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#6,316
Hyacinth said:
I HATE it when the seller can't be bothered to show the serial number.

It looks like a Bridle Top Handle from around 1999, but I'd still want to see the creed patch to confirm. The serial number should end in -6701.
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Thank you, Hyacinth. Yes, I think that's it. I just couldn't remember....

My favorite is when every other photo in the listing is in sharp focus, and the creed patch is a total blur. (Or when they show the creed patch and cover up the number, as if it's a State Secret - I saw one listing where the seller had put a piece of adhesive tape over the number! Then there's the black-on-black photo- a picture of a black blob...) I always wonder WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??? -and- WHY BOTHER?

Thanks again!
 
#6,317
Tetondeb said:
Interesting... It's my mother's and she's had it for as long as I can remember. I'll take more pics and look at it again. It does have the magnetic closure.
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Here are some additional pics and the little pamphlet that came with it if the code stamp helps. I think this bag is a bit flatter bottomed than a Casey... just looking at your pic anyway. Thanks!
 

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#6,318
Just looked up pics of a Casey... Jette are areas that area also different if this helps. Base on Casey is one piece, leather versus suede under flap and the top of the pocket on the back is curved versus below. Thanks again!
 

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#6,320
Tenny said:
Thank you, Hyacinth. Yes, I think that's it. I just couldn't remember....

My favorite is when every other photo in the listing is in sharp focus, and the creed patch is a total blur. (Or when they show the creed patch and cover up the number, as if it's a State Secret - I saw one listing where the seller had put a piece of adhesive tape over the number! Then there's the black-on-black photo- a picture of a black blob...) I always wonder WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??? -and- WHY BOTHER?

Thanks again!
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I had one seller tell me that they didn't want to show the serial number because another seller would steal it. :wtf:
 
#6,322
Tenny said:
Thank you, Hyacinth. Yes, I think that's it. I just couldn't remember....

My favorite is when every other photo in the listing is in sharp focus, and the creed patch is a total blur. (Or when they show the creed patch and cover up the number, as if it's a State Secret - I saw one listing where the seller had put a piece of adhesive tape over the number! Then there's the black-on-black photo- a picture of a black blob...) I always wonder WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??? -and- WHY BOTHER?

Thanks again!
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Because some people are so uneducated about Coach that they think the serial numbers, whether old or new (after-1994) style, are state secrets and the counterfeiters are going to steal the numbers and use them in fakes. I think some doofus posted that in an online "guide" somewhere.

And a few really untrustworthy sellers cover them so they can show photos of a bag in nice condition and then send a buyer a real POS in the same style but with a different serial number. There were and maybe still are a few Ebay sellers who used to be infamous for doing that. Some listings would have photos of three different bags and a buyer never knew which one they'd get, although it would always be the rattiest one.
 
#6,323
Tetondeb said:
Just looked up pics of a Casey... Jette are areas that area also different if this helps. Base on Casey is one piece, leather versus suede under flap and the top of the pocket on the back is curved versus below. Thanks again!
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Then I have NO idea what style it is. All I have on the Casey is one or two photos of the front. But the pics I've found online look like the bag in the original post except for the strap ends (ETA - and except for one of the listings)..

If that's the original strap, it's from too far back for me to have any information or photos. Which seems odd because I didn't think the magnetic snaps went much farther back than around 1990. And it just doesn't look like how Coach finishes off their strap ends.

Comparing it to these versions:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-V...539?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item20d3486cfb

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-BRITI...849?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item1c2f1c20d1

But this one is different. Strange.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Coach-C...542?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item20d0934f7e

I'm just going to say that your guess is probably as good as mine.
 
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#6,324
Hyacinth said:
Then I have NO idea what style it is. All I have on the Casey is one or two photos of the front. But the pics I've found online look like the bag in the original post except for the strap ends.

If that's the original strap, it's from too far back for me to have any information or photos. Which seems odd because I didn't think the magnetic snaps went much farther back than around 1990.

Comparing it to these versions:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-V...539?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item20d3486cfb

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COACH-BRITI...849?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item1c2f1c20d1

But this one is different. Strange.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Coach-C...542?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item20d0934f7e
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The third is the one I looked at. The straps have never been shortened she said and she's the only owner. I don't see that there's even a sign of a serial number so maybe it's just old like my mom :p
 
#6,325
chicabella said:
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Real?
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Hyacinth said:
We need a clear readable photo of the leather Creed patch and serial number from inside the bag.

BTW, there's a specific thread under Coach Shopping for asking if a Coach product is authentic, please read the first post in the thread to learn what information we need:
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-shopping/authenticate-this-coach-818914.html
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So far, the bag looks good but a picture of the creed will further identify it and confirm authenticity. It appears to be a mini sig hobo, style 6351.
 
#6,326
Hyacinth said:
Because some people are so uneducated about Coach that they think the serial numbers, whether old or new (after-1994) style, are state secrets and the counterfeiters are going to steal the numbers and use them in fakes. I think some doofus posted that in an online "guide" somewhere.

And a few really untrustworthy sellers cover them so they can show photos of a bag in nice condition and then send a buyer a real POS in the same style but with a different serial number. There were and maybe still are a few Ebay sellers who used to be infamous for doing that. Some listings would have photos of three different bags and a buyer never knew which one they'd get, although it would always be the rattiest one.
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Or they cover the serial number because it's NT-4903 or TN-9085 and in covering, the listing is less likely to be confirmed as fake and therefore reported.
 
#6,327
BeenBurned said:
Or they cover the serial number ...
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I just rec'd this friendly nag screen while listing a few things that I'm no longer using ...
" Attention Sellers:
Thanks for listing your Coach item on eBay! To increase your chances of selling your item, make sure the images you upload are originals and not copied from another listing or website. Also, please include a good, clear picture of the "storyboard patch" (the patch on the inside of the bag). Buyers look for pictures of this patch because it shows the item is authentic "

Storyboard Patch?
:D
 
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