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Princess_123 said:
Hello! :) I am new here and I don't really know how this forum works but can somebody please help me? Is this authentic or fake coach bag? Help. Thank you so much everybody ! :) I really appreciate it . Here is the link --->

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=280802081663
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Princess_123 said:
Help link is here :))

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=280802081663

Thank you !
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DemRam said:
Your links don't work. I have posted your question in the proper format as requested on Page 1.

Item: NWT Authentic Coach 17433 Handbag Signature Tote Black Stripe C Fast Ship
Listing number: 280802081663
Seller: phenix368
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/28080208166...id=m570.l2736&_nkw=280802081663&_fvi=1&_rdc=1
Comments: Please authenticate.

Wait for someone who is familiar with this particular bag to authentic it for you.

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Welcome to tPF! The reason your links didn't work is because you posted links to the enlarged picture, rather than a link to the listing.

Although the bag in the listing looks okay, I'd want to verify that the pictures (all of them) are her own pictures for the actual item.

The same seller has 2 completed (sold) listings for the same bag and there's just one picture which shows the outlet box and receipt.

Yet this current listing has several more pictures, none of which show the picture in the original listing and one of which shows shipment paperwork from Jax. This bag is an outlet bag and wouldn't have been shipped from Jacksonville.

Listing #1: http://www.ebay.com/itm/280794849022
Listing #2: http://www.ebay.com/itm/280795557675
 
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Can someone please tell me whether the plant code G in the serial number means that the bag was made in the U.S. The creed on a bag I'm looking at does say that it was made here, but I wasn't familiar with G. Thanks so much in advance.
 
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Henrihenrey said:
Seller: amalfitana22
Item: 250968381341
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-COA...WH_Handbags&hash=item3a6ee1979d#ht_500wt_1287

According to everything I know about coach bags (and especially vintage ones) this is fake right?
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No, it's authentic.

What is "everything you know about Coach bags (and especially vintage)" that makes you think this is fake?

Also, generally, vintage is considered to be 20+ years old so the bag isn't vintage and this bag is (I think) within the last 10 years or so.
 
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ms_sue said:
Can someone please tell me whether the plant code G in the serial number means that the bag was made in the U.S. The creed on a bag I'm looking at does say that it was made here, but I wasn't familiar with G. Thanks so much in advance.
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You'll need to post pictures to get authenticity info on your specific bag.
 
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BeenBurned said:
No, it's authentic.

What is "everything you know about Coach bags (and especially vintage)" that makes you think this is fake?

Also, generally, vintage is considered to be 20+ years old so the bag isn't vintage and this bag is (I think) within the last 10 years or so.
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The reason for posting it was that I wasn't 100 % sure. In the add itself it claimed to be vintage.

What I reacted to was the following:
1. Lack of serial number
2. Metal tag
3. The use of the signature pattern inside.

Things that made me wonder if it might be real:
1. The tiny mark (in the corner) on the creed indicating it was from an outlet
2. The C's on the signature pattern inside appeared to be "correct"
3. The creed looked well stitched.

Unfortunately I could not read what the creed actually said.
 
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Henrihenrey said:
The reason for posting it was that I wasn't 100 % sure. In the add itself it claimed to be vintage.

What I reacted to was the following:
1. Lack of serial number
2. Metal tag
3. The use of the signature pattern inside.

Things that made me wonder if it might be real:
1. The tiny mark (in the corner) on the creed indicating it was from an outlet
2. The C's on the signature pattern inside appeared to be "correct"
3. The creed looked well stitched.

Unfortunately I could not read what the creed actually said.
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1- the bag is very small and small bags are accessories, not handbags. Some will and some won't have creeds and / or serial numbers. This style is either a Pouch or a Demi and isn't considered a handbag, and it's completely genuine.

2- if you mean metal HANGtag, some genuine Coaches DID have metal hangtags. A few even had plastic ones

3- there's NOTHING wrong with Sig or Logo pattern linings inside a leather or fabric bag that doesn't have an outside fabric that's primarily C's or Logos or C pattern patches

PLEASE DON'T depend on or even waste your time reading those ridiculous and worse-then-useless online "authenticity guides" that claim that a certain detail autometically proves a Coach is real or fake! They're full of useless, out of date, and often completely WRONG information. There is no one thing that can ever prove a Coach is genuine, and the details that prove a Coach fake can't be summarized in a few sentences, and even those have plenty of exceptions. Please take the links to any you may have saved and delete them. If you think any are dependable, post the links here and we'll tell you whether or not you can rely on them. And please don't EVER report any Coach listing to Ebay as fake based on any information found in any of those Guides without checking here first.

Want to learn some VALID Coach basics, especially about older bags? Start here and read all six of them carefully, then Bookmark the page and refer back to it often:
http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/salearea_W0QQcpnameZmembersQQprZsaleareaQQuqtZg

Then read the last few years of posts in the Answers To Authenticity Questions thread. And remember that, just like most of those online Guides, the older answers are possibly long out of date:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-shopping/answers-to-authenticity-questions-94198.html
 
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iyaken said:
Coach Purse - Tan and brown
Item #: 250965513380
Seller: jcculbersoniii
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/250965513380
Comment: I've never seen this before, and sadly there's no creed.. can it even be authenticated without?
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Coach made several similar styles, but they were faked too, and a creed photo is needed not just to authenticate but also to figure out what style it is. Sellers need to learn that a creed photo can be the most important detail in their listing.
 
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