AUTHENTICATE this COACH!

TPF may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others

Status
Not open for further replies.
#9,272
#9,275
BeenBurned said:
Your post has the wrong listing.

This is the fake from midnitenurse and yes, it IS fake. You certainly may report.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...781?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item35e0232ac5
Click to expand...
sorry..I asked about that one earlier.
.FYI ..ya know why its sooo shiny??
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coa...160?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item3f40a6c230

Not saddle soap or shoe polish..seller has used permanant acrylic waterproofglaze on it..
Rehabbers beware!!
The midnite nurse one..geez. musta picked it up on the STREETS of NYC..teehee
Thanks BB!!
 
#9,277
maramd said:
Never mind! Lost the auction. Oh well. Another day, another bag.

How does one delete a post? Can't seem to find a way to do that.
Click to expand...

The OPs can't delete their own posts.

If it's within the time limit for editing, just replace the text with "nm" (for "never mind") or a dot. If it 's too late to edit, then it has to be deleted by asking one of the Mods. Unless it's stating misleading or incorrect information or violates one of the forum rules, don't worry about it too much.
 
#9,278
Possible Foach? In my possession, from a thrift, grabbed as a parts bag - the creed/ serial look off to me?
But I've been wrong before, so figured I better check with the experts before I disembowel it
:-)
Style: Legacy Zip 9966
Approx size: 11 x 11.5 x 4"
Creed details: "Handcrafted in the United States" #K3H-9966

Thanks as always!
 

Attachments

  • 1416255992107.jpg
    1416255992107.jpg
    181.6 KB · Views: 111
  • 1416256008005.jpg
    1416256008005.jpg
    174.3 KB · Views: 106
  • 1416256027040.jpg
    1416256027040.jpg
    132.6 KB · Views: 111
  • 1416256040602.jpg
    1416256040602.jpg
    111.9 KB · Views: 114
  • 1416256062527.jpg
    1416256062527.jpg
    108.4 KB · Views: 113
  • 1416256077380.jpg
    1416256077380.jpg
    84.7 KB · Views: 106
  • 1416256093706.jpg
    1416256093706.jpg
    84.9 KB · Views: 109
#9,279
christinag said:
Possible Foach? In my possession, from a thrift, grabbed as a parts bag - the creed/ serial look off to me?
But I've been wrong before, so figured I better check with the experts before I disembowel it
:-)
Style: Legacy Zip 9966
Approx size: 11 x 11.5 x 4"
Creed details: "Handcrafted in the United States" #K3H-9966

Thanks as always!
Click to expand...

It's definitely fake, sorry. That "K3H-" serial prefix has been determined to be almost always if not always fake especially when it's in that extra-thick font, the proportions of the inside organizer pocket are wrong and the pen pockets are a bit too wide, the leather zipper pull for the top zipper isn't right, the serial font is completely wrong for any bag from the H plant (which apparently had already been closed for several years), and a bag supposedly made in the US in 2003 would never have buckles stamped "solid brass" - with the possible exception of the Costa Rica plant in its last year of production those stamped solid brass buckles had been discontinued by the very early 1990s and replaced by brass-coated mystery metal of some kind.

The "YKK" zippers on their own may be genuine YKK but that's about it. (The one on the top is also just a bit too short).
 
Last edited:
#9,280
Hyacinth said:
It's definitely fake, sorry. That "K3H-" serial prefix has been determined to be almost always if not always fake especially when it's in that extra-thick font, the proportions of the inside organizer pocket are wrong and the pen pockets are a bit too wide, the leather zipper pull for the top zipper isn't right, the serial font is completely wrong for any bag from the H plant (which apparently had already been closed for several years), and a bag supposedly made in the US in 2003 would never have buckles stamped "solid brass" - with the possible exception of the Costa Rica plant in its last year of production those stamped solid brass buckles had been discontinued by the very early 1990s and replaced by brass-coated mystery metal of some kind.

The "YKK" zippers on their own may be genuine YKK but that's about it. (The one on the top is also just a bit too short).
Click to expand...

Thanks so much! I was pretty sure it was a fake - love all the info on the errors, great education! I needed 2 buckles, so it'll get chopped up for hardware & scrap leather. (do you suppose buckles marked 'solid brass' on a fake bag are actually solid brass?! hee.)
 
#9,281
Hyacinth said:
VERY fake - where's the rest of the serial number??? And the strap clip is totally wrong for ANY Coach bag.
Click to expand...

Thank you Hyacinth. I'm amazed there are so many fake bags on ebay. I was going to report this one but looks like someone beat me to it. I'm finding fake bags on ebay auctions too and when I try to let them know I'm pointed as being a very bad person. Not much I can do if they don't seem to care. I at least let the winning bidder know she just won a fake Coach bag. :(
 
#9,282
gingersnap61 said:
Thank you Hyacinth. I'm amazed there are so many fake bags on ebay. I was going to report this one but looks like someone beat me to it. I'm finding fake bags on ebay auctions too and when I try to let them know I'm pointed as being a very bad person. Not much I can do if they don't seem to care. I at least let the winning bidder know she just won a fake Coach bag. :(
Click to expand...
How would you know who the winning bidder is on a ebay auction? Aren't the user IDs in code? Be very careful, you can be accused of harassment if you try to tell sellers they are selling fakes. There are very few sellers I'll give a heads up to; all the rest I'll just report.
 
#9,283
christinag said:
Thanks so much! I was pretty sure it was a fake - love all the info on the errors, great education! I needed 2 buckles, so it'll get chopped up for hardware & scrap leather. (do you suppose buckles marked 'solid brass' on a fake bag are actually solid brass?! hee.)
Click to expand...
The zipper might be valuable too. At a leather repair shop I was told that a replacement brass zipper would cost $145, and that didn't include the labor to install it.
 
#9,285
whateve said:
How would you know who the winning bidder is on a ebay auction? Aren't the user IDs in code? Be very careful, you can be accused of harassment if you try to tell sellers they are selling fakes. There are very few sellers I'll give a heads up to; all the rest I'll just report.
Click to expand...
Don't get involved telling sellers they are selling FAKES or non vintage bags or bags designed by Bonnie that were made in China in 2014..it will cause you grief 99% of the time...
Trust me on this..if nothing else!!:pokey:
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top