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Hyacinth said:
Well, this piece of junk from that seller mustanglanie is DEFINITELY fake, please feel free to report.
Coach never used that style clip.
AUTHENTIC COACH SCRIPT GOLD KEYCHAIN EXCELLENT CONDITION

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUTHENTIC-C...924?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item337a9a5994

As for the hangtags, she either takes them off bags after she buys them - or some sellers do it right in the store WITHOUT buying the bag - or she cons Coach out of free keychains and sells them, and before long Coach will stop giving them away to people who really need them.

I avoid sellers like that on principle, and the fake listed above isn't in the seller's favor either.[/QUOT
AUTHENTIC COACH SCRIPT GOLD KEYCHAIN EXCELLENT CONDITION
ohh thanks again for letting me know
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sne3103 said:
Item: purple patent bag
Source: local Craigslist

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/clo/3192215035.html

Is this authentic? I have no idea what it's called or what year it was made... Any help would be great! Thank you do much!
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FAKE - look how crooked the creed stamp is on that patch. And on the photo of the inside there's part of a white fabric tag at the left side that looks like it might say "Sabrina", which REAL Coaches never have. Or maybe it says "China" but that's not the kind of tag the Chinese-made bags have either. The inside pocket zipper pull is wrong too, and for 20 dollars I doubt if it's even real patent leather, probably just cheap vinyl. And did you notice that the Carriage emblem on the front is WAAAAAY off-center?

Please report it to Craigslist as "Prohibited".
 
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Is this authentic?
1)court bag
http://s57.radikal.ru/i158/1208/e0/7d23c6cc9f43.jpg
http://s49.radikal.ru/i124/1208/e8/429c08ca06c9.jpg
2) *AUTHENTIC* COACH COURT BAG
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUTHENTIC-C...WH_Handbags&hash=item2ec0eb4dcf#ht_500wt_1414
Seller: 1tim6678
Item number: 200805141967
Comment: Is this bag really from the late 80's?

Bags are made in different countries. Is there any difference in quality of production? The skin over the years doesn't get any worse?
Thank you very much!:flowers:
 
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Hyacinth said:
FAKE - look how crooked the creed stamp is on that patch. And on the photo of the inside there's part of a white fabric tag at the left side that looks like it might say "Sabrina", which REAL Coaches never have. Or maybe it says "China" but that's not the kind of tag the Chinese-made bags have either. The inside pocket zipper pull is wrong too, and for 20 dollars I doubt if it's even real patent leather, probably just cheap vinyl. And did you notice that the Carriage emblem on the front is WAAAAAY off-center?

Please report it to Craigslist as "Prohibited".
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Thank you so much Hyacinth :)
 
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irrra said:
Is this authentic?
1)court bag
http://s57.radikal.ru/i158/1208/e0/7d23c6cc9f43.jpg
http://s49.radikal.ru/i124/1208/e8/429c08ca06c9.jpg
2) *AUTHENTIC* COACH COURT BAG
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUTHENTIC-C...WH_Handbags&hash=item2ec0eb4dcf#ht_500wt_1414
Seller: 1tim6678
Item number: 200805141967
Comment: Is this bag really from the late 80's?

Bags are made in different countries. Is there any difference in quality of production? The skin over the years doesn't get any worse?
Thank you very much!:flowers:
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1- We need to see photos of the rest of the bag.

2- It might be, or maybe from the early 1990s.

With some bags made outside the US, the quality control may not have been as good - sometimes the wrong creed or serial number would be stamped. But the quality of the skins was usually very close to the US-made bags. Coaches from Costa Rica and Italy were just as good as any made in the US. I've always felt the leather on the Chinese-made "originals" wasn't exactly the same as the older bags but many people don't agree. Maybe I'm being unfair and comparing it to older bags where the leather has already been used and conditioned.

From the number of complaints I've read on the other board, I don't think the quality of the current leathers is even close to the older bags. I'm not talking about the thickness of the leather although there's a BIG difference there, but the quality and the durability. Coach is trying so many different colors and different kinds of finishes and they don't seem to be testing them to see how they hold up in everyday use.

When you see complaints about leather, like the metallics cracking and flaking and some leathers changing color like white turning yellow over time, then it means Coach doesn't care about how long the leather lasts because buyers who are just buying because a bag is the current "hot style" don't either, they'll just stop using it and buy something new. With the old pre-China Coaches, durability was a lot more important than fashion. But obviously, you make a lot more money selling to fashionistas who buy a new style every month or three than you do to someone who's looking for a bag that will last 10 or 20 years.
 
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