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!

 

[Hyacinth]

I have another one I can’t seem to get a handle on. I searched this forum for another type of this kind but all the links were older and removed so I couldn’t compare pictures. This is serial number 9715 and I recently purchased from eBay. The seller is loraowen. The item number is 285034601059. The title has the wrong color and serial number but I did in fact receive the camel bag. I just can’t shake the feeling maybe it isn’t real. Thank you again!

Link:

Vintage Coach Companion Flap Bag Red Leather Crossbody 9716 Camel | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Coach Companion Flap Bag Red Leather Crossbody 9716 Camel at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

That seller LORAOWEN has been mentioned before about having a problem telling real from fake, and I can't recommend buying from some one who doesn't know or maybe doesn't care about the difference between the two. And there's simply NO excuse for not posting the correct style name, serial number or especially color. To me that indicates a lack of professionalism, or just plain carelessness. It only takes afew minutes to double-check that a listing is correct before posting it.

Here are some previous posts about the seller:

https://forum.purseblog.com/search/1994558/?q=loraowen&o=date

Since I can't open Ebay photos, please post a copy of the creed and serial number from the seller's listing AND a photo of the creed and serial number of the bag you actually received and be sure to indicate which is which, even if both seem to be from the same bag.

 

[ssmithwarner]

Listed as Large Coach Hobo (11063 Dark brown)
Seller bought on Amazon Feb 8, 2010
No link
Years ago, I purchased some Coach purses at thrift stores and Amazon. At that time I did not know about Purse Forum. I am going through and found a few I had not authenticated. Could ypou please check them to see if authentic. Thanks so much!

 

[Mazureli]

That seller LORAOWEN has been mentioned before about having a problem telling real from fake, and I can't recommend buying from some one who doesn't know or maybe doesn't care about the difference between the two. And there's simply NO excuse for not posting the correct style name, serial number or especially color. To me that indicates a lack of professionalism, or just plain carelessness. It only takes afew minutes to double-check that a listing is correct before posting it.

Here are some previous posts about the seller:

https://forum.purseblog.com/search/1994558/?q=loraowen&o=date

Since I can't open Ebay photos, please post a copy of the creed and serial number from the seller's listing AND a photo of the creed and serial number of the bag you actually received and be sure to indicate which is which, even if both seem to be from the same bag.

Ah. Thank you. Well I’m glad I know that about that seller now…I was nervous about it and should have trusted my gut. Here are photos from the eBay listing (the first 2), as well as photos i have taken myself (The second 2). The serial numbers do appear to match but I’m still nervous and agree with the wrong description in the listing I thought the same you. I discovered the forum after purchase but best believe this is my go to before anymore purchases!

 

[ssmithwarner]

Listed Nothing-
Seller Bought at St Vincents thrift maybe Brown 9809
No link
Years ago, I purchased this one from a local thrift store. The leather is super soft. Could you please check it to see if authentic. Thanks so much!

 

[ssmithwarner]

Listed Nothing- White 7785
Seller Years ago a thrift store
No link
Years ago, I purchased this one from a local thrift store. Could you please check it to see if authentic. Thanks so much!

 

[ssmithwarner]

Listed Nothing- Brown and Mahagany5 06094
Seller Years ago a thrift store No link
Years ago, I purchased this one from a local thrift store. Could you please check it to see if authentic. Last one buried in my closet I think. Thanks so much

 

[whateve]

Listed Nothing-
Seller Bought at St Vincents thrift maybe Brown 9809
No link
Years ago, I purchased this one from a local thrift store. The leather is super soft. Could you please check it to see if authentic. Thanks so much!

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You don't need to post pictures of the zipper brand. This is an authentic equestrian compartment bucket made in 1998.

 

[whateve]

Ah. Thank you. Well I’m glad I know that about that seller now…I was nervous about it and should have trusted my gut. Here are photos from the eBay listing (the first 2), as well as photos i have taken myself (The second 2). The serial numbers do appear to match but I’m still nervous and agree with the wrong description in the listing I thought the same you. I discovered the forum after purchase but best believe this is my go to before anymore purchases!

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It's authentic.

 

[Hyacinth]

Listed Nothing- Brown and Mahagany5 06094
Seller Years ago a thrift store No link
Years ago, I purchased this one from a local thrift store. Could you please check it to see if authentic. Last one buried in my closet I think. Thanks so much

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It looks genuine, from 2007

 

[Mazureli]

It's authentic.

Thank you!

 

[Hyacinth]

Listed Nothing- White 7785
Seller Years ago a thrift store
No link
Years ago, I purchased this one from a local thrift store. Could you please check it to see if authentic. Thanks so much!

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Genuine Hamptons Leather Demi made in 2000.

There's no need to waste time or effort taking photos of the zipper brand. Read my Signature statement under every one of my posts. The zipper brand has absolutely NO connection to authenticity:

"Ignore any "Rules" you find in those useless online Authenticity Guides, they're almost ALL wrong - outdated, only true for a few styles, partly true only for a few years, or were never true in the first place, including the ridiculous YKK Zipper Rule. YKK zippers on a Coach DON'T prove it's genuine. Coach has used at least TEN different brands of metal, nylon, and even plastic zippers including several unmarked styles, anyone can buy genuine YKK zippers, and many fakes have FAKE YKK zippers. How hard is it to fake a zipper?"

This has been posted here, and at Ebay, and anyplace else that accurate information about Coach authenticity has ever been posted. Please read the related section of the six Salearea Guides. Better yet, read ALL the Guides, unlike most internet nonsense on the subject, they are ACCURATE:

"YKK' Zipper MYTH":

SaleArea guides

PAGE 2 THE CENTERED C RULE or THE C'S ARE PERFECTLY STRAIGHT RULE MOSTLY true, with plenty of exceptions. The center seam or a line down the front of a bag with Signature or Op Art C's should usually divide it into 2 halves that are mirror images of each other. But: Sometimes the back isn't...

forum.purseblog.com

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

Please, no more YKK.

 

[Hyacinth]

Ah. Thank you. Well I’m glad I know that about that seller now…I was nervous about it and should have trusted my gut. Here are photos from the eBay listing (the first 2), as well as photos i have taken myself (The second 2). The serial numbers do appear to match but I’m still nervous and agree with the wrong description in the listing I thought the same you. I discovered the forum after purchase but best believe this is my go to before anymore purchases!

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The photos came from a genuine Coach Legacy Turnlock Companion Flap made in 2001. It's good.

 

[Hyacinth]

Listed as Large Coach Hobo (11063 Dark brown)
Seller bought on Amazon Feb 8, 2010
No link
Years ago, I purchased some Coach purses at thrift stores and Amazon. At that time I did not know about Purse Forum. I am going through and found a few I had not authenticated. Could ypou please check them to see if authentic. Thanks so much!

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Genuine.

 

[ssmithwarner]

Genuine Hamptons Leather Demi made in 2000.

There's no need to waste time or effort taking photos of the zipper brand. Read my Signature statement under every one of my posts. The zipper brand has absolutely NO connection to authenticity:

"Ignore any "Rules" you find in those useless online Authenticity Guides, they're almost ALL wrong - outdated, only true for a few styles, partly true only for a few years, or were never true in the first place, including the ridiculous YKK Zipper Rule. YKK zippers on a Coach DON'T prove it's genuine. Coach has used at least TEN different brands of metal, nylon, and even plastic zippers including several unmarked styles, anyone can buy genuine YKK zippers, and many fakes have FAKE YKK zippers. How hard is it to fake a zipper?"

This has been posted here, and at Ebay, and anyplace else that accurate information about Coach authenticity has ever been posted. Please read the related section of the six Salearea Guides. Better yet, read ALL the Guides, unlike most internet nonsense on the subject, they are ACCURATE:

"YKK' Zipper MYTH":

SaleArea guides

PAGE 2 THE CENTERED C RULE or THE C'S ARE PERFECTLY STRAIGHT RULE MOSTLY true, with plenty of exceptions. The center seam or a line down the front of a bag with Signature or Op Art C's should usually divide it into 2 halves that are mirror images of each other. But: Sometimes the back isn't...

forum.purseblog.com

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

Please, no more YKK.

Thank you so much for checking them all. My daughter in law will get them in the Will. In the future I will not take pictures of the zipper, promise.

 

[Mazureli]

The photos came from a genuine Coach Legacy Turnlock Companion Flap made in 2001. It's good.

Thank you!