Authenticate This COACH - see first post for format

Vlad · Apr 9, 2020

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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:
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!

Luvpurplepurses · Dec 14, 2020

whateve said:
It looks good.

Thank you @whateve!

Scooter0222 · Dec 14, 2020

Hyacinth said:
It's a genuine Legacy Zip from 1998 and yes, the color looks like Mahogany

Thank you! Must be my lucky week, two bags from my high school graduation year. I'll quit while I'm ahead.

AnnaLilo · Dec 14, 2020

whateve said:
They are all fine. The first is a Rambler's Legacy, second is a Willis bag, third is a Scooter bag, and the last is a Soho Worth bag.

Thank you so much!

AnnaLilo · Dec 14, 2020

BeenBurned said:
@AnnaLilo

If you don't know where to find the item number, it's even more important to include the seller ID (as required for posts) because once a listing has ended, a different listing often for a completely different style bag comes up when clicking the link.With seller ID and item number, we can know that we're looking at the listing you're asking about.

In this case, all the listings ended and this listing is the one that comes up when clicking each of your 4 links, which isn't even the same style as you're asking about in several!

To find the item number, scroll down below the seller info on the right side to the description section and on the right side of the page, you'll see it.
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Thank you for educating me! I did not know where to find the number. Sorry for creating so much work for you! Do you still want me to re-submit the authentication request with item numbers or you were able to find the bags in ebay? Again, thank you for your time.

MaryThorpe · Dec 14, 2020

Good evening authenticators :smile:

can I ask your help to please help me authenticate this bag ? I purchased it mostly because I am a huge fan of Chelsea champlain and I just had to have one of her customized bag. I received it today , and I am tryingv to find out the model of this bag and if its authentic as I cannot find any info on it. Thank you in advance:

Link : https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/898...how_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details

Seller : chelsea champlain
Creed number ; No 0567 - 222

whateve · Dec 14, 2020

MaryThorpe said:
Good evening authenticators can I ask your help to please help me authenticate this bag ? I purchased it mostly because I am a huge fan of Chelsea champlain and I just had to have one of her customized bag. I received it today , and I am tryingv to find out the model of this bag and if its authentic as I cannot find any info on it. Thank you in advance:

Link : https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/898...how_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details

Seller : chelsea champlain
Creed number ; No 0567 - 222
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It looks good. It's probably a Lindsay bag made around 1993. Back then, the serial numbers were unique to the bag and had no relation to the style.

MaryThorpe · Dec 14, 2020

whateve said:
It looks good. It's probably a Lindsay bag made around 1993. Back then, the serial numbers were unique to the bag and had no relation to the style.

Thank you whateve ! I appreciate your help , I am so excited for this bag :heart:

kyinl · Dec 14, 2020

whateve said:
It's an authentic Helen's Legacy made in 1996.

Great! Thank you very much for your kind reply and help :heart:

AnnaLilo · Dec 15, 2020

Hello dear authenticators!
I would greatly appreciate it if you can authenticate the following bags.

1. Item: Basic bag
Listing number: 392987438495
Seller and site where listed: jesmar2574
Link:https://www.ebay.com/itm/392987438495

2. Item:City bag
Listing number: 114555889904
Seller and site where listed: mommystreasurebox2
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/114555889904

Thank you very much!

MiniMabel · Dec 15, 2020

Hello authenticators - please may I ask for your expertise on this one?

Item: Coach Cross Body Bag
Item No: 264972138874
Seller: gabri8272 - eBay.
Link: 264972138874

I've also added some more photos as the creed patch number is all zeros which I'm not sure about......
There's a large white tag in the inside pocket with a bar code but it's impossible to turn the pocket inside out as it's so small.
I've received the bag and it's well made but I would very much appreciate your thoughts!

Thank you very much indeed.

MiniMabel :flowers:

Jacynthe · Dec 15, 2020

Hyacinth said:
It looks authentic to me.

Hyacinth said:
The first one seems OK but the metal on the key ring looks lighter than the other brass hardware. Also the seller claims it's from the 1980s which is wrong, those weren't even introduced until approximately the mid 1990s.

The chain on the blue one looks really rough and the triple ring holding the chain to the bag isn't something Coach usually used. I think the chain, keyring and the rest except maybe for the turnlock have been replaced by cheap "mystery metal", it doesn't even look like it's brass-coated. I have at least half a dozen of those mini pouches and none of the hardware on mine looks like that. It's even possible that the entire thing is fake, there are very few details on those that can help us authenticate them and if the hardware isn't first quality I wouldn't trust the rest of it either.

This is what that chain and hardware should look like, note there's no triple-wrapped ring on the genuine ones here although I have seen one on one of the "backpack" coin pouches. The hardware in those might have varied depending on when and where they were made:
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MORE OPINIONS ARE WELCOME.

Thank you so much Hyacinth for your time and knowledge and catalogue pages!!! I appreciate it!!!
ETA just wondering...does it seem to be more fakes in lighter colours? Not just this key chain coin purse but overall in all other vintage Coach?

kthlndly · Dec 15, 2020

Hyacinth said:
The link is not working for me, so I'm giving this a BUMP.

Can you try this link please?

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BeenBurned · Dec 15, 2020

AnnaLilo said:
Hello dear authenticators!
I would greatly appreciate it if you can authenticate the following bags.

1. Item: Basic bag
Listing number: 392987438495
Seller and site where listed: jesmar2574
Link:https://www.ebay.com/itm/392987438495

2. Item:City bag
Listing number: 114555889904
Seller and site where listed: mommystreasurebox2
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/114555889904

Thank you very much!

Both bags are authentic but one of the reasons we require seller IDs is that it makes the ID searchable. You can see if there's a history.

In fact, mommystreasurebox2 was mentioned just a few days ago when there were a couple of fakes.