I am a MAC ADDICT!! My purpose for this guide is to inform those that are not sure in regards to some MAC items on eBay. I have seen so many sellers selling FAKE MAC makeups on eBay and it really bugs me. For the price that they are selling them for you might as well buy REAL ones. I understand sometimes people live in areas where there is no local MAC store or retail stores that carry MAC products such as at Macy's & Nordstrom. But another option is you can go online and buy online. MAC does have a online store. I highly recommend buying direct from retail so you know you are getting the authentic item and not wasting your money. Sometimes you can find good deals of MAC items on eBay also, but you really have to know your stuff. Do a little research. Go online and compare. Or go to the store to look at it if you are in doubt. 

So this is a small how to spot FAKES. Mostly all sellers from China, Thailand and sometimes Canada will sell fakes but claim they are authentic. There are some sellers that slip through, selling from USA as well. Always check feedbacks. But this is not always guarantee either.

Brush sets are only sold as a 5 set as far as I know and they are only release during the Christmas season and are travel sets [meaning smaller than the normal size]. Sellers trying to sell them as 9 piece set or etc are RED FLAG....FAKE!

Examples below of FAKE MAC brushes:

This one below, the brush case is so fake and cheap looking.

No such case as below by MAC either.

Here are some FAKE MAC eyeshadow pallets some sellers are selling on eBay I found:

This one above, look at the box package. It is a give away that it is FAKE. Also MAC does not have sponge eye applicator in their eyeshadow pallets [the pallet that does come with an applicator is always a small mini real brush 213SE meaning "special edition"].

This one above, the box package is also a give away that it is FAKE as well as the sponge eye applicator.

Picture above: Same issue...also FAKE.

Picture above: Same issue...also FAKE.

Picture above: Same issue...also FAKE.

Here is a FAKE MAC eyeshadow lot that sellers are trying to sell that I found on eBay. BEWARE! Make sure you ask the seller what the eyeshadow names are. NOT "what you see is what you will get" which some seller will say on their listing.

Here are some FAKE MAC lipglosses I came across on eBay. The MAC logo is always in BLACK. Never in white, like the picture below. Also, lipgloss always have a name not some number.

I hope this will help some of you. I will update with more information when I do more research.