Watch for ebay sellers ordering cheaper from 3rd parties..

techspec

thebestnameshavegone wrote: »

My sister is a Hermes courier who delivers to (and collects from) a woman who makes a comfortable living by keeping a close eye on whatever clothes the Duchess of Cambridge is wearing! After Kate is pictured in an outfit she gets straight onto the website of Reiss/LK Bennett/whatever, orders a job lot, and then waits 48 hours for the item to sell out (they nearly always do).


She then lists the outfits on ebay (.co.uk and .com) for a handsome profit and watches them fly off her shelves!

How does she know where to buy them - just by seeing her wear them in a picture?

Is the Duchess in the habit of leaving the tags on, or the labels sticking out

soolin

techspec wrote: »

How does she know where to buy them - just by seeing her wear them in a picture?

Is the Duchess in the habit of leaving the tags on, or the labels sticking out

I think you'll find that many people that 'follow' fashion will recognise a style, not me i hasten to add. The Duchess seems to favour a certain sort of shop as well, so it would not be difficult to see an outfit and narrow it down to maybe 2 or 3 shops at most and check their stock.

robatwork

thebestnameshavegone wrote: »

My sister is a Hermes courier who delivers to (and collects from) a woman who makes a comfortable living by keeping a close eye on whatever clothes the Duchess of Cambridge is wearing! After Kate is pictured in an outfit she gets straight onto the website of Reiss/LK Bennett/whatever, orders a job lot, and then waits 48 hours for the item to sell out (they nearly always do).

This says more about the people buying them on ebay than this enterprising woman. Why would anyone want to buy something because a Duchess is wearing it? Sense > People > Money.

thebestnameshavegone

Totally agree with all the above! Not sure I'd want to spend hours every day poring over royal photos, but each to their own.


I think soolin is right; it's not too difficult to find out where the DofC got a particular frock from (I think half the time the newspaper/magazine/website tell you anyway), and if it's 'posh' high street rather than haute couture then it's not hard to track down providing you're quick off the mark.


Everything she wears seems to sell out straight away - I have no idea if any other celebrities/royals have the same effect or if it's just her?!

techspec

Not all Ebay sellers hide their drop shipping antics:-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/premierdropshopuk/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692

Premier drop shop

I notice a recent neg says item was posted via a different method. Ooops - damn you third parties - letting sellers down :rotfl::rotfl:

techspec

soolin wrote: »

I think you'll find that many people that 'follow' fashion will recognise a style, not me i hasten to add. The Duchess seems to favour a certain sort of shop as well, so it would not be difficult to see an outfit and narrow it down to maybe 2 or 3 shops at most and check their stock.

I saw someone emptying a pound shop of socks the other day. I wonder if the Duchess as been wearing them :rotfl::rotfl:

System

I ordered a Narnia dvd recetly it was cheaper on ebay than anywhere else , when it came it was from amazon the seller certainly didnt make any money on that sale !
She/he was out about £2-00 before any fees.

This_Year

CHRISSYG wrote: »

I ordered a Narnia dvd recetly it was cheaper on ebay than anywhere else , when it came it was from amazon the seller certainly didnt make any money on that sale !
She/he was out about £2-00 before any fees.

Seller could have been using Fulfilment By Amazon which are sent out in Amazon branded packaging... but not necessarily sold on Amazon.

http://services.amazon.co.uk/services/fulfilment-by-amazon/how-it-works.html

fishybusiness

Seller could have been using Fulfilment By Amazon which are sent out in Amazon branded packaging... but not necessarily sold on Amazon.

Yup, and relating back to the title of the thread, FBA goods are owned by the seller.

RFW

fishybusiness wrote: »

Yup, and relating back to the title of the thread, FBA goods are owned by the seller.

Mostly. There are some dropship companies who will dispatch via Amazon. Overseas companies will often send products to Amazon or other fulfillment centres in the UK and sell them via dropshippers.