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!

 

[Lake Effect]

Wow thanks. I was ready to hear it was a fake too. Whew finally got one right.

Thank you very much.

I saw your other post and I hope you hang in there! It's never fun to discover one has bought a fake, but it has happened to so many of us here. And being able to get authentification is awesome.
I am happy to see you got a live one! If you are inclined, come over and share in the Clubhouse subforum on the Vintage thread or Rehab thread.

 

[whateve]

Wow! I was sure it wasn’t after playing with it for a while. Here’s one more pic. I noticed it after I posted and went to put the flap back in. Suede seems weird to me.

That's completely normal for the back of a pocket.

 

[whateve]

Item: City Spectator bag?
Where purchased: estate sale
Comments: 10.5” wide, 8” tall at the middle, 4” wide at the bottom.
No hangtag.
I have done some rehab on it. I started questioning the authenticity during that process.

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Not sure if you already got an answer. It's authentic. We've seen that wavy creed before.

 

[whateve]

Item: Coach scooter in bone? 1996

Where purchased or how obtained
Comments: Poshmark. Creed is inside front pocket. I think that is normal for small bags? The creed seems small to me, similar to what I just had on some worth bags. The Coach hang tag is split but I think that’s normal? The bag seems to be in great condition. Some marks from the hardware on the creed. Corners need cleaning.

Thanks for the help again! I just went to keep making sure I’m getting authentic ones.

It's fine. Please remember to post a link to the listing and the seller's name as required by the forum rules laid out in the first post on every page.

 

[krisiertt]

Hi all.
i have yet another vintage coach bag that requires some expertises
Item: Coach Legacy Janice (I think, please correct if wrong)
Listing number: 101-61 (Made in Korea)
Seller and site where listed: Carousell App
Link:https://carousell.app.link/qLS7vWAj0nb
Comments: I came across this vintage coach bag and I am considering for a purchase, however, I am not sure of its authenticity.

it would be great if anyone can confirm its model, approximate year of production, and it authenticity

Thanks in Advance

 

[whateve]

Hi all.
i have yet another vintage coach bag that requires some expertises
Item: Coach Legacy Janice (I think, please correct if wrong)
Listing number: 101-61 (Made in Korea)
Seller and site where listed: Carousell App
Link:https://carousell.app.link/qLS7vWAj0nb
Comments: I came across this vintage coach bag and I am considering for a purchase, however, I am not sure of its authenticity.

it would be great if anyone can confirm its model, approximate year of production, and it authenticity

Thanks in Advance

It's fake.

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi all.
i have yet another vintage coach bag that requires some expertises
Item: Coach Legacy Janice (I think, please correct if wrong)
Listing number: 101-61 (Made in Korea)
Seller and site where listed: Carousell App
Link:https://carousell.app.link/qLS7vWAj0nb
Comments: I came across this vintage coach bag and I am considering for a purchase, however, I am not sure of its authenticity.

it would be great if anyone can confirm its model, approximate year of production, and it authenticity

Thanks in Advance

It's fake.

Carousell seller @tupperwaregal - she should stick to selling Tupperware.

 

[bankermtg]

Hello,
Please authenticate the following Coach Rambler on shopgoodwill.com. Thank you.

Item: Coach Rambler
Listing number: 139577054
Seller and site where listed: Shopgoodwill.com
Link: https://shopgoodwill.com/item/139577054
Comments:

 

[whateve]

Hello,
Please authenticate the following Coach Rambler on shopgoodwill.com. Thank you.

Item: Coach Rambler
Listing number: 139577054
Seller and site where listed: Shopgoodwill.com
Link: https://shopgoodwill.com/item/139577054
Comments:

It's authentic. It's not a Rambler, it's a Rambler's Legacy.

 

[bankermtg]

It's authentic. It's not a Rambler, it's a Rambler's Legacy.

Thank you.

 

[Freak4Coach]

Your concerns about the leather are something we can't answer just by looking at photos.

What we CAN say is there was a LOT of variation in leather thickness and softness among Coach plants. There are also a lot of things a bag can go through that affect the feel of the leather. If a bag has never been authenticated, it makes sense to ask about it, but differences in leathers should usually not be something that raises red flags. One big exception to that is a bag that has stretch marks where there shouldn't be any, what I call "elephant skin", parallel wrinkles in one or more areas, because those stretch marks are much more common on fakes than on genuine Coaches. Coach doesn't have to over-stretch their leathers to soften them but sometimes fakes makers do.

If that's the only thing you're worried about, there are dozens and dozens of posts here discussing which vintage bags from which Coach plants had the nicest, thickest, or softest leathers so those variations are something you learn with experience. It's a hard subject to search for in the Coach forum though.

Thank you for the detailed response!!!

 

[Freak4Coach]

That's completely normal for the back of a pocket.

Not sure if you already got an answer. It's authentic. We've seen that wavy creed before.

Thank you whateve!!!

 

[krisiertt]

It's fake.

Thank you so much!
May I know what is the tell-tale sign that this is a fake?
By the way, does Coach previously has production in Korea?

 

[BeenBurned]

Thank you so much!
May I know what is the tell-tale sign that this is a fake?
By the way, does Coach previously has production in Korea?

Any bag that says that it's made in Korea is fake.

There are other problems too but it's an easy call when it's made there.

 

[kikakik]

Hello,

This is my first time posting so please let me know if there are any mistakes in my request for authentication. Please authenticate the item below:

Item: Coach Everett 9934 Bottle Green
Listing number: N/A
Seller and site where listed: fabulouso on Poshmark
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/RARE-Vintage-Coach-Everett-9934-Bottle-Green-6219071d633cfc5d5b690409
Comments: Unsure if I should reach out to the seller to provide a clearer photo of the creed. They seem to have experience with selling vintage coach bags so I am confused on why they would not provide that originally. Serial: H5D-9934.

Thank you in advance!