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#7,081
Hello, please authenticate:

Item: "Vintage COACH Brown Leather Shoulder Bag purse" - (Prairie Bag)
Listing number: 190936828832
Seller: dori216
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/190936828832?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Comments: I won this bag without checking it against the list of counterfeit serials. I realized when I received it that it starts with N6R which is on the list. I should have authenticated it first but I completely spaced! Help appreciated. Thanks!
 
#7,082
betseyluxe said:
Hello, please authenticate:

Item: "Vintage COACH Brown Leather Shoulder Bag purse" - (Prairie Bag)
Listing number: 190936828832
Seller: dori216
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/190936828832?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Comments: I won this bag without checking it against the list of counterfeit serials. I realized when I received it that it starts with N6R which is on the list. I should have authenticated it first but I completely spaced! Help appreciated. Thanks!
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I'm afraid it is fake. N is invalid for a month code. The inside of the female part of the turnlock has extra depressions that Coach turnlocks don't have. The seller allows returns. If you tell her it is fake, she might be receptive to a complete refund.
 
#7,085
ZSP said:
Yay! Thanks Whateve. I appreciate your help.
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You're welcome. Congratulations on winning! I love this style!
Two.time.bags said:
Thanks very much Whateve. (Can't believe what I've just been reading from tetondeb. Ebay has gone lala. First the policy changes to the discussion board and now this cr**. Some entrepreneur out there should be watching this and come up with a credible alternative. Buyers and sellers would leave ebay in droves)
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You're welcome. Ebay is crazy! They really want to get rid of the small sellers and it's things like this that will do it. My local Plato's Closet won't take Coach without a store receipt (as if that proves anything!)
betseyluxe said:
Thank you! I really should have authenticated it first. :(
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You're welcome. I've been there! I hope it all works out with the seller.
 
#7,086
BeenBurned said:
You're welcome.

I don't know what country you're in but there are a number of factors at work here.

1. Although the Coach tag shows a particular price, that's the manufacturer's suggested retail price in the location where purchased. Though I live on the east coast of the US, during a visit to California, I noticed that manufacturer prices (and thus, tags) were 10-20% higher on the west coast. And from what I've heard, Hawaii is even higher.

"Suggested retail" is just that; suggested. Retailers and resellers can raise and lower the price, depending on what it cost them as well as based on desirability. (There are some styles that have sold for several times over retails because they were HTF. I recall a denim patchwork hobo from several years ago that was selling on ebay for $800-$1000. Retail was about $300.)

2. If you're purchasing a current style that is still in stores at full price, the ebay seller would need to mark the price up enough to recoup her costs as well as add enough to cover her fees.

I don't know what country you're in but I know there are a lot of Asian (Singapore, Malaysia, etc) resellers who purchase from US and resell in their own country. Because of the demand and unavailability of the product there, they're able to turn a decent profit as well as satisfy a buyer who otherwise, might not find what they want.
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I bought it at around 250$, the seller said that they got it on sale in store in US, have mini tanner bags ever on sale under 200$? I think Mini tanner line is new this year?
I am in Vietnam, FYI :)
 
#7,087
#7,088
I have this Coach wallet that I bought several months ago, and I am curious. Hopefully this is right. :whistle:

Some of it looks crooked and it's not.

Item Name (if you know it): N/A
Link (if available): N/A
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#7,089
I just got this off of eBay like a week or so ago. And to me, it looks ok (but I'm also not an expert.....)

All I know is that it's from the Poppy collection.
Hopefully you don't need measurements cause I don't have anything :cool:



 
#7,090
Could someone please take a look at this bag? I can provide additional photos if necessary.

Item: Vintage Coach Small Black Leather Purse Handbag Shoulder Bag 9755
Listing number: 231071910128
Seller: hopesgirl41
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Comments: I bid on this bag, because it looked just like another Pocket Purse I have, and nothing particularly wrong stood out from the pictures. After I got it, I realized the leather parts holding the D-links on both sides aren't even, which then prompted me to check the serial number list and find that M4B- is common among fakes. I'd love an expert's opinion. Thanks in advance!
 
#7,091
daisy999 said:
Could someone please take a look at this bag? I can provide additional photos if necessary.

Item: Vintage Coach Small Black Leather Purse Handbag Shoulder Bag 9755
Listing number: 231071910128
Seller: hopesgirl41
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Comments: I bid on this bag, because it looked just like another Pocket Purse I have, and nothing particularly wrong stood out from the pictures. After I got it, I realized the leather parts holding the D-links on both sides aren't even, which then prompted me to check the serial number list and find that M4B- is common among fakes. I'd love an expert's opinion. Thanks in advance!
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The creed looks authentic to me. It matches other authentic creeds from the same plant and the same time period. If you are still worried, you can post pictures of your concerns.
 
#7,092
UnderTheStars said:
I just got this off of eBay like a week or so ago. And to me, it looks ok (but I'm also not an expert.....)

All I know is that it's from the Poppy collection.
Hopefully you don't need measurements cause I don't have anything :cool:



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It is always helpful to post a link to the listing as well. Besides providing us with more pictures, we can look at the seller's history. From what I can see from these pictures, there aren't any problems with this bag.
 
#7,094
Hi ladies, I'm trying to decide which bag to bid on from this seller so I can benefit from combined postage with the twin clutch I won and which Hyacinth kindly authenticated.

Your views on authenticity and rarity / collectibility of these 5 would be greatly appreciated.

Seller: azuremerekat

1.
Item: coach cross body flap 9185
Item no: 350908785037
Link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COACH-Cr...US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item3cd75ea641&_uhb=1

2.
Item: Anderson flap bag 9975
Item no: 350905386473
Link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COACH-An...US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item51b39745e9&_uhb=1


3.
Item: coach canteen
Item no: 350903450277
Link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COACH-Ca...US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item51b379baa5&_uhb=1

4.
Item: square turnlock top bag 9043
Item no: 261310667505
Link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COACH-Sq...US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item3cd7545af1&_uhb=1

5.
Item: large swinger bag
Item no : 261310667513
Link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COACH-La...US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item3cd7545af9&_uhb=1
 
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