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queenstumbleine said:
Hi, these end this evening, so I appreciate your help if time allows. Thanks!

1. Item: Court Bag
Listing number: 330706605926
Seller: preston9376
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/220986768327...#ht_500wt_1192
Comments: Bag is wrongly listed as Willis.

2. Item: Nylon Bag w/ Leather Strap
Listing Number: 330706652492
Seller: preston9376
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/330706652492?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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They both seem to be genuine. The second one is a Mercer Small Flap.
 
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Hyacinth said:
Please use the format given in Post number 1 of this thread, we need to see the original sale page or auction listing. And we need a clear copy of the creed AND serial number.

Then contact the seller IMMEDIATELY and tell her you'll be returning the bag for a full refund including shipping. There is no such thing as a Coach Bean Bag creed, any purse that says that is fake.
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Oh ok. Now i see it. I was really hoping it's a real one. I've been looking for that style for a while now. Thanks for your input!
 
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sophi24 said:
Hi! This is my first post:smile1: I just purchased this bag. It was offered as authentic but Im starting to think it's not. The strap ending (I've never seen one that's not rounded) and the where it's attched to the brass look funny to me.

I only have these pictures. I don't know the style or have a reg # yet. I wi know more once it's delivered.


https://picasaweb.google.com/106280...&authkey=Gv1sRgCJux4oXSuIGWYA&feat=directlink
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It's fake. Did it come from ebay? Please post a link to the listing and the seller's iD
Jaime76 said:
Hello, this is my first post. Can anyone tell me if either of these two bags are authentic? I'm a designer bag newbie.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/25102295810...AX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1284

http://www.ebay.com/itm/15078582851...AX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1284

Thanks! :smile1:
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Both are probably okay but please request a creed pic for #1.
 
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Hyacinth said:
Originally Posted by Hyacinth 1- genuine, but I'd need measurements to identify the style

2- I'm not sure what you mean about the handle. How do you think it differs from other Willises?

3- The same basic question as #2 - what construction details look suspect? And just how familiar are you with classic and vintage Coaches?




!- I'm not quite sure what style this one is. With older styles it usually takes photos of the side showing the strap and attachment, plus any inside and outside pockets as well as the front, back and creed stamp, along with measurements. There weren't that many different shapes and many styles were just size variations of other bags with slightly different details. If the strap is sewn right onto the bag it's probably a Dinky Bag from the early to mid-1980s.

2- Variations in the details of older bags were perfectly normal. The handle does look pretty worn though. The other details are fine for a 1995 Willis from a minor production plant.

3- Overlapping piping wasn't uncommon in older bags either. Older leather bags were hand-assembled and there was a lot of variation - older Coaches were NEVER perfect.

I strongly recommend that you read and Save the six Coach Guides I wrote for Salearea that are posted at Ebay. They include a lot of details about older Coaches that aren't found anywhere else, and unlike some other Guides, the information is up to date and as accurate as six years of research can make it:

http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/salearea_W0QQcpnameZmembersQQprZsaleareaQQuqtZg
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Wow, thanks for the great info, and the guides are extremely helpful!
 
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Item: Coach Brass/Li​me Green Leather Soho "Belted Pouch" 4156
Listing number: 130670045099
Seller: number7grandson
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130670045099?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Comments: the "solid brass" worries me - mine from the same year but different factory doesn't have that; the buckle looks weird but that is because the seller actually unbuckled it even though you are supposed to leave it buckled and use the magnetic snap.
thanks
 
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whateve said:
Item: Coach Brass/Li​me Green Leather Soho "Belted Pouch" 4156
Listing number: 130670045099
Seller: number7grandson
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130670045099?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Comments: the "solid brass" worries me - mine from the same year but different factory doesn't have that; the buckle looks weird but that is because the seller actually unbuckled it even though you are supposed to leave it buckled and use the magnetic snap.
thanks
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Yes, I'm wondering why a silver-colored buckle would even say Solid Brass. The early 1997 handbags were still using brass hardware so the buckle probably shouldn't be silver anyway.

And I'm wondering about that color. I know colors hardly ever look the same to a camera or monitor as they do to the human eye, but that color looks like a Jade Green but the greens for the 1997 Sohos were more Leaf or pale Lime colors. In fact Aqua, Lime and Leaf were the names of the 1997 green colors according to Coach's catalogs. I don't remember anything even close to the color in the listing being used by Coach, but there may be colors made for special stores or retailers that I've never seen.

I can't say for sure either way, but it's probably safer not to buy it.
 
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