Anyone importing from china and ebaying? - Need some advice.

RFW

soolin wrote: »

I must also say that that seller has been extremely lucky to survive selling look a likes, it just shows the power of being a TRS- they rarely get their listings pulled.

I just had a look at their business details which says they are in Manchester. Their business details are all in Chinese script. So presumably a Chinese seller with Manchester premises.
Looking at their feedback they get a fair amount of returns

Cornucopia

There are hundreds of lookalike listings in electronics - I've had quite a few myself in the past.

Back then, eBay seemed to operate on the principle that as long as the famous brand wasn't mentioned in the listing, it was okay. Has this changed?

RFW

Cornucopia wrote: »

There are hundreds of lookalike listings in electronics - I've had quite a few myself in the past.

Back then, eBay seemed to operate on the principle that as long as the famous brand wasn't mentioned in the listing, it was okay. Has this changed?

I think it depends what it is. Apple have been suing Samsung around the world for having lookalike products.

I may be wrong on this now but it used to be that as long as it didn't have the name on it it wasn't illegal to sell. So if I sell you a lookalike Rolex watch with Rolex stamped on it, I'm duping you into thinking it's genuine. On the other hand if I sell you a lookalike watch with no name on it, I'm just selling you a watch. Rolex, however could sue in both instances.

TrickyWicky

So back to square one on the £22 devices then. No great surprise..

Maybe I should stick to my unknown devices? - I might make £10 - £15 per device after all the costs and hassle lol.

Strapped

I'd steer clear of electronics from China, unless you want a large lawsuit when one of them burns someone's house down.

forgotmyname

Also regarding Brooker Daves post the MP3/4 players.

Checked their feedback? How many players have sound defects or poor battery life?

Percentage of returns could be very high.

RFW

Strapped wrote: »

I'd steer clear of electronics from China, unless you want a large lawsuit when one of them burns someone's house down.

Brooker Dave vouches for all the electronics that come out of China.

Cornucopia

I was buying MP3/4 players in single lots via eBay about 4-5 years ago. Apart from an ongoing fraud with memory sizes which any savvy buyer was wise to, I had no "out of the box" failures with the devices, and no returns.

I probably sold 40-50 of them before exchange rates shifted and made it less viable.

The advantage of low-voltage equipment powered by batteries or USB is that the electrical safety issues are much reduced.

TrickyWicky

Cornucopia wrote: »

The advantage of low-voltage equipment powered by batteries or USB is that the electrical safety issues are much reduced.

So it's back to the mains power / transformer threat do you think?

I saw something on rip off britain with Dom a week or two back where they were talking about chinese mains transformers being iffy. I can't help but wonder just how many of those are in circulation without us knowing.

steveo3002

you cant just think chinnese this or that is rubbish or good , they make alsorts of things , some are downright dangerous all the way up to premium gear youd be happy to own