Is this listed correctly, please?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121273145245?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121273145245?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
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Hello Ms.Hyacinth Take a look at these photos and tell me what is wrong. It's not authentic-I'm grrrrrr. I know this isn't the right place to post this but I just felt like I needed to share-an I've been burned. Wanted to remind everyone-do your homework. I purchased this without looking at the creed........
Wait for more opinions. I'm not familiar with the style and the others that come up in Ebay search aren't any help. Please double check the serial number to see if it actually ends in -14561.
In the future, please authenticate at the Authenticate This Coach thread under Coach Shopping.
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Very odd. I don't see anything wrong with it besides the creed. The style number should be 17941. I think it could have been a sample bag, made before these went into production. Of course, there is no way to prove that unless it came with some kind of documentation.
Or possibly one of the Philippine-made fakes that often get the serial number wrong. But either one may be impossible to prove.
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If you look really closely you can see the Gramercy leather texture, which does look a lot like a Saffiano style. Coach isn't ashamed to copy from itself.
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It's better than copying someone else!If you look really closely you can see the Gramercy leather texture, which does look a lot like a Saffiano style. Coach isn't ashamed to copy from itself.
Thanks! I'm pretty sure it's a fake-it's PreOwned and I purchased it locally for $50. Of course this is one I had been looking for and watching one identical to it on Ebay. Everything looked good right down to the Poppy tag. I asked her for the number inside and ........ She said she was at work and could get it when she got home. I thought it all looked good-told her it was fine-I didn't need it...... Not really trying to Authenticate it-it's counterfeit -my girls are carrying their Barbies around in it. I just wanted to vent somewhere and Both of you know your Coach very well. I've learned quite a bit from Hyacinth-but apparently I need to keep learning
thanks again! I think you both are awesome!!Thanks Hyacinth and Whateve. I like it but it looks beter in the catalogue pics!
If you look really closely you can see the Gramercy leather texture, which does look a lot like a Saffiano style. Coach isn't ashamed to copy from itself.
Some quotable quotes re copying:
"Originality is nothing but judicious imitation" Voltaire
"Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources" Albert Einstein
"It's better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation" Herman Melville
"Originality is undetected plagiarism" William Ralph Hinge
You're welcome! Anyone would have been fooled unless they had the style number memorized.Thanks! I'm pretty sure it's a fake-it's PreOwned and I purchased it locally for $50. Of course this is one I had been looking for and watching one identical to it on Ebay. Everything looked good right down to the Poppy tag. I asked her for the number inside and ........ She said she was at work and could get it when she got home. I thought it all looked good-told her it was fine-I didn't need it...... Not really trying to Authenticate it-it's counterfeit -my girls are carrying their Barbies around in it. I just wanted to vent somewhere and Both of you know your Coach very well. I've learned quite a bit from Hyacinth-but apparently I need to keep learning
I've never gotten or seen a Gramercy IRL but I've seen a lot of them on ebay that look beat up. I don't think the textured leather on these is as hearty as on the Madisons or Sheridans. I've been afraid to buy one.
I love the quotes!
Without seeing more pictures, I'm not totally convinced it's fake, unless it's one of the Filippino bags we've seen. Of course, I do agree that the serial number is incorrect for the style, though.Thanks! I'm pretty sure it's a fake-it's PreOwned and I purchased it locally for $50. Of course this is one I had been looking for and watching one identical to it on Ebay. Everything looked good right down to the Poppy tag. I asked her for the number inside and ........ She said she was at work and could get it when she got home. I thought it all looked good-told her it was fine-I didn't need it...... Not really trying to Authenticate it-it's counterfeit -my girls are carrying their Barbies around in it. I just wanted to vent somewhere and Both of you know your Coach very well. I've learned quite a bit from Hyacinth-but apparently I need to keep learning
May I ask where you're located? Did she tell you where she purchased it?