sounds like a horrible experience.....i also spent some time looking on ebay for a coach purse that was authentic.....and came to the conclusion that it's nearly impossible to know. i decided that i would rather dish out the extra cash and buy one directly from coach and know it's real. i mean, there's no real point in spending 200 dollars on a purse that people are going to look at and know immediately that it's fake....i wouldn't reccomend buying anything as expensive as a coach bag on ebay.