Counterfeit Product Alert ®

How to identify counterfeit Coach Handbags

Coach: Handbags

Product Information:

Coach vigorously pursues counterfeiters and the shops, websites, vendors, and flea markets that sell counterfeit Coach merchandise.

To report counterfeits, please call the Coach counterfeit hotline at:

877-788-7656

or email the information to: counterfeits@coach.com. This can be done anonymously.

The only websites owned and operated by Coach to sell Coach products online are www.coach.com and www.coachfactory.com.The ONLY authorized third-party websites that sell Coach products are:

- Belk.com
- Bloomingdales.com
- Dillards.com
- LordandTaylor.com
- Macys.com
- Nordstrom.com
- VonMaur.com
- Coach.Ebay.com

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Fakes Reported By Our Users:

seller or source	reports	last updated
Amazon	7	May 30, 2018
craigslist	1	Jan 01, 2013
eBay	14	Mar 20, 2025
Facebook	77	Sep 03, 2024
Instagram	2	Mar 27, 2023
internet vendor	109	Aug 22, 2019
Poshmark	3	Jan 09, 2024
private party	1	Nov 22, 2022
retail store	12	Jul 14, 2022
swap meet	1	Nov 15, 2012
Other	1	Nov 10, 2016
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Warnings / Hazards:

Don't spend hundreds of dollars on fake Coach bags.

Coach DOES NOT authenticate merchandise or determine whether serial numbers match actual Coach items. If you purchase an item from an authorized Coach retailer, you are guaranteed the item is authentic.

Recommended Action:

Buy from authorized Coach dealers or online at the official Coach website.

If you purchased a counterfeit from an e-commerce website (including eBay, Amazon, AliExpress) keep the counterfeit product as proof for your dispute, the manufacturer or authorities. If returned, the seller will claim it is not counterfeit, or re-sell it to another unsuspecting consumer. Contact your credit-card company and dispute the charges -- you have the counterfeit product as proof. Leave negative "Counterfeit" feedback for the seller.

How to Identify a Fake Product :

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Please be patient, we are waiting for updates from Coach regarding serial number changes on new Coach products.

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Coach bags over a year old will have an authenticity tag that has a style number and unique serial number. Wording is in all caps, and in English.

This identifier has been eliminated in new Coach bags.

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This older Coach handbag is identified as a counterfeit by the authenticity tag, which lacks the style and serial number. Real Coach bags over a year old have a serial number.

The serial numbered tags are no longer used in new Coach bags.

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Stitching on authentic Coach bags will never be crooked or uneven. Many fake Coach bags have areas where the stitching is crooked or a little off or uneven. This is one of the easiest ways to spot a fake Coach bag.

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Genuine Coach dust bags are dark chocolate brown with a red drawstring. The bottom right of the dustbag will have the words "COACH EST.1941" in all caps and in white.

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The signature "C" pattern will always be symmetrical on the bag and centered. Authentic bags will line up at the seams. Authentic Coach will always specifically place the C's in the same place on every bag that is the same model and number.