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Item: Coach Gray Legacy Drawstring
Listing No: N/A on Etsy
Seller: Lettuceparty
Link: http://www.etsy.com/listing/9101573...llery&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_facet=vintage
Comments: I believe to be authentic, however, I called Coach and this bag is from 2002...Not really sure. Thanks for all of your help! This style is listed in the thread but only info is that it's from early 2000's. You guys rock!
I have NO idea why they say the bag is from 2002 - the year code "0" is for 2000, and I have a Fall 2000 catalog that clearly shows it listed as a new Fall style, the color was called Smoke. I don't see any problems with it.
I think that one's fake, for the same basic reason as why the bag in my previous answer is genuine - both 9165 and 9166 are shown in the Fall 2000 catalog as NEW styles. It's very unlikely you'd find one made in Fall 1998. The stye number sequence (which you can never depend on, but sometimes Coach DID assign numbers in sequence) shows the both style numbers fit into the sequence of bags introduced in 2000.
There's always a tiny chance that numbers could have been played with so I don't recommend reporting it or telling the seller it's fake, but I would strongly advise against buying it.
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Originally Posted by Hyacinth 
I think that one's fake, for the same basic reason as why the bag in my previous answer is genuine - both 9165 and 9166 are shown in the Fall 2000 catalog as NEW styles. It's very unlikely you'd find one made in Fall 1998. The stye number sequence (which you can never depend on, but sometimes Coach DID assign numbers in sequence) shows the both style numbers fit into the sequence of bags introduced in 2000.
There's always a tiny chance that numbers could have been played with so I don't recommend reporting it or telling the seller it's fake, but I would strongly advise against buying it.
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I think that one's fake, for the same basic reason as why the bag in my previous answer is genuine - both 9165 and 9166 are shown in the Fall 2000 catalog as NEW styles. It's very unlikely you'd find one made in Fall 1998. The stye number sequence (which you can never depend on, but sometimes Coach DID assign numbers in sequence) shows the both style numbers fit into the sequence of bags introduced in 2000.There's always a tiny chance that numbers could have been played with so I don't recommend reporting it or telling the seller it's fake, but I would strongly advise against buying it.
You're a life saver! Thanks so much. Don't know who pays you but you deserve a raise!!
Thanks! Put in a good word to the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus for me!
Hi,
Could you please help authenticate this coach bag?
Thanks in advance!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320870277523?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648
Could you please help authenticate this coach bag?
Thanks in advance!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320870277523?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648
I'm not comfortable with that bag, the workmanship and look of the leather doesn't feel quite as good as others listed on Ebay. There's no proof at all that it's fake and the poor quality of the photos isn't much help, but I've looked at several listed on Ebay and they have the fabric on the base centered - it's very important to state that NOT all Coach bags have the base fabric nicely centered! - whereas this one doesn't.
Again, it's not the kind of thing you can ever depend on to prove or disprove something's genuine, but it makes me think you may want to keep looking.
Item: Coach Tote Bag
Listing number: 220980323948
Seller: chucker5150
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...48&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123#ht_500wt_922
Comments: I asked seller for a close up of the creed patch and this is the response I got;
"Thank you for your interest in this auction. This purse does come from a smoke and pet free home. I think what you are wanting to know is if this is an authentic coach bag and the answer is no its not. That is why i did not advertise it as such along with the low price. The creed is the same as an authentic coach, however it has different characteristics than an authentic coach. But, its still a beautiful purse..."
Yesterday I asked the seller to remove the listing if they re-list, specify this is not a real Coach. I waited all evening for them to act on that and when they didn't, I reported it to eBay. I see this morning the auction is still up. Does eBay require more than one complaint to remove an item? Also there are two bids on this but it appears they are both by the same person?
Listing number: 220980323948
Seller: chucker5150
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...48&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123#ht_500wt_922
Comments: I asked seller for a close up of the creed patch and this is the response I got;
"Thank you for your interest in this auction. This purse does come from a smoke and pet free home. I think what you are wanting to know is if this is an authentic coach bag and the answer is no its not. That is why i did not advertise it as such along with the low price. The creed is the same as an authentic coach, however it has different characteristics than an authentic coach. But, its still a beautiful purse..."
Yesterday I asked the seller to remove the listing if they re-list, specify this is not a real Coach. I waited all evening for them to act on that and when they didn't, I reported it to eBay. I see this morning the auction is still up. Does eBay require more than one complaint to remove an item? Also there are two bids on this but it appears they are both by the same person?
Seller has this one listed also and does state that it is "authentic". Can we report both?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-C...832?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item337373ef48
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