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Posted By: davidcycleback

Reputable auction houses want to sell authentic items, as it's
bad for business if word gets out (and it will) that items
are fake. Most legitimage auction house presidents/owners are embarassed
if an item is publicly identified as fake, either during or after sale.

If an auction house knowingly offers a fake, I wouldn't classify it as
legitimate. And that's not to say there aren't illegitimate auction
houses out there.

I had a mild dispute with a big auction house where I was certain an item they
were auctioning was a fake. They, including President, said they disagreed
with me and didn't change the description as I suggested. I wasn't sure what to
make of their response (did they disagree or was there not sufficient obvious
evidence to pull it?), but I dropped the issue and the item sold.