Before Buying Brushes On Ebay Or Asking About Them Read This!!!

[Bagpuss]

^^Oh good, another one saved from the clutches.

 

[SometimesTheyComeBack]

Just a little warning i believe jing77612 is now trading under yahui8007.. I may be wrong but same pics, same postage costs. Same words from memory!!

Beware of this seller!

 

[macluvermre]

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Originally Posted by bloodylipstick my friend bought some brushes on ebay and they appear to be genuine MAC compared to the one she bought at the MAC store, but one of them has "FRANCE" embossed at the end of the brush. this means it's fake, doesn't it? either way it's a great quality brush and she bought it a few years ago so nothing can be done if it IS fake. i'm just concerned cos i'm looking into buying some brushes for myself and am trying to protect myself but get good stuff below retail.

I have a few brushes I purchased at the mac counter myself and they are imprinted with France, Japan, China. I have 2 brushes that say FRANCE. hth!

 

[Qoo]

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Originally Posted by redambition The gold handle is the Catherine Deneuve limited edition version of this brush there are details here

Thanks again, I went around to check and its really authentic, count my lucky stars I bought two authentic brushes. But I learn my lessons, I stop buying brushes from Ebay, I have enough of fake brushes.

 

[fashioniztah_07]

Has anyone tried fin1308 on ebay? His selling brushes not sure if its fake or not.

 

[sunshine16]

Just a little warning i believe jing77612 is now trading under yahui8007.. I may be wrong but same pics, same postage costs. Same words from memory!!

Beware of this seller!

Well whether or not you are right, the seller is no longer registered (I was watching a brush from him/her.. i was still doing research as i thought it looked dodgy) Glad i didn't buy!

I have bought a MAC #168 SE gold short handled brush.. and i'm 99% sure it's authentic. Yay

Sucks for all the girls who bought fakes, i probably wont stop buying from ebay though, just be super wary.. and i think i'll try to buy SE where i can as there not copied as much

Has anyone bought from v_darkbloom.. looks authentic too me.
eBay Seller: LiveAuctionFloorBidder: items on eBay Australia
the prices aren't too good to be true, although still a hell of a lot cheaper then aussie retail! I think she could be fairly reliable from the looks of things.

Sorry for the long post!!

 

[Dottles]

I was wondering if someone could tell me if this is a fake MAC brush. It looks rather cheap.. so I don't know. But I'm not very good at identifying things so any help would be appreciated!

BRAND NEW 187 MACDUO FIBRE BRUSH on eBay, also, Brushes Applicators, Make-Up Cosmetics, Health Beauty (end time 26-Sep-08 11:10:00 BST)

Thanks!

 

[SakurasamaLover]

Just to share, I recently find an other fake brush seller (and I had a fake pigment from her too) on ebay. I said to her that her brushes are fakes (unfurtunately for her I had already originals from MAC pro) and I had a nice answer wich I'll share with you:

Whatever bitch. You can go to hell for all I car. I don't talk to rude, ignorant, stupid, uneducated people liek. I hope you get hit by a car when you are out in streeet. Go back to school and learn how to talk to people. And you F*** yourself.


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[FONT=arial, sans-serif]Yes the sellers name is : kosmetiques_boutiques

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(she was mad cause I said they were fakes and she would'nt admit it)
(she sells the best fakies I saw on ebay.. so be really carefull)

 

[SometimesTheyComeBack]

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Originally Posted by SakurasamaLover Just to share, I recently find an other fake brush seller (and I had a fake pigment from her too) on ebay. I said to her that her brushes are fakes (unfurtunately for her I had already originals from MAC pro) and I had a nice answer wich I'll share with you: Whatever bitch. You can go to hell for all I car. I don't talk to rude, ignorant, stupid, uneducated people liek. I hope you get hit by a car when you are out in streeet. Go back to school and learn how to talk to people. And you F*** yourself. [FONT=arial, sans-serif]- kosmetiques_boutiques[/FONT] [FONT=arial, sans-serif]Yes the sellers name is : kosmetiques_boutiques [/FONT] (she was mad cause I said they were fakes and she would'nt admit it) (she sells the best fakies I saw on ebay.. so be really carefull)

Ohhh that's harsh!! Whatta bitch; thats so mean!!

On a more positive note jing77612 the seller of many believable fakes is no longer a registered user!! Hoping it's because he was selling fakes not just for not paying fees or something

 

[Saira]

Has anyone used the seller gilli492?

I don't own any mac brushes, let alone ones bought from ebay, so any guidance would be appreciated!

239 brush: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mac-Eye-Shading-Brush-No-239-Brand-New_W0QQitemZ250303067141QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item2 50303067141&_trkparms=72%3A1298|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3 A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

194 brush: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mac-Concealer-Brush-No-194-Brand-New_W0QQitemZ250303070956QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item2 50303070956&_trkparms=72%3A1301|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3 A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

Yay or Nay?!

 

[amber_j]

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Originally Posted by BaDKiTTy69 hello, lovely ladies! I just found this thread and guess what, i bought 3 brushes of the ebay. Can you please help me and see if these are real deal? http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...n/DSCF3837.jpg

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Originally Posted by SakurasamaLover :Badkitty69 sorry but those are fakies, ( I learned the hard way about MAC brushes on ebay) Just by looking at the logo we can tell and I already buyed from this batch... (and for the kabuki brush the bristles are suppose to be on the other end of the logo, just go see on the mac website, its a good way to tell right away for the 182.

I'm a bit confused. I have a 182 brush that I bought from the MAC store and the logo is at the top of the handle by the bristles, just like the photo above. BaDKiTTy69's kabuki looks pretty genuine to me

 

[sweetbabyblue]

I looked at the photo on the website and the 182 looks fake to me too. The photo on the website shows the number that's close to the bristles and the MAC logo on the other end of the handle.

 

[naceprettub]

Am I correct in assuming that these are fakes?

http://tupianku.com/bin/736/xixi/hua1.jpg

 

[redambition]

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Originally Posted by naceprettub Am I correct in assuming that these are fakes? http://tupianku.com/bin/736/xixi/hua1.jpg

absolutely counterfeit!

 

[naceprettub]

Thank you! You all are so awesome for trying to stop people from buying things like this.

 

[ElleMariachi]

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Originally Posted by amber_j I'm a bit confused. I have a 182 brush that I bought from the MAC store and the logo is at the top of the handle by the bristles, just like the photo above. BaDKiTTy69's kabuki looks pretty genuine to me

Maybe it's the way the bristles are arranged? Mine looks a lot "taller" and "domed" (I guess those are the right descriptive words?) than the one in BadKitty's picture...

 

[chirufus]

Before I knew about this site, and before I discovered good make up, I bought a set of MAC brushes on Ebay. But they are definitely fake... the only good thing about it is that I didn't pay too much for them and I can use them to test some brush techniques or test something I don't want to use my 'real' MAC brushes for

 

[jewlover2]

I'm almost positive these are fake but I accidentally pressed 'buy it now' when I was browsing. I haven't paid yet so what would you do?

New MACs 15 pcs Professional Makeup Brush Set + FreeCas - eBay (item 280283361350 end time Nov-10-08 09:10:58 PST)

 

[redambition]

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Originally Posted by jewlover2 I'm almost positive these are fake but I accidentally pressed 'buy it now' when I was browsing. I haven't paid yet so what would you do? New MACs 15 pcs Professional Makeup Brush Set + FreeCas - eBay (item 280283361350 end time Nov-10-08 09:10:58 PST)

these are very, very counterfeit (as are the seller's other items).

Once you've actually purchased it by eBay rules you should pay. You can try contacting the seller and nicely saying that you have realised these brushes are counterfeit and you no longer want them, however this could be tricky as the seller would have been charged a listing fee.

good luck, and let us know how you go!

 

[jewlover2]

i sent a very nice message to the seller telling her that i discovered the items were counterfeit and no longer wanted them but that i would be happy to pay her listing fee for her somehow. then, i got a message from ebay saying they had removed the listing! so, i guess i'm good. do you think someone else ratted her out?

i have opted instead to purchase the coastal scents brushes since they have great reviews and are more to my budget...i feel much more comfortable ordering from their site than purchasing any brushes on ebay...