Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

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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!
 
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DaisyDD said:
Hyacinth, what’s your opinion on Goodwill online auctions? I always thought they had to do their part to verify a purse was authentic when putting it up for auction on their online site. I see some have papers saying the purse is authentic and then some don’t. Seems like Goodwill makes a lot of money on donated items, they should be responsible for what they put up for auction, well in my mind they should.
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Of course they should. But the Powers That Be at GW have decided that their responsibility is covered by using paid authentication services, at least one of which, the one that snookered the media into believing that AI and counting the number of stitches in a bag is sufficient proof of authenticity, isn't competent to authenticate Coach, especially not VINTAGE Coach. Or many other brands either, judging by all the negative posts here about their service.

Goodwill have no concern for the buyers, just the company's bottom line. Many of GW's customers wouldn't know the difference between real and fake anyway, and others might but won't complain. It's cheaper and less effort just to allow some fakes to slip through and issue refunds if the buyer files a claim.

There's an entire thread about Entrupy's many failures here, and in many other posts scattered throughout the forums:

Entrupy is not dependable!

Since I'd first heard about Entrupy and its "ability" to authenticate through computer algorithms, I had doubts about the dependability, but not having seen evidence in brands I know of mistakes, I couldn't be sure. After what I saw today, I offer a strong caveat because if a mistake can be...
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dezingrl said:
Good morning all, and happy Tuesday!
I’m hoping someone could authenticate the following Patricia bag:
Seller: Consignedforyou on Etsy
Listing # 1195163811

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1195163811/vintage-coach-9951-patricia-legacy-black

thanks so much for your help!
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The link was still wonky for me, but this worked:

This item is unavailable - Etsy

Find the perfect handmade gift, vintage & on-trend clothes, unique jewellery, and more… lots more.
www.etsy.com www.etsy.com

It's a genuine Patricia's Legacy from 1998.
 
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Hi, authenticators, I’d appreciate help in verifying the authenticity of this red Binocular Bag (is from 2001. I’ve heard some awful things about Poshmark sellers and want to make sure I’m getting an authentic Coach:
Platform: Poshmark
Seller: wbailey2000
Link: https://posh.mk/nvzgBRMimpb
# E1S-7775

Thank you all for what you do here everyday!

Lucy
 
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ima85 said:
Just to give a quick update, it looks like Goodwill has issued me a full refund for the fake purse. All they needed was the response as to why it was fake and they issued an apology and refund pretty quickly.
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I had a similar experience with Goodwill a while back. I bought a vintage Dooney & Bourke right near the end of their auction and it looked ok in the photos. But in my haste to get the bid in, I had forgotten to look for the red, white and blue tag sewn into all D&B vintage bags (it has a unique ID number on one side and on the other it says “Dooney & Bourke” and, if it is, “Made in U.S.A.”)

When I got the bag, the fact that it was missing the tag was a minor sign of a fake compared to the other obvious factors: It looked like the signature oval leather duck patch wasn’t actually sewn on. I pulled on the edge of it a little, and it came right off- it was glued on. The bag itself felt like plastic, not leather. And I compared the metal duck charm which says “All-weather leather” to one I had on another old bag and the color looked different. I took it to the sink and rubbed some Brasso on it and the yellowish brass patina went down the drain. I told the Goodwill people all of this and they said they would refund the money. They asked me to send back the fake bag, and gave me a FedEx label to use. A month went by and they still hadn’t refunded my money, but when I reminded them, they did and apologized for not doing so earlier.

But one big negative about buying in their auctions is that if you leave a question about a bag, it may take days for them to respond. In the past I tried a couple of times asking for additional photos, but never got a response. Now if the photos aren’t there to convince me the bag is authentic, I just move on.
 
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lucy7550 said:
Hi, authenticators, I’d appreciate help in verifying the authenticity of this red Binocular Bag (is from 2001. I’ve heard some awful things about Poshmark sellers and want to make sure I’m getting an authentic Coach:
Platform: Poshmark
Seller: wbailey2000
Link: https://posh.mk/nvzgBRMimpb
# E1S-7775

Thank you all for what you do here everyday!

Lucy
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It's a genuine Hamptons Leather Binocular Case made in 2001
 
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Ladyluvvy said:
Is this an authentic legacy hobo?
GW https://shopgoodwill.com/item/142469577
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There's no way we're going to try to authenticate a highly-faked style without a readable creed stamp and serial number. And I'm not sure why any professional authentication service would either. That COA has no solid basis for claiming that bag is authentic, unless they have access to photos that we don't, which is NOT the way to do business.

That authentication company has been mentioned here before and demanded that we stop posting their company name here at tPF, so you won't find any actual mention of them, and when you try to type their name in a post here, all you get is a line of asterisks.
 
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Hi Authenticators, can you please help me to authenticate this bag?

Item: Coach Court Bag
Where purchased or how obtained : A post on facebook

Comments: Seller has posted a picture of bags she wanted to sell and I saw a coach bag. I requested more pictures from the seller. The bag came with no strap and the one she puts on is not original

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