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!

 

[Narnanz]

Update on the counterfeit bag. The shop goodwill store wrote back to me and said that they would only refund me if I sent them photos that I had destroyed the bag. OK.

Oh...bet ya enjoyed that...what fun!!

 

[BeenBurned]

Update on the counterfeit bag. The shop goodwill store wrote back to me and said that they would only refund me if I sent them photos that I had destroyed the bag. OK.

Nice! That looks like you had fun!

 

[daimlerz]

Poor guy. He might have no idea this bag screams “I’m a fake!” I’m no expert but the hardware alone is questionable. The leather has the typical grain of pleather.

VINTAGE COACH LEATHER BRIEFCASE BAG LAPTOP TRAVEL MADE IN USA | eBay

VINTAGE COACH LEATHER BRIEFCASE BAG LAPTOP TRAVEL MADE IN USA.

www.ebay.com

Seller, joejohn5579

 

[Hyacinth]

Poor guy. He might have no idea this bag screams “I’m a fake!” I’m no expert but the hardware alone is questionable. The leather has the typical grain of pleather.

VINTAGE COACH LEATHER BRIEFCASE BAG LAPTOP TRAVEL MADE IN USA | eBay

VINTAGE COACH LEATHER BRIEFCASE BAG LAPTOP TRAVEL MADE IN USA.

www.ebay.com

Seller, joejohn5579

The most recent listing is gone. Earlier listings showing the fake just keep reverting to a "Lexington" from another seller. The joejohn5579 fake with the 308-9875 always-fake serial and "marXings" seems to have finally been yanked.

 

[Hyacinth]

Nice! That looks like you had fun!

Everyone needs to slice up a really bad fake once in a while. Not TOO often though, and the cheaper, the better.

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

Nice! That looks like you had fun!

Yes, I did.

 

[Hoku44]

Update. The shopgoodwill people asked me basically to "prove it" that the bag was counterfeit. What did I think was wrong with it, they asked. "Please advise." I gave them a list, from the YE...creed to the "non-quality" of the leather, to the signature fabric inside and out, the trinket-y hardware, and etc. I asked again for my money back. It's not a lot of money, but now they've got me irritated. I said "Please advise how quickly you will return my money for the bag, tax, and shipping."

That's awful and rude!

 

[Yocris661]

Hello! I found this Coach Willis at a pawn shop and would like to make sure it’s authentic. The bag measures 10 x 9 x 3.

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello! I found this Coach Willis at a pawn shop and would like to make sure it’s authentic. The bag measures 10 x 9 x 3.

It's authentic, made in 1996.

 

[Yocris661]

It's authentic, made in 1996.

Thank you so much!

 

[namakafig]

Thank you whateve! The context is super helpful.


To the thread in general: I've got another authentication request I'd like to get y'all's opinion on please. (I may have been window shopping a lot today...) Here are the details:

Item: Penny / Pocket Purse 9755
Seller: cristinamoda
Etsy Listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1098940051/vintage-coach-pocket-purse-9755-british

Let me know if you have any questions and many thanks in advance!

Hi authenticators, just wanted to bring up this request again. (I hope it's ok.) I think it may have gotten lost in the shuffle since my post was initially hidden by the moderator and then the link became outdated. Here's the updated info:

Item: Penny / Pocket Purse 9755
Seller: cristinamoda
Poshmark listing: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Pocket-Purse-9755-British-Tan-6160f2247457ad4664ba7f0a
Comments: Searched for creed number (Is this the same as searching item #?) and didn't get hits in this thread but there was an old one from about 10 years ago for a different version, though pics were fuzzy. Would be super appreciative to get your advice since I need to confirm if I accept the order in 3 days. Please and thanks in advance!

 

[samanthasells]

Hi there! I acquired this coach swingpack at a garage sale and it has no serial or creed I’ve heard some swing packs don’t come with either. Please help and thanks in advance!

 

[whateve]

Hi authenticators, just wanted to bring up this request again. (I hope it's ok.) I think it may have gotten lost in the shuffle since my post was initially hidden by the moderator and then the link became outdated. Here's the updated info:

Item: Penny / Pocket Purse 9755
Seller: cristinamoda
Poshmark listing: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Pocket-Purse-9755-British-Tan-6160f2247457ad4664ba7f0a
Comments: Searched for creed number (Is this the same as searching item #?) and didn't get hits in this thread but there was an old one from about 10 years ago for a different version, though pics were fuzzy. Would be super appreciative to get your advice since I need to confirm if I accept the order in 3 days. Please and thanks in advance!

Authentic pocket purse. It is not a penny. When searching for styles, only use the digits after the dash in the creed number. The style number of this bag is 9755. If you search that, you should find plenty.

The item number that we ask for in authentications is a unique number that identifies the listing. It's easy to find on ebay and some other sites. They aren't visible on Poshmark or Mercari so you can ignore that part of the request.

 

[whateve]

Hi there! I acquired this coach swingpack at a garage sale and it has no serial or creed I’ve heard some swing packs don’t come with either. Please help and thanks in advance!

It looks fine.

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi authenticators, just wanted to bring up this request again. (I hope it's ok.) I think it may have gotten lost in the shuffle since my post was initially hidden by the moderator and then the link became outdated. Here's the updated info:

Item: Penny / Pocket Purse 9755
Seller: cristinamoda
Poshmark listing: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-Coach-Pocket-Purse-9755-British-Tan-6160f2247457ad4664ba7f0a
Comments: Searched for creed number (Is this the same as searching item #?) and didn't get hits in this thread but there was an old one from about 10 years ago for a different version, though pics were fuzzy. Would be super appreciative to get your advice since I need to confirm if I accept the order in 3 days. Please and thanks in advance!

Comparing one bag to a similar bag can never prove authenticity, every Coach needs to be looked at and compared only to known genuine bags of the same style, plant, and if possible, month and year. It's not something that a buyer who's not an experienced authenticator should do on their own.

By "creed number" I think you mean "creed and serial number". Those are the two stampings shown in the last photo of the Poshmark listing (the creed statement inside the border and the stamped number under it are two separate stampings in older bags) and are a critical part of Coach authentications. The photo of those details in the listing indicates that the bag you're asking about is a genuine Pocket Purse, style 9755 and made in the US in 1995. BTW, "listing numbers: refer mostly to Ebay listings, other sites such as Poshmark don't usually refer to listings by number.

There is a huge amount of information about important details like creeds and serial numbers as well as Coach's history posted in the "Salearea Guides" thread that's Pinned at the top of each page in this Coach Shopping forum that has an index. It's long and complicated and really needs multiple careful readings for everything in it to start making sense, but unlike at least 95 percent of the misinformation about Coach found on the internet, it's accurate and mostly up to date. The Daria48 Coach Fake Numbers List posted after it is also a good reference tool. Some links in the first 13 posts in the Salearea Guides section are no longer working so don't be concerned with them, just take your time and concentrate on the rest. Click on the red text at the top of the link box below to go to that thread.

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