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:
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• FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
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  Where purchased or how obtained
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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
• 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!

 

[brehy0440]

Hello! I bought this bag at a flea market for $25. I was wondering if it was authentic? Please let me know if you need any additional photos. Thank you!

 

[BeenBurned]

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Hello! I bought this bag at a flea market for $25. I was wondering if it was authentic? Please let me know if you need any additional photos. Thank you!

The bag is an authentic Court bag made in 1999.

I'm not sure that the strap is a Coach strap. It looks a bit off to me.

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[CaseyBoston]

Will Savers in your area allow returns on bags? (I did fight for one once but post-pandemic, their return policy is only on clothing and shoes.)

IDK. If they don't, no worries. I'm not going to fight over a $3.99 refund but I'll mark the bag 'counterfeit' (with a Sharpie) and leave it to Savers to dispose of.

Just curious: what do others here do when they've bought non-returnable bags that are later evaluated as fake? Thrown them in the trash? There must be a better alternative.

 

[jessica.berman]

Genuine and made in 1998.

I can't compare leathers, sorry. There are six pages of posts that come up in a forum Search for "coach leather Hungary" so you might want to read through those.

https://forum.purseblog.com/search/2460019/?q=coach+leather+hungary&o=date

@Hyacinth gotcha and thank you!! I guess I’m specifically wondering if it’s any thicker or thinner than from the other countries rather than an opinion. I can search through other posts to see what I can find. Thank you!

 

[brehy0440]

The bag is an authentic Court bag made in 1999.

I'm not sure that the strap is a Coach strap. It looks a bit off to me.

Compare

The bag is an authentic Court bag made in 1999.

I'm not sure that the strap is a Coach strap. It looks a bit off to me.

Compare:
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Thank you for the information!!

 

[BeenBurned]

IDK. If they don't, no worries. I'm not going to fight over a $3.99 refund but I'll mark the bag 'counterfeit' (with a Sharpie) and leave it to Savers to dispose of.

Just curious: what do others here do when they've bought non-returnable bags that are later evaluated as fake? Thrown them in the trash? There must be a better alternative.

I agree that I am against adding to landfills with fakes.

I did see a gentleman at Saver's recently looking to find something to buy because the $79.99 Louis Vuitton bag he'd bought was determined to be fake. They did allow the exchange as they did when I insisted on exchanging a fake Hermes wallet I'd taken a chance on. (Of course, the $125 I paid to Bababebi for the (un)authentication was my loss! But I'm a principle girl and insisted on getting something else for the $7.99 I'd paid.)

If you insist, they'll usually allow an exchange but not a refund.

 

[DL Harper]

IDK. If they don't, no worries. I'm not going to fight over a $3.99 refund but I'll mark the bag 'counterfeit' (with a Sharpie) and leave it to Savers to dispose of.

Just curious: what do others here do when they've bought non-returnable bags that are later evaluated as fake? Thrown them in the trash? There must be a better alternative.

Is the leather, strap, hardware, etc nice enough to keep as potential repair parts?

 

[SunnySunshine]

Please let me know if this Companion Flap Bag is good or not? The creed is difficult to read, and I've requested a better photo from the seller. J1D 9715.
Thank you!

Item:
Listing number:n/a
Seller and site where listed: rhow6201
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/115919187377

 

[CaseyBoston]

Is the leather, strap, hardware, etc nice enough to keep as potential repair parts?

The leather, maybe. The hardware and strap are blatantly fake, so that's a no.

I wondered about doing a gentle rehab and donating to a women's shelter. The leather is actually quite nice, it was obviously used for some time, and it's a pretty shade of dark green. If I did that, I wouldn't Sharpie-mark it as FAKE--how humiliating to receive something like that.

 

[somerandomkristin]

Hello friends! I picked up this Dakota Lariat bag at Savers this weekend. Could I get some expert eyes on it? The quality feels right, and the interior leather is really nice. That said, it might’ve been a factory second or a discard as the creed tag says irregular (there’s a large dye stain inside the back pocket, so I assume that’s the reason it was marked irregular).

Thanks as always!

 

[BeenBurned]

Hello friends! I picked up this Dakota Lariat bag at Savers this weekend. Could I get some expert eyes on it? The quality feels right, and the interior leather is really nice. That said, it might’ve been a factory second or a discard as the creed tag says irregular (there’s a large dye stain inside the back pocket, so I assume that’s the reason it was marked irregular).

Thanks as always!

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It's authentic and a great find!

The irregular stamp can be done for any number of reasons or, as seen in some cases for no (obvious) reason. Sometimes an item is shopworn, or may have stains, scratches or ink marks.

 

[Sia’s Botique]

I haven't finished catching up and I don't know whether you received a reply but I'm responding because your original request was missed.

The bag is fine.

Thank you so much BB

 

[EGBDF]

Item: Vintage Coach Equestrian Black Leather Handbag 9802
Seller and site where listed : VintagebyIC etsy
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1345968796/authentic-vintage-coach-equestrian-black
Thank you!

 

[Hyacinth]

Please let me know if this Companion Flap Bag is good or not? The creed is difficult to read, and I've requested a better photo from the seller. J1D 9715.
Thank you!

Item:
Listing number:n/a
Seller and site where listed: rhow6201
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/115919187377

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I believe the Legacy Turnlock Companion Flap is genuine.

 

[usMichigann]

Hello Ladies, I have a Multifunction Purse / Wallet that I purchased from a Coach Company Store years ago. I'm curious about the official name and age. It's 5" x 3.25". I believe it's close to vintage now as I've had it stored in my collections for sometime. Thank you.