buy to sell??

soolin

jan03 wrote: »

If I list them brand new for £3 I'm assuming that the buyer knows what they are getting!!

I don't quite understand this..if you list something as 'playboy' then yes they will expect a playboy watch for £3..after all that is what you believe you got. If however you list a Playboy watch and it is fake then that is against ebay rules and especially if Playboy are on the VERO register your auction will be pulled as soon as someone reports it. Also if someone buys the watch and then they consider it fake they can chargeback and it seems from reading threads on here that in cases of claims for fake item paypal tend to favour the buyer.

So basically if you are sure they are Playboy then go ahead and list, but best to set up a new selling account first so they can't be linked back to a far east shipper. In many peoples minds rightly or wrongly Far East goods on ebay=fake.

CHR15

Having a second account in this instance is a good idea from a feedback perspective.

If your seller leaves you feedback, people will be able to see that you paid £19 for the whole lot of them which could affect your selling price.

I fit in the bracket of Soo's last sentance, Far East = Fake, so I wouldnt be surprised if you get a couple of issues from the sale.

jan03

I didn't know that I could have both a buying and a selling account, how do I go about this?
I bought these on a last second bid, before I actually had time to consider whether they might be fake or not( doh:( )
If I sell any and the buyer sees feedback and sees that I bought them for £19 then would anyone really complain if they only bought them for £3.00, after all 6X£3.00 is £18.00 and I would be keeping two of them so I wouldn't really be making anything, just getting the two I wanted without buying them seperate and paying postage.
Would they almost certainly be fake?
Would they not just be cheaper because they have come from Hong Kong?

smartie1976

jan03 wrote: »

Would they almost certainly be fake?
Would they not just be cheaper because they have come from Hong Kong?

Look at it this way.
If something is expensive chances are fewer are made and this drives demand and status.
No manufacturer wants to devalue their goods by selling them for reduced prices in other countries, *just* so those countries can get access to those goods. They're not interested in that.

StaffsSW

It's not like Hong Kong doesn't have a reputation for making and selling replicas is it?!

YGWYPF.

By all means give them as presents, but if you try listing them on eBay, be 101% certain that you can prove they are authentic product. It's not worth losing your account for the sake of a few cheap lookalike watches.

jan03

stevew8975 wrote: »

It's not like Hong Kong doesn't have a reputation for making and selling replicas is it?!

YGWYPF.

By all means give them as presents, but if you try listing them on eBay, be 101% certain that you can prove they are authentic product. It's not worth losing your account for the sake of a few cheap lookalike watches.

What does that mean, am I being thick?
Thanks to all that have answered me, think I have make a bit of an error in buying them, never mind though, I'v plenty of neices to dish them out to, still saved me money anyway as I'd normally spend £5 each on a lil xmas presant so I'v still saved £11:)

ormus

a way around the fake problem maybe to sell say the watch strap for say 20 quid, and with a free "playboy watch"?

(alternatively sell a beermat, or whatever)

StaffsSW

You Get What You Pay For.

It's not that I think you have got a bad deal or have been ripped off, it's still a reasonable price paid for a fashion watch, but I would be very very cautious about selling them onwards.

jan03

ormus wrote: »

a way around the fake problem maybe to sell say the watch strap for say 20 quid, and with a free "playboy watch"?

(alternatively sell a beermat, or whatever)

Is that allowed? Do people ever do this?

soolin

jan03 wrote: »

Is that allowed? Do people ever do this?

They try but soon get their auctions pulled and a warning on the account. There are rules about prizes/give aways and free gifts:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/listing-bonus-prize-giveaway-raffle.html

and even if ebay don't act then the seller trying this method is still breaking the law by handling fake goods.