Well I have learned the hard way!I now consider myself an expert.Over the past three years I have recieved many fakes.Some where very easy to tell and some much harder.Here is my list ranking from easy to harder signs. **The leather feels like a bad piece if platic. **White Coach dust bag **Lining tan shinny **Zipper hanging off the end if the bag. **Plastic covering the handles **Low quality leather *****YKK zipper 99% if coach bags have them.I have seen two vintage bags without it. *****Stitching(All Authentic Coach items have perfect stitching look close aat every detail leather zipper pulls are always a good thing to chech because they are harder to stitch)This is the bast way to tell the really good ones. Always do you research and pay attention to all the details!! GOOD LUCK!!