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!

 

[BeenBurned]

Weird but for real I read about her this morning at 4AM when I couldn't sleep. Roseanme Rosannadanna lmfao

Good book by Gilda Radner -- I laughed, I cried and missed her more each time I picked up the book.

It's Always Something

 

[BeenBurned]

Coach Flat Zipper Pouch/Wallet - Bright Green - Vintage | eBay

<p>Coach Flat Zipper Pouch/Wallet - Bright Green - Vintage. </p><br><p>Condition is "Pre-owned". Well loved, but has tons of life left. Has definite signs of use with some stains and rub marks. These are no longer made and a lovely vintage piece of Coach history. </p><br><p>Shipped with USPS...

www.ebay.com

FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
Item: “Coach Flat Zipper Pouch/Wallet - Bright Green - Vintage”
Listing number: 18461615812
Seller and site where listed: ojr1978 eBay
Link:

And it's back!

And from the description: "***This is authentic***. It is a vintage piece and absolutely authentic! I only buy and sell authentic items."

Coach Flat Zipper Pouch/Wallet - Bright Green - Vintage AUTHENTIC | eBay

<p>Coach Flat Zipper Pouch/Wallet - Bright Green - Vintage. </p><br><p>Condition is "Pre-owned". Well loved, but has tons of life left. Has definite signs of use with some stains and rub marks. These are no longer made and a lovely vintage piece of Coach history. </p><br><p>***This is...

www.ebay.com

 

[Hyacinth]

Fawlty Towers is my absolute favorite. Too bad they didn't make more of them. We are always quoting things from episodes of it.

Two bits of dialogue that always make me howl are from "The Kipper and The Corpse" John Cleese's delivery is brilliant:


Dr Price: You mean to tell me you didn't realise this man was dead?

Basil: Well, people don't talk that much in the morning. Look, I'm just delivering a tray, right. If the guest isn't singing "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," I don't immediately think "Oh, there's another snuffed it in the night! Another name in the Fawlty Towers Book of Remembrance." I mean, this is supposed to be a hotel, not a Burma railway!

(a guest has died and Polly has just knocked out Miss Tibbs)
Basil : Oh spiffing. Absolutely spiffing. Well done. Two dead, Twenty-five to go.

 

[Hyacinth]

The larger one had a 1997 creed and an outlet bullseye.

Good to know, thanks!

 

[Hyacinth]

And it's back!

And from the description: "***This is authentic***. It is a vintage piece and absolutely authentic! I only buy and sell authentic items."

Coach Flat Zipper Pouch/Wallet - Bright Green - Vintage AUTHENTIC | eBay

<p>Coach Flat Zipper Pouch/Wallet - Bright Green - Vintage. </p><br><p>Condition is "Pre-owned". Well loved, but has tons of life left. Has definite signs of use with some stains and rub marks. These are no longer made and a lovely vintage piece of Coach history. </p><br><p>***This is...

www.ebay.com

Aaaaand it's gone again!

 

[pradithadea]

I believe I have pictures of that one.
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hi all..

Sorry but since i’m a newbie, I wonder why it has no numbers in its creed. Would any of you tell me? TIA

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have just read SaleArea Threads and it has given me the answers. Thank you

 

[lovevintagecoach]

Hello ladies ! Could I please have this soho belted bag looked at . I noticed there is a bullseye in the top right corner of the flap, is that a pretty good indication the bag is authentic ? Thank you so much for your time
mercari
Seller : jmball56
https://merc.li/6Mfv4mEhb

 

[pradithadea]

Hello ladies ! Could I please have this soho belted bag looked at . I noticed there is a bullseye in the top right corner of the flap, is that a pretty good indication the bag is authentic ? Thank you so much for your time
mercari
Seller : jmball56
https://merc.li/6Mfv4mEhb

What a lovely bag!

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello ladies ! Could I please have this soho belted bag looked at . I noticed there is a bullseye in the top right corner of the flap, is that a pretty good indication the bag is authentic ? Thank you so much for your time
mercari
Seller : jmball56
https://merc.li/6Mfv4mEhb

That outlet stamp should never be used to prove a Coach is authentic. Stamps can be faked, fakes can be "returned" to an outlet store during very busy times like after the Christmas holidays when stores will often accept returns without receipts, and fakes might be returned to one of Coach's retail partners such as Macy's or Dillard's and the store will simply send the item to Coach or to one of the outlets and no one bother to check or be capable of telling if it's authentic.

The only REAL proof of authenticity is if all the item's details including its construction but especially all the details of the creed stamp and serial number are EXACTLY right for the month, year and plant shown in the serial number, or for pre-1994 bags, that the fonts and details match other vintage bags from the same period. And there is always the possibility of mistakes at the plant, so exceptions like that need careful analysis. There are no one or two single details that can prove a Coach is genuine, no matter what all those online "Authenticity Guides" claim. And there is NO computer program that can tell if a Coach is genuine by using AI.

The one you're asking about is genuine. Soho Belted Pouch made in 1996.

 

[lovevintagecoach]

That outlet stamp should never be used to prove a Coach is authentic. Stamps can be faked, fakes can be "returned" to an outlet store during very busy times like after the Christmas holidays when stores will often accept returns without receipts, and fakes might be returned to one of Coach's retail partners such as Macy's or Dillard's and the store will simply send the item to Coach or to one of the outlets and no one bother to check or be capable of telling if it's authentic.

The only REAL proof of authenticity is if all the item's details including its construction but especially all the details of the creed stamp and serial number are EXACTLY right for the month, year and plant shown in the serial number, or for pre-1994 bags, that the fonts and details match other vintage bags from the same period. And there is always the possibility of mistakes at the plant, so exceptions like that need careful analysis. There are no one or two single details that can prove a Coach is genuine, no matter what all those online "Authenticity Guides" claim. And there is NO computer program that can tell if a Coach is genuine by using AI.

The one you're asking about is genuine. Soho Belted Pouch made in 1996.

Thank you so much for the information. Is there a website or somewhere on the forum that has the country codes ? I am trying to figure out the creeds on my bags..as in where and when they were made. It is very confusing to me. LOL

 

[Narnanz]

Thank you so much for the information. Is there a website or somewhere on the forum that has the country codes ? I am trying to figure out the creeds on my bags..as in where and when they were made. It is very confusing to me. LOL

SaleArea guides

Now that ebay is removing the guides they've been hosting for years, those who use those guides have been forced to either save them on their computers or print them. Tonight I found that the Salearea guides (including the Hyacinth/Salearea collaboration ones) have been saved to Salearea's...

forum.purseblog.com

 

[ljsmommy]

I'm not seeing any photos of the serial number. Without that and without any measurements the bag really can't be authenticated or identified. It's possible that maybe the creed's location in the outside pocket is what someone thought was a red flag. If the bag doesn't have any inside pocket for the creed, that might be the reason.

Mercari has flagged genuine bags before and missed some fakes, so please don't depend on their claimed "expertise".

Thank you for your reply @Hyacinth. The bag measures 8"L x 5.5"H x 2"D. I've attached two creed pics that will hopefully help. The stamping isn't very deep but it reads No. F5D - 9925 and is in the front pocket like you mentioned.

 

[lovevintagecoach]

SaleArea guides

Now that ebay is removing the guides they've been hosting for years, those who use those guides have been forced to either save them on their computers or print them. Tonight I found that the Salearea guides (including the Hyacinth/Salearea collaboration ones) have been saved to Salearea's...

forum.purseblog.com

thank you !

 

[lazysundays]

Hi Authenticators! Kindly authenticate below.

item: Coach Regina
Site/seller: eBay sarastar-35
Link: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/254830952285
Comment: creed picture here

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi Authenticators! Kindly authenticate below.

item: Coach Regina
Site/seller: eBay sarastar-35
Link: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/254830952285
Comment: creed picture here

Ideally, we need the full creed showing the edges, stitching and a small amount of area outside the creed. But I can see enough to say that the bag is authentic.