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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.

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
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  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
    Item:
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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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#68,073
aqua1117 said:
Hi Authenticators!
Will you please take a look at this bag? I bought it at a consignment store. Thank you so much in advance for your time.

Item: Crosby bag
Where purchased or how obtained: consignment
Comments: size 13" x 9" x 4.5"
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BeenBurned said:
It’s fine.
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aqua1117 said:
Thank you so much, @BeenBurned !
I sold this item about a week ago and I was notified that the buyer is returning this item because she/he thought this was fake and the platform 'reviewed document from the buyer for proof' and they ruled this bag a fake! I'm so furious. I'm so hurt.
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What do you means by "the platform reviewed document from the buyer for proof?"

If the buyer submitted an authentication deeming that bag as fake, the company who did the authentication has no business doing that job!

I'd like to know who it was, I'd recommend referring the buyer here for reassurance and if the buyer doesn't want to learn, please either PM or post the buyer's ID so those who sell Coach can add the name to their BBL.
 
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BeenBurned said:
What do you means by "the platform reviewed document from the buyer for proof?"

If the buyer submitted an authentication deeming that bag as fake, the company who did the authentication has no business doing that job!

I'd like to know who it was, I'd recommend referring the buyer here for reassurance and if the buyer doesn't want to learn, please either PM or post the buyer's ID so those who sell Coach can add the name to their BBL.
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There's also a discussion at the Vintage thread:

Vintage Coach Photos & Chat

Just had to punch FIVE additional holes to finally get it to my hip! Any more and the excess'll overlap LOL!!!
forum.purseblog.com forum.purseblog.com
 
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aqua1117 said:
Thank you so much, @BeenBurned !
I sold this item about a week ago and I was notified that the buyer is returning this item because she/he thought this was fake and the platform 'reviewed document from the buyer for proof' and they ruled this bag a fake! I'm so furious. I'm so hurt.
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I'm so sorry I'm using this space to update this matter but I thought it maybe helpful for others that also sell on Mercari to know that there seems to be no rights for the seller to claim their side of the story. They sent me this response after I asked about the basis of their decision (what made them think this bag was fake?). I'm now so discouraged to use their platform.
BeenBurned said:
What do you means by "the platform reviewed document from the buyer for proof?"

If the buyer submitted an authentication deeming that bag as fake, the company who did the authentication has no business doing that job!

I'd like to know who it was, I'd recommend referring the buyer here for reassurance and if the buyer doesn't want to learn, please either PM or post the buyer's ID so those who sell Coach can add the name to their BBL.
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@BeenBurned , I actually wrote on another thread about this since I thought 'authentication' thread may not be proper. @Hyacinth , thank you for notifying that on my behalf.
 
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aqua1117 said:
I'm so sorry I'm using this space to update this matter but I thought it maybe helpful for others that also sell on Mercari to know that there seems to be no rights for the seller to claim their side of the story. They sent me this response after I asked about the basis of their decision (what made them think this bag was fake?). I'm now so discouraged to use their platform.

@BeenBurned , I actually wrote on another thread about this since I thought 'authentication' thread may not be proper. @Hyacinth , thank you for notifying that on my behalf.
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No need to apologize. Sometimes posts take on a life of their own and often, with good reason.
 
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NBALLY8006 said:
Just discovered this one any idea of the year if authentic?

Seller Jpnau
www.ebay.com

Vintage Coach Brown Leather Cross Body Messenger Style Bag | eBay

Brass clasp and hardware. Flap over body, pouch on each side and small pouch on inside. Serial 334-3832. 15 1/2 wide by 11" high.
www.ebay.com
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I keep coming back to look at this listing.

Please wait for others but does anyone think it looks like a Frankenbag?

At first glance, I thought I was looking at a station bag but that inside pocket is way off! IMO (and I hope I'm wrong), it looks like the pocket was removed from a different bag and attached in this bag.

Also, the strap looks too short and the front leather closure tab is a different color from the bag.

OTHER OPINIONS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME!
 
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BeenBurned said:
I keep coming back to look at this listing.

Please wait for others but does anyone think it looks like a Frankenbag?

At first glance, I thought I was looking at a station bag but that inside pocket is way off! IMO (and I hope I'm wrong), it looks like the pocket was removed from a different bag and attached in this bag.

Also, the strap looks too short and the front leather closure tab is a different color from the bag.

OTHER OPINIONS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME!
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The seller seems to refer to is a messenger bag/ laptop type bag...haven't seen many around hence why I was sceptical
 
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This is the briefcase style bag I am used to seeing
Seller belvidere fashions
www.ebay.com

Vintage Coach 5265 British Tan Leather Lexington Briefcase Messenger Bag | eBay

<p>Up for sale is a nice Vintage Coach 5265 British Tan Leather Lexington Briefcase Messenger Bag. </p><br /><p>This has been used but is in excellent condition</p><p>The brand is Coach</p><p>The height is approximately 10”</p><p>The width is approximately 15”</p><p>The depth is approximately...
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NBALLY8006 said:
The seller seems to refer to is a messenger bag/ laptop type bag...haven't seen many around hence why I was sceptical
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The parts don't go together, that's the real problem. BeenBurned already mentioned the problems. The inside pocket almost looks like it came from a different bag, the color seems too dark, but maybe that's due to the lighting. The turnlock tab obviously isn't the one that came with the bag, the color is wrong and it doesn't look as if it was positioned correctly. If you're buying it to resell, that color difference would be a turn-off to many potential buyers. It may be genuine but it's not in Original condition.

It's actually appears to be a full-size briefcase, probably an early Metropolitan Brief style 5180 made in 1986 or 1987. It's definitely NOT a handbag or even a mini-brief, I can tell by the riveted top handle. Those were only used for some full-size business and travel bags. Describing the size as "Medium" isn't accurate, it's 16 inches long. From a 1987 catalog:

5180_Metrpolitan Brief-holiday1987-a.jpg
 
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NBALLY8006 said:
This is the briefcase style bag I am used to seeing
Seller belvidere fashions
www.ebay.com

Vintage Coach 5265 British Tan Leather Lexington Briefcase Messenger Bag | eBay

<p>Up for sale is a nice Vintage Coach 5265 British Tan Leather Lexington Briefcase Messenger Bag. </p><br /><p>This has been used but is in excellent condition</p><p>The brand is Coach</p><p>The height is approximately 10”</p><p>The width is approximately 15”</p><p>The depth is approximately...
www.ebay.com
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Just because you haven't seen it before doesn't mean much. Coach made more than a dozen briefcase styles just between 1985 and 2000.

You might want to look through the catalog scans posted in the reference thread in the main Coach forum.
 
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BeenBurned said:
I keep coming back to look at this listing.

Please wait for others but does anyone think it looks like a Frankenbag?

At first glance, I thought I was looking at a station bag but that inside pocket is way off! IMO (and I hope I'm wrong), it looks like the pocket was removed from a different bag and attached in this bag.

Also, the strap looks too short and the front leather closure tab is a different color from the bag.

OTHER OPINIONS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME!
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"Frankenbag" - hahaha! Oh dear, that's a good one! I'm still smiling :)
 
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