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I'd like a fake J8Y creed photo for future reference, Can someone post one for me, please? I looked at the purses in BB's eBay link, but many of the photos are gone now, or the bags are black and the creed is difficult to see. Thanks.:smile1:

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Most of those are really close and the serial number is the only problem with the bags These three are another story, and the styles and numbers of the first two are years away from the fake 1998 year code, the third one has the classic fake inside pocket zipper:

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style number 7717 AND this style werent even made until SPRING OF 2002. Creed patch stamping is crooked & creed stitching details are wrong

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totally fake ORANGE lining in a color never used in a bag from 1998. Style 9204 belongs to a totally different style Legacy Zip WHICH WASNT EVEN MADE UNTIL 2002. Inside pocket zipper is an inch too short on each end.

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silver grommets on strap with brass buckles. Inside pocket zipper is much too short for the pocket, should always go out to the piping at the edge of the pocket
 
Early Vintage Hippie with "top grain leather" stamp. It came today and is stunning. You can see a bit of leather remnant attached to the feet where there was a lining at some point. Still haven't figured out a way to contact that poor seller. I had Jed send me a photo of the stamp from one of the Archive bags too for future reference.

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Early Vintage Hippie with "top grain leather" stamp. It came today and is stunning. You can see a bit of leather remnant attached to the feet where there was a lining at some point. Still haven't figured out a way to contact that poor seller. I had Jed send me a photo of the stamp from one of the Archive bags too for future reference.

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I had an item removed once and I was able to contact the seller. I think you can go to your order confirmation email and look at the seller's ebay name and contact them through ebay messages, or contact them through the email address listed on the paypal confirmation page.

Are you going to do anything to the bag before you send it to the archives?
 
Early Vintage Hippie with "top grain leather" stamp. It came today and is stunning. You can see a bit of leather remnant attached to the feet where there was a lining at some point. Still haven't figured out a way to contact that poor seller. I had Jed send me a photo of the stamp from one of the Archive bags too for future reference.

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Fantastic! I wondered if it used to have a lining panel to cover the feet hardware.

Would Paypal, and the record of your purchase, have some sort of contact info for you to communicate with the seller?
 
I had an item removed once and I was able to contact the seller. I think you can go to your order confirmation email and look at the seller's ebay name and contact them through ebay messages, or contact them through the email address listed on the paypal confirmation page.

Are you going to do anything to the bag before you send it to the archives?

No. .. They prefer their bags to be untouched/altered. I usually collect several then send them a big box full.
 
Most of those are really close and the serial number is the only problem with the bags These three are another story, and the styles and numbers of the first two are years away from the fake 1998 year code, the third one has the classic fake inside pocket zipper:


141260337874
totally fake ORANGE lining in a color never used in a bag from 1998. Style 9204 belongs to a totally different style Legacy Zip WHICH WASNT EVEN MADE UNTIL 2002. Inside pocket zipper is an inch too short on each end.

^^^ That seller, hungergames2010 already had some fakes reported and removed. And some were very recently - on April 15.
#2579 - http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-shopping/authenticate-this-coach-855067-172.html#post26590125

And another:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-shopping/authenticate-this-coach-855067-174.html#post26591573

I don't recommend hungergames2010
 
What do you think of the letter A in this creed?
Vintage Brown Willis Cross Body Messenger Coach Bag A7E 9927
seller: divastation_consignments
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Bro...t=Vintage_Handbags_Purses&hash=item418014e3e9
I don't have another 1997 Italy creed for a classic bag in my files. I have a 1998 A month code for a fabric bag and the A is a more normal shape.
I found another A7E bag and the A is pointed at the top:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/98683296/coach-italy-vintage-coach-brown-leather

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Yet this one has the rounded A (I think):

http://www.etsy.com/transaction/104366628

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This listing is from 1995, same month and plant and has the rounded A:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Coach...975?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item4acaac00f7

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