^ I don't think it's wrong to help sellers, at all.
However, I do think it's unfortunate if girls, who really know their stuff, are giving free authentications, out of the kindness of their hearts, thinking they're helping buyers not to buy a fake, or sellers not to accidentally sell one; but, really, they are just giving away their time to people who are then using their opinions to charge a third party for an 'authentication service'.
That is utterly unfair and dishonest, IMO (although, I appreciate it has nothing to do with tPF rules and I'm not suggesting anything can be done about it).
In an ideal world, I'd personally like 'askers' to have to state why they need the authentication and if they were found to have lied, to be sofa kinged!
One can dream!
However, I do think it's unfortunate if girls, who really know their stuff, are giving free authentications, out of the kindness of their hearts, thinking they're helping buyers not to buy a fake, or sellers not to accidentally sell one; but, really, they are just giving away their time to people who are then using their opinions to charge a third party for an 'authentication service'.
That is utterly unfair and dishonest, IMO (although, I appreciate it has nothing to do with tPF rules and I'm not suggesting anything can be done about it).
In an ideal world, I'd personally like 'askers' to have to state why they need the authentication and if they were found to have lied, to be sofa kinged!
One can dream!
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