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

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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
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#13,533
Dr. Jones said:
I picked this bag up over the weekend. It looks and feels good, but it has no creed. I know not all Coach's have creeds but I would like a second opinion. The made in China tag has a white dot which would indicate a MMF bag. Any help is appreciated.
Sorry I do not know the style name.
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It looks fine to me but I don't know the name, probably something simple and descriptive like Soho Mini Sig Swingpack
 
#13,535
BeenBurned said:
Whether her current bag is really Coach or just KWS, mamagargoyle has listed and/or sold fakes in the past. I have reports from 2009, 2012 and 2015 where fakes were reported.

This current listing is fake:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-vtg-1...218246?hash=item5b211797c6:g:~AgAAOSwx-9W1SG~
as is this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-black...344162?hash=item48842f6622:g:XooAAOSwLVZV5mK4


And this described as "Cashin era" but from 1997:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/vtg-COACH-N...344163?hash=item48842f6623:g:ZF8AAOSw0JpV3yJt

I can't recommend mamagargoyle!
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mamagargoyle has this bag labelled as pre-creed, but there are no Coach markings anywhere. In fact there doesn't appear to be a pocket where the creed would be. However, it does have a paperclip zipper pull, like others we have seen on early bags.
COACH navy blue shoulder vtg Cashin pre-serial NY LEATHER Handbag purse tablet
311561535228
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-navy-...535228?hash=item488a83befc:g:vHgAAOSw1S9WeNhk
Opinions?
 
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#13,540
HI5O said:
Thanks whateve! Is there any more photos I could upload to definitively prove it's authentic? If there's any doubt then I'd return it back to the store. Thanks again!
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I think it is authentic but you might run into trouble if you tried to sell it. The Costa Rican plant wasn't active in 1994 and the creed wording wrong for 1994. Someone else might assume that would make it fake, not realizing that the factory could have made a mistake when the year codes switched to 2 digits. Since the month code is K, you would think that by that late in the year, they would have figured it out. Other parts I would look at are the entire paper tag, the ends of the zipper, and the zipper pull.
 
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Hello, kind experts,
How does this one look? Thanks so much!
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#13,542
whateve said:
I think it is authentic but you might run into trouble if you tried to sell it. The Costa Rican plant wasn't active in 1994 and the creed wording wrong for 1994. Someone else might assume that would make it fake, not realizing that the factory could have made a mistake when the year codes switched to 2 digits. Since the month code is K, you would think that by that late in the year, they would have figured it out. Other parts I would look at are the entire paper tag, the ends of the zipper, and the zipper pull.
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Hi whateve, may I trouble you to take another look at the photos? I added 4 more, namely the tag and zipper pull and ends of the zipper. If you see any red flags I will return it. I bought it for my mom but if she didn't want it I was going to see about listing it on eBay. BTW, do you know what the color "BB" stands for? I thought it was called camel but not sure if that's the code for BB. Thank you again!

http://s927.photobucket.com/user/popncrunch/library/Camel Coach
 
#13,543
HI5O said:
Hi whateve, may I trouble you to take another look at the photos? I added 4 more, namely the tag and zipper pull and ends of the zipper. If you see any red flags I will return it. I bought it for my mom but if she didn't want it I was going to see about listing it on eBay. BTW, do you know what the color "BB" stands for? I thought it was called camel but not sure if that's the code for BB. Thank you again!

http://s927.photobucket.com/user/popncrunch/library/Camel Coach
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As far as I know the color code for camel was CA. I don't know what BB would stand for. I'd like to get Hyacinth's opinion. It still looks good to me.
 
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