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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:
It's authentic and according to @Hyacinth 's post, it's a Mail Pouch from the 1994 Holiday preview catalog:

Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

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ACK! I missed it on page 17 and I did not do a search for that style number here. Only Google. Sorry! Thank you BeenBurned for your help, authentication and guidance!
 
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Hi, I bought a Willis bag on eBay that I’m very worried is a fake. Please take a look. Here’s the info:
Platform: eBay
Link: Gone already since I bought it - see my photos. I took photos of the Crete and the two suspicious areas. The rest of the bag looks fine to me.
item number: 335044289244
Seller: Adriac1971 (unfortunately, I did not notice that the seller has only sold two things, meaning that they may very well have assumed a new identity.)
Creed number: J4D-9927
Comments:
I received the bag yesterday, and what made me suspicious was not the creed number, although I know some J numbers are fakes. I looked it up here and found there were legitimate bags with this number. The two things wrong with it:

1) see photo of the back of the turn lock. (I circled the suspicious area in yellow.) There is no way to take it off - the prongs are sewed in and covered by leather. Possibly the old turn lock and leather surrounding it were damaged and this is a replacement. More likely, it’s a fake.
2) the stitching on the trim inside the bag is even, but the leather itself is crooked at the overlap.IMG_0402.jpeg

Please confirm. The seller “does not accept returns.” But if it’s a fake, they have to.IMG_0403.jpeg

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lucy7550 said:
Hi, I bought a Willis bag on eBay that I’m very worried is a fake. Please take a look. Here’s the info:
Platform: eBay
Link: Gone already since I bought it - see my photos. I took photos of the Crete and the two suspicious areas. The rest of the bag looks fine to me.
item number: 335044289244
Seller: Adriac1971 (unfortunately, I did not notice that the seller has only sold two things, meaning that they may very well have assumed a new identity.)
Creed number: J4D-9927
Comments:
I received the bag yesterday, and what made me suspicious was not the creed number, although I know some J numbers are fakes. I looked it up here and found there were legitimate bags with this number. The two things wrong with it:

1) see photo of the back of the turn lock. (I circled the suspicious area in yellow.) There is no way to take it off - the prongs are sewed in and covered by leather. Possibly the old turn lock and leather surrounding it were damaged and this is a replacement. More likely, it’s a fake.
2) the stitching on the trim inside the bag is even, but the leather itself is crooked at the overlap.View attachment 5869803

Please confirm. The seller “does not accept returns.” But if it’s a fake, they have to.View attachment 5869801

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You’re correct. The bag is fake and if you open a NAD (not as described) case, you’ll get a refund whether the seller accepts returns or not.

ETA: After you open the claim, the seller will have 3 days to respond with either a refund (without return) or with a prepaid return shipping label.

If the seller doesn't respond by the deadline, you can go back to the case and ask ebay to step in. You'll get the refund and the seller will be dinged for not resolving it on her own.

adriac1971 also has this fake:
www.ebay.com

Vintage Coach Patchwork Shoulder Bag Crossbody Purse M04K-5659 | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Coach Patchwork Shoulder Bag Crossbody Purse M04K-5659 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com
 
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Hi Authenticators,
Could you please check this (Equestrian Flap?) bag at your convenience? Thank you!
FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
Item: No. Serial No. A8D-9807
Where purchased: Thrift store
Size: (L)10"x(H)8"x(D)3"
Thanks again!

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#84,699
BeenBurned said:
You’re correct. The bag is fake and if you open a NAD (not as described) case, you’ll get a refund whether the seller accepts returns or not.

ETA: After you open the claim, the seller will have 3 days to respond with either a refund (without return) or with a prepaid return shipping label.

If the seller doesn't respond by the deadline, you can go back to the case and ask ebay to step in. You'll get the refund and the seller will be dinged for not resolving it on her own.

adriac1971 also has this fake:
www.ebay.com

Vintage Coach Patchwork Shoulder Bag Crossbody Purse M04K-5659 | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Coach Patchwork Shoulder Bag Crossbody Purse M04K-5659 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com
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Thanks so much - none of the photos in the listing showed the two problems I mentioned. I have to slow down before bidding…
 
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Dear Authenticators,
I am selling this Willis 18 that I purchased on eBay in June. It’s just too small for me. Will you please take a look? Since I did not buy it directly from Coach, I would like to verify if your willing…Let me know if you need more photos, I tried my best on the creed ;)
Thank you
Seller: ca986849
Listing: 9405508205499043140251
eBay: no active link
Measures: 7L x 6.5H x 3W inches

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Another rare-ish vintage beauty. Please and thank you for an authentication and identification. I think this is a 4055 Soft Satchel from around 1989. Can't wait to rehab this one. I can already tell how gorgeous it is. Also, I know guessing color is hard, but I think this is blue, not black as advertised. Does it look blue to you?
Item: Coach Black Leather Purse
Link: https://shopgoodwill.com/item/178871937
Shopgoodwill.com, seller: Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona
Measurements per seller: 11 x 6 x 7.5, handle drop 6 inches

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ConnieinSeattle said:
Another rare-ish vintage beauty. Please and thank you for an authentication and identification. I think this is a 4055 Soft Satchel from around 1989. Can't wait to rehab this one. I can already tell how gorgeous it is. Also, I know guessing color is hard, but I think this is blue, not black as advertised. Does it look blue to you?
Item: Coach Black Leather Purse
Link: https://shopgoodwill.com/item/178871937
Shopgoodwill.com, seller: Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona
Measurements per seller: 11 x 6 x 7.5, handle drop 6 inches

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Genuine Soft Satchel from the early 1990s. The 1989 and 1990 catalogs don't even list Navy as an available color, so I'm going to guess that it's Black. The few Blue examples in the 1989 and 1990 catalogs actually look like a dark blue.
 
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