This Is Shocking....

BungleGirl

If the charities only charge a pound for a wristband, and you buy it from them for a pound - the charity have got exactly what they asked for. If someone is prepared to pay more to buy it from you on ebay then what is the problem. What IS wrong is all the fake wristbands on ebay that have not been bought from charities, but that lead people to believe that they have been bought from a charity.

JPS

wirm wrote:

supply and demand.

people are willing to buy them so users will sell them......

Just to say I totally agree with wirm about these. They are allowed on eBay and there is certainly enough of them on there! If people want to buy these, what is wrong with that?

His_Lordship

angelcake wrote:

It isn't fair to profit on something like this! but some people go to a charity shop buy something and sell it on for more! - same sorta thing! - is that wrong too?

It not the same. If you buy a jumper, which some granny has brought into a charity shop, and sell it on ebay you not trading on the name of a charity to profit as these sellers are doing (Livestrong,Tsunami, Bullying, etc). Now we've got some idiots making their own bands and lining their pockets http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=97030&item=7141557136&rd=1

His_Lordship

JPS wrote:

Just to say I totally agree with wirm about these.

Why is that not a surprise, seeing as you've sold them!

His_Lordship

BungleGirl wrote:

If the charities only charge a pound for a wristband, and you buy it from them for a pound - the charity have got exactly what they asked for. If someone is prepared to pay more to buy it from you on ebay then what is the problem.

Because people are making a profit from the charity name!! Ebay need to put a VeRO notice on all these sales, that'll teach the scoundrels, who've bought 1000's to sell, a lesson.

Outtathaway

The problem is that these bands are becomming popular and fashonable and so people want them.

Bu the problem lies in supply and demand. There's a low supply, but high demand so people are willing to pay eBay prices for them, and as long as people do, sellers will keep listing them and other 'fake' ones.

The only way around it that I can see is to get the manufacturers to produce more wristbands that people who want them can get for the normal price and not eBay prices

magoogy

im one of them stupid idiots who buy the wristbands off ebay, but, i have a rule - i will not pay over £3 (inc p&p) for one - ok, it takes forever to win a bid, but, i do have 6 different ones now for my daughter.....its just like the pokemon cards and that - the kids want them - all their mates have them - im gonna try get them, but am not prepared to pay much - sorry.........not that daft.........have been scammed on one though - it never came - but, got a refund, so ok.....

the genuine wristbands all say LIVESTRONG on them - most fakes say LANCE ARMSTRONG....

BFG_2

Check out https://www.Ebay.co.uk

Item number: 6162544347

Description: "I don't buy rip-off armbands' armband

or click here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....item=6162544347

JPS

BFG wrote:

Check out www.Ebay.co.uk

Item number: 6162544347

Description: "I don't buy rip-off armbands' armband

or click here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....item=6162544347

OK this dude selling them is funny. He says "Be unique, never mind the other bands (very few of which result in money going to the charities)." I wonder how much money he will be donating from his bands?? and what a rubbish auction design lol shame it is a good idea too.

At the end of the day, the people that sell these bands pay the charities the money that they are asking for to buy them in the first place. So what you go and do with them afterwards is entirely up to you, surley?

hornetgirl

Don't know much about most of them, but I can't understand why people were paying silly money for the livestrong ones when you can get them direct from the LAF for $1 apiece - that way it's authentic, you (or you kid) have the fashionable item and the money goes to the good cause the thing was produced to help in the first place.