Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

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BASIC PICTURES REQUIRED (but more may be requested): If necessary pictures are in the listing, it's not necessary to upload and duplicate them.
  • Front of item
  • Back of item
  • Full clear and legible creed text and serial number
  • Made in tags (when available)
  • Measurements
  • For bags with turnlock closures, show pictures of back of female side of turnlock
  • For bags with magnetic snaps, show pictures of the male part of the snap so that the numbers and letters on it can be read
  • If applicable, search interior of bag and/or pockets for small white tag with production information and include a picture of that.
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RL Bernstein said:
Item: Vintage Soft Leather Coach Bag Lime Green #D6B-5356 Needs TLC (AD)
Listing number: 222652583916
Seller: fortwaynesgw (294) Goodwill of Fort Wayne
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sof...ime-Green-D6B-5356-Needs-TLC-AD-/222652583916
Comments: Now why would what appears to be a #9991 Lunchbox be identified as 5353?
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Also, style 5356 is a Candidate Brief. And the variations in the size and width of the letters in the creed stamp is a major problem. Report away!
 
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itsjose said:
Hmm what do yall think about this listing on eBay, I've never seen any of the clutches with only two tea roses, but the seller claims it was part of the Toronto international film festival goodie bag. Everything looks good but I still think it's a weird listing

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FYI, in the future we might see more customized bags for resale. Those tea roses, along with some other metal decorations, sit in large jars in NY flagship store, and you can add them as you wish to certain bags you buy there. Don't know if they have a limit, but you can definitely add just two or three wherever you want them on your bag.
 
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itsjose said:
Hmm what do yall think about this listing on eBay, I've never seen any of the clutches with only two tea roses, but the seller claims it was part of the Toronto international film festival goodie bag. Everything looks good but I still think it's a weird listing

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Since there are no known genuine comparables it can't be positively authenticated although I don't see any red flags. But I seriously doubt if any counterfeiter is going to bother making something like that plus the add-ons shown in the listing photos.

You're just going to have to take a chance.

ETA - please note - I DID Google "toronto international film festival swag" but a very quick search didn't turn up any mention of a Coach product. However I have an appointment to keep and no more time to look at the moment so you might want to do the same thing but take the time to look deeper into the search results
 
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itsjose said:
Hmm what do yall think about this listing on eBay, I've never seen any of the clutches with only two tea roses, but the seller claims it was part of the Toronto international film festival goodie bag. Everything looks good but I still think it's a weird listing

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https://m.ebay.com/itm/New-Coach-Clutch-1941-leather-wristlet-wallet-tea-roses-grey-TIFF-exclusive-swag-/122709152719?hash=item1c920913cf:g:nKgAAOSwwf5ZvYgQ&_trkparms=pageci%3Aab253c3c-9f55-11e7-8787-74dbd180e264%7Cparentrq%3Aa807288015e0ab61837c7365ffd6c81a%7Ciid%3A6
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Hyacinth said:
Since there are no known genuine comparables it can't be positively authenticated although I don't see any red flags. But I seriously doubt if any counterfeiter is going to bother making something like that plus the add-ons shown in the listing photos.

You're just going to have to take a chance.

ETA - please note - I DID Google "toronto international film festival swag" but a very quick search didn't turn up any mention of a Coach product. However I have an appointment to keep and no more time to look at the moment so you might want to do the same thing but take the time to look deeper into the search results
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I didn't find anything either but like Hyacinth, I don't see anything that screams that it's fake.

Personally, I'd be hesitant to sell it in the future because like so-called "sample" and "prototype" items, there's no way to prove authenticity.

Minchanka said:
FYI, in the future we might see more customized bags for resale. Those tea roses, along with some other metal decorations, sit in large jars in NY flagship store, and you can add them as you wish to certain bags you buy there. Don't know if they have a limit, but you can definitely add just two or three wherever you want them on your bag.
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Ugh! While I get why Coach is doing this, it's just another opportunity for less-than-ethical sellers to "prove" authenticity of fakes, either by attaching them to fakes or by selling than separately in a lot listing of genuine props mixed with fakes.
 
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