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whateve said:
Yay! Congratulations! Can you do me a favor when you get it? Can you check the rivets? In this listing in picture 5, you can see that there is one rivet and it is off-center. http://www.ebay.com/itm/400753809733?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Do you think there is another hole there or was it really only made with one rivet? Mine has 2 rivets on each side.

ETA: I love this style so much more than the duffle sac because it is slim. It is so hard to find though!
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I finally received this bag today on the day I escalated a Pay Pal claim! Seller didn't ship it until 10 days after I'd paid, didn't post shipping info on ebay and didn't reply to my messages.

Anyway it does have a single rivet. Unfortunately on one side it has pulled all the way through - something the seller didn't mention - that will be a challenge to fix. Maybe that's why they went to double rivets.

The rest of the bag is in good shape and will rehab beautifully. The leather is amazingly soft. I think it is putty.
 

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#9,063
Two.time.bags said:
I finally received this bag today on the day I escalated a Pay Pal claim! Seller didn't ship it until 10 days after I'd paid, didn't post shipping info on ebay and didn't reply to my messages.

Anyway it does have a single rivet. Unfortunately on one side it has pulled all the way through - something the seller didn't mention - that will be a challenge to fix. Maybe that's why they went to double rivets.

The rest of the bag is in good shape and will rehab beautifully. The leather is amazingly soft. I think it is putty.
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Thanks for posting. That's terrible. That's a SNAD for sure. Sounds like a horrible seller. I hope you didn't close your claim.

I think my rivets are smaller. I can see that it was a design flaw to push them through the seam - the weakest point. I don't know if you remember but the one I saw on ebay had the rivet offset from the center. It almost looked like it was missing a rivet because it wasn't centered. Now I see that it was better that way.

Mine overlap the piping a little bit so that must reinforce it some. When I got it, one of the rivets was broken but the strap still held with a single rivet. DH didn't want me to buy it. I didn't get it but then I couldn't stop thinking about it so we went back the next day. I tried to get the store to lower the price for the damage but they wouldn't. It cost $16.

It was a risk because I didn't know if I could get it fixed. We happened to drive by a leather repair shop on our trip. The repair guy didn't have the right size rivet but he fixed it without asking me if it was okay. He charged $3. I wasn't happy so later we stumbled upon another repair shop. This time the guy took a really long time trying to find just the right size. It looks perfect on the smooth side but is a little smaller on the other side and isn't indented like the original. He only charged $1. I'm happy with it. You wouldn't notice it unless you were really looking for it.
 
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whateve said:
Thanks for posting. That's terrible. That's a SNAD for sure. Sounds like a horrible seller. I hope you didn't close your claim.

I think my rivets are smaller. I can see that it was a design flaw to push them through the seam - the weakest point. I don't know if you remember but the one I saw on ebay had the rivet offset from the center. It almost looked like it was missing a rivet because it wasn't centered. Now I see that it was better that way.

Mine overlap the piping a little bit so that must reinforce it some. When I got it, one of the rivets was broken but the strap still held with a single rivet. DH didn't want me to buy it. I didn't get it but then I couldn't stop thinking about it so we went back the next day. I tried to get the store to lower the price for the damage but they wouldn't. It cost $16.

It was a risk because I didn't know if I could get it fixed. We happened to drive by a leather repair shop on our trip. The repair guy didn't have the right size rivet but he fixed it without asking me if it was okay. He charged $3. I wasn't happy so later we stumbled upon another repair shop. This time the guy took a really long time trying to find just the right size. It looks perfect on the smooth side but is a little smaller on the other side and isn't indented like the original. He only charged $1. I'm happy with it. You wouldn't notice it unless you were really looking for it.
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It definitely is a design flaw to place a rivet on a seam and the off centre rivet is a solution of sorts.

I did close the case. The bag was only $21 plus I was charged $20 to ship (but it actually cost $24.15). I will contact the seller and complain and see what happens. It might be the first time I leave negative feedback. It's not worth me returning it as I would have to pay return shipping, and I really like it so I'll just see if I can fix it.
 
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#9,072
Two.time.bags said:
I don't recall that. I hope not. Although I didn't pay much for it, shipping is expensive. The eyelets look like they've been there for a while.
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The good news is that it wasn't the same bag, but it looked the same. So that makes it more believable that Coach actually made something like it.
Here is where the discussion started: http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/id-coach-item-post-any-coach-item-name-355205-591.html#post27196330
Here is the listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-COA...1tXxuUNo9Y1d8TWXOaOUk%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

However, recalling the discussion we had about the concept bag in the Authenticate thread, I can't find any proof that the dogleash clip was in use by Coach in the early 70s. The lobster style clips were used first, and according to an ad I have from Coach, they were first used in 1978. What this means is that the bag without a serial number, not the one you got, can't have been made in the mid 70s as the creed suggests if it really came with that strap. So either it was a concept bag made much later, or the eyelets were added later by the user, or it was made at the same time as yours and they forgot to put a number on it. Actually I'm leaning towards the last option because the bags look identical.
 
#9,073
whateve said:
The good news is that it wasn't the same bag, but it looked the same. So that makes it more believable that Coach actually made something like it.
Here is where the discussion started: http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/id-coach-item-post-any-coach-item-name-355205-591.html#post27196330
Here is the listing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-COA...1tXxuUNo9Y1d8TWXOaOUk%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

However, recalling the discussion we had about the concept bag in the Authenticate thread, I can't find any proof that the dogleash clip was in use by Coach in the early 70s. The lobster style clips were used first, and according to an ad I have from Coach, they were first used in 1978. What this means is that the bag without a serial number, not the one you got, can't have been made in the mid 70s as the creed suggests if it really came with that strap. So either it was a concept bag made much later, or the eyelets were added later by the user, or it was made at the same time as yours and they forgot to put a number on it. Actually I'm leaning towards the last option because the bags look identical.
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Oh dear, now I really don't know what to do! (And obviously I have dementia, because I responded to your question about that other bag!)

I actually contacted the seller and asked for the transaction to be cancelled because I believe the bag has been modified. Now I feel like I should rescind that.

BTW Here's another portfolio / clutch which has a strap and strap rings on the sides.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Tan-Bro...459?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item23303497cb
 
#9,074
Two.time.bags said:
Oh dear, now I really don't know what to do! (And obviously I have dementia, because I responded to your question about that other bag!)

I actually contacted the seller and asked for the transaction to be cancelled because I believe the bag has been modified. Now I feel like I should rescind that.

BTW Here's another portfolio / clutch which has a strap and strap rings on the sides.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Tan-Bro...459?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item23303497cb
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I'm not sure what you mean? That is just a basic bag.

A long time ago, we were claiming that certain dinky bags were fake because the strap attachments looked so crude. Then Jed at Coach said they were authentic. These strap attachments remind me of those. They were eyelets just like these. So they could very well be original to the bag.

I'm sorry I can't give a more definitive answer.
 
#9,075
whateve said:
I'm not sure what you mean? That is just a basic bag.

A long time ago, we were claiming that certain dinky bags were fake because the strap attachments looked so crude. Then Jed at Coach said they were authentic. These strap attachments remind me of those. They were eyelets just like these. So they could very well be original to the bag.

I'm sorry I can't give a more definitive answer.
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Thanks Whateve.

Whoops, I thought that Basic Bag looked bigger than it is.

I know the Dinky you're referring to as I have one, pre-creed.

I was thinking that the bag in question was a Large Slim Clutch Style 9555 that someone had added eyelets to, however the seller has got back to me and pointed out that the base of the bag is quite different as it doesn't have a gusset with piping along the edges.

If you were me would you keep it or cancel it?
 

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