Authenticate this Hermes **BAG** Archived 07/31/10

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As a newbie here, and to H, I just want to say that some of us very much appreciate all of the volunteer work the authenticators do. I, for one, have learned so much just by reading this thread, nevermind having saved hard-earned funds and avoiding frauds by getting your collective help with authentications. Thank you from the bottom of my increasingly orange heart.



mistikat said:
Amen, CB!!!!

Thanks for saying this. I don't think most people realize what goes into answering requests.
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textilegirl said:
As a newbie here, and to H, I just want to say that some of us very much appreciate all of the volunteer work the authenticators do. I, for one, have learned so much just by reading this thread, nevermind having saved hard-earned funds and avoiding frauds by getting your collective help with authentications. Thank you from the bottom of my increasingly orange heart.
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Same here!!! TPF Authenticators are invaluable!
 
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peaceonearth said:
i really hope that the bag i was really intreased in was REALLY a fake, cuz i really loved it , and the seller was very dissapoined at me. i dont like to hurt any one,
i also see back that a member here name handbag diva, was talking about her bags being authentic and authenticators said they are not.
i always trust your openions , and value the time you put on this.
but i hope you are 100% sure not 99% about saying fake or real , cuz its not just the money its also we hurt people this way and i dont like to hurt no one.
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CB - Oh the irony ... Per the above ... she doesn't mind being rude/sarcastic to a mod/authenticator but hates to hurt the feelings of someone who is likely selling a fake! Go figure! :wacko:
 
#4,822
Thank you all for the posts of support.

I have worked for a lot of years on these AT threads as an authenticator and lately a moderator, and more than scammers and fakesters, what irritates me is people coming on here and disrespecting the authenticators, and I am not speaking of any poster in paticular at this point.

I realize that from time to time some of the authenticators can feel at their wits end and and even be short with a poster in a way that seems impolite, particularly to someone who does not spend a lot of time in this thread, or in Hermes generally, and this is also something that we can all work on together. And I hope we will. :flowers:

And sometimes authenticators veer a little bit off topic -- releasing tension with talk of martinis or a joke here and there; I understand the frustrations and I am not going to get all exercised over a picture of martini glasses or a little bantering, as long as it is not at anybody's expense, is short lived, and not insulting. That is where I am at with it as someone who has been here a lot. If other mods feel differently I yield of course.

*****

But I AM NOT GOING TO TOLERATE any disrespect for any authenticator on this board from anybody. I am going to make it a point to check this thread more frequently and please PM me if there are any shenanigans or outbreaks of nonsense here.

As a group we have saved people hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of dollars, and yet have endured endless jibes, taunts, insults and diatribes.

Authenticators have burned out and left, some not to return, because people who came on here and taunted and insulted them.

No longer. I hope everybody plays nice on this board from now on.

But...consider this a warning to anyone who comes on here with an agenda other than to get authentication of an Hermes bag: :rtr: This is not the place for you.

And I also dont care if you call us out on your blogs, other forums, or websites. I know there are plenty of lurkers out there who have nothing better to do than write about what a crappy job we do, and make snarky comments about our posts and snippets they think they know about our personal lives. Yawn. I don't give a rip about what you think of the job we do here. None of you have come on here to do it better, and for the moment, I am satisfied that we are doing our best and that more often then not we have saved people money, and more importantly, heartbreak and that is good enough for me.

I think that is good enough for for most of us, actually.

SO.........KNOW THIS:

We will ALWAYS err on the side of caution, and we will ALWAYS steer people away from an auction if we are not comfortable with its ENTIRETY, including seller history.

We WILL discuss pricing within certain parameters, such as if a markup is high or condition questionable. This is one of the AT areas on the forum where such discussion is appropriate.

We WILL discuss seller history or point people to toolhaus, goofbay, or the resellers thread.

We WILL do everything we can to make sure that our opinions are sound, but in the end they are only opinions, and I will not allow authenticators to get beaten up because someone does not agree with their opinions.


That is how it is, and if a seller cannot handle that, do not list Hermes items. Period.

:excl: And if you come here, and dont like what you hear, send me a PM and lay off the authenticators.

OK....lets see some bags :tup:
 
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CobaltBlu said:
Well...oh my.

First of all, I actually did take a moment of MY TIME to ask you to use the format. I cannot account for any of the other authenticators but I imagine I am not the only one who spent time on this.

Then---thinking you actually had a real authentication request---I took a little time to put the incorrectly parsed link (below) in my browser and actually make it a live link so I could see the bag...in case you needed help right away on an auction about to close. Then I was treated with a few seconds of looking at this hideous piece of dreck, seconds of my life I will never recover and that were totally wasted.

Then, I took another moment to go back edit my post requesting that you use the format to say that I had checked and that the bag was not real.

Then a few more moments to formulate a polite response, complete with smiley, to let you know that this thread really is for serious requests only, but that you had a pass on this one misstep.

Then, another few moments to read your (rude) response to me, multiquote the whole mess and write this response.

All this....in the hopes that you will take a moment to understand that we are all volunteers here and and that our time is valuable, and that we are here to help serious people find authentic bags and avoid losing serious amounts of money.

I see that you are new to the forum, posting wise, and seem to gravitate toward authentication threads. I hope you will have a better understanding of what we are trying to do here in the future.



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I ADORE YOU, COBALTY.........well, well done, dear..........
 
#4,825
Bravo CB and hats off to all of the authenticators on this Forum. You have been invaluable to me on several occasions and I know I speak for many when I say a huge Thank You!
 
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