


I also recommend for specific authentication questions, visit the PurseBlog's Authentication Coach forum. Some of it is just practice in seeing what's real and what's fake. These are some tips that have helped me in my hunt for Coach bags while thrift shopping. There is a LOT that goes into it, not just the points that I mention here.

Keep in mind, this is just a brief overview on authentication. I've been buying vintage Coach for about a year and a half now, so I feel like I have gotten authentication down to an art form because I'm to a point where with some bags I can tell it's fake without ever even touching it. That being said, I see a lot of counterfeit merchandise. In a normal week, I go thrift shopping at least once to buy vintage Coach bags to restore and use or resell them.
