Leora A.
GARBAGE AUTHENTICATION
I paid for an authentication for my Chanel backpack because I wanted to sell it and thought an official certificate would get me more since I no longer had the receipt. They told me it was a counterfeit WHEN I LITERALLY BOUGHT IT DIRECTLY AT THE CHANEL BOUTIQUE IN THE GALLERIE LAFAYETTE. Their response to me after I told them they were extremely wrong and I wanted a refund was that they would rescind their verdict and give me a refund if I provided an authentication certificate from two different services.... So basically I have to pay $50 to get back $20? How does make sense? They obviously know that is a completely non-sensical policy that no one would want to do because it would cost them more money then what they would get back. Meanwhile I decided to sell the bag as is on Vestiare Collective and it passed their online AND In-Person authentication process no problem. Afterwards, I came across an account on poshmark whose owner was bragging that her counterfeit Marc Jacobs SnapShot bags were so good she was able to get authenticity certificates from Real Authentication no problem and she had all the certificates to prove it. They are literally a GARBAGE service that declares your authentic goods counterfeit and counterfeit goods authentic. I switched to a different service which I wont name for the integrity of this review and have not had a single problem since. I wouldn't recommend this site to anyone. EDIT IN RESPONSE: First of all, it wasn't counterfeit and your condescending tone to try and save face is downright laughable. Why don't you tell that to the literal Chanel Sales Associate who sold it to me in Boutique? Or to Vestiaire Collective who authenticated the backpack in person and declared it conform when I sold it on their site. Should I submit a screenshot of the email??? You guys aren't experts, you just check a artificial system and see if a green light pops up. Secondly, your refund process is a joke, it requires you to pay two other services to get a refund for one; thus, costing more money then you would get back so it's not a viable option for someone when YOU make a mistake. Trying to explain it away doesn't make it any less of a non-sensical policy. Third; in regards to the fact that you issued dozens of authenticity certificates to someone admitting to selling fake Marc Jacobs bags, the fact that you would try to claim it was photoshopped to try and save face and reputation again rather then doing your own due diligence is once again why you are such a low quality service, those certificates had QR codes on them which lead back to your site and the item itself so they WERE issued by you. You cannot tell the difference between a knockoff or an authentic and when someone calls you out on your own mistake you write a bitter and condescending reply trying to discredit them claiming Authentic $4,500 bags are "low quality counterfeits" and any certificates issued by you for actual counterfeits are fake. Keep running your garbage service and I'll keep buying the Chanel you'll never be able to afford.
Response from Real AuthenticationJun 11, 2021
Hello there, your case is highly unusual, so we requested more information to follow up on this order and your account. We have 2 expert authenticators verify every order and then even use our AI-powered database scan. Hope to see what happened. Update: Thank you for sending your information. We had our team review your complaint. Here is our official response. Thank you for your feedback. We were able to locate your account and review the item in question and stand behind the review of counterfeit. This item is a low-quality counterfeit which was also explained within the internal message communication on this account when questioned at the time. A client simply disagreeing with our team’s expert opinion does not validate a refund since service has already been performed for the order. We do have a policy that if two other experts in the industry provide documentation of opposing opinions to ours, we are more than happy to refund your order. This does not mean we are overturning our determination, but per policy validates an order refund. This policy was explained as an option within the order communication center and would ensure your refund should other experts disagree. This is still an option for you should you choose to do proper diligence to receive a full refund. Leaving less than positive reviews is easy to do and although we do appreciate any feedback we also hope our feedback here helps to better explain the refund process when disagreeing with a determination. In this business, we help combat scammers and those who are being scammed. It is our company's mission. Scammers are always trying to slip one by on unknowing customers, but we will not tolerate the selling of counterfeits. Scammers alter Certificates of Authenticity, from all authentication companies, not just ours, to use for their gain of selling counterfeit goods. This is why we encourage the scanning of each QR code on the certificate to assist with validation. We hope this helps clarify why there may be items on the resale market that are counterfeit but presented with a Real Authentication certificate. Real Authentication has helped millions of people regain funds over the years from being scammed and have formed long-term trusted relationships with a large portion of the industry which has let us to be known as the global authority in handbag authentication.



