Coach purses have become one of the most popular and sought after handbag out there. You can not go anywhere without spotting one of those bags. But because of the success of these bags, there are many replicas and imposters out there. Being aware of a few tips to identify fake Coach purses will enable you to be sure you are getting the real thing.

Coach purses are only sold in certain places. You can get them at Coach stores, the Coach website, the Coach catalog and a few specialty department stores. No individual, no purse parties or online auction is guaranteed to be selling you a true Coach bag. The majority are fake. Any retailer overseas is selling you a knockoff.

Know how a Coach bag is supposed to look. The “C”s will be the only letter on the bag. There are bags out there with different letters such as “O” or “G”. Coach will only have the “C”. The “C”s will be in a pattern and side by side pairs will face each other. The tips of the “C”s will be touching. The “C” pattern will not end in the middle of the bag. The only place this pattern will end is at the sides of the bag. Make sure the pattern is lined up and uniform. Nothing is to be crooked.

Inside the bag will be a serial number. The serial number is made up of letters and number and will be embossed onto a leather patch that is stitched into the inside of the bag. Coach only uses certain zippers and those are by YKK. Check the zipper to make sure the letters YKK are on it. If not, the bag is a fake.

Stitching on all Coach bags are of the highest quality. Look the bag over for any loose stitching, sloppy stitching or anything that is crooked. If anything is pulling or looks of low quality, this bag is not real. Check for anything that is glued. Nothing on these bags should be glued. Everything is to be stitched. Feel the hardware on this bag. It should be heavy and not be able to be bent at all.

Some Coach purses will come with a dust bag. If your purse does, the dust bag should either be brown or tan and the stitching will be red. Stamped on the bag will also be the Coach logo.

Every Coach purse will have a logo tag. These tags are made of 2 pieces of leather stitched together with the word Coach on it. The letters in Coach will be raised. This logo tag will be attached to the bag by a looped chain.

Having knowledge of a few tips to identify fake Coach purses will help you to make an excellent choice when selecting your new purse. These bags are wonderfully made and built to last so knowing your stuff will make the search that much easier.

Armed with this knowledge, you should be able to go an ebay and spot any imposter bags, try searching for Coach 12839 or Coach handbag 12905.

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