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Hyacinth said:
You need to use an accurate Guide to tell you how to read and interpret Coach serial numbers and codes:
http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/salearea?uqt=g

But I agree, the bag is fake. And 2005 is not earlier than most Legacy Zips.
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Thanks! Of course, when I went to check back on the listing to see all the problems mentioned, it was already pulled. Oh well.

As far as the date, I meant 1995, not 2005. I thought i remember reading here that there was some uncertainty whether the legacy zip may have been introduced in 1994, based on the order that the #9966 style number was issued, though it was listed as a "new" style in the 1997 coach catalog.

I am searching for a legacy bag in british tan or similar light brown, and am wondering about this Patricia:

Item: Patricia Legacy
Item number: 191287435077
Seller: stylediva!!
Comment: just want to know what you think, as it looks in great condition if it is authentic. Thanks!

And this Legacy zip I already bought:

Item: Coach Cocoa legacy #9966
Item number: 291217350198
Seller: ebbyshop
Comment: I didn't see any problems, just want to make sure.

Please forgive the lack of links. I had to copy the item numbers from my phone as eBay is blocked on the computer I am using.

Thanks so so much in advance.
 
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AngelaR said:
Thanks! Of course, when I went to check back on the listing to see all the problems mentioned, it was already pulled. Oh well.

As far as the date, I meant 1995, not 2005. I thought i remember reading here that there was some uncertainty whether the legacy zip may have been introduced in 1994, based on the order that the #9966 style number was issued, though it was listed as a "new" style in the 1997 coach catalog.

I am searching for a legacy bag in british tan or similar light brown, and am wondering about this Patricia:

Item: Patricia Legacy
Item number: 191287435077
Seller: stylediva!!
Comment: just want to know what you think, as it looks in great condition if it is authentic. Thanks!

And this Legacy zip I already bought:

Item: Coach Cocoa legacy #9966
Item number: 291217350198
Seller: ebbyshop
Comment: I didn't see any problems, just want to make sure.

Please forgive the lack of links. I had to copy the item numbers from my phone as eBay is blocked on the computer I am using.

Thanks so so much in advance.
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Both look fine.
 
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I know this is generally frowned upon for authentication purposes, but I found a bag VERY similar to this in a thrift shop today. (It's still sitting there IN the thrift shop as far as I know because I wasn't sure about it.) It was a Coach Leatherware bag made in the US and the only differences were that it was British Tan and the serial was 0048-001, and all the zeroes seemed like a red flag to me. Another potential red flag was that it felt like there were 2 layers of leather in the bottom and a piece of cardboard inbetween for support. This doesn't seem like it would be a very high quality move on Coach's part. Have they been known to do something like this before in their older US made bags?
 
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frenchieRU said:
I know this is generally frowned upon for authentication purposes, but I found a bag VERY similar to this in a thrift shop today. (It's still sitting there IN the thrift shop as far as I know because I wasn't sure about it.) It was a Coach Leatherware bag made in the US and the only differences were that it was British Tan and the serial was 0048-001, and all the zeroes seemed like a red flag to me. Another potential red flag was that it felt like there were 2 layers of leather in the bottom and a piece of cardboard inbetween for support. This doesn't seem like it would be a very high quality move on Coach's part. Have they been known to do something like this before in their older US made bags?
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There is no problem with a serial number that has a lot of zeros in it as long as the number isn't on the fakes list. I don't know if Coach ever used cardboard for support but it is possible. I have a similar style bag and there is a stiffener of some kind in the bottom but I don't know what it is. I've bathed the bag and it didn't affect it, which if it was cardboard might have happened. The bag in the listing is authentic. You should pay particular attention to the shape and stitching on the zipper pull, the hardware and rivets. The thinner leather on these makes them harder to rehab in my opinion.
 
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whateve said:
There is no problem with a serial number that has a lot of zeros in it as long as the number isn't on the fakes list. I don't know if Coach ever used cardboard for support but it is possible. I have a similar style bag and there is a stiffener of some kind in the bottom but I don't know what it is. I've bathed the bag and it didn't affect it, which if it was cardboard might have happened. The bag in the listing is authentic. You should pay particular attention to the shape and stitching on the zipper pull, the hardware and rivets. The thinner leather on these makes them harder to rehab in my opinion.
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I thought about getting it intending on adding it to my rehab pile since it looked like it could use a dunk. (And I'm getting impatient waiting for my Willis to de-stink.) The coloring was odd--in some places it was light, and in other places it was a nice shade of British tan like my stewardess post-rehab. I'm pretty sure it would've just needed a dunking and a couple layers of Leather CPR, but who knows what kind of surprises I'd get from the dunking.
 
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frenchieRU said:
I thought about getting it intending on adding it to my rehab pile since it looked like it could use a dunk. (And I'm getting impatient waiting for my Willis to de-stink.) The coloring was odd--in some places it was light, and in other places it was a nice shade of British tan like my stewardess post-rehab. I'm pretty sure it would've just needed a dunking and a couple layers of Leather CPR, but who knows what kind of surprises I'd get from the dunking.
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I've noticed that about Lightweights. Either the dyes weren't very good or the thinner leather didn't take the dye as well. I've gotten several that were faded or had very uneven coloring. I dipped one in RIT dye and it worked pretty good.
 
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fuzzymummy said:
I know this isn't the right forum but I can't find the current D & B Authenticate forum. I'll transfer it to the right place if you can tell me where.


I am looking at this D&B Disney Bag. Can someone tell me if it's genuine? Thanks.


Desc. Mint Genuine First Edition Disney
seller 1bobalink
item no. 321486812547
link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321486812547


TIA
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It's an authentic tassel tote.

The AT Dooney is here:
http://forum.purseblog.com/dooney-a...-format-post-1-a-118342-321.html#post27264964
 
#6,464
AngelaR said:
Thanks! Of course, when I went to check back on the listing to see all the problems mentioned, it was already pulled. Oh well.

As far as the date, I meant 1995, not 2005. I thought i remember reading here that there was some uncertainty whether the legacy zip may have been introduced in 1994, based on the order that the #9966 style number was issued, though it was listed as a "new" style in the 1997 coach catalog. ...
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Going ONLY by the style number, I mentioned a while back that the legacy Zip style may have been designed and assigned a number as early as 1994, since other styles with very close numbers were intro'd in 1994 or 1995.

But Coach didn't always issue style numbers (or older all-numeric serial numbers) in sequence, and since that post I haven't seen any valid evidence that style 9966 was actually produced even in limited numbers in 1994 or 1995. But when trying to decide if a bag is fake or not I try and think if there's any possible way it could be genuine so I can at least give the seller the benefit of the doubt. In almost every case they DO turn out to be fake, but once in a blue moon we run into a Bean Bag situation so we like to be extra-careful. Better most of the time to let a possible fake slide through than risk reporting a genuine bag as fake.
 
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