It is a red flag and we used to think they were always counterfeit. But then Jed, the archivist at Coach, said that after they made the bean bags, they may have forgotten to change the creed stamp right away, so there are probably authentic bags with a bean bag creed. I had one. If you find one, get it authenticated before you decide it is fake.The only reason I got interested in the creed was because the bag actually looked nice but the style was completely unfamiliar to me. Then, I realized the creed looked too nice and perfect for the older bag, so I decided to read it ... By the way, Whateve, how come a bag with bean bag creed can be authentic? Isn't that a red flag #1 if the creed has mistakes?
BTW, she relisted it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-leath...541241?hash=item4afc4ddd39:g:Eg8AAOSwJkJWh1rj
In this case, the fact that there is no number and the rivets on the strap prove it is fake.