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#12,993
starrymaz said:
Can you post more pictures of the pouch. I'd like to see closer pictures of the sides of the bag, bottom of the bag, hangtag, zipper pull, and inside of the bag.

The second one doesn't look good. The C's are horribly misaligned. Can you please post a picture of the inside of the bag and the creed if it has one?
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THese are the only pictures I have of the bag.. I do not have the bags yet
 
#12,994
kernshel said:
Also I won, paid for & received these shoes & totally forgot to have you check them out first so if you'd offer an opinion here. I got a major case of the "I wants" when I was bidding!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200326268606
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I'm not familiar with these, so hopefully someone else can help. The pictures in the auction are pretty blurry. Since you have these, can you post clearer pics of the words on the inside of the straps, the Coach stamp on the side of the strap, and the bottom of the shoes?
 
#13,001
Disco_Lemonade said:
Here is the link to the other one I just bought.. She first posted it for $75 but I talked her waaaaaaaay down after the auction ended and she relisted it for the price I offered..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=220391764953
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Thanks for the auction link. It looks ok. Since this is a pouch there's no serial number on the creed. Just keep in mind that the suede bottom is very dirty and the inside looks like there are some stains. Suede is hard to clean, so you may not be able to get the dirt out. (I can't believe she was initially asking for $75 for a used pouch, but it could be that it's an inexperienced seller. BTW, looking at her sold items, I see she sold a fake patchwork Carly and a Coach wallet that looks questionable.)
 
#13,002
starrymaz said:
Thanks for the auction link. It looks ok. Since this is a pouch there's no serial number on the creed. Just keep in mind that the suede bottom is very dirty and the inside looks like there are some stains. Suede is hard to clean, so you may not be able to get the dirt out. (I can't believe she was initially asking for $75 for a used pouch, but it could be that it's an inexperienced seller. BTW, looking at her sold items, I see she sold a fake patchwork Carly and a Coach wallet that looks questionable.)
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Ok thanks.. So in your opinon do you think I did good for what I paid? Some one once told me that you can send your coach bags in to coach for cleanings and if it is not authintic they will send it back to you with a letter stating so.. Is this true? Also where would I send it in to for the cleaning? Just call the company? Thanks
 
#13,004
Disco_Lemonade said:
Ok thanks.. So in your opinon do you think I did good for what I paid? Some one once told me that you can send your coach bags in to coach for cleanings and if it is not authintic they will send it back to you with a letter stating so.. Is this true? Also where would I send it in to for the cleaning? Just call the company? Thanks
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Coach doesn't offer a cleaning service. They also do not authenticate over the phone or in store. Also, if you go in a Coach store and tell the SA that you bought the bag on ebay, sometimes the SA's will automatically tell you the bag is fake, even if it's authentic. It's best not to mention that the bag was purchased on ebay.

A bag can be sent in to Coach HQ to be authenticated, but the value of the bag has to be over $100 and you will have to pay $20 for shipping (and if the bag turns out to be fake, you won't get it back).

For the pouch, you could try to clean it yourself. Do a search on this forum and you'll find several threads on how to clean your bag. Here's a thread on cleaning suede:

http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/cleaning-suede-with-a-nail-file-photos-48133.html
 
#13,005
Hyacinth said:
It's really hard to tell. It seems ok but I wouldn't swear to any of the seller's keychains. The fakes in those styles are pretty good. (I think the box in the pic is from a wallet).

The Legacy Stripe Valet Keyfob seems like the silver borders between the color bands are sitting up a tiny bit too high over the surface of the enamel, at least when I compare it to this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...BC%2BP%2BS%2BIA&itu=IA%2BUCI%2BUA&otn=4&ps=10

I've seen a really close fake of the earlier Legacy Valet fob with the wider stripes and I know how close it was. That one also had the silver borders between the stripes looking just a tiny bit too high.

And looking at the Gift card pics in its own listing and comparing them to the pics in the Legacy Stripe Keyfob listing, the proportions of the Coach logo and the distance from the logo to the brown margins don't seem the same. The logo on the Gift Card looks slightly smaller and closer to the corner of the card. Maybe the seller used a different prop?

I'm not saying any of them are fake, just that I personally would have enough doubts to make me hit the back button. But then, I'm a VERY paranoid buyer. :D
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Thanks for your insight, Hyacinth!
 
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