Can I sell fake GHDs just as straightners - no brand?

theonlywayisup

For the bandwagon legal eagles. The op was sold these as GHD and she has clarified they have the GHD logo, despite the fact GHD have confirmed them as fake, some still fail to see the resell problem.

If you sell or knowingly pass on an item which purports to be something it isn't (ie a counterfeit) then you too are guilty of selling/dealing in counterfeit items. This is aside of any morals anyone may have.

If the op sells this item as anything she will be guilty of selling a counterfeit item REGARDLESS of how she describes it.

I trust this now clarifies for those TSFE.

StaffsSW

About 18 months ago I bought MS Office Pro from a local computer shop - £30 cheaper than the RRP, and roughly the same as many online retailers.
Turns out it was a fake - and a VERY good fake at that - it even had the feathered portal in the security strip.

When I contacted Microsoft about it, I sent it back to their Reading HQ along with proof of purchase and a signed declaration and they replaced it with a genuine edition. Not sure if GHD do something similar?

OrkneyStar

Fakes are fakes, bin them, write it off to experience!

emerald_starcat

How do you tell fake ones from real ghd's?

*Scottish*Lass*

emerald_starcat wrote: »

How do you tell fake ones from real ghd's?

Genuine GHDs have a code under the hologram and another on the sticker on the cable. They will register on the GHD website if they're real, thats how I found out they were fake. Other than that there's nothing to give them away.

toffe

Dizzie77 wrote: »

OP has already said that side by side, they look identical to GHD's - GHD's have their logo on.

oh right, i didn't know they had their logo on them ....... but then i am man with a skin head so why would i....:)

Dizzie77

emerald_starcat wrote: »

How do you tell fake ones from real ghd's?

You can check the website you are buying from - http://website-checker.ghdhair.com/counterfeit/

http://www.articlesbase.com/shopping-articles/how-to-spot-fake-ghd-hair-straighteners-832399.html and this shows what to look for - although it's only any good when you've actually got the product in your hand, so wouldn't have been any good for OP.

themull1

put the fake ones in the new original box and take them back to the shop for a refund....he he

Sally22_2

I wouldnt sell then on purely because I have heard they can be dangerous and can/have seriously hurt people!

DrScotsman

theonlywayisup wrote: »

If you sell or knowingly pass on an item which purports to be something it isn't (ie a counterfeit) then you too are guilty of selling/dealing in counterfeit items. This is aside of any morals anyone may have.

Devil's advocate: What happens if the OP erases the GHD logo from them somehow?

Btw, could we have a citation for this law? Not that I don't believe you, but it'd be helpful to see the exact wording of the statute/the exact context of the case law.