SEARCHING FOR THAT STYLE NUMBER, I FOUND THIS LISTING which is probably not the one you bought - SCROLL DOWN A BIT:
Item: F20794. Coach Daisy Applique Tote. Outside front zip pocket. Color: B4 /Multi.
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"Purse falling apart
Bought this purse labeled as nwt genuine coach and it is peeling and coming apart at the seems after just a few days of use do not buy this item
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New | Sold by: 5th_ave_2u"
The listing is no longer available so apparently it's been reported to Ebay for some unknown reason. Looking under Completed listings by seller "5th_ave_2u " there's only one listing for a style F20794 but I can't be sure that it's the same bag shown in the buyer's photos posted in the above comments, it was apparently NWT in November when originally purchased and the buyer back in November left Positive Feedback. But since then have the handles fallen apart with use?
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The purchaser of that NWT bags posted on Jan 2nd that the handles were falling apart. The photos here are much larger and clearly show the damage.
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@Brian Kershaw, did you already report that bag as a fake to Ebay? Is that why the listing has been removed?
It's completely possible that the handles on a 10-year old bag, whether NWT or not, could have deteriorated while in storage. Coach's mostly plastic metallic and "patent" leather trims were famous for that. Here are a few examples mentioned by tPF members found when I Searched here for "poppy handles damage"
Let's see all the pretty Metallics. I will start with my two. I love the soft feel of them. First up Miss Metallic (Rosegold) Phoebe. Next up is Miss Madison N/S Metallic (Rosegold)! And both together. And my shot from earlier headed out the door.
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Here are several posts about a less serious problem with the metallic trim on a different Poppy style. It was on area not subject to the same wear as the handles, but it does indicate a problem:
Please accept my apologies for using this forum to vent, but if I get another bag covered in shoe polish, I'm going to scream. Even after I ask the seller if there's shoe polish on it, get a "No, NEVER!", yet, here it is. So, on my latest disappointment: should I bother to remove the polish...
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There's an entire thread here on the subject, and the bags being discussed were apparently genuine and purchased directly from Coach. The bag the new poster is complaining about was also made for the outlets:
Hi All- I just purchased a cobalt poppy leather large Rocker from the outlet "as-is" since it had some damage to the bag. I was curious whether anyone knew the quality of the leather for this bag? I love the color and how the leather feels, but I'm wondering if I made a mistake of purchasing...
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I think what we have is a case of serious deterioration of not just the leather (which is probably mostly plastic and chemicals) of the handles but also the underlying stitching, possibly due to the chemicals in the "leather". it has nothing to do with the purse not being authentic because it probably is. It apparently was a problem with the Poppy line and those handles right out of the box. In fact, if that bag WAS a fake, the handles would have been made better and a buyer wouldn't be having those problems. The advanced age added to the damage that appeared with just a little usage of a very flawed product. The only one that deserves full blame is Coach.
ETA - I found more complaints about the Poppy line's quality problems using slightly different Search terms:
Here's my rant: One of my really good friends' sister decided about three weeks ago, on a whim, to purchase her first Coach bag. She's never carried any type of designer bag at all, so she seemed super excited about making that step. She went to FP and ended up choosing a clover print Sophia...
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and another thread on the subject:
Hi all. Well, I picked up a really cute bag from Macys, the black leather Poppy Rocker bag. When I got home, I checked to see what other colors the bag came in and of course with it on sale at Macys, it was no longer showing up on Coach's website under the style # any longer. I came across a...
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The buyer can contact the seller and ask nicely if there's a chance of at least getting a partial refund, and
be sure to send them a link to this post so they're aware of the problem and will hopefully take a very close look at any other Poppy styles they have for sale. But that's something we can't help with, other than providing the relevant links and posts to back up my opinion.
@BeenBurned and @whateve, your thoughts?
