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In this guide we have illustrated some details about
Note: Many of the images we show to highlight a specific tell, also have another tell within the same photo. When this occurs we will try to point out the secondary tell also. However, on occasion we may miss some of the secondary tells in the photos. So we encourage you the reader to inspect the images for other tells to help increase your spotting skills. [CoachDisclaimer]: Up until 2002 roughly 75% of 
Coach Tutorial Sections: Coach CC Pattern ← Coach Labels Coach Hang Tag and Zippers Coach Lining, Hardware and more Coach Diaper Bags Coach Sneakers 1. Logo patterns (double C): Always check the symmetry of the center seam on every Coach handbag you inspect. This is something that can be done in seconds even when scrolling through the listings on ebay. The famous double C Coach pattern should line up centered in the middle of the handbag nearly perfect. However, it does not have to be perfect to the millimeter. Coach does allow for a slight tweak in either direction, but nothing too dramatic. Generally, the front side of the handbag will have the most perfect centering, and on the backside of the handbag is where you may find some slightly off center C’s. This balance from slightly tweaked to dramatically tweaked gets easier to identify the more you study this detail. In this guide we have illustrated near perfect centering, slightly tweaked, and dramatically tweaked. [Note]: The slight tweaking is more common with the tiny double C Coach patterns. The larger the C's, the less tweak should be permitted. Image of an authentic Coach center seam: [Near perfect centering]. 
Image of a fake Coach handbag center seam: [Dramatic tweaking]. Notice the chopped up C's in the center seam. 
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Below is an image of an off-center Coach logo pattern: [Slightly tweaked].
[Note]: The Coach logo pattern is not centered on the bag. Also, notice the hangtag, it does not have a metal grommet (more info on metal grommets later). This does not always mean the bag is fake, but if the bag is fairly new, this is something that should give rise to caution (details on dating Coach bags, hangtags and grommets later). Also, it is important to remember that authentic Coach can be slightly off center in their center seam. As long as it is not too dramatic. But in this picture, we have a slightly off center seam, along with no metal ring in the grommet. Either one of these issues by themselves may not add up to much, but together should start to raise suspicion. The more of these little x-factors piling up on one bag, the more cautious a buyer should be. 
2. Model and style: Coach does not vary too much with their designs; however this is something that is highly subjective. But the idea is that if someone is selling a Coach handbag that looks like something that Coach would never sell, if it is an odd looking design, then that should raise a red flag. It is not an overly common tactic of the counterfeiter to create their own styles and slap on a Coach logo, but it does happen. So keep an eye open for the handbags that seem to have peculiar styles, ones that you have never seen before or heard of. 3. Font: Any Coach handbag should always have the famous Coach signature C. Never anything different. Image of incorrect Coach fonts: 
Coach [ebay] Coach Tutorial Sections: Coach CC Pattern ← Coach Labels Coach Hang Tag and Zippers Coach Lining, Hardware and more Coach Diaper Bags Coach Sneakers Tutorial Ref: Bagbliss.com FattiniFashion.com |