HUGE lot of fakes!

[kaliraksha]

I think generally the company has to want to be notified... I once went through the FAQ's and there is a list of companies that participate in their program to get fakes off of Ebay.. I think it's called Verio. You can directly email them from there and then the company will send the user an email and contact Ebay to have it removed. I was looking for the company name of a spanish production company (I knew it wouldn't be on there but I wanted to try) because there was a user plain out selling her copied vhs series of a show they produced for about 500-600 dollars... and I just thought it was ridiculous... I was interested in the series and would not have even paid that much if it was real. I was really upset that people think they can do that... she didn't even try to make it crafty like "you are purchasing the tapes from me... and my time... what's on it is...." I notified Ebay but since the intellectual property rights owner did not show the interest in being enrolled in the program they basically did nothing.

 

[gnippy]

When I was very new to MAC I bid on an auction for MAC pigments. Fortunately as an active member of MUA I checked out some of the names as they weren't ones I had heard before. Low and behold, they were fakes. He was using some of the L'Oreal OTLs as MAC pigments. And then of course there was the off stuff that no one had heard of.

When I confronted him he told me they were "European" releases and that is why no one had heard of them. But, he refunded my $ w/no argument.

 

[ghostangel]

This is the same seller that was selling fake Chanel lipglosses a while back. I emailed one of the buyers (for the fake MAC lot) and she is pissed & trying to get out of it now. I hope she does!

 

[ghostangel]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishchick72 I know how to email a seller of an item, but how do you also email the buyer of it too?

Click on the buyers feedback number & then on the right side you will see contact this member.

 

[Vicky88]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cool Kitten yes she does. Someone here e-mailed her.

Ohh really? Okay, I'll shh now.

 

[cakes]

Anytime I see auctions with FAKE items (whether it be MAC, purses, or shoes), I always contact eBay with the auction #s. Even if the auction has ended, they will still look into it. My boyfriend ended up buying a fake pair of Nikes on eBay and won the auction. I contacted eBay and they still cancelled the auction even though it ended already. The seller contacted my boyfriend and asked him he still wanted to pay for the shoes but of course he passed.

I think whenever we see these items, we should always contact eBay. It won't completely stop them but even a little bit will help.

Also, check this LJ community for help spotting fake MAC- http://community.livejournal.com/counterfeit_mac/

 

[wannabelyn]

it's despicable!
with the fake bags and clothes out there the last thing we need is fake cosmetics!