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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
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  • Full clear and legible creed text and serial number
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  • 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.
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A copy of the Fall 1994 catalog pages with all that information is posted at the Coach Reference Library - FAQs thread, posts 122 and 123

http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-re...and-reference-info-158400-9.html#post26172565
Thank you! I knew I read about the origin of the names at one point here on TPF! I'm missing the 1994 catalogue..For whatever reason, the answer seemed to satisfy my buyer from Spain & she bought the bag..So thanks Again for the Trivia answers..I'll add them to my files...CHEERS! S.
 
This is interesting.

I'm curious and would like opinions on this listing.

Keychain
Seller 67jimnz
261926015386
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-VINTA...386?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cfc01d19a

IMO, the box looks like it has a "Coach" sticker stuck on to a generic box, the stitching is a sloppy mess, the key ring and D-ring are the wrong shape and I'm wondering whether it's a fake bullet.

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patent poppy wristlet, thx!!
 

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Hyacinth how did you know the bag. It's has a different look that I have seen? Thank you for your help

Because like the other experts who post here, I've been studying Coach for a long time. The style of the bag and the serial number stamped on the patch inside the bag tell me what it is as long as it's a genuine Coach. And the patch can tell me that too.
 
patent poppy wristlet, thx!!

It's fine.
Can someone please authenticate this?

Item: Sheridian Saddle durham crossbody bag
Listing number:331576002315
Seller: 10toesfinds4u
Link: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vtg-COACH-Sh...315?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d3378470b
Comments:I'm thinking it's fake due to not having a creed number but I'm not that familiar with older Coach styles.
It's authentic. That's a normal and correct creed for Sheridans.
 
This is interesting.

I'm curious and would like opinions on this listing.

Keychain
Seller 67jimnz
261926015386
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-VINTA...386?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cfc01d19a

IMO, the box looks like it has a "Coach" sticker stuck on to a generic box, the stitching is a sloppy mess, the key ring and D-ring are the wrong shape and I'm wondering whether it's a fake bullet.

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Wow, what an unholy MESS.

I've never seen the keyfob or the box before. It can't be much older than 1990 since it seems that's when Coach first started using the outlet stamps, and I've checked a bunch of catalogs and not found anything like it.

The design actually looks more like the strap or handle mountings on more recent bags like the Madisons with all those extra non-functioning D-rings but newer keyfobs would have a different key ring. The logo's font is the older "fat" style, and the stitching and leather cutting is really bad. Nothing looks right about it, even the outlet mark is stamped too sharply, and none of the details seem to make a coherent whole for any one specific time period, they all seem to be from different eras.

I'll check a few more catalogs but something that odd would have caught my eye long ago. The stampings seem to just be screaming "Fake" especially the double-line rings on the outlet stamp.

What about the Sunnies Case the seller also has listed? Are there enough photos to authenticate?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-brown...863?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cfaa4c417
 
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