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!

 

[vallaseel]

Sorry, it's fake. Almost all of the hardware is wrong, the C pattern on the outside isn't correctly centered, the style is fake and was never made by Coach, the serial number is missing almost all of the production codes. and Coach bags with the C pattern on the outside should never have a C pattern lining.

Almost every single detail of that bag is wrong.

Thank you so much

 

[Hyacinth]

Would you be able to provide one of those vintage ads for this one? Was there one made available?
thank you @Hyacinth

Did you know that there is an entire thread of scans from vintage Coach catalogs at the Reference thread in the main Coach forum? As long as you know the year, or the approximate year in the case of vintage bags made before 1994, you can usually find a catalog page and description if you're patient and persistent.

Vintage Coach Catalogs

Here is a place to find entire vintage catalogs that been uploaded ;)

forum.purseblog.com

Here's the page from a 1983 catalog:



The six Salearea Guides Pinned near the top of this thread here at the Coach Shopping forum can tell you how to read a serial number in genuine Coaches made after 1994. Take your time and read the entire thread, once you've read it a few times it will all start to make sense:

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

 

[BeenBurned]

I received this bag from a FLYP client in a consignment lot. I usually avoid selling coach due to risks to my selling accounts. Please let me know if this bag is possibly genuine View attachment 5426247

Sorry, it's fake.

 

[BeenBurned]

Item:CA764
Listing number:
Seller and site where listed
Link:Coach.com
Comments: I purchased a Edie turnlock from the Category: Re-Loved it was restored. I have the receipt and the tag is still on the purse. I’m trying to sell the purse and the Authentication department for Mercari states it is “inconclusive”. Can you please help me with authentication? Thank you

You'll have to wait until one of our authenticators who is familiar with newer styles gets back from their vacations. Meanwhile, when it's convenient, please include copies of the tags and paperwork from Coach's Reloved department, and also look carefully for a small white tag that's probably at the very bottom of one of the inside pockets that includes 2 lines of letters and numbers showing the production codes and try to take a readable photo of the tag and include it in your reply. Thank you.

Thank you I uploaded the pictures. Unfortunately there were no tags inside the purse other than the made in tag.

I don't see any problems with the bag and question Mercari's knowledge of newer bags. I seem to recall other "inconclusive" calls they've made.

 

[DoraLuz]

Did you know that there is an entire thread of scans from vintage Coach catalogs at the Reference thread in the main Coach forum? As long as you know the year, or the approximate year in the case of vintage bags made before 1994, you can usually find a catalog page and description if you're patient and persistent.

Vintage Coach Catalogs

Here is a place to find entire vintage catalogs that been uploaded ;)

forum.purseblog.com

Here's the page from a 1983 catalog:
View attachment 5426367


The six Salearea Guides Pinned near the top of this thread here at the Coach Shopping forum can tell you how to read a serial number in genuine Coaches made after 1994. Take your time and read the entire thread, once you've read it a few times it will all start to make sense:

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

Oh thank you so much for this information. And for the Ad @Hyacinth I will definitely take a look.

 

[JJK250]

Could I have this bag authenticated please? TIA

146081005
brown bag

Used COA Coach Vintage Leather Crossbody Bag Mini Purse

shopgoodwill.com

 

[coachowe]

FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
Item:Coach Tan Shoulder Bag
Listing number:
Seller and site where listed: @ThingsAnay on Etsy
Link:https://www.etsy.com/listing/1221848100/
Comments: Hello and happy rising. I am hoping to be able to receive an authentication on this listing. Thank you in advance.

Genuine, but not British and not a Berkeley. It's a genuine Crescent Bag 9235 probably from the early to middle 1980s.

I want to give you a heads up that this listing is a scam. The seller took the photos from this listing

VINTAGE COACH BERKELEY CRESENT SADDLE BAG BRITTISH TAN GLOVE LEATHER 1980'S? | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for VINTAGE COACH BERKELEY CRESENT SADDLE BAG BRITTISH TAN GLOVE LEATHER 1980'S? at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

I own this bag, I have it in my possession. I don't know what she will send if you purchase this listing but it is not the bag in the pictures. I have contacted her several times and gives a bunch of excuses and says I don't know what I'm talking about.

 

[DL Harper]

I want to give you a heads up that this listing is a scam. The seller took the photos from this listing

VINTAGE COACH BERKELEY CRESENT SADDLE BAG BRITTISH TAN GLOVE LEATHER 1980'S? | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for VINTAGE COACH BERKELEY CRESENT SADDLE BAG BRITTISH TAN GLOVE LEATHER 1980'S? at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

I own this bag, I have it in my possession. I don't know what she will send if you purchase this listing but it is not the bag in the pictures. I have contacted her several times and gives a bunch of excuses and says I don't know what I'm talking about.

@DoraT94 - where is the Etsy bag shipping from?? The Etsy seller has only had 2 sales - both apparently the same bag. The only item left in her shop now says its ships from Mexico. Just curious - as @coachowe suggested a scam.

Hum....Both "sold" Etsy bags surprisingly seem to have the identical number.

 

[coachowe]

@DoraT94 - where is the Etsy bag shipping from?? The Etsy seller has only had 2 sales - both apparently the same bag. The only item left in her shop now says its ships from Mexico. Just curious - as @coachowe suggested a scam.

The Etsy listing for the bag said it ships from Mexico just like the painting. My bag, (the one in the pictures) I got on Ebay and it shipped from NJ.

 

[DL Harper]

The Etsy listing for the bag said it ships from Mexico just like the painting. My bag, (the one in the pictures) I got on Ebay and it shipped from NJ.

Well, unless the Etsy seller has a way to send @DoraT94 your bag, @DoraT94 won't likely be getting the bag in the Etsy listing.

 

[DoraLuz]

Thank you @DL Harper and @coachowe for this update. Should I contact her immediately? Or request pictures from her? Or contact Etsy? Request a cancellation?
how should I proceed?
Again, thanks.

 

[DoraLuz]

@DoraT94 - where is the Etsy bag shipping from?? The Etsy seller has only had 2 sales - both apparently the same bag. The only item left in her shop now says its ships from Mexico. Just curious - as @coachowe suggested a scam.

Hum....Both "sold" Etsy bags surprisingly seem to have the identical number.

@DL Harper The listing states that it is being shipped from Mexico. I messaged her before the sale and she said “It is a great piece and in very good condition”.
i suppose too good to be true. Will update again soon.

 

[DL Harper]

@DL Harper The listing states that it is being shipped from Mexico. I messaged her before the sale and she said “It is a great piece and in very good condition”.
i suppose too good to be true. Will update again soon.

Because another tFPer has the exact bag in the photos in her possession, you have no way of knowing what bag the Etsy seller will actually send to you. Regardless of her statement, she didn't sell you the bag in the photos. The Etsy seller is definitely not the same seller/buyer who the pictured bag belongs to. Sadly Etsy is not very responsive to some issues. Ultimately the choice is yours, but I'd cancel the sale right away by contacting Etsy. You (and your money) deserve to get a bag that you can actually see in a photo(s) to determine if it will work for you. Bait and switch could be a real problem. JMO Good luck!

 

[Kiradris]

Please see the yellow highlighted post (from Vlad) at the top of each page for the information we need. It applies to all items, whether current (active) listings or completed and received by you, the buyer.

My apologies, please see below for updated information:

FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
Item: Coach Rogue (Seller didn't include size or color, but I believe it is a Saddle 30)
Seller and site where listed: Jennyr-89, ebay
Link:https://www.ebay.com/itm/354085062494?nma=true&si=6ixqwmF80o7eGD%2BUX7HUar0mB8w%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Comments: Doesn't have clochette, but I'm not sure this model came with one.

 

[ChrisV]

Thank you @BeenBurned! I suspected the hang tag was fake which made me doubt the bag. I understand about the name of the lister and why. The seller was kelseyb1, but she took the listing down soon after it sold so it didn't show up in my favorites, but I found it again.
https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m20238047423/

I'll be certain to include all required information in the future. I appreciate your time and attention!
Thank you!
Chris

Sorry, rather than hang tag, I meant snap head charm...
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