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!

 

[moonbeam_17]

Hi there, I recently acquired what I think are two vintage Coach bags, but I am not certain. I would sincerely appreciate someone who has a trained eye to help me authenticate them as I plan to restore them. Both of these have plastic internal zippers which is what makes me wary about their authenticity.

The first one is a Rambler bag I purchased from Depop:


The second one is a Willis bag I bought at a vintage shop in Maine.



Thank you in advance to anyone who is able to help me!

 

[whateve]

Hi there, I recently acquired what I think are two vintage Coach bags, but I am not certain. I would sincerely appreciate someone who has a trained eye to help me authenticate them as I plan to restore them. Both of these have plastic internal zippers which is what makes me wary about their authenticity.

The first one is a Rambler bag I purchased from Depop:
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The second one is a Willis bag I bought at a vintage shop in Maine.
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Thank you in advance to anyone who is able to help me!

Both are authentic and are more recent bags, the Rambler's Legacy from 2003 and the Willis from 2005. Coach started using nylon zippers for interior pockets in the 90s.

In case you weren't aware, we have a rehab club for vintage Coach here: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/

 

[moonbeam_17]

Both are authentic and are more recent bags, the Rambler's Legacy from 2003 and the Willis from 2005. Coach started using nylon zippers for interior pockets in the 90s.

In case you weren't aware, we have a rehab club for vintage Coach here: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/

Thank you so much! I will definitely visit the rehab club

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi there, I recently acquired what I think are two vintage Coach bags, but I am not certain. I would sincerely appreciate someone who has a trained eye to help me authenticate them as I plan to restore them. Both of these have plastic internal zippers which is what makes me wary about their authenticity.

The first one is a Rambler bag I purchased from Depop:
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The second one is a Willis bag I bought at a vintage shop in Maine.
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Thank you in advance to anyone who is able to help me!

Both are genuine, but neither is technically "vintage" yet since vintage handbags have to be at least 20 years old.

The Rambler's LEGACY (note the correct name) was made in 2003, and the Willis in 2005.

And wherever you're finding "information" on what details do or don't make a genuine Coach, you're getting some bad information. Whether or not it has "plastic" (actually those are usually NYLON) zippers, doesn't prove anything. Coach was using nylon zippers in some of their bags as early as the late 1980s or early 1990s. Whatever other "rules" you may have found from the same source, ignore them unless we tell you they're dependable, and I doubt if many of them will be based solely on the irresponsibly bad advice about the inside zippers (which have been used in a good percentage of Coaches for at least 30 years now).

The six Salearea Coach Guides posted here at tPF along with some background information about their history have more accurate information in a single paragraph than most so-called "Coach Authenticity Guides" have in their entire contents, I strongly recommend that you take the time to read them and Bookmark them:

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...

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[BeenBurned]

How do I ask for authentication?

I'm trying to authenticate a brighton, not sure how

Start by reading the IMPORTANT - READ ME Post at the top of each page in this thread. When a post from a Mod or Administrator at the top of a page says READ ME, or IMPORTANT, you need to read it before posting.

Are you looking for authentication of a Brighton BRAND bag or a Coach Brighton (style)?

If it's the Coach Brighton bag, follow instructions and post info and pictures on this thread.

If it's a Brighton brand bag, post on this thread:

Authenticate This Brighton

Hello all hope y'all are having a great last of the week.I live in Tennessee and I auction hop alot came across a great deal on coaches and fossils in a box fount this Brighton at bottom . Looks good. Serial reads F347134. Thank yall

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[whateve]

Are you looking for authentication of a Brighton BRAND bag or a Coach Brighton (style)?

If it's the Coach Brighton bag, follow instructions and post info and pictures on this thread.

If it's a Brighton brand bag, post on this thread:

Authenticate This Brighton

Hello all hope y'all are having a great last of the week.I live in Tennessee and I auction hop alot came across a great deal on coaches and fossils in a box fount this Brighton at bottom . Looks good. Serial reads F347134. Thank yall

forum.purseblog.com

She already found it. I was going to post the same information, then I saw she already posted there.

 

[BeenBurned]

She already found it. I was going to post the same information, then I saw she already posted there.

Thanks. I hadn't looked at the posts. I just hunted for the link. (It doesn't look like a very active subforum.)

 

[whateve]

Thanks. I hadn't looked at the posts. I just hunted for the link. (It doesn't look like a very active subforum.)

No, no one seems to authenticating anything.

 

[moonbeam_17]

Both are genuine, but neither is technically "vintage" yet since vintage handbags have to be at least 20 years old.

The Rambler's LEGACY (note the correct name) was made in 2003, and the Willis in 2005.

And wherever you're finding "information" on what details do or don't make a genuine Coach, you're getting some bad information. Whether or not it has "plastic" (actually those are usually NYLON) zippers, doesn't prove anything. Coach was using nylon zippers in some of their bags as early as the late 1980s or early 1990s. Whatever other "rules" you may have found from the same source, ignore them unless we tell you they're dependable, and I doubt if many of them will be based solely on the irresponsibly bad advice about the inside zippers (which have been used in a good percentage of Coaches for at least 30 years now).

The six Salearea Coach Guides posted here at tPF along with some background information about their history have more accurate information in a single paragraph than most so-called "Coach Authenticity Guides" have in their entire contents, I strongly recommend that you take the time to read them and Bookmark them:

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

.

Thanks you! Appreciate your corrections. I'm very new to this and clearly have a lot to learn!

 

[Hyacinth]

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[Hyacinth]

Item: Coach black bag (unsure of proper name)
Listing number: 144087528
Seller: Goodwill Southern California
Link: https://shopgoodwill.com/item/144087528
Comments: I’ve attached a better photo of the bag’s creed as the one in the original photo wasn’t great.

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Hi, I hope it’s okay to repost this as I didn’t get a response the first time (or when I bumped it). No rush though! I just wanted to make sure my post didn’t get lost in the sea of other posts and that’s why I hadn’t received a response. Thank you, authenticators, for this wonderful service you all provide!


Item: Coach black bag (unsure of proper name)
Listing number: 144087528
Seller: Goodwill Southern California
Link: https://shopgoodwill.com/item/144087528
Comments: I’ve attached a better photo of the bag’s creed as the one in the original photo wasn’t great.

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Sorry, I don't do recent styles.

Giving this another BUMP

 

[BeenBurned]

Hi, I hope it’s okay to repost this as I didn’t get a response the first time (or when I bumped it). No rush though! I just wanted to make sure my post didn’t get lost in the sea of other posts and that’s why I hadn’t received a response. Thank you, authenticators, for this wonderful service you all provide!


Item: Coach black bag (unsure of proper name)
Listing number: 144087528
Seller: Goodwill Southern California
Link: https://shopgoodwill.com/item/144087528
Comments: I’ve attached a better photo of the bag’s creed as the one in the original photo wasn’t great.

View attachment 5406663

Sorry, I don't do recent styles.

Giving this another BUMP

Oops. How did I miss this twice? Sorry.

It looks good.

 

[ima85]

Oops. How did I miss this twice? Sorry.

It looks good.

No worries! Thank you for the response. One last question, do you know what the name for this bag is?

 

[indie927]

Hello Authenticators, I’m concerned about a bag, could you help me take a look?
Item: Coach 9735 convertible clutch
Listing number: Etsy | 1158205254
Seller: viva la diva vintage
Link:
www.etsy.com/listing/1158205254
Comments: I’m worried about the straps they don’t seem like the typical strap that comes with this bag. This listing is also in EBay with a different price: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3139801339...624&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[indie927]

Hello Authenticators, I’m concerned about a bag, could you help me take a look?
Item: Coach 9735 convertible clutch
Listing number: Etsy | 1158205254
Seller: viva la diva vintage
Link:
www.etsy.com/listing/1158205254
Comments: I’m worried about the straps they don’t seem like the typical strap that comes with this bag. This listing is also in EBay with a different price: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3139801339...624&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Correction 9635