How to Detect a Replica Coach Bag
Coach bags are distinct and fashionable, making them popular among women looking for a bag to carry with them on a daily basis. Replica Coach bags proliferate among unscrupulous dealers and are sold on auction sites and by street vendors masquerading as the real thing. Knowing how to detect a replica Coach bag will save you from spending your money on a knockoff and keep you from being fooled. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
-
-
1
Examine the "C" and "CC" patterns on the Coach bag to see if they are lined up perfectly to the center of the bag. Check to see if the bag's seam goes straight through the "C" or "CC" pattern without cutting off the letters. Letters that are not lined up perfectly with the center or have a seam cutting through them indicate that the Coach bag is a replica.
-
2
Examine the zipper to see if it is crooked rather than straight. A crooked zipper indicates that the Coach bag you are looking at is a replica and not the real thing.
-
-
3
Check that the serial number inside of the bag begins with "No" followed by a dash and four numbers and that the paragraph above the serial number is in English and in all caps. If this is not the case, the Coach bag is a replica.
-
4
Examine the stitches in the Coach bag for irregularities. This indicates that the Coach bag is a replica.
-
5
Check to see if the "C" or "CC" pattern is found both on the outside as well as the inside of the Coach bag. This indicates that the Coach bag is a replica as a real Coach bag will not have lettering on both the outside and the inside.
-
1
Tips & Warnings
When in doubt, walk away and do not purchase the Coach bag that you think might be a replica.
