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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ciaodenny said:
Hello I was hoping to get these bags authenticated. I believed them to be authentic, just wanted to make sure
Purchased at goodwill
Bag one
10" W x 7" H x 2"
Bag two
7.5 “X 4.5 “X 1″
Bag 3
10” W x 9.5” H x 6” D

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All 3 look fine.
 
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spirangle said:
Item: Coach Berkeley bag
Where purchased or how obtained: Purchased on FB Marketplace in Canada
Comments: I took a chance, hoping it's legit. I've seen this code on other Berkeleys, so fingers crossed; however, does Coach reuse serial numbers? I thought they were unique to the bag, but perhaps not. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated!

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The bag is authentic.

Prior to 1994, serial numbers were all numeric and unique. In 1994, they changed their numbering system to a format that has a prefix (month/year/factory) and a suffix (style number).

Your bag was made in 1996 so it was after they ended the random numbering. Other bags that were made in the same month, year and plant will have the same serial number.
 
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BeenBurned said:
The bag is authentic.

Prior to 1994, serial numbers were all numeric and unique. In 1994, they changed their numbering system to a format that has a prefix (month/year/factory) and a suffix (style number).

Your bag was made in 1996 so it was after they ended the random numbering. Other bags that were made in the same month, year and plant will have the same serial number.
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Thank you! This was my guess around the serial numbers, too. Thank you for the explanation.
 
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spirangle said:
Item: Coach Berkeley bag
Where purchased or how obtained: Purchased on FB Marketplace in Canada
Comments: I took a chance, hoping it's legit. I've seen this code on other Berkeleys, so fingers crossed; however, does Coach reuse serial numbers? I thought they were unique to the bag, but perhaps not. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated!

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The six Salearea Guides' link is Pinned at the top of every index page in this sub-forum. That detail and more like it are covered in that thread.

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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spirangle said:
Item: Coach Berkeley bag
Where purchased or how obtained: Purchased on FB Marketplace in Canada
Comments: I took a chance, hoping it's legit. I've seen this code on other Berkeleys, so fingers crossed; however, does Coach reuse serial numbers? I thought they were unique to the bag, but perhaps not. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated!

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It isn't a Berkeley bag. It's a saddle bag. Berkeley styles are suede.
 
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spirangle said:
Ah, good to know that... thanks! I think of it as a Crescent bag, but since this is a later model w/ a creed, I thought maybe Coach named them Berkeleys. As long as it's authentic, I'm fine w/ whatever it's called. ;)
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You're welcome. A crescent bag has a seam down the front - this style doesn't. There is also a Berkeley saddle bag, which is partly suede.
 
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gsaloni10 said:
Item: Duffle Sac
Listing number: n/a
Seller and site where listed: Poshmark
thriftayy
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintag...Large-Purse-Hobo-Bag-638602ab7687eea16c283853
Comments: tia!!
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BeenBurned said:

Avoid the seller thriftayy.​

The bag is fake.

These are/were fake too:
and she sold this fake: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintag...rse-Station-Bag-5130-61efede529e6988b5f828fd9

ETA: someone paid $100 for this POS: https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintag...Cross-Body-Purse-Bag-614cce09f5c2448981ab845f
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This bag is listed on other sites, too. I know it's on ebay and maybe Mercari. I'll see if I can find the listings and post them in the Hall of Shame to report.
 
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