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Hyacinth said:
It's a genuine Stewardess Bag, probably early to mid-1980s. The "something" near the end of the strap is the United Airlines symbol. It's an actual bag bought and used by the airline.
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Thank you! I was hoping I was right when I saw the ID window.

frenchieRU said:
Wow! Gorgeous UA stewardess. I've been using my vintage stewardess for almost a month and LOVE it since it's just the perfect size to hold everything I need when I go run errands...or thrifting for more Coach bags to rehab!
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Thank you. This has been one of my holy grail bags for a while.
 
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Hello! This is my first foray into buying pre-owned/vintage designer bags and I was wondering if you could authenticate these for me.

Item: Vintage Coach legacy saddle bag in British Tan
Seller: Wholelottastuff14
Listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/197585038/vintage-coach-legacy-saddle-bag-in
Serial number: K4C-9954

Item: Vintage COACH Black Leather Court Turnlock Bag
Seller: RebootVintage
Listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/196855979/vintage-coach-black-leather-court?ref=shop_home_active_5
Serial number: L5C-9870

Item: Vintage COACH Leather Crossbody bag Black Willis Messenger removable strap
Seller: iamsonotcool
Listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/197867725/vintage-coach-leather-crossbody-bag
Serial number: 0974-534
 
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missbaltimore said:
I was trying to find a bag like a recent thrift find and stumbled across this listing. I think it's fake but wanted to verify before reporting...

Item: Coach GAD-4437 Leather cross body shoulder duffle drawstring handbag
Seller: 1love_things06
Item number: 171399469372
link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-GAD-4...372?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item27e834593c
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Fake piece of junk.

Any time the first half of the serial number is all letters and no numbers, it's fake. But sometimes a plant would use the letter "o" for the year code for 2000 instead of a zero, so be careful if the middle digit is either one.

We've seen plenty of GAD- fakes though, and they're ALL fake. Not only that but the serial font is much too thick, the "Made in... " at the bottom of the creed is wrong, and style number 4437 belongs ONLY to a Soho Stripe Small Hobo, picture below. Please report it.
 

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cloudloaf said:
Hello! This is my first foray into buying pre-owned/vintage designer bags and I was wondering if you could authenticate these for me.

Item: Vintage Coach legacy saddle bag in British Tan
Seller: Wholelottastuff14
Listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/197585038/vintage-coach-legacy-saddle-bag-in
Serial number: K4C-9954

Item: Vintage COACH Black Leather Court Turnlock Bag
Seller: RebootVintage
Listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/196855979/vintage-coach-black-leather-court?ref=shop_home_active_5
Serial number: L5C-9870

Item: Vintage COACH Leather Crossbody bag Black Willis Messenger removable strap
Seller: iamsonotcool
Listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/197867725/vintage-coach-leather-crossbody-bag
Serial number: 0974-534
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The first two are authentic. The last one is fake. Many design details are wrong and the number is a known fake number.
 
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cloudloaf said:
Hello! This is my first foray into buying pre-owned/vintage designer bags and I was wondering if you could authenticate these for me.

Item: Vintage Coach legacy saddle bag in British Tan
Seller: Wholelottastuff14
Listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/197585038/vintage-coach-legacy-saddle-bag-in
Serial number: K4C-9954

Item: Vintage COACH Black Leather Court Turnlock Bag
Seller: RebootVintage
Listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/196855979/vintage-coach-black-leather-court?ref=shop_home_active_5
Serial number: L5C-9870

Item: Vintage COACH Leather Crossbody bag Black Willis Messenger removable strap
Seller: iamsonotcool
Listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/197867725/vintage-coach-leather-crossbody-bag
Serial number: 0974-534
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1 & 2- the Prairie Bag and Court Bag are genuine

3- always-fake serial number 0974-534 is on "the List", the "solid Brass" stamp on the buckle is fake on any Willis, the leather part of the turnlock is wrong, the creed stamp and Coach logo are wrong - FAKE
 
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whateve said:
You are right. GAD is not a valid prefix. Report it!
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Hyacinth said:
Fake piece of junk.

Any time the first half of the serial number is all letters and no numbers, it's fake. But sometimes a plant would use the letter "o" for the year code for 2000 instead of a zero, so be careful if the middle digit is either one.

We've seen plenty of GAD- fakes though, and they're ALL fake. Not only that but the serial font is much too thick, the "Made in... " at the bottom of the creed is wrong, and style number 4437 belongs ONLY to a Soho Stripe Small Hobo, picture below. Please report it.
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I thought so. Reported. Thanks.
 
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