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#14,266
Good afternoon, ladies, could I please get authentications on these two? I very much appreciate it!

Item: Kyra tote
Seller: Goodwill (in my possession)
 

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#14,267
And the second one...thank you!

Item: Soho pleated leather flap shoulder bag
Seller: Goodwill (in my possession)
Comments: Do I have the style name correct - that seems ridiculously long!
 

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#14,269
Ravvie99 said:
Good afternoon, ladies, could I please get authentications on these two? I very much appreciate it!

Item: Kyra tote
Seller: Goodwill (in my possession)
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Looks good.

Ravvie99 said:
And the second one...thank you!

Item: Soho pleated leather flap shoulder bag
Seller: Goodwill (in my possession)
Comments: Do I have the style name correct - that seems ridiculously long!
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The bag is fine. the name seems right based on the style but I don't know the official name. (Those are key words I'd use to describe it.)
 
#14,270
RL Bernstein said:
Is this a candidate for the HoS?

Item: Coach tote
Listing number: 272204199322 Seller: handbagcaren (101)
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-tote-/272204199322?hash=item3f60a2759a:g:tnYAAOSw0QFXBtH~

Comments: Where to begin...? The creed tag is certainly interesting, if nothing else. And the paper price tag quite unusual too.
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I believe that bag is authentic and every time I see these types of changes Coach makes, I get more and more frustrated because it's making authentications very difficult as well as making it easier for counterfeiters to fool buyers.

http://www.coach.com/skinny-tote-in-glovetanned-leather/37295.html

On a recent visit to NYC, I poked around the Coach department in the Herald Square Macy's. Unlike in other Macy's stores, this department in NYC is actually a leased department and is actually a Coach retail store.

I saw several similar creeds on bags that were reproductions of older bags with creeds with the original style numbers rather than the newer ones. (I didn't take any pictures -- didn't want to draw attention!)

ETA: This is part of the creed that's visible on the Coach page or the bag:
 

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#14,271
BeenBurned said:
I believe that bag is authentic and every time I see these types of changes Coach makes, I get more and more frustrated because it's making authentications very difficult as well as making it easier for counterfeiters to fool buyers.

http://www.coach.com/skinny-tote-in-glovetanned-leather/37295.html

On a recent visit to NYC, I poked around the Coach department in the Herald Square Macy's. Unlike in other Macy's stores, this department in NYC is actually a leased department and is actually a Coach retail store.

I saw several similar creeds on bags that were reproductions of older bags with creeds with the original style numbers rather than the newer ones. (I didn't take any pictures -- didn't want to draw attention!)
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I don't know if you saw this but Coach is doing something else with their creeds - they can be personalized! So now instead of saying "this is a Coach bag..." it might say anything from "Happy Birthday from Charlie" to "You're the best!" or whatever can be imagined.

http://www.coach.com/on/demandware....&om_respcamp=E_20160406_Storypatch_COLLECTION
 
#14,273
BeenBurned said:
I believe that bag is authentic and every time I see these types of changes Coach makes, I get more and more frustrated because it's making authentications very difficult as well as making it easier for counterfeiters to fool buyers.

http://www.coach.com/skinny-tote-in-glovetanned-leather/37295.html

On a recent visit to NYC, I poked around the Coach department in the Herald Square Macy's. Unlike in other Macy's stores, this department in NYC is actually a leased department and is actually a Coach retail store.

I saw several similar creeds on bags that were reproductions of older bags with creeds with the original style numbers rather than the newer ones. (I didn't take any pictures -- didn't want to draw attention!)
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Thanks for the feedback and the associated link. I'll confess that I never look at the new designs, especially the reissues (since they're so disappointing), and see them only when they start appearing for resale. "There are no rules" resounds loudly. I suspect that it's an accepted "secret" that there are perhaps unmarked exits at every subcontractor facility....
 
#14,274
whateve said:
I don't know if you saw this but Coach is doing something else with their creeds - they can be personalized! So now instead of saying "this is a Coach bag..." it might say anything from "Happy Birthday from Charlie" to "You're the best!" or whatever can be imagined.

http://www.coach.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Coach_US-Site/en_US/Product-Personalize?cgid=women-monogram-shop-make-it-personal&om_cid=main6&om_suv=jerry654321%40hotmail.com&om_respcamp=E_20160406_Storypatch_COLLECTION
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Now that's marketing! Monograms (and adding your own bangles) are no longer enough. Now you get to communicate a personal story too! What's next?

Thanks for the link and the education.
 
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whateve said:
It's clever. Once it is personalized, it can't be returned, and I bet they will be hard to sell on the second hand market.
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I'll also bet that Coach might only personalize it at the time of initial purchase. That prevents a reseller from buying, reselling and the new buyer attempting to personalize it herself.
 
#14,277
whateve said:
I don't know if you saw this but Coach is doing something else with their creeds - they can be personalized! So now instead of saying "this is a Coach bag..." it might say anything from "Happy Birthday from Charlie" to "You're the best!" or whatever can be imagined.

http://www.coach.com/on/demandware....&om_respcamp=E_20160406_Storypatch_COLLECTION
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DAMN them! They're too bloody cheap to stamp the serial numbers on the creeds, but they'll do something like this? :pout:
 
#14,278
Hyacinth said:
DAMN them! They're too bloody cheap to stamp the serial numbers on the creeds, but they'll do something like this? :pout:
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HAHA! I want a COACH BAG that has a "STORY BOARD" that reads

Hyacinth Says "DAMN them! They're too bloody cheap to stamp the serial numbers on the creeds, but they'll do something like this?" :pout:
With a moving EMOTO too
HOW freakin LAME can COACH get? Pasting Snoopy patches on rehabbed bags that US Women were oh-so so HAPPY to rehab for COACH for 70 bucks-and then COACH resells them for the lowlow price of 900 bucks....
I got duped into that scheme too-none too happy -but that's another STORY BOARD for another time:smash:
 
#14,279
Hello!

Im new to Coach and so I'm trying to find an authentic Coach Nolita Satchel in Moss. I found a few on eBay, but don't know who to trust.

What about:

Title: COACH 36392 NOLITA CROSSGRAIN SAFFIANO LEATHER SATCHEL BAG MOSS NEW WITH TAG
Seller: applehomeaccents
Item: 252323782970
Link:
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=252323782970

Thank you!
 
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