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
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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!

 

[debbie97439]

Can someone please authenticate this bag?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...009?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43de4055a1


brandylee1998 is the seller and the bag is a large Coach tote bag. Thanks.

 

[thecollector629]

Thank you both so much for the quick reply! I just got nervous because when I gave coach the serial number, they said it was made in 2013... But the serial number says 14. Maybe they just made more at the beginning of 2014.

Just a little side note, don't do yourself a disservice by calling Coach or asking store associates anything about authenticity. They are the least knowledgeable!

 

[Hyacinth]

Can someone please authenticate this bag?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...009?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43de4055a1


brandylee1998 is the seller and the bag is a large Coach tote bag. Thanks.

It's a genuine Light Tote from the Lightweight line, style number 4065, from around 1989

 

[debbie97439]

It's a genuine Light Tote from the Lightweight line, style number 4065, from around 1989

Thanks so much! As always, so appreciate the quick response. You are awesome!

 

[BeenBurned]

Thank you both so much for the quick reply! I just got nervous because when I gave coach the serial number, they said it was made in 2013... But the serial number says 14. Maybe they just made more at the beginning of 2014.

Just a little side note, don't do yourself a disservice by calling Coach or asking store associates anything about authenticity. They are the least knowledgeable!

This shows that Coach doesn't even teach its employees how to decode serial numbers!

 

[ElenaK]

I bought these sunglasses on Amazon to replace exact same Jasmine glasses I recently lost. They arrived with what appears to be fake case, cloth, and info booklet. Which makes me believe that the glasses themselves are fake as well.
I contacted the seller but received a bs reply. They're saying that glasses are bought directly from Luxottica, the glasses manufacturer in US. I read on Coach website that Coach doesn't deal with small retails. The seller agreed to accept return but wants me to pay for shipping. Well..... I don't mind paying for return IF, for example, I want to return shoes that are too small. BUT! I didn't expect to buy and then having to return counterfeit glasses from an Amazon seller! This is frustrating.....
Anyways.... Can anyone confirm if these sunglasses fake? Thank you!

 

[BeenBurned]

I bought these sunglasses on Amazon to replace exact same Jasmine glasses I recently lost. They arrived with what appears to be fake case, cloth, and info booklet. Which makes me believe that the glasses themselves are fake as well.
I contacted the seller but received a bs reply. They're saying that glasses are bought directly from Luxottica, the glasses manufacturer in US. I read on Coach website that Coach doesn't deal with small retails. The seller agreed to accept return but wants me to pay for shipping. Well..... I don't mind paying for return IF, for example, I want to return shoes that are too small. BUT! I didn't expect to buy and then having to return counterfeit glasses from an Amazon seller! This is frustrating.....
Anyways.... Can anyone confirm if these sunglasses fake? Thank you!

Your pictures are too small. Please post larger pictures and include pictures of the writing on the insides of both arms.

FYI, Luxotica does make Coach's (and just about every other designer's) eyeglasses, both OTC and Rx-ready.

 

[ledobe]

I bought these sunglasses on Amazon to replace exact same Jasmine glasses I recently lost. They arrived with what appears to be fake case, cloth, and info booklet. Which makes me believe that the glasses themselves are fake as well.
I contacted the seller but received a bs reply. They're saying that glasses are bought directly from Luxottica, the glasses manufacturer in US. I read on Coach website that Coach doesn't deal with small retails. The seller agreed to accept return but wants me to pay for shipping. Well..... I don't mind paying for return IF, for example, I want to return shoes that are too small. BUT! I didn't expect to buy and then having to return counterfeit glasses from an Amazon seller! This is frustrating.....
Anyways.... Can anyone confirm if these sunglasses fake? Thank you!

No comment on authenticity but if you do determine these are fake contact amazon CS directly and they will probably refund you and take care of shipping too. Don't know if they bill back the seller or how that works.

 

[AggieK]

Your pictures are too small. Please post larger pictures and include pictures of the writing on the insides of both arms.

FYI, Luxotica does make Coach's (and just about every other designer's) eyeglasses, both OTC and Rx-ready.

There was an interesting story on 60 Minutes about this. It's nearly a monopoly. If I remember correctly, Costco is about the only place to buy frames that are not made by Luxottica, hence the lower prices.

 

[BeenBurned]

I bought these sunglasses on Amazon to replace exact same Jasmine glasses I recently lost. They arrived with what appears to be fake case, cloth, and info booklet. Which makes me believe that the glasses themselves are fake as well.
I contacted the seller but received a bs reply. They're saying that glasses are bought directly from Luxottica, the glasses manufacturer in US. I read on Coach website that Coach doesn't deal with small retails. The seller agreed to accept return but wants me to pay for shipping. Well..... I don't mind paying for return IF, for example, I want to return shoes that are too small. BUT! I didn't expect to buy and then having to return counterfeit glasses from an Amazon seller! This is frustrating.....
Anyways.... Can anyone confirm if these sunglasses fake? Thank you!

Your pictures are too small. Please post larger pictures and include pictures of the writing on the insides of both arms.

FYI, Luxotica does make Coach's (and just about every other designer's) eyeglasses, both OTC and Rx-ready.

No comment on authenticity but if you do determine these are fake contact amazon CS directly and they will probably refund you and take care of shipping too. Don't know if they bill back the seller or how that works.

PLEASE don't contact Amazon unless and until the glasses are deemed as fake. (Although the pictures are way too small to see much, I will say that I don't see any red flags.)

Until more pictures are posted and the sunnies (and accessories) are authenticated, neither the seller nor Amazon should be contacted.

There was just a discussion on this subject a few days ago. Although the buyer edited her posts, before editing her posts and before authenticating, she accused the seller of selling fakes and contacted amazon.
The discussion starts here:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-shopping/authenticate-this-coach-889527-463.html#post28696681

 

[BeenBurned]

There was an interesting story on 60 Minutes about this. It's nearly a monopoly. If I remember correctly, Costco is about the only place to buy frames that are not made by Luxottica, hence the lower prices.

There are a few other places where they don't sell glasses made by Luxotica too but TBH, other brands are crap!

My husband bought glasses from Visionworks, another large chain and the quality just doesn't compare to Luxotica. Even Luxotica's non-designer brands are better than anything we saw at Visionworks. In the first year of his using his glasses from Visionworks, they were replaced 4 times for quality issues! And this is an adult man who is NOT rough on glasses.

I know this is OT and I apologize but IMO, although a monopoly, Luxotica makes quality products.

 

[missbaltimore]

Hi everyone! I have a few recent thrift purchases for authentication. TIA!

Coach Madison Sabrina Ashley Leather Bag 12949
16" x 10" x 6"

I found all these different names associated with this bag in various listings online-- can someone please tell me the real name? Also is this considered "whiskey" color or something else?

 

[missbaltimore]

Next is a Coach Legacy Small Flap 9965 made in Costa Rica,
8" x 7.5" x 4"

 

[missbaltimore]

This is (hopefully) an authentic Classic Legacy Zip. I've been burned by this style before so hoping this one checks out ok.

Coach Classic Legacy Zip 9966
11" long x 9" tall x 4.5" deep with 42" strap.

 

[missbaltimore]

And the last one for today;

Coach Legacy West Lg Backpack 9827
10.5" long x 12" tall x 5" deep