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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.

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  • 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:
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  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
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    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.
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Lake Effect said:
What's happening with all the legit bags being reported as fake?? Lord knows there is no shortage of fake bags online to report. Is the public going overboard with self-authenticating or is trend of mean-spiritedness creeping into everyday life?
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Probably the second one. And the cynic in me thinks that several Posh members or former members may be behind it, either directly or as a twisted sort of inspiration. But that's up to Posh to investigate, assuming they have anyone on staff capable of doing that kind of digging. JMO, but it's the sort of cheap revenge tactics I would expect, especially given the timing of the retaliation and the personalities involved.
 
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Lake Effect said:
What's happening with all the legit bags being reported as fake?? Lord knows there is no shortage of fake bags online to report. Is the public going overboard with self-authenticating or is trend of mean-spiritedness creeping into everyday life?
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I vote the latter.

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Hyacinth said:
Probably the second one. And the cynic in me thinks that several Posh members or former members may be behind it, either directly or as a twisted sort of inspiration. But that's up to Posh to investigate, assuming they have anyone on staff capable of doing that kind of digging. JMO, but it's the sort of cheap revenge tactics I would expect, especially given the timing of the retaliation and the personalities involved.
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It's not just Poshmark. It's happening on ebay too.
 
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Hyacinth said:
Probably the second one. And the cynic in me thinks that several Posh members or former members may be behind it, either directly or as a twisted sort of inspiration. But that's up to Posh to investigate, assuming they have anyone on staff capable of doing that kind of digging. JMO, but it's the sort of cheap revenge tactics I would expect, especially given the timing of the retaliation and the personalities involved.
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Also, I looked at the listing for a bag that was deemed not authentic (by the buyer) simply because a catalog page showing the bag being available in the color was not available. If you ask me, that was a complete case of buyer's remorse.
Buyers are deluded if they think there is going to be a catalog page available on the internet to show every style and every color a bag was made in.

Hyacinth, and myself to a lesser extent, are making a lot of information available. However, it is by no means the totality of the styles made and colors they were offered in.
 
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Lake Effect said:
Also, I looked at the listing for a bag that was deemed not authentic (by the buyer) simply because a catalog page showing the bag being available in the color was not available. If you ask me, that was a complete case of buyer's remorse.
Buyers are deluded if they think there is going to be a catalog page available on the internet to show every style and every color a bag was made in.
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Personally, I have less of a problem when a buyer alleges an item to be fake. While I always recommend that buyers verify their suspicions BEFORE accusing a seller, it doesn't always happen.

However for ebay and Poshmark to remove authentic items is a more serious issue. It's said that both sites depend on multiple reports and that both sites have "experts" with whom they've been known to verify. I'm concerned that some of their "experts" aren't as expert as they're believed to be. (And this doesn't even take Entrupy into account! And we know how they've done with Coach.)

And for Poshmark to allow random members to judge listings that were reported is wrong! (Who am I to decide if a pair of Christian Louboutin heels and an Hermes bag are authentic?!?! I couldn't afford the hardware on an Hermes and I've never worn heels!)
 
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Lake Effect said:
Also, I looked at the listing for a bag that was deemed not authentic (by the buyer) simply because a catalog page showing the bag being available in the color was not available. If you ask me, that was a complete case of buyer's remorse.
Buyers are deluded if they think there is going to be a catalog page available on the internet to show every style and every color a bag was made in.

Hyacinth, and myself to a lesser extent, are making a lot of information available. However, it is by no means the totality of the styles made and colors they were offered in.
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Exactly! And especially when vintage bags are involved. Coach didn't even start to put some of their items on the internet until around 1997. And Coach NEVER put their catalogs on the internet. Any copies of catalogs or catalog pages have been supplied by catalog owners, either from digital or paper copies, and the digital copies available in the last 10 or 12 years have plenty of gaps and mistakes. Even many pages once available on the Wayback Machine have disappeared. I think Coach asked for them to be removed.
 
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Hi Authenticators,
After yesterday's disappointment with the fake backpack (I wish I could slap those counterfeiters!) I was hoping this one will get a thumb's up from you. I'm a big fan of Coach's burnished bags so I feel good about this one but as always I value your opinion more. Thank you!!

FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
Item: Coach Soho 10577
Where purchased: Local Goodwill
Comments: Dimensions 10" x 6.5" x 1"
Thanks again for taking the time for this.
 

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#65,606
aswl1001 said:
Hi Authenticators,
After yesterday's disappointment with the fake backpack (I wish I could slap those counterfeiters!) I was hoping this one will get a thumb's up from you. I'm a big fan of Coach's burnished bags so I feel good about this one but as always I value your opinion more. Thank you!!

FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
Item: Coach Soho 10577
Where purchased: Local Goodwill
Comments: Dimensions 10" x 6.5" x 1"
Thanks again for taking the time for this.
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It's an authentic Soho flap bag from 2006.
 
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#65,609
LadaZuri said:
Dear awesome authenticators, could I please have this 9966 authenticated before I pay? Thank you so much for all you do! :hugs:

Ebay link: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/124876148769?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11003.m43.l2648&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=efdce27bd2cb419d91e96353c6604f4d&bu=45337235117&osub=-1~1&crd=20210911100738&segname=11003&sojTags=ch=ch,bu=bu,osub=osub,crd=crd,segname=segname,chnl=mkcid

Seller: se0nlee-3

Listing number: 124876148769
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It's authentic, made in 1999. It's not a Janice but is a Legacy zip.
 
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