Nothing to be sorry about.
I have my own opinions based on the experiences of others about that denial. But I'll keep my opinions to myself. Suffice to say that the person who sent that denial has been known to deny facts and throw out some serious untruths in the past. I'll refer to him as "D-D" from now on since he seems to have 2 first names, both starting with D. Two second names too. He also sells on at least one site that he was previously banned from by using his daughter's name and/or account. Banned twice from tPF, temporarily suspended or told not to make any comments in anyone's Poshmark listings, and permanently banned from Ebay's Fashion forum after at least 4 suspensions with warnings for being constantly argumentative and insulting to other posters, AND many of his posts there have been removed. He has several Private pages on Facebook and he's even been kind enough on rare occasions to make them Public for a day or three when he has something especially insulting or vulgar to say to any of us. I can post screencaps if anyone's wondering just how disgusting some of his comments can be. And although he's been fighting with Ebay for reasons unknown to me, and even has a charming "F*** Ebay" private FB page, he claims to his Followers that he's removed all his Coaches from Ebay, but there are still a few listed by him using his daughter's "barne-acadi" ID and account at Ebay and at least one other selling site.
For many reasons I finally had enough and took advantage of my right to refuse to authenticate any of his listings and posted this on June 1 of 2020, the resulting discussion lasted over several days:
"Due to that seller's prices, business practices, and personal attacks on tPF members I will NOT be authenticating any items sold by VINTAGECOACH4LESS listed on Ebay or any other website he sells on under any and all IDs he uses including but not limited to:
VINTAGECOACH4LESS
VTGCOACH4LESS
VINTAGE EXCELLENCE
and
DAVE EDWARDS "
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There's a LOT more, but we're talking about authentication services. So as for the "authenticating service" he's apparently now offering, unless someone is using his name, there's another great BIG BAD LIE that he's already throwing out there, or convincing his site members to throw out there for him.
Let's start with rumors I've heard that he's now calling himself an authenticator, when so many times his posts at other sites start out with "I'm not an authenticator BUT..." Out and out mistakes, refusal to accept advice or even photographic proof that information being given him was correct and he was wrong, and topping that off by insulting and denigrating the people giving that advice such as the handbag experts at Ebay's Fashion forum. And not just the ones who he believes are also tPF members.
Several posters here have PMd me over the last week asking about some new authentication service they'd seen mentioned or listed at several selling sites and if I had any information about them and whether or not they could be depended on. Here are pics of one of them from Poshmark for a NWT Wendie (just to clarify, both bags are genuine. Which isn't surprising since if they weren't, they never would have been listed on those sites if they included any mention of " ITSREALBABY! ".)
Check out the photos of the Wendie and the COA, certificate number 8 dated 4-25-2021. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. Also note that it names the authenticator and is signed by him, Dale R Barnes:
Information posted by the seller states
"Dale is currently working on a website for his authentications. Since this is a service he just began it's a private service, but will be offering authentications for everyone soon. I love a great deal like most people. Thanks for commenting on my recent purchase and pointing out another one. I enjoy friendly helpful people. Have a wonderful day.
"So since this brand-new service is initially private and only being offered to members of his Facebook pages (I've confirmed that through another source) it's safe to assume that the seller is a member or a friend of a member of at least one of them.
Then I got a PM asking me about the same service mentioned in a Mercari listing.
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The first words in the description sound like they've been "suggested" by someone else, but that's just a hunch. However I remember at least one "authenticator" on Ebay back about 10 or 15 years ago who always insisted as part of the authentication agreement that the service's name be prominently mentioned in the item's description so it wouldn't surprise me if other service owners try doing the same thing. In this case, it puts the onus of False Advertising into the item seller's lap instead of the service owner's, since the seller's description says:
"Description
Authenticated by It's Real, Baby!, the premier Coach authentication service. The buyer of this bag will receive the certificate of authentication in hard copy."
The PREMIER Coach authentication service? One that's been operating less than a month, has no track record, no website, is only open to members of less than a half-dozen Private Facebook pages, and has been mentioned in TWO listings? I can't wait to see the looks on the faces of the people running sites, good or bad, from Authenticate4U to Entrupy, that someone has crowned themselves the "Premier Coach authentication service". (Actually I would have put "Authenticate This Coach" here at tPF in that position judging by the number of Coach items we've authenticated but maybe since we don't charge 12 dollars or thereabouts, we don't qualify. The fact that we get it right more than 99 percent of the time doesn't apparently matter either.)
Keep in mind, this is the same self-crowned authenticator who posted in these Ebay Fashion Forum threads just a few months ago:
Re: Coach Bag Info?
I authenticate and I can't authenticate this bag, The Coach archives are probably the only ones in the world who could make a final decision about this bag. BTW, there was an 'M' Plant in the USA, and I didn't see ONE 'M' plant stamp in these references. I don't REPORT bags that are questionable...
Re: Vintage Coach Authentication
In response to the OPs claims that "some" members here are unhelpful, deceptive, and refuse to share our knowledge, I suggest that anyone who wants to see just how much weve tried to share and inform the OP read this February 9th post. The OPs comments start around message 23...
Removal of authentic vintage coach bags
These 2 bags were removed by eBay in error and I was told they were counterfeit when I know they are not.
Re: Coach Bag Info?
And we also know WHY that A plant turned out so many purses with weird or mixed up serial number codes. Because it was the original NYC plant that was being phased out as a production facility and turned into Coachs corporate offices. But they apparently still kept a small area avaialable for...
and a lesson in how NOT to authenticate a "Bridle Bag"
Coach Authentication
Hello, I don't believe this bag is a Coach. Can anyone confirm that? Thank you!
Fake Coach Willis?
Good afternoon wise ones. Is this willis authentic? The holster is an obvious add on I'm concerned with the creed. Thank you...
and who posted this tPF-focused definition of "SNIPING" on one of his Private Facebook sites:
Dave Edwards
Admin
Oct 1 at 5:11 PM
"OK, a litttle rant. This is about what's called "sniping". We have talked about this on this site
and have recommendedthat when you authenticate HERE, you should only provide a picture
and dimensions and a description of the bag that you are potentially going to buy because
if it's advertised for sale IT IS FAIR GAME. You can always PM me with the bag and site
and trust me I would never buy a bag out from under you. So with that said, a very (in)famous
but devious and nasty authentication site called THE PURSE FORUM - REQUIRES the
person seeking authentication to divulge the site, source and seller of the bags they are
requesting authentication for. The sad part for them is when I see a good deal on their site
I WILL SHARE IT. That's called "Sniping". It's not illegal but it's not nice. Do I care? NO.
The Purse Forum has **** on me and my business and name and I will forever do what I want
to repay them for being such snobby *******s. KARMA IS A *****. PILO. Dave"
and as final proof of his skills and experience as an authenticator, I offer this Etsy listing from less than 8 months ago for a lovely and very rare "VTG" Coach t-shirt with his special favorite enhancement, stripper glitter. And only $74.99!
(From a search of the Wayback made by a highly respected tPFer, the first Coach t-shirts appeared on the website some time around 2009-2010. None of them qualify as "vintage" or even "VTG" and none had, has, or ever WILL have, "Jerzees" tags inside. When Coach charges as much as $100 or more for a T, it bloody well better have a Coach tag under that neckband!
Nice try anyway, D-D.
So to conclude - any listing you find that mentions " ITSREALBABY " with or without the exclamation point will almost certainly be from a member or friend of a member of one of his Groups. Any sale or offer or questions for the seller if he or she turns out to be one of his "faithful" could lead to you being Searched for as a suspected tPF member and leave you open to the same tactics of having your listings followed and your customers hounded with accusations that you sold them fakes, which other people have already experienced. (I suggest that anyone who's seeing visual evidence of that sort of manipulation and attempted cancellation of a sale to take and save screencaps of those derogatory posts IMMEDIATELY).
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I mean, why would anyone pay $12 of whatever he's charging for a $30 bag, let's say? That's almost half the price of the bag itself!
