Any opinion about how a bag feels? ALSO this one photo of binding overlap.
I have handled hundreds of vintage coach. And this one feels rubbery... the binding hasnt worn normally.. I trust my hands for knowing .. but thats hard to explain to someone who cant feel it.
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there is an overlap of binding on the top zippered edge.. I dont think I've seen that before...[/QUOTE]
Like you said, the feel of a bag is something we can't judge from a post. Of all my classic all-leather bags, some of them are going to feel a bit different. Differences in feel could be from something as basic as the effect certain color dyes have on the leathers or from slight changes in the tanning process depending on where the leathers were bought, or even from an attempt at conditioning or re-dyeing. I think variations up to a certain point were possible, but I'm not a leather expert. (And I wouldn't describe the feel of any of my own bags as "rubbery".)
That's why my personal focus is on the pocket - if there's a major difference in size between yours and all the other 9085s listed on Ebay in both Current and Completed listings, that's solid proof. If you have time, since you have the questionable bag right in front of you it might be worthwhile to check those other listings and compare pockets, and also that overlapped binding you mentioned.
Current:
http://www.ebay.com/dsc/Clothing-Sh..._okw=&_fsct=&_nkw=coach+9085&_ex_kw=&_in_kw=1
Completed:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Clothing-Sh...sct=&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=1&_dmd=1&_ipg=50
Skill in sewing a straight, even line could vary quite a bit and assuming the plant code is valid (that "H" plant code is still one that I think is questionable), a smaller less experienced staff probably made more mistakes in stitching than the employees of one of the major plants. But the cuts of individual panels and pieces of leather should be the same among all plants and so should the sewing method used to put the pieces together.
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