Coach Handbag: Please help authenticate purse!

desixxxangel · July 23rd, 2007, 06:58 AM

okay i am new to ebay and id idnt know what i was doing and i won a coach bag. but now i kinda think its fake. can some one help me out and tell me if its real or not?! AND IM PAYIN OVER $100 FOR IT. and id ont wnat to if its fake!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CNA SOMEONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS REAL OR NOT!!!!!!!

PLEAS GIVE AN ANSWER ASAP!!!!!!!!!!

angelthelson · July 23rd, 2007, 09:28 AM

it doesn't look real to me..

mandira · July 23rd, 2007, 09:35 AM

I think angelthelson is right ... :)

boysRsmelly · July 23rd, 2007, 10:08 AM

Looks fake to me!

Jennifer · July 23rd, 2007, 10:32 AM

I agree with everyone else. sorry desixxxangel

VivaLaJuicy · July 23rd, 2007, 12:22 PM

it's fake.... Have you already paid for it???! Is their a way to avoid the transaction???!

iluvcoachndooney · July 23rd, 2007, 07:02 PM

sry sweetie... it looks fake to me.. i agree w/ vivalajuicy.. see if there is a way to avoid transaction

alisan · July 24th, 2007, 01:58 PM

HI, I am new to the forum and was hoping that you experts could help authenticate this bag. I am not sure if it is authentic or not. The style number is L04Q 1443. I do pull this style up on the drilldown on Coach's website. The creed is on a suede patch, like the exterior patches on the bag. I have heard that Coach never puts the creed on suede. Does anyone have an authentic tote, 1443, to compare it to? The color of this bag was Citron, I believe. I appreciate any help. I bought this bag on ebay and was told it was authentic. If it is not, I want to get my money back! Thanks for the help!

boysRsmelly · July 24th, 2007, 03:33 PM

It's not true that creed patches are never made of suede. I had a suede bag once and it did have a suede creed patch.
Hmm... that particular style is commonly faked on ebay. What's scary is that the fakes are really good and sometimes its hard to tell.
It's a used bag right? Does the lining match the bag? Does it have coach feet on the bottom? Does the suede make up the bottom side of the bag?
Your bag looks okay from what I can see in the pictures... but I would need to see more of it to be certain. Like I said, the fakes that are made of this style are really good.

alisan · July 24th, 2007, 04:34 PM

Here are a few more pictures. See if these helps. It was purchased used. I know there are a lot of "new" fake ones on ebay in this style. My sister-in-law purchased one that she later found to be a fake. We have compared them and hers definitely had a lot of the telltale signs of a fake. For starters it had the signature lining on a signature bag. But, a little more info about this bag: the zipper does have the YKK stamp, on both the outer zipper and also the internal zipper. These both seem to match my authentic Coach satchel. The weight of the purse is very substantial. I know a lot of the fakes are very flimsy. The hardware all appears to be very sturdy and the patent leather is all intact, no cracks. The stitching all appears to be uniform. The interior lining seems to match my authentic Coach that I have, in both color and weight. I guess the biggest concerns are the suede creed and also the piping and the hangtag. On the drilldown, it doesn't appear that this style had the piping on the sides, but the bigger tote did. Also, it appears that the hangtag was metal. All the ones on ebay though have the piping on the sides and the leather hangtag. I just don't know!

angelthelson · July 24th, 2007, 04:57 PM

hmm that's hard, looks fakey to me..

angelthelson · July 24th, 2007, 04:59 PM

but try to bring it to a coach boutique and see what's their opinion

alisan · July 24th, 2007, 06:31 PM

Can you tell me specifically what looks fake? I don't have a Coach boutique near me. The best I could do would be a Dillard's or a Coach Factory Store. Do you think the Coach customer service number could help? Thanks

VivaLaJuicy · July 24th, 2007, 09:37 PM

THat bags looks real to me... i'm like 95% sure that it's real... the other 5% would be the fact that it is a used bag.... but it's not bad at all... so I would say authentic.... the interior looks real, and so does the lining of the edges with that patent shiny stuff, and all.... check the zipper, is it a YKK one??!

VivaLaJuicy · July 24th, 2007, 09:38 PM

oh, and the turnlock and dustbag look real as well....