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How does a FAKE, REPLICA, COUNTERFEIT Coach Hurt Us??

by: luvfree( 414Feedback score is 100 to 499) Top 1000 Reviewer
25 out of 30 people found this guide helpful.
Guide viewed: 954 times Tags: Fake | Replica | Coach | Genuine | Authentic


Hello Everyone!

I do have a guide up currently that discusses different ways to spot a fake from a genuine Coach and I have gotten some responses from some sellers (no user ID's will be discussed due to their privacy reasons and my respect for that) on why I advertise this!

Well first of all, me as a seller, is hurt a LOT by eBayers who sell replica Coach items! How do you say?? Very simple..

     *Imagine there is me, with a handbag up for bid at a buy it now for lets say $229.99 and there is another seller with what seems to be the same type of handbag with $189.99 buy it now? whose do you think will sell first when someone is shopping around? Now if I have a person who is not knowledgeable with fakes and replicas and spotting them, I am going to lose! Now with the same scenario, you may think well, maybe just until the one counterfeit bag sells....WRONG, a lot of the times, these sellers will SELL MULTIPLE counterfeit bags of the same style!  So all my hard work, time and effort is lost to someone who continually posts counterfeit bags and wallets and advertising them as new and Authentic!

     *Second scenario. Imagine you are one of those people who has just bought a Coach handbag on eBay. You find out later that it is a counterfeit! Are you going to continue to buy Coach on eBay after you had this bad experience? Probably not, again, I LOSE potential future business from a good eBay Buyer due to un-ethical sellers selling counterfeit Coach and advertising them as Authentic!

     *Third Reason. Okay, so imagine that you DID buy a Coach on eBay and go along your happy way using it and never realize that you are carrying a replica! Finally it comes to where you want to move on to a new design, what shall you do with your old Coach?? hmm..Sell it on eBay! Again, this counterfeit Coach circulates on eBay once again possibly following into one of the two scenarios above.

Bottom Line??

I DO NOT CARE IF YOU ARE SELLING COUNTERFEIT COACH. WHAT I CARE about is the fact of when SELLERS KNOW it is counterfeit and STILL continue to advertise it as genuine and pass it on to honest GOOD people on eBay! Then it gets thrown down the line where eventually it will fall into the scenarios given above and eventually hurt eBay sellers who actually sell GENUINE and authentic Coach Items like me!!

If you KNOW you have a counterfeit Coach, You CANNOT sell it on eBay, it is against policy! Even if you DONT know that your Coach is a replica, It is still against eBay policy to sell it on eBay, so make sure you have it checked before putting it up on eBay...

I   encourage  EVERYONE   to   report   EVERY   counterfeit   item   they   receive   off   of   ebay   by   clicking here:  Report Counterfeit Handbag Or wallet Form   Just fill in the auction number and send, that's it!.... And let the public know by posting the appropriate feedback to fore-warn other future potential buyers!

Rules are simple for purchasing..these are the rules I follow:

             A)  I NEVER buy Coach itemsfrom someone who has ANY NEGATIVE feedback saying they were sold a FAKE Coach or feedback whereas several buyers "questioned" or "not sure" of authenticity. Check the positive feedback too. Some buyers don't always leave negatives so look at the feedback thoroughly. Typically, but not 100% always, If a seller has sold ONE counterfeit handbag or wallet, they are going to MORE THAN likely, going do it again...Do YOU want them to get away with it?? REPORT THEM!

             B)  I NEVER buy Coach items from someone who has their auctions PRIVATE! This is a DEAD giveaway to me that they are selling MANY items of the SAME DESIGN/STYLE. I do NOT see how it is possible for someone to sell more than 10+ of the SAME wallet or bag at a given time!! Take a look at their recent feedback(if it is not private), do see the same wallet or handbag being sold OVER AND OVER with the same pictures?? DEAD GIVEAWAY!!

            C)   See my guide on how to spot fakes for yourself, I encourage it..Thank you sooo much everyone for your continued support on my end and for your business.

 For you sellers who are out there knowingly selling replicas/fakes, save yourself the time and quit harassing me about my guides. You KNOW you are selling fakes and advertising them as authentic, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE and you should be ASHAMED of how you take advantage of GOOD and honest hard working people!

 

 


Guide ID: 10000000003390424Guide created: 04/10/07 (updated 09/12/08)

 
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