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!

 

[PrincessLiabear]

All are authentic.

Re the third one with the N plant code, on that particular bag, it's correct for a bag made in Mexico. (There are also fakes with N plant codes, so it's a good idea to verify authenticity if considering one.)

Oh wow! Thank you so much! I'm going to go ahead, put an offer in, and see if one of these bags becomes mines in the future. I'll let you all know how it turns out and if I'm successful in getting one. That's super awesome to hear though that all three are authentic. Thank you again for your expertise. Cannot wait for my first vintage Coach bag!

 

[MTK1104]

Hi
Can you please check these 2 Sonoma bags? Both from a local thrift store. 1st bag has crooked letters & numbers and I was wondering if it’s….normal. Thank you!!

1st one
Navy blue?
K7M-4923



2nd one
Is this leather? Suede? I am not sure.
I think H8D-4394

 

[whateve]

Hi
Can you please check these 2 Sonoma bags? Both from a local thrift store. 1st bag has crooked letters & numbers and I was wondering if it’s….normal. Thank you!!

1st one
Navy blue?
K7M-4923
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2nd one
Is this leather? Suede? I am not sure.
I think H8D-4394
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Both are authentic. The second one isn't part of the Sonoma line. It's a nubuc Tribeca large hobo.

 

[MTK1104]

Both are authentic. The second one isn't part of the Sonoma line. It's a nubuc Tribeca large hobo.

Thank you always @whateve
Nubuc Tribeca…! Thank you for the correction, had no idea!
This has very interesting feel to it

 

[whateve]

Thank you always @whateve
Nubuc Tribeca…! Thank you for the correction, had no idea!
This has very interesting feel to it

Nubuc or Nubuck has a reputation in the rehab thread. It is supposed to be more durable than suede but it tends to hang on to stains.

 

[BeenBurned]

Is there a way to search the forum to see if someone else has requested info on a bag in the past?
Marie

Although it's not a foolproof way, there is a way to check for previous requests on a particular item or seller. Go to the "search"box on the upper right side of the page. Paste the seller ID and search.

Part of the reason why we require seller IDs on authentication requests (as well as Hall of Shame posts of fakes) is so members can look up to see if the bag was previously authenticated and/or if the seller ID has a "history," either good or bad.

 

[Sia’s Botique]

Item: Taft
Listing number: J5D 9980
Seller and site where listed brile_569 on eBay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3946325909...vLTxikfRK-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
comments: please authenticate this bag when you get a chance. Thank you!

 

[whateve]

Item: Taft
Listing number: J5D 9980
Seller and site where listed brile_569 on eBay
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3946325909...vLTxikfRK-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
comments: please authenticate this bag when you get a chance. Thank you!

It's fine.

 

[Sia’s Botique]

It's fine.

Thank you whateve!

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

This Ergo #9033 looks to be in amazingly good condition. Made in Hungary. Please and thank you for an authentication opinion.
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/175730365971
Seller: Ebay, sxtros
Item: Coach 9033 Ergo Brown Leather Shoulder Bag Hobo Handbag

 

[BeenBurned]

This Ergo #9033 looks to be in amazingly good condition. Made in Hungary. Please and thank you for an authentication opinion.
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/175730365971
Seller: Ebay, sxtros
Item: Coach 9033 Ergo Brown Leather Shoulder Bag Hobo Handbag

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It's fine.

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

It's fine.

Yay! Thank you!

 

[BeenBurned]

Item: Coach Sample bag?
Purchased: Estate sale
Comments: All hardware seems consistent, leather is soft, well taken care of, I only found an old lens wipe inside. Looking for some authentication and more information. Thank you so much!View attachment 5784689View attachment 5784690View attachment 5784691View attachment 5784692View attachment 5784693View attachment 5784694

Item: Sample Coach bag?
Purchased: Estate sale
Comments: All hardware seems consistent, leather is soft and well taken care of, I only found an old lens wipe inside. Looking for some authentication and information, Thank you so much!

Sample bags in most cases can't be positively authenticated. We usually advise against buying them because there is no way to date the bag or to know exactly what style it's supposed to be, especially if the style never made it to production. They don't have valid serial numbers, style numbers or production codes. And we NEVER recommend buying them for resale.

I don't think it's fake, but I can't give it a positive authentication either as long as the details we use when authenticating such as accurate serial numbers aren't available. As long as you're buying it for personal use only, I believe you'll enjoy it and get plenty of use out of it since everything I see except the serial number is consistent with a Coach from the early 2000s.

I did a bit of digging and if your bag is approximately 13" wide x 9" high, it appears to be a sample version of style 9293.

Coach 9293 in Women's Bags & Handbags for sale | eBay

www.ebay.com

 

[s4uare]

I did a bit of digging and if your bag is approximately 13" wide x 9" high, it appears to be a sample version of style 9293.

Coach 9293 in Women's Bags & Handbags for sale | eBay

www.ebay.com

Thanks. I looked up that number on ebay and all those bags look similar but they have different colored edging?

 

[angeliquekim]

This was given to me as an original Coach but I can't figure out for sure if it is authentic. It was in perfect condition but in my research, it seems it is a vintage bag from the early 2000's?