The bag in the picture is the Coach "Taft" which is style 9980.
When you get the photos of the inside/creed...post them so we can take a look.
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The bag in the picture is the Coach "Taft" which is style 9980.
When you get the photos of the inside/creed...post them so we can take a look.
The links BeenBurned gave you will help point out some of the more obvious problems on fakes, but please understand that every single style is different and every one has different details we look at to determine if it's real or fake. The links will help you spot some fakes, but the ONLY things that will tell you if a bag is real are personal knowledge of the genuine version of the bag in question, and / or a very reliable photo library showing close-up photos of the important areas on genuine items. Most of us who do it have been Coach buyers, sellers or collectors for years and have a lot of personal experience with the brand.
There is nothing that can prove a Coach item is authentic except comparisons and a LOT of experience. Spotting a fake sometimes can be easy, but deciding that a Coach is genuine is something that should be left to experts.
I contacted the seller and luckily she was nice about it. This is the message she sent me:
Hi, I am honest and my feednack shows that..I will contact the buyer and cancel the transaction..Thats why i don't sell this type of item..Thanks,Donna
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Re: the Taft, here is another photo showing the strap attachment/underside and the zipper, which I hope helps. The seller says it is from the 80s, and the original owner was their own mother. Seems legit... I'd still like to see the creed as I'd prefer a USA bag over Costa Rica, but I like the bag enough that it's not that big of a deal if it's a genuine vintage Coach.
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Please wait for other opinions, but there are at least 2 things about that wristlet that worry me. But I'd prefer having someone who has more experience with newer styles take a look.
I have this fabric in another item, and it has a satiny texture, and the black C's are raised up a tiny bit with a glittery velveteen texture, like flocking. Since you haven't seen it yet, maybe it isn't canvas, but your boyfriend just thinks it is. I would look at how the pattern is symmetrical when you look at it from the front and back, like in this listing, the c's are centered between the black straps. I wouldn't make any snap judgements though, until you see it in person, or if he can take pictures, you can post them here. You can also ask him if the C's have any texture.
Thank You so very much Hyacinth for all of this great info! I had no idea! I asked about the Taft because I just purchased one last night and I really want the Hippie Crescent Saddlebag that's made in New York City from the 70's, I think. Btw, you are very cool!
Thanks!
To clarify the multiple name problem - the first photo shows the 1970's Crescent Bag, style 9235.
The second photo shows the Saddle Bag style 9988 which wasn't made until the late1990s and was an remake and update of the original Crescent Bag.
The third photo shows a 9134 Hippie Flap Bag from around 2000, the fourth a Hippie Zip 9146 and fifth a Utility Hippie 9404 from the same time period. There have been more than a dozen different bags that included "Hippie" in the name but never just a "Hippie" Bag and Coach didn't use the name in connection with the early Crescent Bag AFAIK. In general, "Hippie" most of the time just refers to a bag with straps attached parallel to the face of the bag that's usually flat or nearly so and that fits snugly against the body.
So if it's the first one you're interested in, using "Hippie and "Saddle" just ends up being confusing. Those names might be used by sellers either unsure of their bag's correct name, or by sellers throwing as many similar style names into their listings as possible to show up in more Searches, so using them in an Ebay Search may turn up one or two. But the three names at least when talking about actual Coach style names refer to three different kinds of bag.
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I knew this looked weird:
Item: Coach Chestnut Brown Leather Hand Bag #9060
Listing #: 350238432690
Seller: etechnstuff
Link: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Coach-Chestnut-B...WH_Handbags&hash=item518bd65db2#ht_6569wt_842
According to the guide here:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-sh...enticity-questions-94198-38.html#post18945918
"Coach also had a plant in Puerto Rico sometime around 1993 but apparently that plant also was considered a U.S.plant since Puerto Rico was never mentioned on any creed. The NYC "A" plant was closed sometime before 1994 and the factory building became Coach's corporate offices. "
http://www.ezlister.net/Images/EZ784/etech21/Capture_00789.jpg
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Item: Coach Chestnut Brown Leather Hand Bag #9060
Listing #: 350238432690
Seller: etechnstuff
Link: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Coach-Chestnut-B...WH_Handbags&hash=item518bd65db2#ht_6569wt_842
According to the guide here:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-sh...enticity-questions-94198-38.html#post18945918
"Coach also had a plant in Puerto Rico sometime around 1993 but apparently that plant also was considered a U.S.plant since Puerto Rico was never mentioned on any creed. The NYC "A" plant was closed sometime before 1994 and the factory building became Coach's corporate offices. "
http://www.ezlister.net/Images/EZ784/etech21/Capture_00789.jpg
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Wait for other opinions.
I am not familiar with the "shape" of that circle/hoop (I don't know the name of the attachment) that is attached to the leather zipper pull.
The bag looks perfectly fine to me.
It's a Costa Rica bag...not a Puerto Rico bag.
I don't know the name but I see nothing wrong with it.
Don't report.
Haha. This is what I get for spending the entire day in the sun swimming, I am delusional. Thanks
Thank you so very much Hyacinth!
The first one, the Crescent Bag is the one I've been wanting. You're right about the names getting mixed up too...that's how I discovered them, on e bay. They must have used different names together to help w/ their searches or didn't know themselves like you said. I didn't know either until now. I'm glad I do too cause' I almost bid on the remake but decided to wait until I saw one that read "Made in Ny'' instead. Thank goodness I decided to wait, that would've sucked! lol Anyhoo, thanks again so very much for the clarification. The world of Coach is a very big world indeed! I strongly recommend waiting for more photos since Tafts have often been faked and since that type of zipper pull AFAIK was never used by Coach. Do you have a listing number or URL we can check? There's something else on the photo of that bag that doesn't look right.
Also if it's real the seller is mistaken about the date, as they often are - the Taft wasn't introduced until 1995. So even a genuine Taft wouldn't be vintage until at least 2015.
Item: NWT Coach Legacy Satchel
Listing: 180690141111
Seller: jammyballs
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180690141111
Thoughts? I wasn't into Coach when those bags came out. I did a little research, and it looks roughly like an F13130. Educate me!
Listing: 180690141111
Seller: jammyballs
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180690141111
Thoughts? I wasn't into Coach when those bags came out. I did a little research, and it looks roughly like an F13130. Educate me!
The bag in the listing is fine but that doesn't mean anything concerning your bag.
In order to authenticate your bag, we need to see actual pictures of it.
As for the pattern, side and bottom seam matches are rare because of the way the fabric is cut during construction and the size and repeat of the pattern. Often it's impossible to get perfect matches.
Also note that some of the tartan plaid bags are yet another example of exceptions to the centered C pattern "rule."
Please post pictures when you get the bag and we can help you with it.
Looks fine.
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