List of known fakes sold on eBay

ModernSlave

I'm amazed at how much stuff is fake but it does seem to mainly be brand-name items.

Has anyone bought something like an antique or vintage piece that's turned out fake? I read something about forgery factories in China churning out paintings by famous artists as well (Warhol, Hirst etc)

DaveAshton

Here's a blatant fake for you (or at least pirated copy...thingy). Why do some people bother, like anyone would buy anything like this (especially considering the seller's feedback) :rolleyes:

ModernSlave

DaveAshton wrote: »

Here's a blatant fake for you (or at least pirated copy...thingy). Why do some people bother, like anyone would buy anything like this (especially considering the seller's feedback) :rolleyes:

HISTORY: 1 sold :eek:

elfen

Not just memory sticks, also MP3 players from HK.....My sister got one, was meant to be an 8GB, registered as a 2!

goanmad

I've seen the following available for pennies at tourist markets throughout the Far East and they must turn up on eBay with alarming regularity:

Birkenstocks
Diesel watches
Diesel jeans
Seven For All Mankind jeans
Calvin Klein boxer shorts
Hermes scarves
"Paul Smith" labelled goods
"Liberty" labelled goods
Lancome lipsticks
Miss Sixty jeans
Clinique skincare
Any high-end handbags (Chanel, Mulberry, Fendi, Chloe, Todd's - all with dustbags)

DaveAshton

ModernSlave wrote: »

HISTORY: 1 sold :eek:

It's been pulled now, though. Should save a few people from getting a hard-drive full of spyware and adware.

Ames

I saw a signed Charles Dickens paperback. No idea who it was signed by since he was long dead by the time paperbacks were invented. In fact I've seen lots of 'signed' books which came out long after the author's death.