Vintage Coach Photos & Chat

[whateve]

Got my black small Plaza! I got one of my large ones out for comparison. The ball chain broke while polishing it so I’ll have to find another one. It came with hangtag.

That red is drop dead gorgeous!

 

[whateve]

edited! I see the 9170, is that the classic pouch? I think it may be too small. I'm thinking 10x11x4 or similar.

Yes, I have 9170 at 10 x 9 x 4, and Patricia at 11 1/2 x 10 x 4. I think the zipper in the Patricia might limit available room a little bit, making them close in volume. Did anyone do a comparison of these two styles?

 

[whateve]

You know how alcoholics have blackouts? I think I’ve had a handbag blackout....forgot about buying this cute Watson bag that magically arrived in my mailbox today!

I keep forgetting I have a Watson too!

 

[whateve]

I got an email from Etsy's Marketplace Integrity yesterday, to inform me they closed my shop at Etsy's for listing faks. I got an warning last week for listing a "fake" blue 9136 small pocket zip, my only other listing (beside the hand made tea rose charms) was a 1999 limited edition made in Italy Python Clutch, it was deemed " fake" again, thus they closed my account.
I feel Etsy's Marketplace Integrity team is such a joke, as both bags are absolutely authentic, they were both authenticated at time of purchase, last week I requested the blue 9136 to be looked at again at AT thread (page 4007), and forward the link to that page to Etsy's, to appeal my case. Instead of fixing their err, they decided to close my account.
Honestly I don't mind at all, as I was overwhelmed with has to maintain a leather work shop, I am a very lazy person, will only do things when I feel like it. It is kind of a relief they closed my shop.
Still it doesn't make sense why they do such thing, as I see plenty of fakes listed at Etsy's and they did nothing, the only time they did something turned out they were completely wrong. I have no interest to give any of my future business to Etsy's, will just stick to good old eBay instead.
For record, here are my two " fakes" that Etsy's ruled as against their policy

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This is a travesty! Did they refund your listing fees?

 

[LunaSilver]

Oh no! I'm so sorry! Ugh! How are they so dumb! They won't remove actual fakes but they have no problem removing authentic items?!!!

Thank you house. The whole thing is very strange, I think either the person at Etsy's marketplace or the person kept on reporting my listings is a TPF hater, I was very new to Etsy's and didn't have a chance to do anything to get an enemy for myself there. I was active on TPF, and my tea rose charms and my shop's name were mentioned on TPF multiple times. That is only explanation I can think of. Doesn't really matter to me anyway.
ETA: if it was because of fake reporting, apparently the reporter's opinion was trusted by Etsy's.

 

[LunaSilver]

This is a travesty! Did they refund your listing fees?

Thanks Whateve, Yes, they did refund the listing fees.

 

[hetha2001]

See the link below for a photo showing a Patricia's Legacy, a Legacy Zip, and a Stewardess Bag for comparison. They are all similar-sized vintage bags that can get heavy and they hold similar amounts. There is another bag Taft is a larger but I cannot comment on weight because I've never owned one - but perhaps others can advise you.

Vintage Coach Photos & Chat

I accidentally bid on a mahogany pocket purse and didnt even know about it until I won the auction! I just got a notification asking me to “pay now”. I checked the listing and it was one that I had viewed a couple times but decided not to go for it because mahogany just wasn’t a colour I liked...

forum.purseblog.com

Not a vintage classic (2006-07) and not crossbody, but many bags in the Ergo line are light, comfortable, and roomy. Here is a photo of an Ergo XL Tote 10744 from 2006 that might work for you.

Thank you for the link. I did have a Taft but had the same problem as with the Patricia. I love love love the look of the Taft (and Patricia), but it's too much leather, I think. It is too heavy and overwhelms me. That is partly why I was interested in the Lightweights bag. I actually had, and just sold, an Ergo from this line, the 10740. It was lovely, too small. Maybe I will start searching for the XL version!

 

[hetha2001]

Have a look at the Comparison thread...you might find something there you like.

Will go searching for that now... didn't even know there was one. Thanks!

 

[Narnanz]

@hetha2001 .....there is a compare between patty and shoulder about page 28 or something. Sorry...for some reason reply not working for me.

 

[Coachaddict4020]

Thank you house. The whole thing is very strange, I think either the person at Etsy's marketplace or the person kept on reporting my listings is a TPF hater, I was very new to Etsy's and didn't have a chance to do anything to get an enemy for myself there. I was active on TPF, and my tea rose charms and my shop's name were mentioned on TPF multiple times. That is only explanation I can think of. Doesn't really matter to me anyway.
ETA: if it was because of fake reporting, apparently the reporter's opinion was trusted by Etsy's.

That’s the first thing I thought of when I read your post. Definitely a jealous TPF hater reporting you. Etsy is an absolute joke. I report many fakes that never get taken down. I really wish they would tell you the name of the user who reported you because chances are none of us will be surprised by who it is.

 

[LunaSilver]

That’s the first thing I thought of when I read your post. Definitely a jealous TPF hater reporting you. Etsy is an absolute joke. I report many fakes that never get taken down. I really wish they would tell you the name of the user who reported you because chances are none of us will be surprised by who it is.

The fact Etsy ignored the link to AT thread completely, and closed my account so quick, while many real fakes remain untouched after being reported, make me think the person from Etsy did not care about TPF that much, while I was trying to clear my shop’s name with the authentication from TPF just PO that person even more, lol...
All is good through, i don’t really need Etsy anyway.

 

[Coachaddict4020]

The fact Etsy ignored the link to AT thread completely, and closed my account so quick, while many real fakes remain untouched after being reported, make me think the person from Etsy did not care about TPF that much, while I was trying to clear my shop’s name with the authentication from TPF just PO that person even more, lol...
All is good through, i don’t really need Etsy anyway.

You’re right, Ebay is 100x better. I mean, it has it’s own problems but at least you can prove authenticity by using TPF over there. Im sorry your shop got taken down but if you ever decide to continue selling your leather craft items, there are other platforms where this person’s opinion won’t matter. I think what really made you a target were the tea roses. The fact that you were selling something so heavily associated with TPF. Their loss though because your work is beautiful & they’ll never get to experience that…

 

[Hyacinth]

Thank you house. The whole thing is very strange, I think either the person at Etsy's marketplace or the person kept on reporting my listings is a TPF hater, I was very new to Etsy's and didn't have a chance to do anything to get an enemy for myself there. I was active on TPF, and my tea rose charms and my shop's name were mentioned on TPF multiple times. That is only explanation I can think of. Doesn't really matter to me anyway.
ETA: if it was because of fake reporting, apparently the reporter's opinion was trusted by Etsy's.

If it's a deliberate fake report by a tPF hater, I'll bet I can put a name - a name and an alias actually - and a few private Facebook page URLs to it. Oh - and a new "authentication service" too.

I'm sorry this happened to you.

I'll be posting more on the subject within the next few days. Watch this space.

 

[Paris Girl]

Thank you house. The whole thing is very strange, I think either the person at Etsy's marketplace or the person kept on reporting my listings is a TPF hater, I was very new to Etsy's and didn't have a chance to do anything to get an enemy for myself there. I was active on TPF, and my tea rose charms and my shop's name were mentioned on TPF multiple times. That is only explanation I can think of. Doesn't really matter to me anyway.
ETA: if it was because of fake reporting, apparently the reporter's opinion was trusted by Etsy's.

I have reported fakes on Etsy, obvious fakes, and often Etsy took no action. I don’t get why they’d close your shop when you had handmade items too. Btw, I love the tea rose charms you made me! I need to take a photo of them on some of my bags.

 

[Paris Girl]

If it's a deliberate fake report by a tPF hater, I'll bet I can put a name - a name and an alias actually - and a few private Facebook page URLs to it. Oh - and a new "authentication service" too.

I'm sorry this happened to you.

I'll be posting more on the subject within the next few days. Watch this space.

Oh yeah, baby it’s real.