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[Shortthiing_Jen]

I emailed her earlier for better pics of the patch the inside and any detailed spots like the zipper and stitching etc. well I got word from the seller. she said ebay closed it and she didnt fully understand why and I explained it to her. she said this "I bought the bag on Ebay for over $200 a few months back. I thought it was a fake because I bought it for less than half of the retail price of $498. The bag is in good used condition, and exactly as described. I am not a collector so don't know much about bags. What is your email address I will take pics for you. anything else that would help authenticate it? "
So I sent her my email address and waiting for a response

here are the ones she sent she said yahoo messenger gave her a size limit so if I need more to email her.

 

[Shortthiing_Jen]

this looks real to me but seller said she doesnt know anything about it other than she paid $200 on ebay NWT which is why she claims its fake. she is going through her ebay and paypal to find her original seller.

 

[Shortthiing_Jen]

she is missing a rivet on the handle u can see in the pic which is odd to me because on all my bags those suckers are on there good.

 

[MarneeB]

this looks real to me but seller said she doesnt know anything about it other than she paid $200 on ebay NWT which is why she claims its fake. she is going through her ebay and paypal to find her original seller.

The creed looks off to me. But I'm far from an expert!

 

[BeenBurned]

Originally Posted by Shortthiing_Jen I emailed her earlier for better pics of the patch the inside and any detailed spots like the zipper and stitching etc. well I got word from the seller. she said ebay closed it and she didnt fully understand why and I explained it to her. she said this "I bought the bag on Ebay for over $200 a few months back. I thought it was a fake because I bought it for less than half of the retail price of $498. The bag is in good used condition, and exactly as described. I am not a collector so don't know much about bags. What is your email address I will take pics for you. anything else that would help authenticate it? "
So I sent her my email address and waiting for a response

here are the ones she sent she said yahoo messenger gave her a size limit so if I need more to email her.

this looks real to me but seller said she doesnt know anything about it other than she paid $200 on ebay NWT which is why she claims its fake. she is going through her ebay and paypal to find her original seller.

she is missing a rivet on the handle u can see in the pic which is odd to me because on all my bags those suckers are on there good.

Please wait for other opinions but I don't believe it's authentic for several reasons.

1. The puffiness of the creed is suspect.
2. The studs on both the handle and on the bag appear to be smaller and rounder than they should be.
3. Stitching doesn't look quite right.

I'm not sure of this, but I dont' believe the bag came with gold/brass colored hardware. I think the hardware on the black bag is supposed to be silver.

And I have a comment regarding the seller's attitude about the price she says she paid. IMO, $200 is a lot of money and I'd sure as he[[ have my bag authenticated and fight for a refund if I'd been scammed for that much money!

There's no way I'd eat that loss, at least not willingly.

I hope Starry (or someone else who has this bag) will stop by with an opinion.

 

[chawaleeporn]

Hi Ladies,I bought this bag from a friend of a friend.would you please authencitate this one?
Item name:coach Hamptons Weekend large Tote
Item ID:-
Seller id:-
link:not ebay

Thank you

 

[CelticLuv]

Item: NWT Coach Julia Patent Putty Accordion ZIP Wallet 43984
Item #: 370487672223
Seller ID: mkxyn88
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-Coach-Julia-Patent-Putty-Accordion-ZIP-Wallet-43984-/370487672223?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5642c93d9f#ht_1214wt_905

Item: Coach Julia Patent Zip Around Wallet NWT Beige
Item #: 250791970997
Seller ID: heathers_dressing_room
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Coach-Julia-Patent-Zip-Around-Wallet-NWT-Beige-/250791970997?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a645dc8b5#ht_1512wt_905

Item: Coach Kristin Python Embossed Slim Clutch Wallet NWT
Item #: 270721680627
Seller ID: mandarinprincess
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Coach-Kristin-Python-Embossed-Slim-Clutch-Wallet-NWT-/270721680627?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f084504f3#ht_794wt_905

Item: NWT Coach Kristin Metallic Slim Envelope Wallet!
Item #: 190509850511
Seller ID: funfabulous
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-Coach-Kristin-Metallic-Slim-Envelope-Wallet-/190509850511?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5b459f8f#ht_3340wt_1139

thank you!

 

[CelticLuv]

Item: NWOT COACH MADISON GATHERED LEATHER SOPHIA PURSE 15942
Item #: 270726340166
Seller ID: melissa17-2009
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270726340166&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_5742wt_1139

 

[Hyacinth]

she is missing a rivet on the handle u can see in the pic which is odd to me because on all my bags those suckers are on there good.

I agree. One of the red flags for a Coach fake is when something's coming loose or has gone missing that's an important part of the structure of the bag. Coach may sometimes have problems with discoloring or flaking leather or fabric fraying but usually the structural parts are solid - a handle rivet missing doesn't sound right. I've seen way too many other fakes where something's torn, loose or broken that shouldn't be.

And just going by the others on Ebay, I agree with BeenBurned about the creed - it's too puffy. The other ones look thinner and flatter on top and the stamping isn't as deep. Interestingly there's only one other one for sale with the same small rivets BeenBurned mentioned and it has serious color issues and the creed also looks puffy. It looks like it has an outlet stamp so either the stamp is fake (it DOES look smaller than it should be) or someone did a switcheroo either at the boutique or the outlet. This is the one I'm wondering about:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-COACH-Madis...507?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item35b0df5ed3

Now compare the creed and rivets to the others:
http://desc.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_a...SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=10&_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_rdc=1

And here's one from the same plant, month and year as the possible fake we've been talking about but the two creeds look very different:
http://cgi.ebay.com/COACH-Sabrina-M...779?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item1c1a86daf3

 

[Hyacinth]

Hi Ladies,I bought this bag from a friend of a friend.would you please authencitate this one?
Item name:coach Hamptons Weekend large Tote
Item ID:-
Seller id:-
link:not ebay

Thank you

It looks fine, I don't see any problems.

 

[giagnm]

Please authenticate. TIA!

Item: Coach purse
Listing number: 150581025295
Seller: swil7817
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150581025295&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Item: COACH BLACK SIGNATURE C PURSE, EXC. COND.model 10038
Listing number: 360354119788
Seller: emeraldscot
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360354119788&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Item: Coach handbag
Listing number: 260757203711
Seller: shadyrest626
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260757203711&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Item: COACH SWING PACK BAG CROSS BODY REMOVABLE STRAP
Listing number: 270724420266
Seller: 260postmaster59
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270724420266&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Item: COACH KEYCHAIN NIB - BLACK/SILVER
Listing number: 270724455813
Seller: larrsbargainshop
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270724455813&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Item: Coach Swingpack
Listing number: 230602411624
Seller: lollipopstarr12
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230602411624&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[CelticLuv]

pictures of the actual bag were just listed. Please LMK if authentic!! thank you!

Item: COACH 16436 MADISON EMB PYTHON LARGE SOPHIA SATCHEL
Listing #: 160565708326
Seller: overstockselection
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160565708326#ht_532wt_905

 

[unknown2angels]

Item: AUTHENTIC COACH CROSS BODY HANDBAG PURSE PINK SPRING
Item #: 250793041205
Seller ID: dbradydbrady2702
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250793041205#ht_519wt_1135

Comments: I have asked for better picture of creed. It doesn't look like it has a model number. Thank you!

 

[chawaleeporn]

It looks fine, I don't see any problems.

Thank you so much Hyacinth

 

[cmg]

It looks ok.

Someone else needs to look at the pink card case since I'm not familiar with that style.

Thanks so much!