AUTHENTICATE this COACH!
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I don't see any obvious problems with the Taft. What details are you worried about?
The leather is really stiff. The creed seems to be worn down too much for the shape the bag is in, it looks new on the outside. Does the creed look ok to you?
That paper label should NEVER be anywhere on the inside of a genuine Coach. If someone put it there that was a really dumb thing to do, it doesn't belong anywhere on the leather and might be hard to remove. Those labels were only used on the boxes and more recently on the plastic bags that the bags were shipped in. The ONLY thing that should be inside an all-leather classic Coach is the creed stamp on the inside pocket. This one seems to have a stamp but I can't read it and without being able to clearly read the entire stamp and the serial number we can't authenticate it. The stamped creed and serial is very important, if the seller can send you a clear readable photo of those stamps without her fingers blocking the serial number we can take another look.
Personally the different leather grains on the bag would also bother me. I'm NOT saying that means it's fake, but Coach usually took care to match the leather grain all over the bag and that deeper pattern on the front flap and the pocket underneath the flap isn't something I'd usually want in a Coach. JMO.
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Some bags weren't stamped as deeply and others, and the creed and serial number were stamped separately. It's not unusual if they don't show the same stamping depth. I'm seeing enough wrinkling from wear along the top of the bag to make me believe the bag is as old as the stamp says it is.
The inside stamps can also show more wear than the outside if the owner wears a lot of jewelry. Rings and bracelets can add a lot of extra wear and tear when they rub or brush against any stamped areas. People tend to be a lot more careful of scratching the outside of their bags than they do the insides. And even conditioning products, assuming she used any, can keep leather stiffer than normal.
I don't see any problems in the important parts of the bag - the creed, top zipper, etc.
Hi, can you tell me if this is authentic. I got it for a really great price last minute and didn't have time to really check it out. Now that I really look at it, I realized that it doesn't have the little strip inside saying made in China or anything. I don't know if they took it out or if this one just didn't have one of those to begin with. Thank you for the help!!!
Item: Coach Legacy Leather Turnlock Tote
Listing number: 321455574249
Seller: lucyloo18
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Legac...Handbags&hash=item4ad83ecce9&autorefresh=true
Comments: Thank you!!
Listing number: 321455574249
Seller: lucyloo18
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Legac...Handbags&hash=item4ad83ecce9&autorefresh=true
Comments: Thank you!!
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