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I finally get to join the thrifted Hermes club!!! I’d like to get it framed at some point.

$5.50 Hermes Scarf, kindly authenticated by the Hermes forum!
What a great find! I didn't think they would authenticate thrifted finds. I remember hearing that they wouldn't even authenticate a listed bag if you had already purchased. When did they change?
 
Got me two bags...one via Habitat for Humanity The Map bag for NZ$50 but the worker there had asked me to refurb a tooled leather bag for her so she paid 10 and I paid the 40. I have always wanted one of these...I have a Nucelle knockoff version in bucket form which I love.
And another Oroton, this time a pebbled leather tote in a sky blue for NZ$50 including postage and the consignment costs.
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What a great find! I didn't think they would authenticate thrifted finds. I remember hearing that they wouldn't even authenticate a listed bag if you had already purchased. When did they change?

I received a complaint from the authenticator about the post I made despite not adding any incriminating evidence tracing it back to them. I think that it should be the individual authenticator who chooses what they authenticate versus arbitrary guidelines. It is their knowledge and thus it is their choice to utilize that knowledge however they see fit.
 
I received a complaint from the authenticator about the post I made despite not adding any incriminating evidence tracing it back to them. I think that it should be the individual authenticator who chooses what they authenticate versus arbitrary guidelines. It is their knowledge and thus it is their choice to utilize that knowledge however they see fit.
Sorry to get you in trouble.
 
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no worries Whateve! You didn’t do anything wrong. I just think authenticators should be able to have more say in what they choose to authenticate.
Each AT thread gets to make their own rules as long as they don't violate the forum rules. The authenticators in each thread like to all play by the same rules so there won't be any confusion. In all cases, authenticators can choose what they want to authenticate and what they don't. They aren't obligated to respond to any request, and I guess they also aren't obligated to ignore any request.
 
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