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

[Vlad]

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For further information, please refer to the first post on page 1 of this thread.

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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
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• 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!

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello again Authenticators! After discovering one of my coach bags was fake after your assessment yesterday, it got me questioning everything! So I dug this messenger bag out. Is it another fake? Thank you!

Patricia's Legacy No K2Z-9951
8" tall x 11" length
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Authentic Patricia's legacy made in 2002.

 

[mbd17]

Authentic Patricia's legacy made in 2002.

Yay! Thank you BeenBurned!

 

[vintagecoachcollector]

Dear Authenticators,

I just bought a vintage Coach backpack 9960.
Would like to seek your expertise to confirm the authenticity.
Thanks.

 

[Sedija]

I think this one is fine too.

Thank you for confirming that!

Just one more thing so that I know for future reference: are these dust bags that arrived with the purses ok? The stitching in spots confused me and they don't feel exactly the same. The horse and carriage logos also look a bit different. Is it normal to have uneven stitching in the dust bags?

Both purses I bought were made in Vietnam but one dust bag shows made in China and the other in Vietnam. The made in China one feels slightly softer to the touch and has better stitching. Is it ok that the dust bags were made in different countries but the bags in the same one?

Again, thank you for all of your help.

 

[BeenBurned]

Thank you for confirming that!

Just one more thing so that I know for future reference: are these dust bags that arrived with the purses ok? The stitching in spots confused me and they don't feel exactly the same. The horse and carriage logos also look a bit different. Is it normal to have uneven stitching in the dust bags?

Both purses I bought were made in Vietnam but one dust bag shows made in China and the other in Vietnam. The made in China one feels slightly softer to the touch and has better stitching. Is it ok that the dust bags were made in different countries but the bags in the same one?

Again, thank you for all of your help.

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Dust bags can be difficult to authenticate, both because they're pretty easy to fake as well as that they aren't made with the same care and craftsmanship that bags would have. As far as I can tell, your dust bags appear to be fine. Many of the fakes I've seen are so obvious that you wouldn't even want to use them as TP! Usually, the font and/or logo is incorrect and the material isn't any that Coach would use.

 

[Sedija]

Dust bags can be difficult to authenticate, both because they're pretty easy to fake as well as that they aren't made with the same care and craftsmanship that bags would have. As far as I can tell, your dust bags appear to be fine. Many of the fakes I've seen are so obvious that you wouldn't even want to use them as TP! Usually, the font and/or logo is incorrect and the material isn't any that Coach would use.

Thank you for that info! So it's normal that the two dust bags are slightly different from each other?

 

[Hyacinth]

Dear Authenticators,

I just bought a vintage Coach backpack 9960.
Would like to seek your expertise to confirm the authenticity.
Thanks.

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Genuine Daypack made in 1998

 

[Birdie13]

Or just call it 'Blavy'

Or "Nack"

Harharhar! NEVER gets old!!!

 

[mr_pibb_fan]

Item: Vintage Coach Turnlock Black Leather Shoulder Bag
Listing number: n/a
Seller: @tiadorj on Poshmark
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintag...Leather-Shoulder-Bag-630ab3ae58083d63433df81d
Comments: Thank you, as always

Sorry to repost this, but I think it got lost If authentic, can someone tell me what the style of this bag is? Thanks again

 

[whateve]

Sorry to repost this, but I think it got lost If authentic, can someone tell me what the style of this bag is? Thanks again

It is an authentic convertible clutch.

 

[Tilis]

Dear Authenticators, would you pretty please look at this when you get a chance. Thanks in advance
Item: Very Rare !! OLD COACH Vintage Shoulder Bag 9087 Leather Nearly Unused Nice !!
Seller and site where listed: sssmmm_kk_jp0 on ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3252996892...e+tWy9R9dzTOA7KMRJUlpr7dM=|tkp:Bk9SR-zi6JDeYA
Comments: This does not look like my Metropolis bags. Was this bag made for a different market, and please someone tell me what is with the color, especially on the piping ? Thanks so much for authentication and input.

 

[Hyacinth]

Dear Authenticators, would you pretty please look at this when you get a chance. Thanks in advance
Item: Very Rare !! OLD COACH Vintage Shoulder Bag 9087 Leather Nearly Unused Nice !!
Seller and site where listed: sssmmm_kk_jp0 on ebay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325299689269?hash=item4bbd5f5735:g:7LwAAOSwHnxgjwDC&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAAoNE0FdJVcdkTc2oJ89c2G7Dqzq9NdenuwrRyYDRlX1f9If/EuPccThWiEeQ7DMmZGHDdSKfoGsdK1pNYXMbE1db15k+GKn77X2LXXAsYSN/e6ojsk8VlDdCbeL4rv2UlFVC3AK0zws7Dl4Ry/zXpU6sqtMsZD+wBxwtv9RLO8kNVC0yNTU9bFPIpN36CXle+tWy9R9dzTOA7KMRJUlpr7dM=|tkp:Bk9SR-zi6JDeYA
Comments: This does not look like my Metropolis bags. Was this bag made for a different market, and please someone tell me what is with the color, especially on the piping ? Thanks so much for authentication and input.

Which Metropolis Bags are you comparing it to? Please post photos of them especially pics of the creeds and serial numbers. There's more than one Metropolis style. We can't comment on why one bag looks different from another without photos of both.

Piping can take color differently than leather used for the body of the bag (we've mentioned that often), and the bag may have been re-dyed.

And no, they don't make different versions of the same style for different markets except for maybe differences in color and type of leather.

 

[Tilis]

Which Metropolis Bags are you comparing it to? Please post photos of them especially pics of the creeds and serial numbers. There's more than one Metropolis style. We can't comment on why one bag looks different from another without photos of both.

Piping can take color differently than leather used for the body of the bag (we've mentioned that often), and the bag may have been re-dyed.

And no, they don't make different versions of the same style for different markets except for maybe differences in color and type of leather.

Thank you Hyacinth, I was not aware of the fact that there were more than one style of Metropolis with the same model number. Mine are these (posted to another thread):

The following were authenticated here:

VTG Coach Red Metropolis Leather Crossbody Shoulder Bag 9087 VGUC Medium Bargain | eBay

Super elegant simple styling. Made in Costa Rica, one of the best Coach plants ever for quality! Veery little wear (see photos).

www.ebay.com

Used Coach Women Brown Leather Purse With Coa

shopgoodwill.com

and here are the pictures of the the beige and black creeds:

They all have the domed top profile and downward curved outer pocket. And they are the same size as well. If you need more pictures, please let me know. Thanks for all your help ! I have had the beige and the black for many years.

ETA - I just see that the one I asked about was also made in the same factory as mine, but the straight-looking slip pocket threw me off.

 

[whateve]

Thank you Hyacinth, I was not aware of the fact that there were more than one style of Metropolis with the same model number. Mine are these (posted to another thread):
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The following were authenticated here:

VTG Coach Red Metropolis Leather Crossbody Shoulder Bag 9087 VGUC Medium Bargain | eBay

Super elegant simple styling. Made in Costa Rica, one of the best Coach plants ever for quality! Veery little wear (see photos).

www.ebay.com

Used Coach Women Brown Leather Purse With Coa

shopgoodwill.com

and here are the pictures of the the beige and black creeds:
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They all have the domed top profile and downward curved outer pocket. And they are the same size as well. If you need more pictures, please let me know. Thanks for all your help ! I have had the beige and the black for many years.

ETA - I just see that the one I asked about was also made in the same factory as mine, but the straight-looking slip pocket threw me off.

Sometimes it is just the angle of the photo or how the purse is leaning that makes it look different. The bag you asked about is authentic.

In my opinion, it doesn't look like it was never used. Doesn't it look like a lot of the color has worn off? I think it was probably originally bone.

 

[Hyacinth]

Thank you Hyacinth, I was not aware of the fact that there were more than one style of Metropolis with the same model number. Mine are these (posted to another thread):
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The following were authenticated here:

VTG Coach Red Metropolis Leather Crossbody Shoulder Bag 9087 VGUC Medium Bargain | eBay

Super elegant simple styling. Made in Costa Rica, one of the best Coach plants ever for quality! Veery little wear (see photos).

www.ebay.com

Used Coach Women Brown Leather Purse With Coa

shopgoodwill.com

and here are the pictures of the the beige and black creeds:
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They all have the domed top profile and downward curved outer pocket. And they are the same size as well. If you need more pictures, please let me know. Thanks for all your help ! I have had the beige and the black for many years.

ETA - I just see that the one I asked about was also made in the same factory as mine, but the straight-looking slip pocket threw me off.

I didn't say that there were 2 different styles of Metropolis with the same style number. There was a Metropolis ZIP 9087 and a Metropolis FLAP 9022.

Coach sometimes made small changes to a bag that didn't affect the basic details, like they did with the under-flap pocket on the Court Bag or the many changes in strap lengths. I don't see'any problems.