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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BeenBurned said:
Unfortunately, the Philippines is another location from which the fakes are very close. And from what I've seen, there are more fakes than authentic items.

If you search "Philippines fakes" in the Coach subforum, there are many posts about the danger of buying from Filippino sellers and sites.

This is another bag I'd recommend returning.
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Thanks! I'll check that out and look into it! Thank you so much! Unfortunately, the IG store doesn't have a return policy. I might just give it to someone else who wants it I guess. It's really sad. I'll just buy from the actual stores from now on.
 
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dani.g.d said:
Thank you for the advice! I've already reached out to the website since the seller said they will be refunding the orders if they are proved to be fake. Thanks again!
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I don't want to go into detail about how I know it's fake. I don't want to help fakers produce better fakes and I don't want to help sellers know what parts NOT to show or to blur just enough that it makes it difficult to authenticate but there are characteristics that are seen in most Japanese sellers' fakes.
 
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dani.g.d said:
Thanks! I'll check that out and look into it! Thank you so much! Unfortunately, the IG store doesn't have a return policy. I might just give it to someone else who wants it I guess. It's really sad. I'll just buy from the actual stores from now on.
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If you paid with a credit card, you might file a dispute for having received a counterfeit item.
 
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BeenBurned said:
If you paid with a credit card, you might file a dispute for having received a counterfeit item.
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Unfortunately, I used a local mobile wallet app to pay. I'm going to reach out to the app's customer service if I can still dispute the payment. I have reached out to the seller and unfortunately haven't responded to me yet. It sucks but if I can't get my money back then I'll just give it to someone who doesn't care about having a fake purse haha
 
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BeenBurned said:
I don't want to go into detail about how I know it's fake. I don't want to help fakers produce better fakes and I don't want to help sellers know what parts NOT to show or to blur just enough that it makes it difficult to authenticate but there are characteristics that are seen in most Japanese sellers' fakes.
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I understand. I do hope I get my money back for this one. I paid much more for this bag than the plaid one but thru Paypal. I already have a case created for my dispute. Thanks again for all your help!
 
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dani.g.d said:
Unfortunately, I used a local mobile wallet app to pay. I'm going to reach out to the app's customer service if I can still dispute the payment. I have reached out to the seller and unfortunately haven't responded to me yet. It sucks but if I can't get my money back then I'll just give it to someone who doesn't care about having a fake purse haha
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@dani.g.d If you do give the purse away, please make sure that you remove ALL the fake coach id's that you can, so that this purse does not show up again as genuine in the future :)
 
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dani.g.d said:
Thanks for the advice! But can you please specify the "coach IDs" you're referring to?
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She means that anything on the bag that helps it pretend to be Coach should be removed.

In the case of the listing shown in @dani.g.d 's post here, that would involve destroying the bag.

In some cases, it might simply be a matter of cutting the creed patch out of the pocket and removing and disposing of a hangtag.
 
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