The first is a mini puzzle in Asphalt Grey, Nude, and Green tricolor colorblock. Alongside a Lo3we sheep charm it's just so cute and scenic 😭 It looks like the perfect place for a herd to enjoy a peaceful, partly cloudy day 🥹

The second is a limited edition Lo3we Flamenco Surplus that looks like a sandy beach for a crab to scuttle 🦀🦀🦀

The flamenco has been repped, not sure about the puzzle.

Do you know of any other bags that would fit this kind of theme? What do you think of these charm pairings?

Common Rep Differentiators: Identifying 187 Factory’s “Boxy” C25 RepScience Guide...

Today’s guide is about a common rep differentiator in 187 C25s and teaches you the attributes to look for to identify it yourself.

This can be useful for choosing a factory to order from, QC, assessing the possibility of a bait & switch, vetting rehome claims, and playing rep vs. auth/rep games. It is NOT definitive, prescriptive, or any sort of guarantee. It also isn’t meant to describe your specific bag, but rather a generalization observed across many photos.

It’s possible bags from other factories can have these characteristics, and a given 187 C25 may show only one or two, or none. This guide is based on looking at many photos, reading observations from others, and trying to identify and verbalize patterns that contribute to an overall “look” community members have discussed for ages. Not every 187 bag will show all three, depending on the batch, individual bag, or how the bag has adjusted and relaxed with use over time.

Lesson 1: The sides don’t slouch/leather doesn't "crumple"

187 C25s can look like the sides are straight rather than slouching inward. The leather may appear to crumple less than the auth or some other factories.

Lesson 2: The “side arms” fold right above the pockets

Look at where the sides fold into the body of the bag. On 187, the “side arms” can appear to fold more directly above the pockets rather than slouching further up or sloping more gradually.

Lesson 3: Rectangle + trapezoid

The sides may stand upright, while the top looks a little more open. Overall, this can make the bag look slightly more rectangular, with a trapezoid on top.

Putting it together

These three characteristics, if one or more are present, can contribute to what people describe as the “boxy” look of 187 C25s. In other words, it may look like there's a box inside of the C25, shaping the bag.

Why it matters

187 is often touted as the “best” factory for Chanel, but “best” is subjective. 187 is known for its leather, stitching, hardware, etc., but its CFs and C25s are commonly observed to be boxier, and the CF tongue is another common tell. I personally notice shape more than stitching, so another factory may be “better” if proportions matter most to you.

187 is also the most expensive Reddit factory for Chanel.

And importantly, 187 DOES NOT ACCEPT REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES unless there is a MAJOR defect. Boxy look is not a major defect. "Not looking like the auth" is not going to get you a refund or exchange. Know this before buying if you’d be bothered by a known 187 characteristic/tell.

A couple disclaimers

I don’t own a 187 bag because I can’t personally justify the higher price and inability to RL, despite its arguably superior quality in some aspects of construction compared with other factories. This post is therefore based on observations from photos others have shared, not my own item(s).

Also, most photos posted in rep subs are of brand-new bags. It’s possible this shape relaxes with use, so it’d be great to see more posts from long-term 187 owners sharing photos and experiences with their used bags.

This post is not the place to ask to QC your bag or try to identify if/which is from 187, thanks for understanding 🙏

Image credits: These are not my images. Images were sourced from across Reddit, with the link credited on each comparison slide. This guide is not a criticism of 187 or those who own 187 bags, nor is it meant to disparage anyone. I’m grateful to the contributors who shared their photos for the community to learn from and thus make guides like this possible.

Wrapping it up

Overall, this isn’t perfect, prescriptive, or foolproof, but I hope it was a little helpful, or at least a fun little game?

If you have additional insights to contribute, I’d love to read them in the comments. I don’t claim to be “right,” and I’d love to learn from you all. I’m open to updating this guide in the future with the community’s contributions and observations.

Have observations about another factory, bag, brand, etc. that would make a good “Common Rep Differentiator” guide? Feel free to reach out! If you teach me, I’m happy to write it and give you co-writing credit. Or, if you want to write your own guide but need a little support, I’m happy to proofread!

Links to my past Common Rep Differentiator Guides:

• Common Rep Differentiators: Why do people say, "BV is not repped well"?
• RepScience: Lo3we x Studio Ghibli - Common Rep Differentiators

I was pleased with myself for achieving shine, softness, and slouch on my featherlight, and at the end of my guide stated that I'll assess conditioning it again in a few days since the dryer can dry it out. Well readers, I left it alone for 12 hours, and upon touching it again, it felt dry (which is to be expected given I literally dried it). It seems like I can get part of the way there to the auth in look, but can I truly achieve the feel? Time for round two (final experiments). 🔬🧪

Before throwing more effort at it, I first decided to inspect the leather so I could set some realistic expectations for myself. I started looking at photos of the auth.

Here is my photo from the boutique where I tried on a mini pecan auth:

mini pecan auth

Here's my small pecan rep:

small pecan rep (lighting is off, color is accurate in person)

Based on the look and the feel and the way it absorbed my leather conditioner and softened in the dryer, I do believe this rep is leather. However, I do NOT believe this is the same leather that Lo3we uses, not that any factory claims it is. The high-tier factories like Mango, Liu, Jipin, Qui, etc. do NOT use imported leather. If they did, they'd advertise with it, we'd all be buying that one, and the price would be higher. It's unrealistic to expect that Chinese domestic leather acts and feels exactly the same as Lo3we's leather, but if I can get close, that's worth pursuing in the name of repscience, right? Let's do another round of experimenting together. I'm looking to find the maximum amount of squishiness, slouchiness, and softness we can achieve.

Throw that thang in the dryer again

Remembering heat did the trick to achieve slouch last time, I decided to do it again to see if I can push the limits. You know the drill: dustbag, 3 dry towels, 15-minute heat cycle. Then I took it out and squished it in my hand.

https://preview.redd.it/xa69zlc1laph1.png?width=685&format=png&auto=webp&s=9667ec12718b3ff6d922ad56e37bb06e46be8cca

Better! When in doubt, I guess the answer is to throw it back in the dryer. I can now fold it flat against my body.

Conditioning

Now let's condition it again. This is more than enough to fully coat one side of the bag.

https://preview.redd.it/0ld3thu2laph1.png?width=1219&format=png&auto=webp&s=b8da792edf0ba34c717136de4908ee3b7424392d

I evenly spread it with my hands.

https://preview.redd.it/c4o193s3laph1.png?width=1219&format=png&auto=webp&s=3ff102559db057117b6a8efc1ec35650aa5c73d1

I use a clean cloth and buff it in.

https://preview.redd.it/0xlasbs4laph1.png?width=1219&format=png&auto=webp&s=74c3a983c5eb0134a8186bcf50a51a31304cef7c

Especially on a puzzle, conditioner is going to get in between the flaps. Put your hand inside the bag and push out so that you can reach in between puzzle pieces when using the cloth.

https://preview.redd.it/89xn5ul5laph1.png?width=1219&format=png&auto=webp&s=cecf8f56d4f35fbb1fae460acdb6006983a7514f

There's no need to over moisture it by putting a lot of it on. The bag looks shiny and moisturized with a small amount of conditioner. And remember, the only reason I'm conditioning it twice in 48 hours is because I dried it out with the dryer. Realistically I won't be conditioning this bag again for months.

https://preview.redd.it/fn5rebp6laph1.png?width=1219&format=png&auto=webp&s=fd5c3fa99089ed494a8f04852f66c9af1b7c1e2f

I think this is as good as it's gonna get. It's softer, holds a slouch, and squishes more than before.

https://preview.redd.it/df664008laph1.png?width=1219&format=png&auto=webp&s=8fa877c2cd91b4e8b51653acac46d83d1c300867

12 hours later...

The bag acts a little differently conditioned and right out of the dryer than it does once it's cooled down and sat for a while. I can still squish it flat against my body, but it doesn't stay in a melted puddle when left alone. From a completely flat squish, it reinflated itself again by ~50% within about five seconds (as opposed to 100% when all this started). Regardless of how it's manipulated, it doesn't hunch over dramatically and stay resting on its hips, but it will retain a karate chop down the middle.

This photo makes me laugh. The things I do for science...

Final Thoughts

Let's answer my original question. How close can a high-tier featherlight puzzle rep get to the feeling of the auth?

The auth feels unlike most bags I've touched before. It's not just "buttery soft" leather. It feels like it's melting in my hand. It's extremely soft and smooshy. It's glossy and feels luxurious. It cannot at all be described as dry or sticky or plasticky or stiff or rubbery. I've been obsessed with it since I saw it, and I've gone in four times to try it on and feel it at various boutiques in various countries. My auth experiences have been consistent.

I went with Jipin factory for repscience.

In my opinion, the rep is not 1:1 in feeling. At 5% of the price of the auth, we really can't expect differently. I'm going to (personally) put it at 70% of the way, and that's after 2 rounds of conditioning and a combined 40 minutes of dryer tumbling. It's way better than where I started, but my experiments end here as I don't think I'll get much closer in feeling with additional effort. I can tell between last round and this round that the improvement is marginal. I believe I'm at the point of diminishing returns, and I'm more likely to damage it with the dryer or overcondition it if I continue than I am to achieve the true feel of an auth featherlight. However, it's possible that with time, use, and the natural oils of my hands, the puzzle may feel marginally better down the road.

If you've felt this bag in person and determined that leather feel is the most important aspect of buying a featherlight puzzle, based on my experience, I would skip the rep and buy the auth. It's possible that it's a Jipin issue, a batch issue, or even just a "this particular bag" issue, but given that no high-tier rep factory is advertising as using imported/auth leather nor having a vegetable tanning process or any other leather differentiator that would make a difference for this bag, I'm not convinced there's better results elsewhere. I personally won't be attempting a rep featherlight again unless it's proven that one of the factories starts sourcing better leather. If they do, I'd pay double for it 😂

Bag: LV Speedy Soft Dark 30 Monogram

Seller/Factory: Rehome, but per seller it's from Royal

Price: $260 shipped, BNNU

Incentives: none, rehome purchase

Photos: I went into the boutique and checked it out in person. I have provided two rep-to-online auth comparisons (pics 1 & 6) and four irl auth comparison images (2-5). Then you'll see various pictures of my bag stuffed with an organizer, and finally the NFC chip read lol.

Observations:

I'd give this one an 8/10 for accuracy. This is what I noticed:

Correct:

• The weight is spot-on to the auth (0.9 kg).
• No callouts on the feel of the canvas. It's slouchy and soft like the auth, but I will say the auth almost acts like it can't help itself in effortlessly falling over and crumpling. Very dramatic.
• The interior is leather. There is a seam going down the middle interior at the bottom of the bag like the auth. I've seen mid-tier miss the seam.
• The embedded NFC microchip scans with my phone! Random cool bonus. I can't recall exactly where it is on the bag since I took the scan a while ago. Just wave your phone around a lot outside and inside and you'll hit something pretty quick if it's chipped.
• The order of the symbols on the chain is correct, the chain is heavy, the lock looks right (both the logo and the key insert at the bottom). These are areas where I've seen mid and low-tier reps often miss. Order of the symbols on the chain irks me when I see it's incorrect on a rep because it seems simple to get right. It should be star cross circle star, but I often see it start with circle star... and whatever other variations.

Not quite:

• The color of the canvas is about right to me. You can tell by my boutique photos that the auth seems to be a more saturated color. I'm honestly not sure how much of this is the lighting of the boutique/my home vs inaccuracy. I've seen mid and low tier reps where the color seems duller and more lifeless, but I've also seen variations in the color of the auth online. The monogram color on my rep seems to most closely aligned to the one I saw in store, but then the background color is way off. Meanwhile when I compare the canvas background color to other photos online, it seems more closely aligned, but then the monogram color is off 🤷‍♀️
• Canvas alignment... The LV logo is slightly cut off by the stitching on top like the auth, however I feel that my rep's pattern is just a smidge lower than the auth on the front, while I feel like it's a smidge higher than the auth on the sides. This canvas alignment is often quite off on mid and low tier reps.
• The stamp on the side seems off-center, and also seems to be more deeply embossed on the rep than on the auth. Not a big deal as this is usually covered by the strap and chain when they hang down. One note for low/mid-tier bags is that they may emboss the logo on both of the tags on the bag's sides, but on auth only one side embossed and the other is blank.

Random thoughts:

Overall satisfied with it. It doesn't fit my laptop unfortunately but it's one of my biggest bags and definitely fits most else I could think to have on a given day. I bought a silky beige medium-size organizer that fits a Speedy 30 from Amazon and it fits perfectly and helps it maintain shape and stop it from being a bottomless black hole. The dark leather interior can make it hard to find your stuff otherwise. I like to pair the bag with an LV black chocolate charm I bought on the yellow app.

I've never seen this bag out in the wild so running into an auth seems like low odds. For those concerned about callouts (besides the fact that callouts are mostly a made-up scenario here), it's worth noting the canvas coloration of the dark soft 30 is different to most classic LV monogram canvas colors, so passability isn't a major concern if I run into an LV lover with any other canvas bag from LV. And indeed, I have run into them and not been called out 😂 If you do run into another dark 30, the idea of canvas color being inconsistent between different batches or different aged bags is relatively well known in the LV world, but everyone has their own tolerance levels for how "off" the color is. I hope providing multiple auth references was helpful.

Bag: LV Speedy Soft Dark 30 Monogram

Seller/Factory: Rehome, but per seller it's from Royal

Price: $260 shipped, BNNU

Incentives: none, rehome purchase

Photos: I went into the boutique and checked it out in person and have provided 4 side-by-side irl auth comparison images and one quick online auth reference. Then you'll see pictures of my bag with an organizer, and finally the NFC chip read lol.

Observations:

I'd give this one an 8/10 for accuracy. This is what I noticed:

Correct:

• The weight is spot-on to the auth (0.9 kg).
• No callouts on the feel of the canvas. It's slouchy and soft like the auth, but I will say the auth almost acts like it can't help itself in effortlessly falling over and crumpling. Very dramatic.
• The interior is leather. There is a seam going down the middle interior at the bottom of the bag like the auth. I've seen mid-tier miss the seam.
• The embedded NFC microchip scans with my phone! Random cool bonus. I can't recall exactly where it is on the bag since I took the scan a while ago. Just wave your phone around a lot outside and inside and you'll hit something pretty quick if it's chipped.
• The order of the symbols on the chain is correct, the chain is heavy, the lock looks right (both the logo and the key insert at the bottom). These are areas where I've seen mid and low-tier reps often miss. Order of the symbols on the chain irks me when I see it's incorrect on a rep because it seems simple to get right. It should be star cross circle star, but I often see it start with circle star... and whatever other variations.

Not quite:

• The color of the canvas is about right to me. You can tell by the boutique photos that the auth seems to be a more saturated canvas color. I'm honestly not sure how much of this is the lighting of the boutique/my home vs inaccuracy. When the light isn't directly on it, it seems more accurate in photos (like in the 4th picture). I've seen mid and low tier reps where the color seems duller and more lifeless.
• Canvas alignment... The LV logo is slightly cut off by the stitching on top like the auth, however I feel that my rep's pattern is just a smidge lower than the auth on the front, while I feel like it's a smidge higher than the auth on the sides. This canvas alignment is often quite off on mid and low tier reps.
• The stamp on the side seems off-center, and also seems to be more deeply embossed on the rep than on the auth. Not a big deal as this is usually covered by the strap and chain when they hang down.

Random thoughts:

Overall satisfied with it. It doesn't fit my laptop unfortunately but it's one of my biggest bags and definitely fits most else I could think to have on a given day. I bought a silky beige medium-size organizer that fits a Speedy 30 from Amazon and it fits perfectly and helps it maintain shape and stop it from being a bottomless black hole. The dark leather interior can make it hard to find your stuff otherwise. I like to pair the bag with an LV black chocolate charm I bought on the yellow app.

sometimes we have fun in here.

pls dont steal my memes to post to other subs ty 🫶

I thought I'd post a QC request to get some feedback and show how I personally go through the QC process. Your observations will help me build a rep differentiator guide for puzzles!

Bag: Small Featherlight Lo3we Puzzle in Pecan

Price/Expectation: $200/High tier

Factory/Seller: Jipin, Rehome

Since this is an evaluation of a rehome rather than PSPs from a seller, the comparison will be with the rep/PSPs (left) vs auth from resale website (right). If I were evaluating PSPs from a seller, I would have already compared factory to auth, and the QC would be evaluating PSPs vs factory photos.

My priorities are accurate overall silhouette and proportions, color, and leather feel/slouchiness. I care less about interior accuracy, and I am generally willing to accept minor detail differences that do not materially affect the bag's overall appearance.

My observations/concerns (I used the QC guide in our wiki for help, but you can also summon automod by commenting !qc to get some suggestions):

• Shape: ✅ Seems correct overall. Puzzles generally seem to look a little "taller" on the side nearest the zipper. Handle looks a little droopy.
• Structure: 🚩 In all featherlight auth images I found online, the top puzzle flap is closer to the zipper and extends further than the rep. Other puzzle flaps appear to have the current shape/size though.
• Proportions: ✅ Size appears correct, tag drape appears correct.
• Leather: ✅ Looks like the right material, especially when comparing sheen/details in image 5.
• Color: ✅ Notoriously difficult to assess in photos, and even these photos have different lighting conditions. I believe the first photo to be a true reflection of color, as a result believe the color of the leather and hardware to be accurate despite hardware looking a bit cheesy in some lighting conditions like the last photo.
• Stitching: ✅ Stitching appears neat and straight. Detailed photo 5 may suggest the stitching pattern is different to auth.
• Hardware: ✅ Shapes seem accurate, placement of feet on bottom and zipper on back look good.
• Branding: ✅ Many Lo3we reps deeply emboss the logo and give it a raised effect; this one looks better than usual. Stamping on tag looks good.
• Interior: ⏩ Intentionally skipped evaluating the interior.
• Accessories: ⏩ Intentionally skipped evaluating the tag and strap.

I am not an expert on puzzles, but that's not an excuse to skip trying to QC it myself before asking. My question to the community: to what extent do you feel the top puzzle flap's distance and length materially affects the visual accuracy of this puzzle? And did you notice anything I missed?

As a reminder, rehoming is not allowed in r/RepLadiesCurated, but I acknowledge many members of our community participate in rehome activities elsewhere, so I’ll continue making guides on this topic to help everyone make more informed decisions and stay safe.

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Bookmark this link and make it your first check before reaching out to a user about an item: https://openai.com/research/verify/

You should know that generative AI is not a collage tool where you can simply cut an item out of one image, paste it into another, and leave the original pixels untouched. When you ask a tool like ChatGPT to add, remove, or change something in an image, the AI generates a new version of the image based on its understanding of what you asked for. It may preserve the general appearance of the original item, but it is still generating pixels rather than leaving the original pixels the way they were. Details can and often do change, even when changing those details was not your intention. The whole image being regenerated is precisely why AI-edited images can be flagged by AI image detection tools in the first place.

The reason to be cautious, but not necessarily accusatory, when you see AI-generated images in a post is that we have no idea what prompt was used or what the OP's intention was in using AI. Maybe they asked the AI to place their bag on a different background or add an item they forgot to include in a big rehome group photo. But they also could have asked it to make the bag(s) cleaner, remove wear or damage, fix scratches, or change other details. There is no reliable way to know what prompt was used to generate an image.

That's why I would strongly encourage buyers to insist on non-AI-generated photos before purchasing. Ask for original images with the seller's username and date clearly visible on a post-it note. Ask for specific angles. Run these images through a verification tool and QC those images carefully. Be extremely cautious if the seller will not provide additional photos or specific angles of the actual item.

AI-generated images are not automatically evidence that someone is trying to deceive or scam you. But when you're buying an item based on photos in which gen AI was used, you can no longer assume that what you see is an accurate representation of the item you will receive, and thus cannot reliably QC and make informed decisions about your purchase.

Finally, note that a "No OpenAI signals detected" reading doesn’t mean the content wasn’t AI-generated or processed. It could have been processed by another tool or generated before watermarks were implemented. Regardless of what verification tools say, TRUST YOUR GUT. Your eyes can often subconsciously identify things that look "wrong." The clues that made me check the image in the post were that the bags looked oddly 2-dimensional, the post-it note was illegible, there were no other images in the post, and the handles on the middle drawers made no sense to me. As always, research research research and stay safe out there!

We hit 2,000 members! Thank you to everyone who has contributed, whether that's through reviews, rep science, discussion, QCs, commenting, posting about our sub and inviting others, or upvoting/awarding content you find valuable. If you're new to our community, I recommend reading the wiki and setting up your user flair!

To celebrate this milestone, I have 2 questions about wins and lessons learned:

1. What’s the best rep purchase you’ve made?
2. What’s a mistake you made when you were new to reps?

I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s answers and hopefully we can all learn something from each other’s experiences 🥰

I know giveaways are a common way to celebrate milestones in rep subs, but I’ve decided not to do them here. I don’t want to create incentives or potential conflicts of interest, and I value the trust you place in me to lead this community with transparency and integrity. I’d rather celebrate milestones with you all in ways that are more aligned with the values here.

Happy 2K!! 🥂 I'll see you again at 5K with a new set of questions.

Mark Luxury was informed by others that the norm for how to promote on Reddit as rep seller is to offer free bags to mods. After reaching out to the mods of r/LuxeSociety, u/fauxeverprincess took advantage of Mark by acquiring a free bag and posting a review under an alt account u/Iluvrealitytvv54 and did not add Mark to the LuxeSociety trusted seller list as promised. As a result of u/fauxeverprincess posting reviews (one two three) under an alt account (without disclosure of incentive btw), Mark was then led to believe she misrepresented herself as a mod. He reached out to r/LuxeSociety modmail where they gaslight him.

u/fauxeverprincess and u/Weekly-Spend-4977 are the mods of r/LuxeSociety. There has been more documentation coming to light that they require free bags to promote sellers. They ban you for speaking up about them, intimidate sellers into doxxing your personal information to them, publicize rep information on TikTok, and act without integrity.

Their supporters have come on my posts defending them, saying there's no issue with getting free bags because they "work hard" and "always disclose it." If you care, it's against the Reddit Code of Conduct for mods to accept compensation for this role and this behavior is reportable. But if you don't care about the rules or ethical issues of mods accepting gifts without disclosure, then please come in here and justify the rest of their actions to me. Have you thrown away your morals for a discounted rep bags? Or are you worried they'll doxx you if you speak up because you've participated in one of their group buys?

My advice is to avoid r/LuxeSociety, and think critically about other subs and what may be happening behind the scenes when they maintain a TS list, host giveaways and group buys, suppress negative reviews of TSs, and always review perfect flawless buttery bags without disclosing any incentives.

Mark Luxury was informed by others that the norm for how to promote on Reddit as rep seller is to offer free bags to mods. After reaching out to the mods of r/LuxeSociety, u/fauxeverprincess took advantage of Mark by acquiring a free bag and posting a review under an alt account u/Iluvrealitytvv54 and did not add Mark to the LuxeSociety trusted seller list as promised. As a result of u/fauxeverprincess posting reviews (one two three) under an alt account (without disclosure of incentive btw), Mark was then led to believe she misrepresented herself as a mod. He reached out to r/LuxeSociety modmail where they gaslight him.

u/fauxeverprincess and u/Weekly-Spend-4977 are the mods of r/LuxeSociety. There has been more documentation coming to light that they require free bags to promote sellers. They ban you for speaking up about them, intimidate sellers into doxxing your personal information to them, publicize rep information on TikTok, and act without integrity.

Their supporters have come on my posts defending them, saying there's no issue with getting free bags because they "work hard" and "always disclose it." If you care, it's against the Reddit Code of Conduct for mods to accept compensation for this role and this behavior is reportable. But if you don't care about the rules or ethical issues of mods accepting gifts without disclosure, then please come in here and justify the rest of their actions to me. Have you thrown away your morals for discounted rep bags? Or are you worried they'll doxx you if you speak up because you've participated in one of their group buys?

My advice is to avoid r/LuxeSociety, and think critically about other subs and what may be happening behind the scenes when they maintain a TS list, host giveaways and group buys, suppress negative reviews of TSs, and always review perfect flawless buttery bags without disclosing any incentives.

I've seen sellers and influencers called out in this sub, as well as other subs in posts like What happened to the other rep groups? : r/RealRepLadies, so this felt acceptable to post here as well. I believe the topic of mods accepting incentives is not well known and deserves visibility so users can make more informed decisions about the people and subs they interact with.

Update: I've also included screenshots, with permission from another user here, in which a seller was communicating with Weekly and the seller felt that Weekly "definitely insinuated" that they would like incentives in order to review the bag so the seller could "help expand their name in the Reddit community." The seller ultimately decided not to continue interacting with Weekly and "thanks I'll check [your reddit profile] out" was their last message. Props to Biko for being a seller that acts with integrity in this case.

Original post: Recently there was some TikTok drama in which factory names were mentioned by influencers and r/LuxeSociety mod u/Weekly-Spend-4977. The mod made a post yesterday The Rep World Was Never a Secret : r/LuxeSociety about how they believe it's not a big deal. Within that post, they owned their comments on TT, and the mod also publicly shared that they receive free bags from sellers, though they also claim to give them all away. Obviously, I can't comment with any certainty about what they do with all the free gifts. I noticed that this mod posts many reviews, is active in ree-home subs with plans to sell 25 bags in the near future, and has a huge personal collection, but also has posted giveaways in their sub.

This post is just a reminder that some rep community mods receive incentives from sellers in the form of group buy kickbacks or free gifts in exchange for visibility and access to a large audience. This particular mod chose to publicly admit that they receive free gifts, but many others will never disclose this information. In communities that are run by sellers or where mods are incentivized by sellers, we may see activity like negative seller reviews being quietly suppressed, or pinned TS lists/group buys highlighting sellers that incentivize advertisement. Ultimately, use your own judgment about which communities to trust and draw conclusions from what you actually observe about mod behavior and the types of posts that are promoted.

P.S. As of this post, Weekly's post and comments are not deleted, so it shows up to you as deleted, you're likely blocked by Weekly (like me 🥰).

P.P.S. Multiple users have reached out to me saying I should be careful speaking publicly about Weekly because they claim she has a history of working with sellers to obtain users’ personal information and threatens to doxx others. I've seen evidence that Weekly went as far as to instruct users in her Telegram group to post what she believe my name to be in Reddit comments, however I'm confident that Weekly has misidentified who I am and has no ability to find my personal information and actually doxx me, so I feel comfortable speaking publicly about this. At the same time, I advise everyone to be cautious, especially if they have participated in one of her group buys.

Recently there was some TikTok drama in which factory names were mentioned by influencers and r/LuxeSociety mod u/Weekly-Spend-4977. The mod made a post today The Rep World Was Never a Secret : r/LuxeSociety about how they believe it's not a big deal. Within that post, they owned their comments on TT, and the mod also publicly shared that they receive free bags from sellers, though they also claim to give them all away. Obviously, I can't comment with any certainty about what they do with all the free gifts. I noticed that this mod posts many reviews, is active in rehome subs, and has a huge personal collection, but also has posted giveaways in their sub.

This post is just a reminder that some rep community mods receive incentives from sellers in the form of group buy kickbacks or free gifts in exchange for visibility and access to a large audience. This particular mod chose to publicly admit that they receive free gifts, but many others will never disclose this information. In communities that are run by sellers or where mods are incentivized by sellers, we may see activity like negative seller reviews being quietly suppressed, or pinned TS lists/group buys highlighting sellers that incentivize advertisement. Ultimately, use your own judgment about which communities to trust and draw conclusions from what you actually observe about mod behavior and the types of posts that are promoted.

Edit: edited my post to clarify that the mod has not deleted their posts/comments. Weekly blocked me :)