Likely same fake item from 4 sellers using same photos?

BlueonBlue

I was looking at buying a Andis foil TS-2 shaver which go for £60-80.

These are good items .

One seller ….of at least four so called UK sellers…. all using the same photos selling for £24.49

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/357871808378?_trkparms=itmf%3D1%26aid%3D1110018%26rkt%3D12%26mech%3D1%26algv%3DCompVIDesktopATF2V6ReplaceKnnV4WithVectorDbNsOptHotPlRecallWithSiblingFilterCpcRecalls%26pmt%3D1%26amclksrc%3DITM%26sd%3D198025208873%26sid%3DAQALAAAAEALlaODzeqaFJtoq5oeJBwk%3D%26itm%3D357871808378%26noa%3D0%26plcampt%3D0%3A115142377019%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26brand%3DAndis%26asc%3D20201210111451%26ao%3D1%26rk%3D4%26pid%3D101196%26b%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26lsid%3D3%26meid%3D57ebaf3e0e9b4f6d86c036d20a6853d9%26pg%3D2332490&_trksid=p2332490.c101196.m2219&itmprp=cksum%3A35787180837857ebaf3e0e9b4f6d86c036d20a6853d9%7Cenc%3AAQALAAABQG%252F4sd0snwJnv81fl8FcciOVkJJKsapzWEBwEzP3T1mKZ9WiaeV2kZNRn45y7sSRHRHm9bWdgirAyBMYxj3wGlazCHsgk9BKHYxXgbiMoQSXnD45RzGhdBj13I7S1l2VUPXVETmp3mroZa87kohk%252BBdbDR9ivDXPrcAgOOjGib7gLcsi4rnJSEFyfgXtlB4eIxmByAfilJIam3A%252Fr6I89QrmOoZqLVxqUsCbuNwCk3F%252BDZ9XTQQbJ0I2u5uj%252B0fiP%252FLN2mxbOLrAmEaKugCTwv04l%252BjAlKMM6yuxTJmY3ZXPNNMXl9%252BgN3QAZZdLZX3YUL78km155jUJwgKqucmSafS%252B%252FUKp9kN2%252BmUjXmgukU2wnd14%252F%252Bu9bRLi8JYjbeF7zB%252FQRnAnNQ29j2cLUUDoJImJFSmIj07tXLLRAkzco4zL%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&itmmeta=01KGSESP3PC8RPQWE1EFJ4ASA8

About four sellers using exactly the same photos are selling the same items for aprox £22-£25

So yes too good to be true applies .

They must be fakes possibly drop shipped via AliExpress no real photos or personally taken photos are used in the listings .

One seller has a negative feedback post stating fake item with the above drop ship pathway and another uk addressed seller…. has ONLY USA sales feedback .

All are listed with uk address locations .

Im guessing this is normal with Ebay electrical items and its not possible to report so just move on as reporting is a waste of ones time .

In reality I wanted more experienced opinions from regulars on here so I become more aware as I very rarely buy anything these days on ebay but just about got caught out this time.

In this case it would seem Ive spent ages wasting my time looking at fraudsters selling AliExpress drop shipped items on ebay because I just couldnt figure it all out ……finally I suspected to good to be true was highly likely .

noitsnotme

Are Andis actually a decent brand? Or are they just a generic shaver marked up with a silly price? Maybe the cheap ones are exactly the same as the higher priced ones?

The Trust Pilot reviews for Andis are not very good (80% 1-star reviews) with lots saying they are poor quality - https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.andis.com

For comparison, Wahl seem to fair much better on reviews - https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/wahl.co.uk

BlueonBlue

Not checked trust pilot yet but will soon .

I am going by my local traditional london barber shop that has multiple chairs staff etc and is always very busy near a tube an rail station .

They are doing hundreds of customers .

The barber shop owner is not a joe average user having a foil shaving shopping experience then using trust pilot.

The Barber shop owner uses Andis foil shavers on hundreds of customers but staff can use what ever tools they prefer of course but they have to make the grade so to speak .

No one will be using bad tools because of repeat high customer volume…..which requires and will force good tools .

BlueonBlue

Andis is a USA product .

The first handful of trust pilot reviews seem to be about grooming ones dogs in the united states and/or the hair clippers not the specific foil shavers.

Dog grooming hardly applies to a mens lithium foil shaver ..trust pilot seems to be on the same level as Ebay .

Spoonie_Turtle

If you're sure it is worth trying to report one to see if there's a category that applies. It's unlikely eBay will do anything from a one-off report but if enough people do, they may act. Nothing to lose, at worst you'll have wasted only a minute or so in submitting the report.

BlueonBlue

No I wont bother cause Ebay isnt bovvered

Im new to buying smaller electrical items online in a catagory on Ebay that obviously has knockoffs .

Which means Ebay will be full of other electrical knockoffs

Something that will only get worse so ….

Its probably better to buy on Amazon