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Manchester Thrifter Buys £5 Bag She Identifies as Vintage Coach Worth About £246

A social media post followed her at-home label check, with restoration research next.

Overview

  • Holly Wood, 39, bought the handbag for £5 at a Manchester charity shop during a hurried visit.
  • At home she found Coach’s internal leather label, and the piece appears to match the vintage 9061 Rambler model.
  • Comparable listings on luxury resale sites value that style at about £246, with no formal authentication reported.
  • A short clip of the find has drawn roughly 7,000 views and hundreds of positive comments.
  • She intends to keep the bag and explore a DIY spruce-up, drawing on TikTok bag-restoration creators she follows.