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

[Vlad]

IMPORTANT READ-ME

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For further information, please refer to the first post on page 1 of this thread.

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  Listing number:
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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!

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi, can you authenticate this bag? A name and style number will also be helpful. Thanks

Coach 11x9x3.5 Brown Leather Purse | eBay

Coach 11x9x3.5 Brown Leather Purse. Condition is "Pre-owned". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.

www.ebay.com

Genuine, it looks like a style 9852 Ranch Bag from the early 1990s

 

[loverofnicethings]

Genuine, it looks like a style 9852 Ranch Bag from the early 1990s

Thank you. I’m still new to collecting vintage Coach bags. Sometimes I come across bags I haven’t seen before and don’t know their names or style number and the response from authenticators here to my questions have been very helpful in that, it helps me when I google looking for mod shots to see how the bag looks on others and if it’s something I want to purchase or not. Thanks again.

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello Authenticators! I found this bag at the thrift store. Can you please confirm it is indeed real? It has a one sided tag and a Talon zipper. Also, I would like to know more about this bag as I just love it, but I’m not certain the style name/number. Thank you!!!

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It's a genuine Duffle Sac, style 9085 and that one was made in the late 1980s.

Here's a Coach catalog page from the same time period, click on the thumbnail to enlarge

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[Hyacinth]

I have one more vintage coach bag. Not sure of the name. It was purchased at a thrift. Serial 0481-366

Please remember to post measurements for vintage bags.

Convertible Clutch, early 1990s, style 9635

 

[ConstanceD]

Sorry. It’s fake.

ugh. thanks BB. Lets hope Goodwill will let me return...

 

[Taibhse]

I just want to add a few more comments about the bag itself.

The year code says it was made in 1996, but NO 1996 Coach handbags had nickel-color hardware. So if the bag is genuine and the hardware silver-color like the seller says, the hardware apparently was replaced but with the wrong color. Maybe one of the owners just wanted that color, but that might make proving authenticity more difficult. And I'm NOT saying the bag is fake, just that the hardware not only isn't original but it's not even the original color.

The inside pocket zipper is a MESS. That was probably also replaced and whoever did it made a really bad job of it. I'm getting seasick just looking at those waves, an original Coach zipper would never be installed so poorly.

Even if I had no problems with that seller, I wouldn't recommend buying that bag.

Thank you so much for your in-depth analysis! I’ll definitely take your recommendation and keep looking.

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello Authenticators!



This is my first post. I would very much appreciate it if this bag could be authenticated. The seller looks like they have a separate fake in their inventory, which makes me suspicious of this one, even though it looks legit. That one appears to be missing the country of origin in its creed.
Also, is it normal for the nickel version to have a gold internal zipper? This is not the first listing I have seen with this combination.

Model: Coach Willis 9927

Size: 10x10x3

Thank you so much for your help!


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Please note that we require the link to the listing. If the same photos are already on the listing page, there's no need to copy them to your post here.

We also require the name of the seller. If they have other possible fakes listed we'd like to know about it. The info we require is posted in the IMPORTANT-READ ME post at the top of each page in this forum.

A bag from 1996 shouldn't have nickel hardware. What color does the seller say it is? And if you're only going by the photos you're showing, are you sure the brass color isn't just washed out in the photos because they were taken in direct or indirect sunlight? That's been known to happen.

I can see "UNITES STATES" on the creed. It isn't very clear, but I know where to look and what to look for.

Please post back as a REPLY to your first post and include the listing URL and the seller's name. Thank you.

Here’s the link: https://etsy.me/342sbWB

The shop name is GutsyGirls.

I removed the photos I submitted, as they were redundant.

As far as the nickel versus brass coloring in sunlight, the seller states that it is nickel hardware on the outside of the bag

I just want to add a few more comments about the bag itself.

The year code says it was made in 1996, but NO 1996 Coach handbags had nickel-color hardware. So if the bag is genuine and the hardware silver-color like the seller says, the hardware apparently was replaced but with the wrong color. Maybe one of the owners just wanted that color, but that might make proving authenticity more difficult. And I'm NOT saying the bag is fake, just that the hardware not only isn't original but it's not even the original color.

The inside pocket zipper is a MESS. That was probably also replaced and whoever did it made a really bad job of it. I'm getting seasick just looking at those waves, an original Coach zipper would never be installed so poorly.

Even if I had no problems with that seller, I wouldn't recommend buying that bag.

I'd like to add a bit more information about the seller, GutsyGirls (on Etsy) aka many IDs on ebay, including
debbieb208 - https://www.ebay.com/usr/debbieb208
gutsygirldebb-1 (1) -No longer a registered user - https://www.ebay.com/usr/gutsygirldebb-1
classiccottage7 (7) - No longer a registered user - https://www.ebay.com/usr/classiccottage7
marbrow_267 - No longer a registered use - https://www.ebay.com/usr/marbrow_267?

That seller, on both her Etsy GutsyGirls ID and on ebay Ebay debbieb208 ID, has listed, sold and had removed more fakes than I can count! And although there were many cases when she knew items were fake (having been informed that ebay removed them as counterfeit, she still listed them on etsy, not even ending her listings when messaged through etsy that the items were fake.

A search of the Coach Hall of Shame thread shows some of the many fakes that were posted and reported. It's eyeopening!

https://forum.purseblog.com/search/726780/?q=debbieb208&t=post&c[thread]=824098&o=relevance

https://forum.purseblog.com/search/726780/?q=gutsygirls&t=post&c[thread]=824098&o=relevance

https://forum.purseblog.com/search/726780/?q=classiccottage7&t=post&c[thread]=824098&o=relevance

Be very careful!

 

[Syaki]

Hello,
Can you please authenticate the following:
Item: coach murphy
Site poshmark
Seller: phloxx
Link: https://posh.mk/ASNcoS6Fqgb

Thank you.

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello,
Can you please authenticate the following:
Item: coach murphy
Site poshmark
Seller: phloxx
Link: https://posh.mk/ASNcoS6Fqgb

Thank you.

It's a genuine Murphy Bag from 1995.

 

[Crystalcoach]

Hi all! Please authenticate this Lilac Waverly. Thank you!

Item: Waverly
Seller/site: bmboone1 Poshmark
Link: https://posh.mk/JZZsl1vkrgb

 

[Birdie13]

Not really. I can't enlarge the creed and serial photo at all, and I'm not even sure what style it's supposed to be since there aren't any measurements. Sorry. There's what seems to be an outlet stamp but that by itself is only a good indicator that it might be genuine. We've seen outlet stamps in fakes too.

Hi. The seller sent me some more pictures. Hopefully this helps...

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi all! Please authenticate this Lilac Waverly. Thank you!

Item: Waverly
Seller/site: bmboone1 Poshmark
Link: https://posh.mk/JZZsl1vkrgb

It is fine.

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi. The seller sent me some more pictures. Hopefully this helps...

It's fine.

 

[Crescentwing]

Hello, can you please authenticate this bag?
Item: Coach City
Seller: Etsy/Debsmorningstar
Link: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/100...ch&ref=sr_gallery-2-12&organic_search_click=1

The seller says it's a vintage 1980s bag and doesn't have the style serial number because it wasn't assigned yet. Is this true?
According to this source (http://vintagecoachbags.com/index.php/authenticity-guide/), the format xxx-xxxx ended in late 1970s. 1980s format was xxxx-xxx.

 

[Crystalcoach]

It is fine.

Thank you!!