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!

 

[Birdie13]

@whateve is the best person here for pre-creed vintage bags. But you have to understand that some very early coaches didn't have markings at all. Without some kind of permanent Coach stamp or tag from the correct time period it may not be possible to authenticate them. Bags like that should not be bought to re-sell, sometimes a buyer just has to take a chance.Nice leather or good stitching or looking like another bag in a photo can't be used to authenticate. Any manufacturer can copy another manufacturer's designs, and many do. Except for a handful of very expensive examples, there are no laws protecting fashion designs from being copied.

Thank you @Hyacinth. I completely understand about not being able to authenticate from a photo that is not of the actual bag in question, it’s just that I’m amazed at the subtle differences between the few available pictures of this bag. If anything, it really emphasizes the mad skills the authenticators here have. We’re lucky to have you. I did take a chance. I think I’ll dive in, clean it up and enjoy it. It’s a pretty special bag.

 

[Keemchee]

Hello, its my 1st time buying coach bag online and i don't know if its authentic or fake. Can you see this for me.
Coach Serena satchel in signature canvas brown
Link: http://www.11st.co.kr/products/3462114525/share
Its says made in Vietnam

 

[BeenBurned]

Good evening Authenticators,
Please confirm this Coach bag is authentic. The condition is astoundingly beautiful.
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/111072...how_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details
Seller: JulsVintage
Site: Etsy
Item: Stewardess Bag
Serial: F0P-9525
Thank you,

Genuine, made in 2000.

Please don't post a second time if you don't get an answer right away. The authenticators here have their own lives, families and obligations that come first.

Comment on the seller,

It appears that JulsVintage doesn't always verify authenticity of her items.

This is fake:

Vintage Coach Berkeley Saddle Crescent Bag Black 9988 - Etsy

Gorgeous black saddle bag with a crescent shape in excellent condition. The black glove tanned leather features solid brass hardware with turn lock closure, one interior pocket with zipper and one back exterior slip pocket and very soft leather strap adjustable with brass buckle hardware. Some minor

www.etsy.com

 

[ayene20]

Hello authenticators hope you are all good and safe. unfortunately got symptomatic covid positive so please be safe everyone..always wear mask no matter how your vaccination status is..if you dont mind, please help me with authentication of these bags. Thanks so much for all your generosity of time and patience and expertise. You are all blessing.

1.
Seller: Offerup meetup
Platform: offerup
Listing: not posted but showed to me during meetup which i randomly chose bags
style: Coach black tassel all leather shoulder hobo bag 8A03

 

[blueicy333]

Genuine and made in 1995

Hi Hyacinth. Thank you so much for the information.

 

[ayene20]

2.Coach Tote Bag Holiday Patchwork Purse Handbag Leather Suede Signature, Strap H0673-10435
Listing: Offerup meetup from another
(he said from his soster)

3. and another one from poshmark (which I gave to my mom as a gift but now i dont know if it was really authentic when it was mentioned here that poshmark sells a lot of fake coach)
Poshmark
Listing: https://posh.mk/p1z5Ct4PDmb this one ks really from a nice seller ash102905
Thank you so much authenticators God bless always

 

[blueicy333]

Hi. Please take a look at this listing when you have a chance. Thank you.

Site: poshmark
Seller: christineful741
Item: Vintage Coach Prairie Bag 9954
link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintag...H38m-OnuhRqp3zNc5sPlrNC2gnf9MoGxoCkpoQAvD_BwE

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello, its my 1st time buying coach bag online and i don't know if its authentic or fake. Can you see this for me.
Coach Serena satchel in signature canvas brown
Link: http://www.11st.co.kr/products/3462114525/share
Its says made in Vietnam

I'm not comfortable with that bag.

The link you posted shows pictures that are found on other sites, some of which are Filippino and many known to have close fakes.

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello authenticators hope you are all good and safe. unfortunately got symptomatic covid positive so please be safe everyone..always wear mask no matter how your vaccination status is..if you dont mind, please help me with authentication of these bags. Thanks so much for all your generosity of time and patience and expertise. You are all blessing.

1.
Seller: Offerup meetup
Platform: offerup
Listing: not posted but showed to me during meetup which i randomly chose bags
style: Coach black tassel all leather shoulder hobo bag 8A03

It's authentic, probably called a Soho leather hobo.

 

[Keemchee]

I'm not comfortable with that bag.

The link you posted shows pictures that are found on other sites, some of which are Filippino and many known to have close fakes.

I appreciate your answer~ . It's my 1st time buying bag online i guess i should buy it on the store to make sure. Thankyou

 

[Hoku44]

May I please have an authentication? Many thanks!

Item: Classic Pouch
Seller: calup930
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255016201245
Comments: So many, where to begin.. What have I bought? It's as pure as New York snow..

 

[Hyacinth]

Hello authenticators hope you are all good and safe. unfortunately got symptomatic covid positive so please be safe everyone..always wear mask no matter how your vaccination status is..if you dont mind, please help me with authentication of these bags. Thanks so much for all your generosity of time and patience and expertise. You are all blessing.

1.
Seller: Offerup meetup
Platform: offerup
Listing: not posted but showed to me during meetup which i randomly chose bags
style: Coach black tassel all leather shoulder hobo bag 8A03

Genuine Soho Leather Large Hobo made in 2005

 

[Hyacinth]

May I please have an authentication? Many thanks!

Item: Classic Pouch
Seller: calup930
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255016201245
Comments: So many, where to begin.. What have I bought? It's as pure as New York snow..

Good comparison. White leather Coaches are pretty tough to rehab. I hope you're ready for a challenge.

It's genuine, probably mid to late 1970s

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi. Please take a look at this listing when you have a chance. Thank you.

Site: poshmark
Seller: christineful741
Item: Vintage Coach Prairie Bag 9954
link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintag...H38m-OnuhRqp3zNc5sPlrNC2gnf9MoGxoCkpoQAvD_BwE

Genuine and made in 1996

 

[Hyacinth]

2.Coach Tote Bag Holiday Patchwork Purse Handbag Leather Suede Signature, Strap H0673-10435
Listing: Offerup meetup from another
(he said from his soster)

3. and another one from poshmark (which I gave to my mom as a gift but now i dont know if it was really authentic when it was mentioned here that poshmark sells a lot of fake coach)
Poshmark
Listing: https://posh.mk/p1z5Ct4PDmb this one ks really from a nice seller ash102905
Thank you so much authenticators God bless always

2- genuine, and made in 2006. I don't have the exact style name in my files.

3- It looks ok to me, made in 2012. For some reason I keep getting a clock error from Poshmark but was finally able to see the listing. I don't like it when sites I don't really trust ask me to click on odd links, and I wouldn't recommend that anyone else do it either.