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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
  • Made in tags (when available)
  • Measurements
  • For bags with turnlock closures, show pictures of back of female side of turnlock
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I'm new to all this but I purchased a Coach no. TN-9085. I can not find this one anywhere. I purchased it at the local GW. It measures 9x11.5x3
 

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#72,677
Hello

I have been so grateful for the knowledge shared on these boards, I am new to vintage coach bags but have learnt so much already!

Would anyone be able to kindly help with authenticating this bag - a Sonoma I think.

Item:

Coach tan leather adjustable strap shoulder crossbody bag
Listing number: 165471189850
Seller and site where listed Ebay, seller is nelben
Link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165471189850

Thank you!!
 
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Suzi Q T Glam said:
I'm new to all this but I purchased a Coach no. TN-9085. I can not find this one anywhere. I purchased it at the local GW. It measures 9x11.5x3
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Sorry, it's FAKE. The serial number is invalid.

Before you lose any more of your hard-earned money on fakes, I strongly recommend that you read the "Salearea Guides" thread that's posted and Pinned in the Index at the top of every page in this thread. After the six Salearea Guides and a few other posts there's a "Daria48 Fake Coach Serial Numbers List" with some, NOT all, of the most common fake serial numbers found in older and vintage Coaches, divided into "Always Fake" and "Often or Sometimes Fake" sections. You can just skim through the first 13 posts at the beginning of the thread, many of the links no longer exist.

SaleArea guides

Now that ebay is removing the guides they've been hosting for years, those who use those guides have been forced to either save them on their computers or print them. Tonight I found that the Salearea guides (including the Hyacinth/Salearea collaboration ones) have been saved to Salearea's...
forum.purseblog.com forum.purseblog.com

Take it back to GW for a refund or store credit, the serial number prefix "TN-" has an invalid month code "T", an invalid plant code "N" that was only used for their Mexico plant, and no numeric year code at all. And it's most definitely NOT a style 9085 which is a Duffle Sac.

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dollyO said:
Hello

I have been so grateful for the knowledge shared on these boards, I am new to vintage coach bags but have learnt so much already!

Would anyone be able to kindly help with authenticating this bag - a Sonoma I think.

Item:

Coach tan leather adjustable strap shoulder crossbody bag
Listing number: 165471189850
Seller and site where listed Ebay, seller is nelben
Link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165471189850

Thank you!!
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Genuine Sonoma Medium Flap, Natural Grain made in 1995
 
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FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
Item:
Listing number:
Seller and site where listed
Link:
Comments:
DoraT94 said:
FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
Item: Black Beckett Bag
Listing number:
Seller and site where listed: @jackieo on Mercari
Link: https://merc.li/HeAzb69Yb
Comments: Hello if someone could please help authenticating this one thanks a lot, have a good day!
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hello I think this one might have been skipped over, if you could please help in authenticating, I’d appreciate it thank you.
 
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DoraT94 said:
FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
Item:
Listing number:
Seller and site where listed
Link:
Comments:

hello I think this one might have been skipped over, if you could please help in authenticating, I’d appreciate it thank you.
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I don't see any photo of the creed stamp and serial number, we need to see those details to authenticate. That's probably why no one answered. It's almost impossible to accurately authenticate a vintage leather Coach just from a few photos of the outside.

You can ask the seller to post or send a clear readable photo of those details - we need an actual photo - or take a chance and buy it and then authenticate it here when you receive it. But you need to read mercari's return policy carefully if you decide to do that.
 
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DoraT94 said:
FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
Item: Black Beckett Bag
Listing number:
Seller and site where listed: @jackieo on Mercari
Link: https://merc.li/HeAzb69Yb
Comments: Hello if someone could please help authenticating this one thanks a lot, have a good day!
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DoraT94 said:
FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
Item:
Listing number:
Seller and site where listed
Link:
Comments:

hello I think this one might have been skipped over, if you could please help in authenticating, I’d appreciate it thank you.
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No creed shown in the listing or request.

ETA: Hyacinth already answered. I should have finished reading all posts before responding.
 
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