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Could someone please authenticate this Coach bag?
This is the first of 2 from GW 50% off sale on Monday...
Approx. 9.5"w x 9"h x 5"d. Straps 14" to top of bag.
1997 Soho Buckle Bag #4157, yes?
Thanks in advance!
 

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2nd one from GW...
Approx. 12"w x 6"h x 3.25"d. Strap 12" to buckles.
1999 Legacy Shoulder Bag #9071?
Thanks, again!
 

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Could someone please authenticate this Coach bag?
This is the first of 2 from GW 50% off sale on Monday...
Approx. 9.5"w x 9"h x 5"d. Straps 14" to top of bag.
1997 Soho Buckle Bag #4157, yes?
Thanks in advance!

2nd one from GW...
Approx. 12"w x 6"h x 3.25"d. Strap 12" to buckles.
1999 Legacy Shoulder Bag #9071?
Thanks, again!
Both look good. How many Soho Buckle bags do you own now? :D
I have the second one in my files as an Audrey zip.
 
Could someone please authenticate this Coach bag?
This is the first of 2 from GW 50% off sale on Monday...
Approx. 9.5"w x 9"h x 5"d. Straps 14" to top of bag.
1997 Soho Buckle Bag #4157, yes?
Thanks in advance!

Yay! Thanks, Hyacinth :yahoo:

ETA: Any ideas on what year or timeframe?

I think it's actually a Chester Bag, style 9901 from the early1990s
 
Me too.

I can't find any evidence of a Q plant in the US at any time. The first legit Q that I found but based ONLY on what is or isn't in my files or in current Ebay listings so far is early 2003 and was located in China, not the US.

Normally no one should report a possible fake based on unverified date and year codes without waiting for one of the specialists here to verify it. There's a very small chance that there was a US "Q" plant but it doesn't seem likely. What makes it more likely that the bag is fake is the color of the strap grommets although clearer photos would have made me more comfortable, so I'm inclined to agree that it's fake. Otherwise it would have been better to let it slide.
I let bags slide all the time!! ebay isn't going to remove that bag~they only remove bags on the wall of shame...and rarely at that.. So, there are 5 watchers, someone is going to buy that bag, because big bags are going FAST!!I was just trolling ebay in the past hour and spotted so many fake bags it makes me sick, but I'm not the COACH POLICE..
and really ~what do I care if buyers don't have things authenticated& end up walking around with fake bags they spent a fortune on?? I'm only responsible for my OWN ITEMS, my own buyers & the sellers I deal with.
BTW, I didn't report it~I got busy & forgot about it..
Are you saying there is a Q factory that made bags in the USA in 2001?. Do you believe its an error and you are authenticating that bag to be genuine? Clearly I'm not an authenticator or an expert. So I'm really not sure what to think? Is it Genuine? Would you suggest someone purchase that bag ??
 
I let bags slide all the time!! ebay isn't going to remove that bag~they only remove bags on the wall of shame...and rarely at that.. So, there are 5 watchers, someone is going to buy that bag, because big bags are going FAST!!I was just trolling ebay in the past hour and spotted so many fake bags it makes me sick, but I'm not the COACH POLICE..
and really ~what do I care if buyers don't have things authenticated& end up walking around with fake bags they spent a fortune on?? I'm only responsible for my OWN ITEMS, my own buyers & the sellers I deal with.
BTW, I didn't report it~I got busy & forgot about it..
Are you saying there is a Q factory that made bags in the USA in 2001?. Do you believe its an error and you are authenticating that bag to be genuine? Clearly I'm not an authenticator or an expert. So I'm really not sure what to think? Is it Genuine? Would you suggest someone purchase that bag ??

I didn't say ANYTHING about any "Q" factory in the US in 2001, or about the bag you mentioned being genuine. Read my post again.

"I can't find any evidence of a Q plant in the US at any time. The first legit Q that I found but based ONLY on what is or isn't in my files or in current Ebay listings so far is early 2003 and was located in China, not the US... There's a very small chance that there was a US "Q" plant but it doesn't seem likely..."
 
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