AUTHENTICATE this COACH!

[Damselfly]

Please verify/confirm this J8Y before I post on the Hall of Shame thread...

The flat hippie backpack 9405 was released in 1999-2000, yes?

J8Y-9405


Item: COACH VINTAGE AUTHENTIC SLIM BLACK LEATHER BACKPACK Unique EUC
Item #:32137118443
Seller:cxtique
Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-VINTA...434?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item4ad3371d32

 

[Hyacinth]

Please verify/confirm this J8Y before I post on the Hall of Shame thread...

The flat hippie backpack 9405 was released in 1999-2000, yes?

J8Y-9405


Item: COACH VINTAGE AUTHENTIC SLIM BLACK LEATHER BACKPACK Unique EUC
Item #:32137118443
Seller:cxtique
Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-VINTA...434?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item4ad3371d32

Yes, it's fake. That style was released in the Spring of 2000.

 

[Damselfly]

Yes, it's fake. That style was released in the Spring of 2000.

Thank you!

 

[Hyacinth]

Is this another fake olive coloured bag, please?

Item: vintage olive green cross body shoulder bag
Item no: 161260186249
Seller: patsalour
Link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/161260186249?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Probably. The font of the serial number is wrong and the magnetic snap isn't stamped correctly. The mag snaps should be stamped almost completely around with the maker's logo and US patent number, like the one below.

 

[Hyacinth]

Another coach i bought second hand I was looking for help on authentication, thank you!

It seems ok, but we usually need measurements to identify pre-1994 bags.

 

[Hyacinth]

Another yard sale find I was hoping to authentic, thanks in advance!
It has two hang tags? I am not sure if there was supposed to be those originally? any help is appreciated.

The brass hangtag is fake. I'm not sure if the strap is original either.

We REALLY need measurements to ID older bags and we usually need to ID them before we can authenticate them.

 

[Hyacinth]

(not as juicy as I'd hoped) but why am I not surprised? Used car salesperson would be the other expectation!

Hey, I actually know a few honest car salesmen!

My choice would have been "politician" - Oz must have a better class of public servants than the US.

 

[dorothygail101]

The brass hangtag is fake. I'm not sure if the strap is original either.

We REALLY need measurements to ID older bags and we usually need to ID them before we can authenticate them.

height is 6" from crescent center width is 2.75"
top length at longer part is 9.5" and bottom length is approx 8"
many thanks!

 

[dorothygail101]

It seems ok, but we usually need measurements to identify pre-1994 bags.

9.5" length
4" width
7.5" height
16" strap drop on shortest adjustable notch
Many thanks again!

 

[whateve]

height is 6" from crescent center width is 2.75"
top length at longer part is 9.5" and bottom length is approx 8"
many thanks!

It's a small swinger from the Lightweights collection, probably from the early 90s. It came with that kind of strap. I've gotten a few vintage bags with those fake brass tags. I wonder why there are so many of those.

 

[dorothygail101]

It's a small swinger from the Lightweights collection, probably from the early 90s. It came with that kind of strap. I've gotten a few vintage bags with those fake brass tags. I wonder why there are so many of those.

I don't know but it looks terrible! That's what threw me, how strange!
Thank you for your time!!

 

[whateve]

Another coach i bought second hand I was looking for help on authentication, thank you!

9.5" length
4" width
7.5" height
16" strap drop on shortest adjustable notch
Many thanks again!

The bag looks like a classic pouch 9170. Your measurements are a little different from Coach's. They say it is 9 inches tall.

 

[dorothygail101]

The bag looks like a classic pouch 9170. Your measurements are a little different from Coach's. They say it is 9 inches tall.

In measuring again I think that's right, I think I pulled the flap down to much, if that makes sense. 9" looks correct. Thank you so much! These older ones are hard for me, I appreciate your time!

 

[dorothygail101]

The bag looks like a classic pouch 9170. Your measurements are a little different from Coach's. They say it is 9 inches tall.

Is it still considered that "classic pouch 9170" even though the inside style number is 7112?

 

[whateve]

I don't know but it looks terrible! That's what threw me, how strange!
Thank you for your time!!

In measuring again I think that's right, I think I pulled the flap down to much, if that makes sense. 9" looks correct. Thank you so much! These older ones are hard for me, I appreciate your time!

Is it still considered that "classic pouch 9170" even though the inside style number is 7112?

You're welcome! On any bag that has an all numeric serial number, the last four digits aren't a style number. Coach didn't start putting style numbers in their bags until 1994, so any bag made before then has a unique serial number that has no relation to the style. Read the Salearea guides for more information: http://www.ebay.com/gds/Coach-Serial-Numbers-the-Basic-Facts-/10000000034886433/g.html

According to some sources, the classic pouch was Coach's very first style.