Authenticate this COACH
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I'd like to see a picture of the interior and the creed, but so far, I don't see any red flags.I have a quick question about the bag below. I have a chance to buy it for less than $50. However all the ones I've seen on Ebay have a silky pink lining. This one has a beige lining. I don't think this bag is commonly faked? Was there a MFF version? I'm waiting on a pic of the creed. Thanks!
I don't know which bag you're referring to as being authentic. (In the future, please use the quote function to reference the post to which you are commenting.)
However, I feel the need to disagree with your statement that I've bold-faced in red. IT IS NOT TRUE!!!!! There are as many fakes made in older classic styles as there are fakes in more recent styles.
Originally Posted by whateve
It's real. It is on the Nordstrom website.
Although I don't see any obvious problems, I don't have this bag to compare. Perhaps someone who owns this bag will compare and comment.
I do have a caveat for whateve. Just because a style is on a department store website doesn't mean that a listing is authentic. Generally, the counterfeiters DO try to copy actual styles so unless you know the details to look for to determine authenticity, it's risky to tell someone that it's authentic unless you know for sure.
Thank you! I'm still waiting for more pics. Does the difference in lining (some have a hot pink satin lining, this one has a beige fabric lining mean this one might be a MFF?
I have no desire to buy this but came across it searching for vintage coach on etsy and wondered if it should be reported?
LINK:http://www.etsy.com/listing/6830668...type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage/bags_and_purses
SELLER: zaasvintageboots
LISTING #: 68306684
LINK:http://www.etsy.com/listing/6830668...type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage/bags_and_purses
SELLER: zaasvintageboots
LISTING #: 68306684
Originally Posted by bagbear I am new to the Coach forum but I would appreciate any advice on the authenticity of these 2 please.
Item: Coach 15272 Berry Alexandra
Listing number: 370490382565
Seller: feedmyfeet
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Item: Coach 15273 Acorn Alexandra
Listing number: 280651724790
Seller: wkaries
Link:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COACH-ALEXANDR...item41582577f6
1. I don't see any problem with either. However, the second seller has no recent history of selling Coach and has only provided one picture. That picture looks authentic.
You absolutely CANNOT determine authenticity with one picture. "Looking authentic" means nothing. Many fakes "look authentic."
2. I also don't know what the difference is between 15272 and 15273, because to me they look identical.
You state you don't know the difference between the two styles. How can you determine authenticity if you don't know the differences?
3. This seller has a long history of selling Coach so I would feel comfortable buying from her.
There are many high-feedback sellers with long histories who wouldn't know an authentic bag, wallet or keychain if it bit them on the butt. Yet they have thousands of feedbacks, no negs and haven't ever sold an authentic item.
Feedback and history don't necessarily indicate honesty and integrity. (I'm making general statements and not referring to the seller(s) in question. I gave my opinion on the authenticity of #1 in another post.)
Again, there's no way to authenticate a bag with a single pic nor can you judge a seller based solely on feedback score.
I am new to the Coach forum but I would appreciate any advice on the authenticity of these 2 please.Item: Coach 15272 Berry Alexandra
Listing number: 370490382565
Seller: feedmyfeet
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Item: Coach 15273 Acorn Alexandra
Listing number: 280651724790
Seller: wkaries
Link:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COACH-ALEXANDR...item41582577f6
Regarding your comments, I'm responding to them because I want to try to point out some of the fallacies of your thinking.
1. I don't see any problem with either. However, the second seller has no recent history of selling Coach and has only provided one picture. That picture looks authentic.
You absolutely CANNOT determine authenticity with one picture. "Looking authentic" means nothing. Many fakes "look authentic."
2. I also don't know what the difference is between 15272 and 15273, because to me they look identical.
You state you don't know the difference between the two styles. How can you determine authenticity if you don't know the differences?
3. This seller has a long history of selling Coach so I would feel comfortable buying from her.
There are many high-feedback sellers with long histories who wouldn't know an authentic bag, wallet or keychain if it bit them on the butt. Yet they have thousands of feedbacks, no negs and haven't ever sold an authentic item.
Feedback and history don't necessarily indicate honesty and integrity. (I'm making general statements and not referring to the seller(s) in question. I gave my opinion on the authenticity of #1 in another post.)
Again, there's no way to authenticate a bag with a single pic nor can you judge a seller based solely on feedback score.
Coach didn't make that bag with that plaque. If the bag is authentic Coach (and we'd need to see more pictures to know), then the plaque was added to it and isn't a Coach-made plaque.
I'm not sure. It's possible that there was a different (MFF) version. But more pictures are needed.
ugh thankfully cause that plaque on that style is uuuuggglllyyyyy
won't report since we don't know for sure though
Originally Posted by crazy4coachbags Thank you very much! 
I am so excited!
The zipper glides like butter! My confusion set in when I was seeing other NYC bags with the glued on serial number and the stamp underneath the number stating "Coach Bag Registration Number". Were those made in a different year?
I don't either. My best guess would be that the ones with the glue-in numbers were from the 1970s. There's one Coach guide on Ebay that has some information about serial numbers but it doesn't mention the glue-in ones, and although it may be very accurate I don't know enough about the real vintage bags to be able to say so for sure.
http://reviews.ebay.com/Authentic-v...Coach-Creed-Serial_W0QQugidZ10000000011701556
Thank you very much! I am so excited! The zipper glides like butter! My confusion set in when I was seeing other NYC bags with the glued on serial number and the stamp underneath the number stating "Coach Bag Registration Number". Were those made in a different year?
I don't either. My best guess would be that the ones with the glue-in numbers were from the 1970s. There's one Coach guide on Ebay that has some information about serial numbers but it doesn't mention the glue-in ones, and although it may be very accurate I don't know enough about the real vintage bags to be able to say so for sure.
http://reviews.ebay.com/Authentic-v...Coach-Creed-Serial_W0QQugidZ10000000011701556
Interesting. I have been trying to do research on it, but haven't been able to figure it out. Thanks, ladies!
There's a LOT more to authenticating than saying that "it looks real" or "it looks like the one on Coach's or Nordstrom's website". Please remember that, and wait for the experienced Coach posters to authenticate Coach items.
Thanks for your comments. I appreciate all your help. I hope I will learn as time goes on. I don't think you can ever tell 100% until you get the purse in your hands, so I think you have to rely on things like the seller's history to help you make your decision. Obviously you know more about that seller than I do, and I thought you had posted it but I couldn't find it at the time. If a counterfeiter makes a bag that looks identical to the real thing, how can you tell? Even the receipt from the Coach store can be faked. From now on, I'll only comment on purses I own or the obvious ones with the fake linings or incorrect creeds. Regarding my comments about the seller with only one picture, I did suggest that she ask for more pictures before she made her decision. Again, thanks!Originally Posted by bagbear
Item: Coach 15272 Berry Alexandra
Listing number: 370490382565
Seller: feedmyfeet
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Item: Coach 15273 Acorn Alexandra
Listing number: 280651724790
Seller: wkaries
Link:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COACH-ALEXANDR...item41582577f6
Regarding your comments, I'm responding to them because I want to try to point out some of the fallacies of your thinking.
1. I don't see any problem with either. However, the second seller has no recent history of selling Coach and has only provided one picture. That picture looks authentic.
You absolutely CANNOT determine authenticity with one picture. "Looking authentic" means nothing. Many fakes "look authentic."
2. I also don't know what the difference is between 15272 and 15273, because to me they look identical.
You state you don't know the difference between the two styles. How can you determine authenticity if you don't know the differences?
3. This seller has a long history of selling Coach so I would feel comfortable buying from her.
There are many high-feedback sellers with long histories who wouldn't know an authentic bag, wallet or keychain if it bit them on the butt. Yet they have thousands of feedbacks, no negs and haven't ever sold an authentic item.
Feedback and history don't necessarily indicate honesty and integrity. (I'm making general statements and not referring to the seller(s) in question. I gave my opinion on the authenticity of #1 in another post.)
Again, there's no way to authenticate a bag with a single pic nor can you judge a seller based solely on feedback score.
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