AUTHENTIC UGG BOOTS vs. FAKE UGGS BOOTS

**If the price is low the boots are probably fake. Only people who buy from retail stores are allowed to sell on ebay. Stores that have a contract to purchase from UGG Australia Deckers sign an contract to agree not to sell on ebay. They can lose their distribution rights to sell Uggs if they don't comply.

**This means that the sellers who are selling authnetic Uggs are buying retail. You do the math. If you buy retail and also pay tax in some states then your cost is 120 for a classic short and 140 for a classic tall before tax. Then there are ebay and pay pal fees which amount to 15% of the items cost.

**The seller is doing this to make a profit so there is room for that also. So if you see a boot that is very cheap it is probably a fake.

T**he Care Booklet that comes with the boots is in white. It has the words "Ugg Australia" embossed in silver. This means the letters are raised. You can feel them when you put your finger over them. Fake ones are badly printed and in silver. The pictures in the booklet are sharp and clear. The fakes ones are not. They have been scanned and printed in color and appear fuzzy or unclear. The colors are exaggerated. As of June of 2007 the Care booklet has been replaced with a cream colored card and an insert also in the beige color. Ugg no longer puts the white booklet in the box with the boots made after June of 2007.

**There are sellers in Australia who are selling boots they call UGGs but not made by Deckers. They argue that the name UGG is generic and not owened by Deckers. Deckers has a copyright on the name UGG and you can report any seller who says they are selling UGGS but are only selling a boot they call an Ugg from Australia . There is a report this item button at the bottom of any auction that you can use to report a fake Deckers Ugg.

**The real uggs have a raised or embossed bottom with UGG written . The fake ones are smooth and not raised or embossed on the bottom.

**The fake uggs have very poor quality control and the stitching is uneven on the label.
They also have a slight odor on them, Deckers told me this a few years ago. I do not know what it is from.

**You can always ask the seller if they have a receipt from the authorized seller they purchased it from.

**If the boot is being sold as sent from China it is a fake.

**Beware of all the China fakes that come onto auction. Usually in a 1 -3 day auction so they are sold before they can be reported and removed.

**Also many of the fake Uggs from China will have very large shipping fees with a low boot price.

**The Classic Uggs are made for the last 2 years in China so the label will say made in China on a Classic Tall and Classic Short.
The Utlra's are still made in New Zealand.

**Check the feedback of the sellers but this will not always guarantee a authentic boot as many buyers are fooled and leave possitive feedback. If you scroll through the feedback you will sometimes find a buyer who realized it was a fake and reports it in the feedback.

**The label should be made of material not synthetic and be half way down the inside side of the boot.

**The selller leaves out any mention of Deckers in his description. He is selling Australian Uggs but not Deckers Uggs. Don't be fooled by this if you want Deckers Uggs. The box used is similar and copies Deckers Box and Logo, but they are not Deckers Uggs. If you email the seller he will tell you that he does not sell Deckers Uggs. An unsuspecting buyer sees authentic and thinks they are getting Deckers . The seller is sellling "authentic" australian uggs and leaves out any mention of Deckers. Email the seller and ask

Follwoing is a wonderful guide with pictures sent to me by an ebayer who had purchased fakes for his daughter. There are many fake UGG boots circulating on eBay. Whilst the term UGG is not protected, the UGG boots which are made by Deckers ARE protected. These are the boots which are being faked. Some of the fake UGGS are exceedingly good and even when placed next to genuine ones will take some spotting! This guide will hopefully help you to spot them as many people are being duped

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1. Most of the fakes are sold from sellers in The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Greece, Italy, Australia and the Czech Republic. The boots are actually in China and they also charge a lot for shipping and normally only accept Paypal. They will also have lots of them for sale. There are however some fakes that are being sold quite innocently in the UK because they were bought from the organised fakers via eBay and they are found to be too small. The fact is the fake UGGS are indeed too small and this is why they are then resold. A fake size 5 (US size 7) is about 1 cm smaller in foot size.

2. The smell of a fake UGG is a give away - it smells of paint/lacquer which comes from the dye used on the synthetic materials. The fake will often have a blue label pinned to it and also a brown cloth protection bag which says "Snow Boots" - these are not provided with the genuine ones!!

3. A genuine Deckers UGG boot has real sheepskin fur on the interior. Its fluffy looking and also thicker and a rich cream colour. The fake uses synthetic 'fur', is slightly grey, thinner and also small pieces of the 'fur' come away when rubbed. Here's the genuine fur on the left and the fake fur on the right:
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4. Believe it or not, genuine Classic Deckers UGGS are made in China. The fake Classic Decker UGGS always say made in New Zealand or sometimes Australia. Here's the genuine label (for a classic short) on the left and the fake on the right. Also note how the font style for 'australia' is different:-

5. Where the sole joins the heel, the genuine UGG has a flush join. On the fake there is a solid line clearly visible. Genuine on the left, fake on the right:-

6. A genuine Deckers UGG will have an R in a circle next to the UGG on the sole. A fake UGG will not have the R in the circle on the sole. Genuine on the left, fake on the right. The Fakes have now copied the R.