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The first and second bags are terrible fakes.


NightCat said:
Hello,
I recently bought a couple of Coach bags at a local resale store assuming they were real because of the way they were priced. However I just found your forum and after reading some of the stuff on here, I have a feeling that I was much too naive in buying these bags. Can someone confirm what my gut is now telling me - that these are not real Coach bags?
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NightCat said:
Hello,
I recently bought a couple of Coach bags at a local resale store assuming they were real because of the way they were priced. However I just found your forum and after reading some of the stuff on here, I have a feeling that I was much too naive in buying these bags. Can someone confirm what my gut is now telling me - that these are not real Coach bags?
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Both are fake. Take them back and demand a full refund - selling fakes anywhereunder any circumstances is illegal.

I also STRONGLY suggest you carefully read my 3-part Fake Serial Numbers list posted in another thread, and print it out for reference when you shop. A quick reading of those posts would have pointed you to several obvious red flags in both the bags you bought.
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-sh...enticity-questions-94198-37.html#post18503288
and
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-sh...enticity-questions-94198-37.html#post18503310
and
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-sh...enticity-questions-94198-37.html#post18503401

And add this to the list:
Authenticity Guides:
http://reviews.ebay.com/Coach-Authenticity-Guides-Facts-and-Myths?ugid=10000000062607882

This bag has an always-fake silver tag, doesn't matter whether it says USA or Italy, they're ALWAYS fake. The number 6094 on the tag is one of the most commonly-used style numbers on fakes.

The C pattern is off-center, C-pattern bags shouldn't have C linings, and that fake patch on the inside with just a Carriage isn't anything Coach ever uses. The hardware is all fake, Coach straps shouldn't have the name Coach woven into them, and the flap on the front doesn't even look like it's centered corectly.
 
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NightCat said:
Here's the second bag.
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Again - bags with mostly Cs or C-pattern patches or Coach logos on the outside should NOT have C or Logo-pattern linings. There are a very few exceptions but this isn't one of them. And cheap printed linings like this are almost ALWAYS fake.

M04K-5659 is on my Fakes List. Style number -5659 belongs only to a multicolor Scribble Tote. The patch isn't cut or sewn evenly, the C pattern on the outside isn't centered, the handware probably has "Coach" stamped all over it, and the metal zipper pulls should NEVER say "Coach".
 
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ZSP said:
Help please. My sister bought this bag last night and I'm checking the authenticity for her.

Item: Coach Hobo
Seller nseiferts
Listing 251101564717
Link http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ow3sOO4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc#ht_500wt_1188
Comment I'm not sure if she's paid for it yet.

I appreciate your help...wonder if I'm going to break her heart.
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They're probably ok but the seller should have posted more photos of the bag's hardware, lining and bottom and a closer photo of the inside of the wallet, not just to help prove authenticity but also to show any high-wear areas and possible marks or stains.
 
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ZSP said:
Help please. My sister bought this bag last night and I'm checking the authenticity for her.

Item: Coach Hobo
Seller nseiferts
Listing 251101564717
Link http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ow3sOO4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc#ht_500wt_1188
Comment I'm not sure if she's paid for it yet.

I appreciate your help...wonder if I'm going to break her heart.
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Hyacinth said:
They're probably ok but the seller should have posted more photos of the bag's hardware, lining and bottom and a closer photo of the inside of the wallet, not just to help prove authenticity but also to show any high-wear areas and possible marks or stains.
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Thanks so much Hyancinth...she'll feel better now. Appreciate your help, as always.
 
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Originally Posted by Hyacinth Yep. Please report. And please report this Completed POS too while you're at it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...vip=true&rt=nc

CoachVB said:
Reported. I am not seeing a report item on the completed one?
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No, Ebay eliminated that on Completed listings a few months ago. The only thing you can do is if you can report more than one item per report, you can C&P the number of the Completed listing in the report box along with the one in the original report.
 
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Hyacinth said:
Originally Posted by Hyacinth Yep. Please report. And please report this Completed POS too while you're at it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...vip=true&rt=nc



No, Ebay eliminated that on Completed listings a few months ago. The only thing you can do is if you can report more than one item per report, you can C&P the number of the Completed listing in the report box along with the one in the original report.
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Got it. Thanks Hyacinth.
 
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Hyacinth said:
Might be ok but it's hard to be sure without being able to read the number. There aren't any red flags though.
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Thanks Hyacinth! I appreciate your time and expertise, but I decided it wasn't worth the risk after seeing complaints about items being in much worse shape than described.
 
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