HUGE lot of fakes!
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Julia Vanhorn
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Did they make that many lustres?
MisStarrlight
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"EACH EYE SHADOW HAS THE BUILDING MIRROR & FOAM APPLICATION STICK" The what?
And how do you know they're fake?...other than that's an obnoxious amount of shadows for no money to start. I have no idea how to spot those things
And how do you know they're fake?...other than that's an obnoxious amount of shadows for no money to start. I have no idea how to spot those things
tinagrzela
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OMG!!
As if she says that in Europe they use numbers, so she gives the American names for them. Whatever!
I hope nobody gets duped by this...
moonrevel
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The first thing is the built in mirror and foam applicator...MAC has never made eyeshadows like that. If you look around ebay, you'll find auctions with pictures of them open. Under the shadow the pan will lift up and there's a mirror and an applicator, and those are total fakes.
Other things are usually the boxes which will not have the "double window" thing going on. MAC shadows have two layers of cardboard on the front of the box where you can see the shadow, and the fakes only have one. Also, the numbers instead of color names. MAC always has color names.
If you weren't sure about that girl selling fake eyeshadows, just look at her other MAC items. She has those Pro Moist something or other glosses, which were never made, and that bizarre squeezy tube mascara, also not a MAC product.
Once you see some of the scams people have going on with the fake MAC, they get pretty easy to spot. They're especially hazardous to buy because the products are unregulated, which means that powder could be made of just about anything. Scary!
| Originally Posted by MisStarrlight "EACH EYE SHADOW HAS THE BUILDING MIRROR & FOAM APPLICATION STICK" The what? And how do you know they're fake?...other than that's an obnoxious amount of shadows for no money to start. I have no idea how to spot those things |
The first thing is the built in mirror and foam applicator...MAC has never made eyeshadows like that. If you look around ebay, you'll find auctions with pictures of them open. Under the shadow the pan will lift up and there's a mirror and an applicator, and those are total fakes.
Other things are usually the boxes which will not have the "double window" thing going on. MAC shadows have two layers of cardboard on the front of the box where you can see the shadow, and the fakes only have one. Also, the numbers instead of color names. MAC always has color names.
If you weren't sure about that girl selling fake eyeshadows, just look at her other MAC items. She has those Pro Moist something or other glosses, which were never made, and that bizarre squeezy tube mascara, also not a MAC product.
Once you see some of the scams people have going on with the fake MAC, they get pretty easy to spot. They're especially hazardous to buy because the products are unregulated, which means that powder could be made of just about anything. Scary!
pumpkincat210
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Sometimes their are pins(hinges) sticking out on the back. Sometimes the type is off on the MAC logo.. and the recycling thing won't be quite right.
I'd say just save your real packages and compare if you plan to buy off ebay. So far i've only gotten one fake.. a Flammable paint.
| Originally Posted by MisStarrlight "EACH EYE SHADOW HAS THE BUILDING MIRROR & FOAM APPLICATION STICK" The what? And how do you know they're fake?...other than that's an obnoxious amount of shadows for no money to start. I have no idea how to spot those things |
Sometimes their are pins(hinges) sticking out on the back. Sometimes the type is off on the MAC logo.. and the recycling thing won't be quite right.
I'd say just save your real packages and compare if you plan to buy off ebay. So far i've only gotten one fake.. a Flammable paint.
midnightlouise
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And the real kicker is that she's charging $45 to ship out these fakes. Nice.
sigwing
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It says that some poor sucker used the Buy It Now. If someone isn't savvy enough to know they're suspicious to begin with, why would they fork out that much money? That's really unfortunate when/if it happens....and I've always wished there was a mini message board where people can post warnings about products or offer advice or something, like "This could be a fake!" but I suppose Ebay couldn't track all of that to make sure it wasn't being done vindictively or just as vandalism of listings.
sigwing
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There's a person that added to her feedback after figuring out she was cheated:
http://feedback.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI...tony_and_julia
I can't believe people rush in to leave good feedback for this seller, then are stuck. There's a couple other add'l comments added to some of the feedback, but they show only one negative which is amazing. It's a shame people would spend tons of money for MAC because they want it so badly, and they give it to someone like this who seems to be very successful at cheating people. Has anyone reported them, I wonder? I guess they'd just change their username.
http://feedback.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI...tony_and_julia
I can't believe people rush in to leave good feedback for this seller, then are stuck. There's a couple other add'l comments added to some of the feedback, but they show only one negative which is amazing. It's a shame people would spend tons of money for MAC because they want it so badly, and they give it to someone like this who seems to be very successful at cheating people. Has anyone reported them, I wonder? I guess they'd just change their username.
a914butterfly
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i sent them a message that the mac products are fake and let them know they are decieving the public. wonder if they write me back?
MisStarrlight
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Not much the person can do now-dispute it w/ eBay maybe-but I feel like we should send this thread to them so at least they know.
sigwing
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The girl who shelled out 400 bucks lives in the UK....she could have taken that money anywhere & gotten the real stuff, or maybe ordered online from MAC. Just weird. And they claim the items are in New Jersey, but they actually are located & ship from Thailand. I can't believe they've been a seller with that ID since 2001.
a914butterfly
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they (tony_and_julia from ebay) just send me back a message saying "thanks for your concern and usefull information" i'm sure they know it's fake - but hey, i guess they dont care of they are making an extra buck?? i think it degrades MAC cause then people who dont know it's fake will think MAC is poor quality when it is not.
