GG MARMONT ZIP AROUND WALLET WRISTLET CLUTCH 466490, NWT GUCCI GG MARMONT TROMPE L'OEIL ZIP AROUND WALLET WRISTLET, Men's Pants Men Fit Work Trousers Joggers Gym Classic Sport Tracksuit Khaki Viet

www.bonanza.com

 

[vintagecoachie]

When @Hyacinth made this post with a suggestion we've made many times over the years, I knew I'd seen a recent listing for what I believe is a genuine Gucci bag but with the strangest pattern, one I would NEVER in a million years buy!

Why would Gucci think this is a good idea? And look at the price!

Buy gucci printed belt 3 items on Bonanza

Found NWT GUCCI GG MARMONT ZIP AROUND WALLET WRISTLET CLUTCH 466490, NWT GUCCI GG MARMONT TROMPE L'OEIL ZIP AROUND WALLET WRISTLET, Men's Pants Men Fit Work Trousers Joggers Gym Classic Sport Tracksuit Khaki Viet

www.bonanza.com

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Gucci makes some nice bags... this, I don't get lol

 

[Narnanz]

Gucci makes some nice bags... this, I don't get lol

Its a waste of a good gucci print bag in my opinion

 

[qwertie]

Personally, I have more of a problem with sellers who mix vs. sellers who only sell fakes. IMO, mixers are more dangerous because buyers trust them and don't realize that there's a mix. (There aren't any current fakes at this time in her listings; just pointing out that there have been problems.)

Agree! That’s why it’s so important to get any potential purchases checked here first. And I know it’s been said many times, but thank you to all the experts here that are helping us buyers and sellers out!

 

[winnielovr.]

I can't read the creed or the serial number at all! I'm not sure whether the seller was able to read it or if she just copied the number from another listing that looked similar.

Please request a better and more legible picture of the creed.

This made me laugh. (Pet peeve: While I appreciate good pictures, it offends to imply that I'm too dumb to look at pictures. And to describe condition as with "normal wear," that tells me nothing!)
For more details on condition of pockets, and space, please see photos. They are part of the description.

They haven't responded back after a full day. I'm going to take it as precaution for now and move onto something else. Thank you for your time!

 

[art//heaux]

Hi! When you all have time, I’d love it if these bags could be authenticated. Thanks!

Bag 1
Item: Vintage Coach Red leather flap city purse shoulder bag 944-9821 turn lock

Listing number: 143817997673

Seller: ess*marie

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...-shoulder-bag-944-9821-turn-lock/143817997673

Bag 2
Item: Vintage Coach Beige Purse

Listing number: 224100076835

Seller: lmhudson01

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coach-Beige-Purse/224100076835

 

[whateve]

Hi! When you all have time, I’d love it if these bags could be authenticated. Thanks!

Bag 1
Item: Vintage Coach Red leather flap city purse shoulder bag 944-9821 turn lock

Listing number: 143817997673

Seller: ess*marie

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Co...-shoulder-bag-944-9821-turn-lock/143817997673

Bag 2
Item: Vintage Coach Beige Purse

Listing number: 224100076835

Seller: lmhudson01

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coach-Beige-Purse/224100076835

Both are authentic. #1 is a city bag made in the 80s, #2 is a court bag made in 1998.

 

[art//heaux]

Both are authentic. #1 is a city bag made in the 80s, #2 is a court bag made in 1998.

thank you so much!

 

[Suzy.q16]

Hi. Could I please get this Navy City bag authenticated? Thanks!

https://posh.mk/7r4LVbiRcbb

 

[whateve]

Hi. Could I please get this Navy City bag authenticated? Thanks!

https://posh.mk/7r4LVbiRcbb

It looks fine.

 

[Suzy.q16]

It looks fine.

Thanks!

 

[Samirana]

Hi: This is my first time and not sure if I'm doing this right, but please help me authenticate 2 coach bags, red and navy color

thank you very much

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi: This is my first time and not sure if I'm doing this right, but please help me authenticate 2 coach bags, red and navy color

thank you very much


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No authentications will be posted unless the Rules are followed.

 

[bolsathemosta]

I have been informed by someone whose opinion I respect very much that a bag I've had posted for sometime on PM and Merc is not real. I keep looking at it like a crazy person and it must be something that I am just uneducated about.

It's a first time purchase for me in this style and I should have had it check here first before listing it. Anyway here it is, if any of you can tell me what it is that I overlooked I'd really appreciate it.
10"T x 7" W x 4" D

 

[Hyacinth]

I have been informed by someone whose opinion I respect very much that a bag I've had posted for sometime on PM and Merc is not real. I keep looking at it like a crazy person and it must be something that I am just uneducated about.

It's a first time purchase for me in this style and I should have had it check here first before listing it. Anyway here it is, if any of you can tell me what it is that I overlooked I'd really appreciate it.
10"T x 7" W x 4" D

Whoever warned you it was fake is correct. There are several problems with it. That's a highly faked style and should always be authenticated before buying or selling. It requires a comprehensive photo library to spot the mistakes by comparing them to a genuine example but they're definitely there.

Anyone who depends on their own observations, especially in vintage Coach bags, without having a photo library of both genuine and fake examples probably has a closet or store loaded with fakes. The same warning holds for anyone who depends on 99 percent of the "authenticity guides" on the internet.