AUTHENTICATE this COACH
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We can't advise you on prices. You can do a search on ebay for completed listings to see what similar bags have sold for. The condition looks good for this color. The straps won't fit over your shoulder. Coach currently makes this style in their classics line.Thank you!is it a worth it buy? (Very new to this, found it was beautiful and the vintage appeal was pretty cool
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...72?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item1e80284eece
seller summagal
130999144172
My problem is the 9 inch pocket.
I have measure my extensive collection of old duffles.
All pockets were within a quarter of an inch of 7 inches. Several fakes I have had had larger pockets.
Also the zipper material is brighter than my same color duffle 9085 bag..
the pocket mystifies me
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...72?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item1e80284eece
seller summagal
130999144172
My problem is the 9 inch pocket.
I have measure my extensive collection of old duffles.
All pockets were within a quarter of an inch of 7 inches. Several fakes I have had had larger pockets.
Also the zipper material is brighter than my same color duffle 9085 bag..
the pocket mystifies me
Thanks
oh I didn't mean price wise just meant in general as a coach bag Edit she sent me a close of of the inside
https://img0.etsystatic.com/041/0/6208210/icm_fullxfull.31046392_oh7jehsbquoogs0sssww.jpg
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Item: "Duffle Sac"
Seller: Summagal
Link: http://r.ebay.com/xEb3Hb
Comments: Says she had it authenticated but I have 20 duffles and I've NEVER seen a huge inner pocket like that and the creed looks sketch but it's not very clear.
Seller: Summagal
Link: http://r.ebay.com/xEb3Hb
Comments: Says she had it authenticated but I have 20 duffles and I've NEVER seen a huge inner pocket like that and the creed looks sketch but it's not very clear.
As you can see, that bag was questioned just 2 posts above yours in post #5884 and her concerns were also with the size of the pocket.
I'd be interested to know where and by whom that bag was authenticated because I can't imagine anyone authenticating a highly faked style without a legible picture of the creed.
From what little I can see of the creed, it looks like it starts with "J" and with so many fakes beginning with that month code coupled with the size of the pocket, there's no way to authenticate it from the pictures unless someone else can determine that there are enough variations that it's fake.
I'm mobile so it's hard to read through. Cinzia beat me to it with the same concerns I see. The lady responded that she had it authenticated at a coach store.
The creed pic is too poor to read the serial number. It might start with J7A- but I'm not sure about any of those digits. The seam around the bottom is a big problem. I'd call it questionable but I personally prefer to see a readable creed pic before reporting it. But that's just me.
And I wonder who did the authentication. If she'd bought it herself from a Coach store she wouldn't have needed to authenticate it. Another thing, the Duffle Sac NEVER retailed for over $400 any time in the 1980s or 1990s, the retail in 1996 was $248. The only $400 version was the recent remake # 17998.
ETA - Just read Tetondeb's comment - "I'm mobile so it's hard to read through. Cinzia beat me to it with the same concerns I see. The lady responded that she had it authenticated at a coach store." Well, we all know just how much THAT authentication's worth! Report away if you're comfortable doing it, the seller has NO valid authentication and too many problems that shouldn't be there.
The pocket is too big for a duffle sac. The zipper is brighter than my red 1996 duffle sac and a vintage version would have a black or navy zipper. The zipper pull isn't stitched across the end and is the wrong shape- we see this on a lot of fakes. The creed is too faint to read, but even without seeing that, there is enough wrong with this bag to prove it is fake.
The creed looks good. It is a cute style. It is a little small. It didn't work for me because I can't handle bags I can't fit on my shoulder.Thanks
Edit she sent me a close of of the inside
https://img0.etsystatic.com/041/0/6208210/icm_fullxfull.31046392_oh7jehsbquoogs0sssww.jpg
I'd appreciate some input on this one, please. I think I'm seeing a style 4143, which, of course, this is not:
Item: Coach retro antique rare genuine leather green collector purse long straps
Listing number: 321213466583
Seller: bigdawg!!!!
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-retro...583?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item4ac9d087d7
Comments: "antique" ??? Man, do I feel OLD!
Thanks!
Item: Coach retro antique rare genuine leather green collector purse long straps
Listing number: 321213466583
Seller: bigdawg!!!!
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-retro...583?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item4ac9d087d7
Comments: "antique" ??? Man, do I feel OLD!
Thanks!
I saw this one. I asked the seller for the number but I didn't receive an answer. I think the year code looks like a 4. I'm seeing 4143 for the style too. The style looks like a Prairie bag but the shape of the strap end is wrong and the stitching looks sloppy. I can't say for certain that it is fake without seeing a legible picture of the creed.
I have one of these and think they are really neat. You will find that it is a little shorter in height than a Stewardess and it has a double thick sewn strap - the Stewardess strap is single thickness with with piping around the strap. From what I understand, these were special ordered with the ID pocket and thicker strap by UAL for its stewardesses to carry. Every time I carry mine, I think about what stories it could tell if it could talk!
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