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Lisette said:
Hello Ladies! I am new here. I am looking to buy my very first Coach. I have read a lot about fakes, but still need help. I have been looking at Medium Carly's and Gallery Totes and then I came across this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180181978198&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=008

Please let me know what you think and if it is fake how can you tell.

THANKS!!!!!
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i have no clue; however, i wonder why she doesn't take close up and readable pictures of the creeds in her bags?
 
#9,857
lyim said:
Hey everyone. I haven't used this site before but my sister says everyone on here knows their stuff!! Also, I'm not sure if I posted this in the wrong forum, if so, sorry :) please help. I want these wallets, but obviously only if their real. Can anyone let me know what they think? thanks!!

http://cgi.ebay.ca/AUTHENTIC-COACH-S...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.ca/COACH-Signature-C...QQcmdZViewItem
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If I could write the word FAKE in two-meter high letters, I would.

The first one with the disgusting "embossing" is one of the junkiest, nastiest fakes on Ebay. COACH NEVER MADE A WALLET LIKE THAT !!!!! It's a piece of plastic garbage and those blasted things have been flooding Ebay for well over a year now. Every time I see one it makes me sick to my stomach. :throwup:

The second one's also fake - those Signature wallets in different colors are often fake and sometimes hard to spot but this one is screaming it out to me.

You have to remember - Coach wallets sell for around $200 to $250 US (don't know the current exchange rate, sorry). Even if you find a full-size checkbook or Slim wallet at their outlet stores, they'll be knocked down to maybe $170-$200 US give or take a few dollars. If someone gets really lucky and finds them on the Clearance table or buys them during one of the outlet's very few big sale days, the price may come down to $100-$140. An Ebay seller has to figure in sales tax, travel and gas costs plus Ebay and Paypal fees, which means they usually need to sell a wallet in that price range for 20 to 40 dollars more than they paid for it just to make any kind of profit.

Coach DOES NOT WHOLESALE to independent sellers and especially not to Ebay sellers. So how can anyone list "Coach" wallets for less than half of what they would have had to pay for them? Any time you see a cheap "Coach" wallet, run like he!!. Remember too that at least 90 percent of the "Coach" wallets (and keychains) on Ebay are fakes.
 
#9,860
uoladnil48 said:
i have no clue; however, i wonder why she doesn't take close up and readable pictures of the creeds in her bags?
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I agree - I wouldn't even think of bidding without good clear photos of the creed patch and some of the hardware. There are too many really accurate fakes out there to take a chance.

Don't be pressured into bidding on a bag because the auction's due to end soon. This is Ebay - there will be a hundred more listed in the next few weeks. Take your time, ask questions and ask for more photos if necessary, and be sure you're getting your money's worth.
 
#9,861
Hyacinth said:
I agree - I wouldn't even think of bidding without good clear photos of the creed patch and some of the hardware. There are too many really accurate fakes out there to take a chance.

Don't be pressured into bidding on a bag because the auction's due to end soon. This is Ebay - there will be a hundred more listed in the next few weeks. Take your time, ask questions and ask for more photos if necessary, and be sure you're getting your money's worth.
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HYACINTH, you're absolutely right. Thanks!!! No pressure - I'll remember that!
 
#9,863
Hello, I purchased a Coach Signature purse from Ebay for my wife for Christmas. Can anyone tell if it is a real Coach? I hope so. :) Also, do you think it was a good deal and purse she might like?

Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290185041095&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=019

Here's a pic:

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Thanks for your help,

Brian
 
#9,869
superstar said:
This bag is authentic. What is wrong w/ the creed?
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the "o" in No. is way too big. it should be a quarter the size of the "n", and should sit higher up. like the creed on this bag -http://cgi.ebay.com/COACH-METROPOLITAN-BRIEFCASE-BAG-SATCHEL-LAPTOP-TOTE-NR_W0QQitemZ290184200941QQihZ019QQcategoryZ63852QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

also, the stitching is off. it should line up with the edge of the creed.
 
#9,870
Hyacinth said:
_Flower_gal, PLEASE don't bid on those wallets!

Superstar, why do you think that someone who sells fake keychains would sell genuine wallets?

Don't just look at the drilldown - look at the seller's history.
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I am looking at the wallet and mini skinny that is what the flower_gal posted not the keychains. And that wallet and mini skinny look authentic.
 
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