iceberg1459 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 i see soo many fakes being sold in ebay for close original price as original, not only watches but clothes and other stuff too, some of them selling for years regulary and ripping people off. doesnt ebay controls what is being sold? what can we do against it? (report?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Yep report it, but ebay will only take action when they think they may be found liable, have you ever niticed how many watches people here report but still ebay lets the auction continue to the end, because Thats how they make money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjoer Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 I think that is at least a big part of the reason. But Ebay's attitude is a bit risky for them. When an item is reported, they cannot claim ignorance about the issue. At some point EBay could become liable. It could be fun to take the case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceberg1459 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 theres a seller with multiple accounts selling "discount" runway designer clothes as original. he also accepts returns and got high feedback. out of curiosity i bought few items from him and imidietly saw they are fakes because of cut and a model which doesnt exist (but similar). whoever bought from him probably thinks they are buying genuine items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmurphy926 Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 theres a seller with multiple accounts selling "discount" runway designer clothes as original. he also accepts returns and got high feedback. out of curiosity i bought few items from him and imidietly saw they are fakes because of cut and a model which doesnt exist (but similar). whoever bought from him probably thinks they are buying genuine items. Yeah...They also have fake sports jerseys all over the place. Kind of suspicious when you can buy a new with tags on the field football jersey that should cost $200 or more for $40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agp Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 There are soooo many fake Polo Ralph Lauren clothes on eBay it's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 i believe that Ebay purposely ignores the "little guy " reporting fake stuff, especially if the seller is a "Power Seller' with 41k transactions. Ebay makes boatloads of money off these folks, and they aren't going to piss them off. Which is surprising, because for many sellers, their Ebay "Store" is their only outlet, and if Ebay shut them down, they would be out of business. They don't have any alternative marketing outlets. The only ones that Ebay listens to are representatives (Lawyers) from the major brands. Don't think Rolex, Tiffany, Louis Vuitton, etc. doesn't have people scouring Ebay every day looking for fakes. One call from them, and the auction is gone! There are a bunch of guys over on the Rolex forum, that are either independently wealthy, or out of a job, on unemployment, because they are also looking for fakes on Ebay 24 hours a day!!. Unfortunately, their enthusiasm for ferreting out fakes occasionally gets ahead of their knowledge level!! Some of their "Fakes" turn out to be genuine. Although they do a lot of bragging about killing auctions, I bet about 90% of their kills are coincidental, after someone from Rolex USA calls. Ebay has become the "Wild West" of auction sites, and unfortunately, I don't see any Wyatt Erps, Bat Mastersons or hangin Judge Roy Beans coming along anytime soon to clean up the town!! If you want to be safe, you better do your homework, buy the seller, and go into every transaction with your radar on and your antennae out. If it looks or smells fishy, stay away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prsist Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 i just bought a pair of 7 for all mankind jeans that i think are fake, wore them on Xmas and the back belt loop broke! 1st time in my life that has ever happened! Seller had over 1500 feedback at 99%. For what I paid i dont care, the fit is excellent amd after a little needle action they were as good as new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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