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]

This is seller who sold the Willis
https://www.mercari.com//u/164959789
And here’s the listing
https://merc.li/C7MHCm36b

Seller
Sold by Anna Van

Sometimes reporting the listing can help to get it removed and for you to get a refund.

 

[sylbobags]

Seller
Sold by Anna Van

Sometimes reporting the listing can help to get it removed and for you to get a refund.

I foolishly accepted the purse! I have opened a case. I fear that I didn’t follow Mercari guidelines for reporting or rejecting the item.

 

[BeenBurned]

I foolishly accepted the purse! I have opened a case. I fear that I didn’t follow Mercari guidelines for reporting or rejecting the item.

You didn't know!

If they deny the dispute, you can file a dispute with your credit card company or with Paypal if you used PP. (Even if you used a c.c. on PP, file the dispute through PP first, then if you lose that one, you have the c.c. as a last resort.)

 

[Hyacinth]

Thank you for this info. I’m very surprised it isn’t authentic. What construction details aren’t right?

That padded area in the leather tab above the turnlock isn't the correct shape and is not padded well, and it looks like the creed stamp on the inside pocket is seriously off-center. The center seam on the bottom panel, as long as the seam itself is centered correctly, should line up with the center of the creed stamp, but in this one it doesn't. The creed should be in the top center of the pocket. But the incorrect serial font is the smoking gun.

To back up what we keep saying - have Coach items authenticated BEFORE you buy. If you had done that, we would have spotted that fake serial number font immediately and told you it was fake. It's much easier authenticating something before you buy than it is trying to get your money back once it's paid for and delivered.

 

[CollegeOT4mom]

I wanted to check to see if this purse was authentic.
Coach purse: C1071-F14859
Location: Goodwill outlet

Thank you and Merry Christmas

 

[aqua1117]

Hi Authenticators!
May I ask to please check these two that I purchased at the thrift store?

1.
Item: doctors bag
Where purchased or how obtained: thrift store
Comments: what is the style name of this bag?


2.
Item: Duffle sac from Hungary
Where: from thrift store
Comments: this is the only Hungary made sac and the leather feels a lot thicker than my other duffle sac. While the thickness of leather is gorgeous, it makes this bag more stiff (opposed to duffle sac being more saggy with less stuff inside usually).

 

[BeenBurned]

I wanted to check to see if this purse was authentic.
Coach purse: C1071-F14859
Location: Goodwill outlet

Thank you and Merry Christmas

It's an authentic patent gallery tote.

Be careful because patent takes color transfer and that won't come off.

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi Authenticators!
May I ask to please check these two that I purchased at the thrift store?

1.
Item: doctors bag
Where purchased or how obtained: thrift store
Comments: what is the style name of this bag?
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2.
Item: Duffle sac from Hungary
Where: from thrift store
Comments: this is the only Hungary made sac and the leather feels a lot thicker than my other duffle sac. While the thickness of leather is gorgeous, it makes this bag more stiff (opposed to duffle sac being more saggy with less stuff inside usually).
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Both are fine.

 

[aqua1117]

Both are fine.

@BeenBurned , Thank you so much!!

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi Authenticators!
May I ask to please check these two that I purchased at the thrift store?

1.
Item: doctors bag
Where purchased or how obtained: thrift store
Comments: what is the style name of this bag?
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2.
Item: Duffle sac from Hungary
Where: from thrift store
Comments: this is the only Hungary made sac and the leather feels a lot thicker than my other duffle sac. While the thickness of leather is gorgeous, it makes this bag more stiff (opposed to duffle sac being more saggy with less stuff inside usually).
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The first bag is a Hudson Bag, style 4081 from the Lightweight Collection and made around 1991- 1992.

 

[aqua1117]

The first bag is a Hudson Bag, style 4081 from the Lightweight Collection and made around 1991- 1992.

Thank you, @Hyacinth for your expertise!

 

[Lourabee]

Hello kind Authenticators!

Could you please check this bag that I purchased about a year or so ago on Poshmark? After looking through this thread I wonder now if it is authentic.

Item: Coach Willis
Where purchased: Poshmark
Comments: It does not have the typical serial number for a Willis (also has a slash under the o in No. rather than a dot), and it says it was made in Italy, which I understand might be fine. It was the combination of Italian-made and the unusual serial number that made me question it. I will just wear the bag since it's useful, but I should know so I don't resell it if not genuine.

Thank you very much, you provide an invaluable service! L

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello kind Authenticators!

Could you please check this bag that I purchased about a year or so ago on Poshmark? After looking through this thread I wonder now if it is authentic.

Item: Coach Willis
Where purchased: Poshmark
Comments: It does not have the typical serial number for a Willis (also has a slash under the o in No. rather than a dot), and it says it was made in Italy, which I understand might be fine. It was the combination of Italian-made and the unusual serial number that made me question it. I will just wear the bag since it's useful, but I should know so I don't resell it if not genuine.

Thank you very much, you provide an invaluable service! L

It's fine. The serial number font and other stamp details are identical to other genuine bags made in the Italy plant in 1992-93. Since the Willis was introduced in 1993, we can narrow it down exactly to that year.

 

[Lourabee]

It's fine. The serial number font and other stamp details are identical to other genuine bags made in the Italy plant in 1992-93. Since the Willis was introduced in 1993, we can narrow it down exactly to that year.

Wonderful, thank you so very much Hyacinth! Really appreciate your time and expertise. L

 

[sylbobags]

You didn't know!

If they deny the dispute, you can file a dispute with your credit card company or with Paypal if you used PP. (Even if you used a c.c. on PP, file the dispute through PP first, then if you lose that one, you have the c.c. as a last resort.)

Great advice!