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#3,886
BB posted the link where you can get things authenticated. You cannot post that you are the seller or are selling the items. You cannot link to your own listings.

Simply ask if the bag is authentic and post your photos in the Authenitcate This Coach thread. Since there is no auction number, post the required photos and ask if it is authentic and also ask for the name if you need it.
 
#3,887
Originally Posted by BeenBurned Normally, you aren't allowed to advertise but since you've posted, I recommend in the future that you have your items authenticated before listing them.

This is fake: http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-Small-...item1e68fdabca

Here's the AT Coach thread: AUTHENTICATE This COACH

Newfriends said:
Hi, what indicates that it is a fake? Is there a way to message me privately? (I know you don't like to post this information publicly for those who want to make better fakes.) This is an older bag, and was assured by the person selling these that they were all authentic. I have a couple others that have the information in the leather, and not a patch. One I was about to list, and one which I wanted to buy and use myself.
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noshoepolish said:
BB posted the link where you can get things authenticated. You cannot post that you are the seller or are selling the items. You cannot link to your own listings.

Simply ask if the bag is authentic and post your photos in the Authenitcate This Coach thread. Since there is no auction number, post the required photos and ask if it is authentic and also ask for the name if you need it.
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I remember the listing even though it's gone. It was a blue signature hobo with a commonly seen invalid serial number. It had an NT serial number.

Here's an informative link about some serial numbers. Note that just even if a number might not be on this list, that doesn't mean the bag is authentic but if the number is on the list, it's always fake. http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-sh...enticity-questions-94198-37.html#post18503288

ETA: I'm adding this comment based on a post you made on the Gucci forum in the past, just so you know, a fake can't be listed as a "replica." It's illegal to sell anywhere.
 
#3,888
OK, nevermind. I found a very helpful link on ebay with the very same ID number listed as a fake right in the title. Oh well, I guess the owner was burned on that one. I was really surprised because she had a huge collection of Coach purses, suposedly all authentic.
http://reviews.ebay.com/Fake-Coach-Serial-Numbers-NT-4903-and-more?ugid=10000000002744619
I have a couple other bags not yet listed, I will take it over to the authenticate thread. I don't have pics yet, just the numbers.
one is CON-9960 (hmm, con? that doesn't sound good. ;-)) the other is 633-5809.
Hmm, what to do with the fake - give it to my daughter as a plaything? (the owner moved overseas and never wants to see any of it again!) Give it to Goodwill with a tag that says "fake" so they don't try to get $20 for it?
 
#3,889
Newfriends said:
OK, nevermind. I found a very helpful link on ebay with the very same ID number listed as a fake right in the title. Oh well, I guess the owner was burned on that one. I was really surprised because she had a huge collection of Coach purses, suposedly all authentic.
http://reviews.ebay.com/Fake-Coach-Serial-Numbers-NT-4903-and-more?ugid=10000000002744619
I have a couple other bags not yet listed, I will take it over to the authenticate thread. I don't have pics yet, just the numbers.
one is CON-9960 (hmm, con? that doesn't sound good. ;-)) the other is 633-5809.
Hmm, what to do with the fake - give it to my daughter as a plaything? (the owner moved overseas and never wants to see any of it again!) Give it to Goodwill with a tag that says "fake" so they don't try to get $20 for it?
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A serial number can't prove AUTHENTIC (because counterfeiters can and do use valid numbers on fakes) but they can prove fake when the number is one that was never used.

Therefore, without seeing the bags and the creeds, there's no way to say whether the 2 serial numbers you've asked about are on authentic bags or not. (The CON one, if authentic, would be C0N.)

As for what to do with the other fake, do NOT donate it to any charity and don't sell at a yard sale. Charities don't care nor understand about the illegality of selling fakes and they will resell it anyway, with an authenticity disclaimer. And the danged thing will eventually end up back in circulation.

You can give it to a child as a toy or as suggested on other forums, some people use their fakes as designer tool holders in their sheds, garages or basements.
 
#3,890
Thanks. I know some of these fakes can be practically perfect. In the summer I was given a "gucci" bag to sell, and there were so many indicators that it was real. Even "gucci" on the underside of the zipper pull. Someone here said it was fake. Still, it looked really good, but I didn't want to take the responsibility for it possibly being a fake. It would have been my ebay reputation not hers. (her husband pulled the thing out of a dumpster - there's authenticity for ya!) Sorry I wasted my time on that one!:rolleyes:

BeenBurned said:
A serial number can't prove AUTHENTIC (because counterfeiters can and do use valid numbers on fakes) but they can prove fake when the number is one that was never used.

Therefore, without seeing the bags and the creeds, there's no way to say whether the 2 serial numbers you've asked about are on authentic bags or not. (The CON one, if authentic, would be C0N.)

As for what to do with the other fake, do NOT donate it to any charity and don't sell at a yard sale. Charities don't care nor understand about the illegality of selling fakes and they will resell it anyway, with an authenticity disclaimer. And the danged thing will eventually end up back in circulation.

You can give it to a child as a toy or as suggested on other forums, some people use their fakes as designer tool holders in their sheds, garages or basements.
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Newfriends said:
Thanks. I know some of these fakes can be practically perfect. In the summer I was given a "gucci" bag to sell, and there were so many indicators that it was real. Even "gucci" on the underside of the zipper pull. Someone here said it was fake. Still, it looked really good, but I didn't want to take the responsibility for it possibly being a fake. It would have been my ebay reputation not hers. (her husband pulled the thing out of a dumpster - there's authenticity for ya!) Sorry I wasted my time on that one!:rolleyes:
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Actually, I saw that post on the AT Gucci thread and they gave you some misinformation when you asked about listing it.

You were WRONGLY told that you could list it as a replica. If an item is fake, it can't be listed at all, whether you describe it as fake or claim not to know whether it's authentic or not.
 
#3,893
I am not sure if this is right thread but perhaps it is...

I went to Coach today and they told me that the Madison Lindsey bag will be coming in the color "Desert". Does anyone know what color desert is? The SA was unable to describe the color to me.

Thanks!
 
#3,899
carly24 said:
I asked the seller for the serial number. And this is what she gave me: No. 0221 016
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Sorry, there just isn't enough information. We can't tell when it was made, there are no measurements, and there's no way to even know if it's genuine without seeing an actual photo of the creed stamp. We DON'T recommend buying any Coach bag without a clear readable creed photo since there are a LOT of fake Coaches that copy classic and vintage styles. The serial number by itself doesn't prove anything, almost every fake has a serial number of some kind.
 
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