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I am new to this forum. I hope that is the way to post a request.

I spot this Coach Swingpack on the Craigslist: http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/clo/2156132734.html

Before I met with the lady, I called Coach customer service and the lady told me that Coach never gives dust bag to small items such as swingpack and wallet.

I met with the seller and for me very detail of the bag looks perfect except the zipper is not a YKK one (I just read from this forum to know that YKK zipper is not the sole authenticity requirement). The swingpack comes with a brown dust bag. Because of what the Coach service lady's words, I don't feel comfortable buying this bag.

Is it true Coach only gives dust bag to purse but never gives it to small bag or wallet?

Can you tell if the swingpack is authentic by just one picture?

Can a replica be so perfect that just by the look people cannot tell it is fake?

Even I can only afford second hand Coach. I still want it to be authentic. Or else I would rather carry a no name thing.
There aren't enough pictures of any of the items to authenticate but there are also no details that scream fake. So in answer to your question, we cannot authenticate from the single picture.

If you can request more pictures, ask for pictures of the back of the swingpack, the strap, the interior showing the lining and if there's a creed, a picture of that.

As for calling Coach for information, that's probably the last place I'd suggest you ask for information about anything except what is currently either in the boutique on online. Otherwise, most of the information you get from Coach is either inaccurate or incomplete.

Regarding 'good' fakes, there are some that are more accurate than others, but generally, the fakers don't do everything exactly correctly and on close examination, the differences will show.
 
Item: Coach Soho Mini Signature Wallet
Listing number:190500166155
Seller: nothanku0128
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/COACH-SOHO-Mini...155?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5ab1da0b
Wallets are tricky to authenticate and generally we don't recommend buying wallets from a seller without a proven history of selling authentic Coach.

In this case, it's a brand new seller without any history. Her 3 feedbacks are for buying Brighton items so we can't even see whether the Coach items were obtained as ebay purchases.

The pictures in the listing aren't clear enough nor are there enough to see the details necessary to authenticate.

That said, I'm not even sure that the seller uses her own photos. In the following listing, the pictures are very tiny and aren't enlargeable. Usually that's indicative of stolen pictures - taken from another seller or another source.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Coach-Black-Gra...620?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item2c5aa1035c

And in fact, nothanku0128 has this listing:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Coach-Mini-Sign...126?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item2c5ab6a47e

It was stolen from this seller's listing:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Coach-SOHO-Mini...467?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item4ceee5a35b

I don't recommend buying from a seller who uses pictures that aren't her own. There's no way to know what the buyer will receive.
 
Please help to authenticate this Coach handbag and tote

Item 1 (photo 1)

Item: Pink leather Coach Purse
Item number: 220724085890
Seller: ygdlc2009

Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...2B%2Fl8%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Item 2 (photo2)

Item: COACH handbag tote canvas print leather
Item number: 280614491003
Seller: esgg1d

Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...2B%2Fl8%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT

They both look ok to me but I'm really not familiar with the second style so please wait for more opinions.
 
This is not listed on line. I am hoping this format is OK because I have no other information about this handbag but the pictures.
I was thinking about purchasing it from a consignment store for my mom for Valentines Day. I have no other information about it and the store couldn't tell me a style name. Which I thought was somewhat odd. So before I bought it, I didn't want to embarrass myself and give a fake to my mom for Valentines Day.
Thanks so much for your help
 
This is not listed on line. I am hoping this format is OK because I have no other information about this handbag but the pictures.
I was thinking about purchasing it from a consignment store for my mom for Valentines Day. I have no other information about it and the store couldn't tell me a style name. Which I thought was somewhat odd. So before I bought it, I didn't want to embarrass myself and give a fake to my mom for Valentines Day.
Thanks so much for your help
 
Can you tell me if this bag is authentic. I was thinking of purchasing it. If it is authentic do you know style name of this tote?

Are these pictures from a listing somewhere?

Please post in the format requested here: http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-shopping/authenticate-this-coach-577470.html#post14912099

This is not listed on line. I am hoping this format is OK because I have no other information about this handbag but the pictures.
I was thinking about purchasing it from a consignment store for my mom for Valentines Day. I have no other information about it and the store couldn't tell me a style name. Which I thought was somewhat odd. So before I bought it, I didn't want to embarrass myself and give a fake to my mom for Valentines Day.
Thanks so much for your help
It appears to be okay and was made in January, 2002. I'm not sure of the actual style name but the style number is 6089.

There's a listing for that style that calls it a signature carryall bag.

Just so you know, it's not unusual for consignment shops to not know style names. They accept items for sale but usually, they aren't collectors themselves and don't really have a need to know style names.

What they should determine is authenticity, which a lot of consignment shops and thrifts don't do before selling the items.
 

Fake! She even describes as "replica."

NWT RARE 12215 COACH CARLY PATCHWORK HANDBAG & WRISTLET
Seller info
deerslayerswife2
180625157257
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...157257&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_2607wt_905
Fake.

Do not buy from deerslayerswife2. She also has a fake Gucci with an authenticity disclaimer.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vtg-GUCCI-Leath...065?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item5d2d7a4fc9

From the description:
I assume this is Genuine as I bought it as such and paid over $250.00 for it new. With that said, I cannot guarantee anything but pray it is. This is why the opening bid is so low. I just don't know. No returns please on this item.
 
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