AUTHENTICATE This COACH
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I fixed your post. Your link doesn't work. The item number in the listing shows on the right side of the page under the seller's ID:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-COA...602?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item3cbcaa3ef2
Seller rie1234
Item 260863311602
May I ask who and where they were able to authenticate this bag based on that picture of the creed?
Hyacinth wasn't being rude. She was being straightforward.
If you're comfortable with the bag, that's fine, but looking like another bag doesn't prove anything. (If fake, it only proves that the counterfeiters did their homework and produced a fairly credible fake.)
If you really want to know whether your bag is authentic or not, may I make another suggestion for getting a better picture? (I hope you don't consider constructive criticism and suggestions as rude.)
Sometimes natural daylight is helpful or even bright kitchen lighting for taking pictures.
Use a pencil, wooden kitchen spoon or something else that will allow you to prop the pencil/utensil into the open bag to get a decent picture.
With the macro function and flash, try to get a clear pic of the full creed with serial number. It has also been suggested that talcum powder put lightly on the embossed imprint might make it easier to read.
Sometimes, standing the bag up and taking the picture while looking down into the bag is helpful.
No one criticised you for not posting in the requested format. The only criticism (if you choose to call it that) is that you're using other listings for comparison and calling Coach for information on the bag, neither of which is going to be 100% accurate.
Understand that there are some scary "good" fakes out there of Willis bags, and until the most minute details are scrutinized, even the most seasoned expert can be fooled. (In fact, there was a post on the ebay purse board a while back where one of the most expert Coach authenticators was fooled by a fake Coach willis that she'd owned.)
XXXX. You certainly are welcome to pay CarolDiva for paid authentications.
Understand, thought that she's not as expert as some of the posters here plus, she'd need much better pictures of the creed and other parts of the bag than you've been able to post.
Edited to add: If you plan to resell it, please do not list that bag anywhere until you've gotten 100% assurance that it's authentic. It's against the law to sell any item that has not been authenticated. And at this point, your bag has not been deemed authentic yet.
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Please post a link to the posts you're referencing. I can't find them and this thread doesn't have anywhere close to 11,000 posts.
IXXXXX i cannot get good enough pics s I find identical pics and give as much info I can but apparently still not following the process...lol...this bag is not from ebay or any auction. I got it free at a thrift store.
xxxxPlease be respectful of other members when posting.
xxxxPlease be respectful of other members when posting.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/110750882192?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
There are two things that don't seem right. One is that it says it is made in Thailand. I called Coach and they have manufactured in Thailand around that time, but the creed number is No. instead of the No(underscore).
What do I do?
Thank you
There are two things that don't seem right. One is that it says it is made in Thailand. I called Coach and they have manufactured in Thailand around that time, but the creed number is No. instead of the No(underscore).
What do I do?
Thank you
Welcome to tPF.
The bag in the listing looks okay so far (based on the single picture shown) but in order to authenticate it, we need to see more pictures.
Are you the winner and did you already receive the bag? (I'm making an assumption based on your knowledge of what the creed looks like and what it says because there's no picture of it in the listing.
If you have a photo, please post it.
In the future, please use the format requested in the first post of the thread for your requests:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-shopping/authenticate-this-coach-694619.html#post19464109
I apologize as I came to this forum in the middle of the thread.
Item: Coach signature satchel
Listing number:
Seller: Ebay
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/110750882192...84.m1439.l2649
Comments:
I just noticed some irregularities and am wondering if it is a real Coach purse. I have many other Coach purses but this one is older than my other ones so I have no idea.
These are photos that she took. I am still trying to upload the photo of the creed.
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Okay, I was able to upload a photo of the creed which seems odd to me because there is no underscore on the "o". Oh, and it says made in Thailand. I was told by Coach that they did make them in Thailand at some point, but just couldn't tell me when.
Thank you for anyone willing to help.
Melissa
Thank you for anyone willing to help.
Melissa
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It's authentic.
ETA: Although I can't find any creed photos in my own library of pictures with "No." as your bag shows it, there's nothing that raises a red flag.
I betting that it might have something to do with the bag being made in Thailand and perhaps they weren't aware of Coach's typical way of doing the number.
Please wait for other opinions.
Is the creed okay? I trust this forum much more than Google, but if you type in Thailand and Coach someone put out there that it is fake. Also there isn't an underscore on the "o" which I haven't seen on a real one before.
This post might answer some questions and offer a bit of consolation: http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-sh...enticity-questions-94198-38.html#post18945918
This is the pertinent part:
Coach was also expanding its factory base outside the US and in the 1990s and early 2000s added handbag plants in Puerto Rico, Italy, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Hungary, Turkey, Mexico, China and possibly Thailand. Coach's small accessories were made in even more countries including Spain. (Recently Coach has also begun making bags in Vietnam and India).
Along with expanding their plants, the serial numbers and creeds have expanded as well. Formats, designs, the number of digits in the serial numbers and the wording and styles of the creeds themselves change constantly so extreme care has to be used when trying to authenticate a bag based on the creed - leave creed analysis to the experts.
Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it! It is a beautiful bag and I have seen it sold 2 other times on different sites and the creed is the same.
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/COACH-Signature-Red-Brown-Satchel-Tote-Bag-6097-Rare-/33905945
This is a different bag, but has the same markings.
Thank you again!!!
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/COACH-Signature-Red-Brown-Satchel-Tote-Bag-6097-Rare-/33905945
This is a different bag, but has the same markings.
Thank you again!!!
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