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Greetings and happy Friday! Lining up my weekend rehabs and would appreciate having a few items authenticated. All items in my possession.

Utility Flap? Style 9145, made in the Dominican Republic. I remember reading here that bags from the DR are not known to have been faked. (i won't say *never*). I was thinking this was the color Saddle but after seeing that recent post on Sonoma colors, it could be camel or wheat?
8" x 8" x 3"
 

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This is a waist pack but not sure the real name. I trust they were international enough not to call it a Fanny pack...
8" x 4 1/2" x 3 1/2"
 

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Greetings and happy Friday! Lining up my weekend rehabs and would appreciate having a few items authenticated. All items in my possession.

Utility Flap? Style 9145, made in the Dominican Republic. I remember reading here that bags from the DR are not known to have been faked. (i won't say *never*). I was thinking this was the color Saddle but after seeing that recent post on Sonoma colors, it could be camel or wheat?
8" x 8" x 3"

This is a waist pack but not sure the real name. I trust they were international enough not to call it a Fanny pack...
8" x 4 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Last one for today!
Basic Bag style 9455
11" x 7" x 2 1/4"

All of them are OK.

1- Legacy Medium Studio Flap, the Spring 2000 catalog lists the color as Camel

2- style 516 is a Pocket Waist Pack

3- made in the late 1980s
 
Not sure the name, rhyder maybe? also don't know if there is a long strap or if it's meant to be carried by that short handle:
seller just called it coach handbag
eBay item number:161908129445


http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-Handbag-/161908129445?

I'd like to see more pictures. If you can request a picture of all tags and labels from the inside seam and/or inside the inner zipper pocket, that would help.

If authentic (and at this point, I can't say one way or another), it seems to be missing the long strap.

I've compared it with the one I bought from Coach. It's a Rhyder Messenger, style 37738, the color codes are "QB" for the Antique Nickel hardware and BRZ for the Bronze color. It might be barely possible to find a replacement long strap someday but that's a very small chance, especially in that color which I think was only used on the Rhyder line..

The details all look genuine but it would be very hard to use without that long strap.
 
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I've compared it with the one I bought from Coach. It's a Rhyder Messenger, style 37738, the color codes are "QB" for the Antique Nickel hardware and BRZ for the Bronze color. It might be barely possible to find a replacement long strap someday but that's a very small chance, especially in that color which I think was only used on the Rhyder line..

The details all look genuine but it would be very hard to use without that long strap.
Sadly the seller got back to me after the auction ended. He said it included the long strap and happy bidding. Missed out on that one, it was really nice too!
 
Sadly the seller got back to me after the auction ended. He said it included the long strap and happy bidding. Missed out on that one, it was really nice too!

"He"? Figures that it would be a guy who's clueless about how important that extra strap is. He probably could have sold it for at LEAST 50 or even a hundred dollars more just by showing the strap. Not to mention by using the right name or style number. But at least some buyer got a good deal, sorry it wasn't you.

Keep looking, I hope you find one.
 
Hi, Please authenticate 1990s? coach backpack. Looks authentic to me, the only thing throwing me off is that I thought the third letter of the serial number represents where it was made, and USA was represented by a "C",whereas this one as a "D" and a made in United States stamp.

Thank you for all your help! :)
 

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Hi, Please authenticate 1990s? coach backpack. Looks authentic to me, the only thing throwing me off is that I thought the third letter of the serial number represents where it was made, and USA was represented by a "C",whereas this one as a "D" and a made in United States stamp.

Thank you for all your help! :)
It's authentic. There was more than one US plant. This was made in 2001.
 
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