Live auction authentication

Question

I purchased 2 purses in a live auction for $1800- $2200.00. They arrived with no eBay authentication but rather a piece a paper from a third party authentication service. I had believed that purchases over $500.00 were sent to eBay for authentication. It’s left me feeling very uneasy about my purchases. Can you please give me insight on this practice. Thank you

comics-scifi-collectibles · Answer

@tahu-9212 . Can you provide a link or item number for the listings?

wooden_flower · Answer

@tahu-9212

Items in that price range generally do qualify for the authenticity guarantee. Items that will be authenticate show the guarantee with a blue checkmark. There are some factors that can cause an item to not go for authentication, such as the buyer using a PO Box for their address, or the seller being international not in the included countries.

But - I am not sure how it being a live auction changes the authentication requirement.