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I think i's genuine but it's really hard to tell what style it is from the creed photo, possibly a 7411 Mercer Lunch Tote? It's definitely a small bag though and probably can't be carried over the shoulder. Looks like a really good price if that's the size you're looking for.
 
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mafiamom said:
Could someone give me their opinion of this Gigi....Ebay#200227666014. It almost looks fake to me and the price is kind of low. Thanks for the help.
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im gonna say fake wrong hangtag, looks like wrong price tag (black plastic band)and priced tooo low with 0 bids oh and he cusses at buyers(read his feedback) but please wait for an expert to come along, I am far from an expert!
 
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Hyacinth said:
It's really hard to say, the inside is showing wear around the zipper pocket so I'd expect the outside to show some too. The best thing to do with older bags is to avoid auctions that don't have good clear photos of common wear areas or the creed stamp. Look for excessive wear around the bottom corners, ends of the strap and inside. Some bags will even have had extra holes put in the straps because the "shoulder bags" of 10 or 15 years ago had a much longer drop than today's bags and sometimes the owners would do a really amatuer job of adding extra holes - I've even seen a few auctions where someone had actually cut the end of the strap off!

And there were fakes back then too, so again, ask here first before bidding.

Buying older bags means looking for different things but it doesn't have to be nerve-wracking as long as you deal with someone who shows good clear pictures, and ask here before you bid since there are a few sellers of pre-owned bags who should be avoided at all costs.
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thank you so much! you're so kind! :tup: I guess I've to learn A LOT about buyig vintage bags.. :wlae:
 
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worrelsj said:
Haha, yes, silly me. I was busy doing other things and forgot to add the link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Coach-Khaki-Blue-Signature-Stripe-Bucket-Bag-Tote_W0QQitemZ230255205301QQihZ013QQcategoryZ63852QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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The P at the end of the number means it was a Pilot bag, a pre-production model released into some stores for a very limited time to see how it would sell. I'm not familiar with what kind of numbering system they used on the Pilot bags - or, Coach being Coach, if they had any system at all - but the details on the bag look good although I'd like to see a closeup of the inside of the price tag just to see what codes they used.
 
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Hyacinth said:
I think i's genuine but it's really hard to tell what style it is from the creed photo, possibly a 7411 Mercer Lunch Tote? It's definitely a small bag though and probably can't be carried over the shoulder. Looks like a really good price if that's the size you're looking for.
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Thanks, Hyacinth. It is definitely the 7411 lunch tote and it is like 10 x 10. The only reason I am hesitating is that she sent more pics and said that she purchased on e*ay and it was too small for her. It is missing the hangtag. When I search on e*ay for past listings of 7411, there are none with this # that are missing the hangtag. So now I am a little suspicious. I put some of the extra pics she sent below. Maybe I am just overly cautious?
 

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