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#6,077
undecided45 said:
A friend of mine gave me three large trash bags filled with bags she had owned over the years. Thought you guys would appreciate all of the Coach bags I found! :smile: Some of them need some love, lost straps, or have missing hangtags, but it's a bit of a blast from the past!
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Fun city! I’ll take that orangey-coral looking satchel (or is it red?) for a pop of color please!
 
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tealocean said:
Thank you! I'm sorry to hear that!
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Hi tealocean. I thought I would move my comments off the AT thread, didn't want to bog it down.
I can attest that I have seen alot of fake Coach, especially at thrift shops over the years. And more recently, on the online selling auction sites. I may not be familiar with the abundance of styles the authenticators, but I do as much as I can to educate myself and follow the AT thread. And ask! Sometimes you can simply look at a bag and see the red flags, like the ID#, god-awful stitching, pleather , mis-matched seams, and my favorite, outer cell phone holders. LOL I am guessing that would be a flag for you as well!
Thank goodness for the authenticators, especially for the scary-good fakes! Which is why it is amazing that we have a group of women who do this for free, for the asking! And why I ask myself, if I am not able to ask them first (and sometimes I would get too lazy with late night bidding) or take photos when I am out shopping, can I live with spending this much money, or dealing with opening a snad case or return, if it is a fake.
Edited to add, I have seen other brands' AT threads, where there are requirements to post questions and on LV, where they only AT live auctions, no independent purchases, fyi. We are indeed, extremely fortunate.
 
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Lake Effect said:
Hi tealocean. I thought I would move my comments off the AT thread, didn't want to bog it down.
I can attest that I have seen alot of fake Coach, especially at thrift shops over the years. And more recently, on the online selling auction sites. I may not be familiar with the abundance of styles the authenticators, but I do as much as I can to educate myself and follow the AT thread. And ask! Sometimes you can simply look at a bag and see the red flags, like the ID#, god-awful stitching, pleather , mis-matched seams, and my favorite, outer cell phone holders. LOL I am guessing that would be a flag for you as well!
Thank goodness for the authenticators, especially for the scary-good fakes! Which is why it is amazing that we have a group of women who do this for free, for the asking! And why I ask myself, if I am not able to ask them first (and sometimes I would get too lazy with late night bidding) or take photos when I am out shopping, can I live with spending this much money, or dealing with opening a snad case or return, if it is a fake.
Edited to add, I have seen other brands' AT threads, where there are requirements to post questions and on LV, where they only AT live auctions, no independent purchases, fyi. We are indeed, extremely fortunate.
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Thank you so much for this! The prices on ebay are surprisingly high for preloved, and I'm finding it is not very fun shopping there, but I'm thankful for it. Most of the sellers have been honest and kind so far, but one raised the price when I asked about a bag. So I got a different one. Another hid the one damaged corner from every picture. I love that bag but feel cheated. I'll feel better shopping thrift stores where prices are crazy low and returns are local. I am very thankful for the AT forum! What a huge kindness.
 
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I found a bunch of orders that were missing from my online profile. Turns out they used my Paypal email instead of the account I was logged onto's email to store the order. There are 5 missing order#'s there. Today I got a shipping notification to a 3rd email (not the one I gave my SA.) I have no idea how they found that one. Strange.
 
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holiday123 said:
I found a bunch of orders that were missing from my online profile. Turns out they used my Paypal email instead of the account I was logged onto's email to store the order. There are 5 missing order#'s there. Today I got a shipping notification to a 3rd email (not the one I gave my SA.) I have no idea how they found that one. Strange.
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I've gotten the shipping notification in a different email than the one I used to place the order too!
 
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I have a question about bag charms. Do you guys buy charms for a specific bag or do you buy a charm that you like and when you change bags you move the charm too?

I'm loving the coach teddy bear charms. So far I only have one (the hologram one) but I just saw a black metal one and I'm thinking about getting the silver and gold ones as well. But would that be 'bag charm overload'? (I have a feeling you guys are going to say NO it's NOT overload )
 
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tlatrice said:
I have a question about bag charms. Do you guys buy charms for a specific bag or do you buy a charm that you like and when you change bags you move the charm too?

I'm loving the coach teddy bear charms. So far I only have one (the hologram one) but I just saw a black metal one and I'm thinking about getting the silver and gold ones as well. But would that be 'bag charm overload'? (I have a feeling you guys are going to say NO it's NOT overload )
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I'm not the person to answer your question as I have 225 charms! I have the hologram one and the black one. I already am using the hologram one, and if I had seen it first, I probably wouldn't have gotten the black. The thing is - if you really love them, you have to get them now as they won't be around very long. I have charms I use for specific bags. Very few charms I use on multiple bags. When a charm looks like it was made for a bag, I leave it on the bag. The rest I have hanging on my wall or in clear plastic boxes so I can see them easily when I'm looking for a charm. I have some bags that work with lots of my charms and I pick one to fit my mood or the occasion.
 
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tlatrice said:
I have a question about bag charms. Do you guys buy charms for a specific bag or do you buy a charm that you like and when you change bags you move the charm too?

I'm loving the coach teddy bear charms. So far I only have one (the hologram one) but I just saw a black metal one and I'm thinking about getting the silver and gold ones as well. But would that be 'bag charm overload'? (I have a feeling you guys are going to say NO it's NOT overload )
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I've just started using charms, and have 2 Coach charms: pink and red tea roses. I have a couple other charms from amazon that are seasonal. I think having a couple colors you love is a great idea since you like using charms and really love the teddy bears. Do you think you'll get tired of them or do you usually just grow fonder of the beautiful & familiar? :)
 
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whateve said:
I'm not the person to answer your question as I have 225 charms! I have the hologram one and the black one. I already am using the hologram one, and if I had seen it first, I probably wouldn't have gotten the black. The thing is - if you really love them, you have to get them now as they won't be around very long. I have charms I use for specific bags. Very few charms I use on multiple bags. When a charm looks like it was made for a bag, I leave it on the bag. The rest I have hanging on my wall or in clear plastic boxes so I can see them easily when I'm looking for a charm. I have some bags that work with lots of my charms and I pick one to fit my mood or the occasion.
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I wish I could see this! I found an old thread with pictures of organizing charms. All of mine are in a tiny box right now with my one soft charm separating all the rest, but I like the idea of hanging them up.
 
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tealocean said:
I've just started using charms, and have 2 Coach charms: pink and red tea roses. I have a couple other charms from amazon that are seasonal. I think having a couple colors you love is a great idea since you like using charms and really love the teddy bears. Do you think you'll get tired of them or do you usually just grow fonder of the beautiful & familiar? :smile:
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I would for sure grow fonder of it. I've already named him Patches but am thinking about changing it to Spike since he has a spike for an eye, the gold one has a Star eye (and would be called Star) and the silver has what appears to be a turnlock (no name for it yet). The black one would be called Onyx or simply Black. . Once I've named it, it's mine forever!
 
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tealocean said:
I wish I could see this! I found an old thread with pictures of organizing charms. All of mine are in a tiny box right now with my one soft charm separating all the rest, but I like the idea of hanging them up.
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I mostly hang the leather ones. These are cafe rods. The boxes I use are those for sorting beads and other things.
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