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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!
 
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mildtea said:
Hello everyone! I have another bag I was hoping you could authenticate:

Item: basic bag
Listing number: n/a
Seller and site where listed: shopatshang (carousell.ph)
Link: https://www.carousell.ph/p/vintage-coach-bone-ivory-basic-bag-leather-purse-1093041648/?t-id=7CkyHDW6LF_1624520563387&t-referrer_browse_type=search_results&t-referrer_request_id=T2JHrd2PzB-NFWgl&t-referrer_search_query=Vintage Coach basic bag&t-referrer_sort_by=popular

thank you for your help!
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mildtea said:
I think I got skipped
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The bag shown in the listing is authentic.
 
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Hi, Would you please authenticate this. I purchased it and then saw that this seller was reported as selling fakes in the fake hall of fame.

Items: Collegiate Bag
Seller: Lorac2015
Site:Poshmark

i cannot find a listing number on Poshmark. when I tried to cancel this order the seller told me that NYC a bags cannot be faked, so now I really don't trust.
Thano you.
 
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emilylia said:
Hi, Would you please authenticate this. I purchased it and then saw that this seller was reported as selling fakes in the fake hall of fame.

Items: Collegiate Bag
Seller: Lorac2015
Site:Poshmark

i cannot find a listing number on Poshmark. when I tried to cancel this order the seller told me that NYC a bags cannot be faked, so now I really don't trust.
Thano you.
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ANY Coach bag can be faked, or just about any other brand as well. Just because we may not have seen examples yet doesn't mean it can't happen, or hasn't already happened.

ETA - As an example of the dangers of sellers claiming knowledge that they don't actually have, Lorac2015 claims in the listing title that the bag is from the 1970s, but the Summer 1988 catalog clearly lists that style as "NEW" which indicates a Spring or Summer 1988 introduction so maybe she might want to be more careful.

I personally won't authenticate items from that seller, so please wait for an authenticator who does.
 
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Hyacinth said:
Please also note the additional information I posted.
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Thank you. I see the additional information. I'd like to think she made an honest mistake on the one reported as fake and details on this but...... I am not sure. If I am unable to get confirmation that it is authentic, that detail could be helpful. Buyer beware. Next time I will ask first.
Curious. Is it less common for Made in NYC bags to be faked?
 
#62,588
Hi Authenticators. I'm going to buy my first coach vintage bag. Hope you can let me know if the item below is authentic.
Thank you.

Item: Vintage Coach Weston Tote Shopper Bag in Black
Seller and site where listed: wena120 in Carousell philippines
Link: Carousell Link Here
Comments: Is it in a fairly good condition? I'm also looking at a willis listing, still waiting for the additional pictures.
 

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daimlerz said:
Grateful if this duffle/bucket bag could be authenticated. If it's possible to know around when in the 2000s it was released, that would be most appreciated too! It looks like a cool unisex design that Coach is lately usually marketing. Sadly, the bag seems to suffer from stitching coming easily undone.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/114505528630?hash=item1aa90fb536&_trkparms=ispr=1&amdata=enc:AQAGAAADIO9t%2Fi52r2uoT9oq4PrBRWsVvtV4dPjSLHF9c9SPtZW4cucmp95w5ASL%2BXK7TQBIIisVBGB16Hx2NGv29hrnEqqnjfU4HUFPhgtZRSWkDISGeYtZUWCE%2BzS%2B9d9y43tIj%2BsCHe4IfRtFfRq5ww0gwnR3kwXTWIwd2bFhefCTZTLy63lQLjBrzXqAz4uv4UDL2f79fHLfrhyByHsBkTPYFNntO5nRhJSbw8CxZZailxaH%2Bfrb%2B4y3CC8hy5Q5wglAnMfo7LqDgyy8CTwXAnglBjc13PlG7S00zRs%2BsB6XizKAJ%2FzTyhP9jBAlMQv6WOYHHFEz9dl76Sk14Gqw1witbRHnKqrUuKDEovHhJvCrvmWnjJONDT0hCpjTsH2c9KLzhGwCkQ2ReH15dGxC0Qde%2B%2B9fV805j0tZQ3IkJe5KqyGoe6JWaMm8%2B4kFE1Z5M7%2FDsjCgUkLTe2fHqIYb%2Fsu8w%2BZIZNyz7rrR5ikjj8mKjTPWEzt4qJJxLpWGeQ3HUp%2Br9lVdl4SAgxcfRGwUlA3DZAMXpUs3dbCEwoATsmbWVRx3vnzBzT9DKevz5cXobWQJnsXcallTE1wR2vVgmmXdcuddtpk4FOWuV7hPeCsHXpVej5dMho9HNPC4GTzxbF2LV57lUZZKzy5HxJRst4b7%2Fa1MlAB84xI%2BQ7OlZZLi%2BBjwXLdqlIz%2ByqUDI8qJpvm9FsJbNNvGgBbRbKgKopq01YX7Wai6VmrsRDVh098XglXhy3sP7CiQwK8ZbXYEdLhFrocoy7K2TZx%2BkAxkpjDVrYdg7oklbpQdw3UczhYayzTj9m3Zs7KrPRx0FWqAIPgSPmuwzzmWdWwyUPhREU%2FrdgPnmd9NiH2ZKGqiA%2Bd2CodAAYLJ5fRRCKfRK%2Fwsa6QcAhHzyNGm8dyLbNzhdHUTAVlnW%2Bvhsy7u56vDvoarBCtg8b8WrXqPxHxrFjcVwYlavySaIUJNWNs1LJsEAX4Z801Zq601wklsrn65enHzGZO1%2BirzgeZrkwlyEuKUoJbbj%2FbDKqv8sHbfk3PiJJrKbBmz6dcVHNPHPRaybeTrFjoH|ampid:PL_CLK

From seller stannick98
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If authentic, it would have been approximately 2014-2016, a period during which Coach used oddball "serial numbers" on creeds which had a 2-letter prefix indicating an abbreviation of the style (RG for rogue, SD for saddle, DF for duffle and others) and there would be a small white tag buried somewhere inside the bag with 2 rows of letter/number production info, resembling a "serial number."

It's important to note that the 1941 collection bags were and are closely faked so it's important for sellers to include all necessary pictures in order for the bags to be proven authentic.

As the listing stands, it can't authenticated because it's missing the picture of the white label. (This photo requirement is also listed in the post at the top of each page of the thread.)
 
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Would love an opinion on this one! My moms friend gave this to me, she thrifted it years ago. I’ve never had a pre creed bag so this is exciting (if real). It measures approximately 9x10x3”, in the middle where it’s shorter the height is 8”. Would this be Bonnie Cashin era or a Cashin style? Still learning, I’m so addicted haha. TIA for your time!!

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emilylia said:
Hi, Would you please authenticate this. I purchased it and then saw that this seller was reported as selling fakes in the fake hall of fame.

Items: Collegiate Bag
Seller: Lorac2015
Site:Poshmark

i cannot find a listing number on Poshmark. when I tried to cancel this order the seller told me that NYC a bags cannot be faked, so now I really don't trust.
Thano you.
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Hi, Hoping someone can weigh in with an opinion. Is this authentic? I really appreciate your time.
 
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emilylia said:
Hi, Would you please authenticate this. I purchased it and then saw that this seller was reported as selling fakes in the fake hall of fame.

Items: Collegiate Bag
Seller: Lorac2015
Site:Poshmark

i cannot find a listing number on Poshmark. when I tried to cancel this order the seller told me that NYC a bags cannot be faked, so now I really don't trust.
Thano you.
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Hyacinth said:
ANY Coach bag can be faked, or just about any other brand as well. Just because we may not have seen examples yet doesn't mean it can't happen, or hasn't already happened.

ETA - As an example of the dangers of sellers claiming knowledge that they don't actually have, Lorac2015 claims in the listing title that the bag is from the 1970s, but the Summer 1988 catalog clearly lists that style as "NEW" which indicates a Spring or Summer 1988 introduction so maybe she might want to be more careful.

I personally won't authenticate items from that seller, so please wait for an authenticator who does.
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emilylia said:
Thank you for the speedy reply. Hopefully it is not fake. I will wait to hear.
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emilylia said:
Thank you. I see the additional information. I'd like to think she made an honest mistake on the one reported as fake and details on this but...... I am not sure. If I am unable to get confirmation that it is authentic, that detail could be helpful. Buyer beware. Next time I will ask first.
Curious. Is it less common for Made in NYC bags to be faked?
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emilylia said:
Hi, Hoping someone can weigh in with an opinion. Is this authentic? I really appreciate your time.
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Please don't take it personally @emilylia because it's not you. I don't authenticate that seller either.

If you search the seller's ID and history, you'll see that it's not just 1 fake that upsets us but rather, her previous posting history here, her alleged participation in several private facebook and social media groups that take great pride and joy in attacking TPF and its members and her association with other people who take even greater happiness in denigrating us.

In fact, this is a post from just a week ago about a fake she has listed. Although it's known that they read TPF and comment on what is posted (among their private groupies), the fake is still listed, potentially waiting for a buyer to be ripped off by the $165 fake.

COACH Hall of Shame - Post Coach fakes here!

Ergo Mini Zip 9020 Fake J4H Ebay Seller: seeitwinit
forum.purseblog.com forum.purseblog.com

The following makes for some interesting reading:
 
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