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cooncat_mom said:
Well there was eBay sitting there and sending me a picture of this...Does it look authentic to you folks? (I'm leaning towards yes, but I'm still pretty new...)

http://cgi.ebay.com/COACH-PURPLE-SI...ryZ63852QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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I dont see anywhere in the auction saying it is authentic, just "authencity" label, but you would need to ask for better pics of the creed and zippers to be certain. Also the style number to compare it to the drilldown. Wait for other replies...but Good luck!!
 
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wendie said:
I dont see anywhere in the auction saying it is authentic, just "authencity" label, but you would need to ask for better pics of the creed and zippers to be certain. Also the style number to compare it to the drilldown. Wait for other replies...but Good luck!!
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Ebay demands that all name brand items be authentic, so any seller who knows they're selling fakes is simply going to lie and use "authentic" in the listing whether it is or not. I never pay attention to whether a seller says something's authentic or not unless a seller uses the word only in certain listings and they're obviously mixing real and fake and are trying to cover their butts by leaving the word out of the fake listings. The only things that prove authenticity are the details of the item itself, the provenance of the photos (whether they were really taken by the seller and show the actual item being sold) and the seller's history of Current and Completed listings and a study of their Feedback through Ebay and Toolhaus. I don't agree at all with some Ebay "buying Guides" I've seen that tell potential buyers to watch for the word "authentic", because every fake I've ever reported has that word in the listing somewhere. Anyone who believes a "guide" that gives that kind of advice has been seriously misled.

Rule Number One of the Rules To Bid By says that "SELLERS CAN LIE". In fact, it seems that the more a seller howls that their items are "AUTHENTIC !!!" the more likely they are to be fake. The crooks who make their living selling fakes are career criminals who would lie to their kids, their mothers, their grandmothers, and the Pope himself if it meant making a few extra dollars.

BTW, the bag looks ok to me, but I agree that we need to see a photo of the creed patch and the inside of the bag.
 
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I did one of those super impulse buys... I'm leaning towards authentic but I paid with my CC just in case it looks totally bogus when I get it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=220234153508

The guy's feedback looks good, but when I asked him the serial number on the bag he replied with the serial number for the patchwork tote he's selling (which makes me think he might be a little "special" or at least a space cadet) so I kindly explained that that was the number for his other bag and could I please have the number for the bag I bought. I know what the serial number IS, I just want to know if he can come up with the right one. Hoping this doesn't turn out to be a stupid impulse buy!
 
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nooch said:
I did one of those super impulse buys... I'm leaning towards authentic but I paid with my CC just in case it looks totally bogus when I get it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=220234153508

The guy's feedback looks good, but when I asked him the serial number on the bag he replied with the serial number for the patchwork tote he's selling (which makes me think he might be a little "special" or at least a space cadet) so I kindly explained that that was the number for his other bag and could I please have the number for the bag I bought. I know what the serial number IS, I just want to know if he can come up with the right one. Hoping this doesn't turn out to be a stupid impulse buy!
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The bag looks good. :yes:
 
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