I would never buy from a website that steals Coach's copyrighted pictures. If they disregard copyright law, just think of what other laws they may ignore.
Authenticate this COACH
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I would never buy from a website that steals Coach's copyrighted pictures. If they disregard copyright law, just think of what other laws they may ignore.
Ok I'm going to ask possibly one of the dumbest questions in handbag history, but here goes....
I have taken the pic from eBay (from a previous thread here) for the purpose of this question.
Is this a creed?
And, the Number at the Bottom below is significant right? Is that what I was reading as BOTH being required to represent authenticity ?
Yes, "creed" actually means a statement of belief and commitment but with Coaches it means the stamped statement itself that states the construction of the bag and Coach's commitment to quality. It's come to mean the entire patch (or stamping, on many older unlined leather bags). The serial number is a critical part of the bag that includes a ton of information and is something we always ask for, but JUST BECAUSE A BAG HAS A CREED PATCH AND A SERIAL NUMBER DOESN'T PROVE IT'S AUTHENTIC.
Fakes almost always have creeds and serial numbers, sometimes even accurate ones. The entire creed including codes and fonts is important, but not enough to prove a bag is real.
And some smaller bags like some Swingpacks, Wristlets, Demis, Pouches, etc, may have no creed, a creed with no serial number, or a creed with a serial number. So on smaller bags the presence or absence of a creed or a number does NOT prove it's real or fake. There is no one or even two things that can prove a Coach is real just because those items are present. The entire item has to be analyzed, regardless of what all those hundreds of useless Buying or Authenticity Guides claim about how you can know if a Coach is fake or not just from the zipper or how many digits are in the serial number. If you're basing your opinions of authenticity on any of those Guides, please wash out everything you've read with a good dose of Brain Bleach and ask for authentication here instead, and post pictures of the creed patch, the bag, the hardware, and any tags that came with the bag.
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Thanks for the clarification. I uploaded on photobucket, here's the link(s):
http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac254/2ShopRNot2Shop/Soho Collection/july-oct09248.jpg
http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac254/2ShopRNot2Shop/Soho Collection/july-oct09243.jpg
http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac254/2ShopRNot2Shop/Soho Collection/july-oct09242.jpg
http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac254/2ShopRNot2Shop/Soho Collection/july-oct09245.jpg
http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac254/2ShopRNot2Shop/Soho Collection/july-oct09240.jpg
http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac254/2ShopRNot2Shop/Soho Collection/july-oct09249.jpg
I hope I did this correctly, if not--I apologize.
There really should be more picture but based on what I'm seeing, the wallet in the pictures looks good.
The seller may have purchased multiples from Macy's when she bought them. Many sellers will use the same pictures when they have multiples of NWT items.
In general, Macy's doesn't limit buyers to a certain number of items (as does Coach) so if a buyer wants to buy multiples, Macy's is only too happy to sell them.
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It looks fine.
Yes, this scarf came from the outlet. On the tag, in the upper left, the "F" in front of the style number indicates that it came from a factory outlet.
I would ask the seller to send you a few more pictures of the bag to verify that those are actually the seller's pictures.
Thank you. I'll post pictures after I receive the purse. I am so excited and thanks again ladies--I have learned so much from my short time of visiting this forum. Without you all I may have never agreed to purchase a purse outside of the Coach boutique, Coach outlet or a fine department store. I am still leary about Ebay but maybe one day
Item: COACH CAMBRIDGE LEATHER LARGE HOBO 14089
Listing number:230408557194
Seller: donangels
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230408557194&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Commentslease authenticate. Thanks!
The auction has ended, but there needs to be more pictures of the bag, including a closeup picture of the creed.
Just saw the extra pics. Wonder why the seller couldn't have included these pictures in the auction? While it looks ok from the two pics, I wouldn't be comfortable buying from the seller without seeing more pictures of the back, bottom, sides of the bag, hangtag and hardware. If the seller wants to be a successful ebay seller, he/she needs to learn that more than one picture is needed in auctions for Coach.
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The pictures show an authentic bag.
When you purchase, compare the bag to the pictures to make sure you're buying the same item.
Item: NWT AUTHENTIC COACH SWINGPACKPURSE with Orig Dust Cover
Listing #: 160384348710
Seller: carolhoegh2
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-AUTHENTIC-C...emQQptZUS_CSA_WH_Handbags?hash=item2557a6f226
This one looks weird to me..
Listing #: 160384348710
Seller: carolhoegh2
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-AUTHENTIC-C...emQQptZUS_CSA_WH_Handbags?hash=item2557a6f226
This one looks weird to me..
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