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Damselfly said:
I think they will. Misprinted coins certainly are more valuable.
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I don't know about that. I'm wondering if ebay has gotten the message about bean bag creeds and isn't removing them anymore.

Someone just bought a bag at the outlet that has an upside down creed. A few years ago, Coach put the horse and carriage symbol on upside down on a slew of bags. I have a bag with the wrong style number. It was made before the style was officially released for a photo shoot, but it would be very hard to prove that, even though I have some paperwork. I bet if I ever put it up on ebay, it would get removed.
 
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Even I have to go back once a month and re-read them just to refresh the details in my head, and I researched and wrote the darned things! :D[/QUOTE]
They are such a valuable reference. Thank you for researching and writing them.
 
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whateve said:
I don't know about that. I'm wondering if ebay has gotten the message about bean bag creeds and isn't removing them anymore.

Someone just bought a bag at the outlet that has an upside down creed. A few years ago, Coach put the horse and carriage symbol on upside down on a slew of bags. I have a bag with the wrong style number. It was made before the style was officially released for a photo shoot, but it would be very hard to prove that, even though I have some paperwork. I bet if I ever put it up on ebay, it would get removed.
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I have a vintage briefcase that has something unusual. After I started reading this forum--in particular,the Coach rehab forum, I took out my old bag and started examining it to see how I could rehab it. When I pulled out the creed pocket, I discovered that it has a creed on the back of the pocket with the serial # of 074-0001 while on the front of the pocket it is #074-0019. Interesting, huh?
 
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dachsgirlknits said:
Hi I have been reading through all the posts in this thread--fascinating.

Would someone please authenticate this bag I bought on eBay?

Item: LARGE-RED-COACH-LEGACY-LEATHER-DUFFLE-SHOULDER-BAG

Listing 161264786554

Seller: wamfox

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-RED-COACH-LEGACY-LEATHER-DUFFLE-SHOULDER-BAG-/161264786554?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=HL%252FubmdrIIReqPt53aUEpUtKwVE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

I have already purchased this bag.

Thanks!
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The seller's photos are really bad and not clear enough or of the right areas of the bag to give a firm opinion. The creed is either really badly stamped or the photo is out of focus just enough to be unreadable, and we need to read it. The font used for the number doesn't look quite right though. We really need clear pictures of the entire bottom panel of the bag showing the stitching and detail around the edge, and also clear pictures of the entire top zipper end to end showing the zipper pull and the strap mounting hardware, plus an inside pic showing the entire inside pocket.

If you've already paid for it, please send pics of those areas when you get the bag. Right now I'm not comfortable with what I'm seeing though. I personally would not have bid on that based on what I'm seeing of the creed and on the lack of important details in the photos.

More opinions are welcome.
ETA - I'm posting an adjusted photo of the creed in the bag you're asking about, under that is a creed from a different style but from the same plant, month and year. The serial fonts and creed details don't match.
 

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whateve said:
Ebay has changed the favorite sellers so you can't add a note anymore. I had a bunch of bad sellers saved with notes so I would know what to watch out for.
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That PO'd me off too, even just for a normal buyer it's a major PITA. EBay sticks its collective head farther up its backside every month.
 
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Hyacinth said:
The seller's photos are really bad and not clear enough or of the right areas of the bag to give a firm opinion. The creed is either really badly stamped or the photo is out of focus just enough to be unreadable, and we need to read it. The font used for the number doesn't look quite right though. We really need clear pictures of the entire bottom panel of the bag showing the stitching and detail around the edge, and also clear pictures of the entire top zipper end to end showing the zipper pull and the strap mounting hardware, plus an inside pic showing the entire inside pocket.

If you've already paid for it, please send pics of those areas when you get the bag. Right now I'm not comfortable with what I'm seeing though. I personally would not have bid on that based on what I'm seeing of the creed and on the lack of important details in the photos.

More opinions are welcome.
ETA - I'm posting an adjusted photo of the creed in the bag you're asking about, under that is a creed from a different style but from the same plant, month and year. The serial fonts and creed details don't match.
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I agree. Another thing I would like to see is a picture showing the size of the pocket in relation to the rest of the bag, but at this point I'm leaning towards probably not authentic. You could also ask the seller if there is anything stamped on the buckles. If there is, that's a really bad sign.

ETA: I think I see something stamped on the underside of the buckle. I would ask the seller to cancel the sale if at all possible.
 
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dachsgirlknits said:
Hi I have been reading through all the posts in this thread--fascinating.

Would someone please authenticate this bag I bought on eBay?

Item: LARGE-RED-COACH-LEGACY-LEATHER-DUFFLE-SHOULDER-BAG

Listing 161264786554

Seller: wamfox

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-RED-C...drIIReqPt53aUEpUtKwVE%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

I have already purchased this bag.

Thanks!
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I forgot to quote you when I commented on this bag. Please read my comments in post # 3283. I think the bag is fake.
dachsgirlknits said:
I have a vintage briefcase that has something unusual. After I started reading this forum--in particular,the Coach rehab forum, I took out my old bag and started examining it to see how I could rehab it. When I pulled out the creed pocket, I discovered that it has a creed on the back of the pocket with the serial # of 074-0001 while on the front of the pocket it is #074-0019. Interesting, huh?
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That is really unusual. I'd love to see it. They stamped the serial numbers on pieces of leather before they assembled the bags, so it seems entirely possible that someone grabbed the wrong piece of leather.
 
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I found a little bag at Goodwill today. It is really cute! Can you tell me if you think it is real? Is it normal to have a tag with info about it being a special edition? I appreciate your help!
 

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