Fake goods on ebay

Ellie2758

Saw a programme the other night about people selling fake good on ebay - it was some kind of consumer rights prog. Anyway, they showed how somebody bought some fake adidas trainers and fake designer handbags. It got me thinking - I've just bought some converse trainers for my son from ebay - how do I know they're not fake? The box says "made in vietnam" - any ideas how I go about ensuring I've not been duped?

Saucepot

Not really old girl, there may be a clue in examining the quality and considering the price you have paid.

JohnInDebt

Ellie2758 wrote:

Saw a programme the other night about people selling fake good on ebay

Kelinik

I saw it too and think before buying I'd look carefully at the seller. I personally think ebay works best without the pro traders (no offence anyone) as it seems that most commonly the problems with fake designer stuff are with the power sellers rather than individuals having a clear out. Feedback obviously helps but it can take ages to trawl through looking at what their negatives are for if they have hundreds of pages!

Once you've bought an item though perhaps try doing what they were doing on the show and take it along to someone who sells the real McCoy?

saintjanet

I think it is obvious with many goods, to tell by the advert ,if they are copies or not.For example if you see a rolex watch for sale for £30,it will be a fake.The same goes for designer handbags.These are the kind of thing many people buy, KNOWING they are fake but very cheap.

However there are people selling fakes at the same prices you would pay for the genuine article,these are the ones that are difficult to spot until you have paid your money,then it is often too late.

settler_2

easiest way to look at negative feedback is go to feedback page and on the righthand side it says period and there is a drop down box click it choose 12 months then click go and on the right hand side it should show | Positive (1404) | Neutral (4) | Negative (4) | Withdrawn (0) click on which one you want to look at and it just lists those

IvanOpinion

There is a certain vanity related to what label you are wearing and there will always be someone to exploit that. Are they fake? Who knows? A trained eye may be able to tell but some of the 'fakes' come from the same factory as makes the original (its just they do not leave by the font door).

Ivan

settler_2

thats true read an article about that once and some of the real stuff is rubbish and you wonder why it sells

victory

Fake Louis Vuitton hand bag bought on ebay, vanity got the better of me, I was assured it was the real thing, it was not, paid a lot for it and would never ever buy anything off ebay like that again, oh we live and learn!!! xx

SmileBeHappy

shouldn't this be in the ebay area?

Sorry to be patronising but it is very simple to see if somethings fake on ebay, just by looking at the sellers feedbeack, the listing, and if it is fake, and they list it as real, file an "item not as described" you get ur money bk, they get a warning off ebay and a neg off you

Thats for you victory- you'll get ur money back

victory

mine became a non registered user, I was drawn in myself so cannot blame anyone it is just that I honestly believed it was real, what goes around comes around I say....!! xx