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solai · Sep 1st, 2009, 10:51 AM

There's a fake galliera on ebay right now selling as "authentic". It really burns me up that people would rip off anyone! Do they just not know that it is a fake!!! I thought about emailing this person to say "hey, you are selling a fake", but if I respond to these types of posts then I will be on the computer for hours

Another thing that burns me up is this type of dishonestly brings down the value of our real louies. People out there think that pre-loved louis should be like 75% ish below retail, when in fact I think they shouldn't be since LVs never go on sale and the prices go up every year. Anyway, I just needed to vent here, otherwise I would be emailing a really nasty comment to this ebayer.

AAdams · Sep 1st, 2009, 10:55 AM

Why don't you just report it to EBAY themselves so they will investigate and hopefully force the seller to remove the bag.

DesigningStyle · Sep 1st, 2009, 11:06 AM

Yes report it.

solai · Sep 1st, 2009, 11:16 AM

O.K. I just did.

heatherdazy · Sep 1st, 2009, 12:22 PM

Maybe the seller doesn't know it's fake? I'm sure a lot of people who get them as gifts or aren't very familiar with the line don't know.

A friend of mine had a fake mc bag that had been given to her by someone who 'wasn't sure' if it was real or not, so my friend assumed that it probably was until I told her that the retail value of the authentic bag was about 10x her guesstimate and that something like 75% of bags with 'LV' on them are not authentic Louis Vuitton.

It makes sense that someone who doesn't know how much a bag is worth, where it came from, or how commonplace fakes are wouldn't assume their bag was a knock off.

Besides, from the sound of it, it's a pretty obvious fake, which probably just means that the seller is extra clueless. I think if someone knew they were trying to pass off a fake as the real thing they would avoid showing pics of the parts that gave it away.

crazy4coach · Sep 1st, 2009, 01:55 PM

The bad thing is...last week i reported 2 fakes that had enormous bids on them and do you know ebay let them go on till the end..never did take them off...just sent me a thank you not for sending them the report..that's it!

sophinette007 · Sep 1st, 2009, 03:53 PM

Yes, I agree. Ebay doesn't take it off. I think ebay wait a certain amount of report to take it off. I hate that. One day I have write a seller (it was for a chloe fake sells a higher price than a real one, and there was a person who has bid): "how dare you sell this as an authentic item. Don't you know how fake you purse is?". The person didn't answer but I was happy to tell her this.
My "favorite hobby" on ebay was to report fake but I have stopped since ebay doesn't react very often.

Sorry for my bad english

misstania · Sep 3rd, 2009, 03:49 PM

i feel so bad for the buyer who will be paying such an exorbitant price for a fake :(

WillstarveforLV · Sep 3rd, 2009, 04:42 PM

This is way I don't even dare to touch Ebay - just not worth it!

An4 · Sep 4th, 2009, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by WillstarveforLV

This is way I don't even dare to touch Ebay - just not worth it!

I'm not afraid of ebay since we have this forum and great authenticators

for some of us, it's the only way to get the bag we want.

Sep 1st, 2009, 10:51 AM	#1
solai OP Member Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 268	Some people have no morals! There's a fake galliera on ebay right now selling as "authentic". It really burns me up that people would rip off anyone! Do they just not know that it is a fake!!! I thought about emailing this person to say "hey, you are selling a fake", but if I respond to these types of posts then I will be on the computer for hours Another thing that burns me up is this type of dishonestly brings down the value of our real louies. People out there think that pre-loved louis should be like 75% ish below retail, when in fact I think they shouldn't be since LVs never go on sale and the prices go up every year. Anyway, I just needed to vent here, otherwise I would be emailing a really nasty comment to this ebayer.

Sep 1st, 2009, 10:55 AM	#2
AAdams ~living the dream~ Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 2,042	Why don't you just report it to EBAY themselves so they will investigate and hopefully force the seller to remove the bag.
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Sep 1st, 2009, 11:06 AM	#3
DesigningStyle Carrying Dentelle BH Joined: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 8,301	Yes report it.
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Sep 1st, 2009, 03:53 PM	#7
sophinette007 Member Joined: Sep 2006 Location: France Posts: 99	Yes, I agree. Ebay doesn't take it off. I think ebay wait a certain amount of report to take it off. I hate that. One day I have write a seller (it was for a chloe fake sells a higher price than a real one, and there was a person who has bid): "how dare you sell this as an authentic item. Don't you know how fake you purse is?". The person didn't answer but I was happy to tell her this. My "favorite hobby" on ebay was to report fake but I have stopped since ebay doesn't react very often. Sorry for my bad english
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Sep 3rd, 2009, 03:49 PM	#8
misstania Member Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 261	i feel so bad for the buyer who will be paying such an exorbitant price for a fake :(
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Sep 1st, 2009, 11:16 AM	#4
solai OP Member Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 268	O.K. I just did.

Sep 1st, 2009, 12:22 PM	#5
heatherdazy Member Joined: Aug 2009 Location: West Coast Posts: 109	Maybe the seller doesn't know it's fake? I'm sure a lot of people who get them as gifts or aren't very familiar with the line don't know. A friend of mine had a fake mc bag that had been given to her by someone who 'wasn't sure' if it was real or not, so my friend assumed that it probably was until I told her that the retail value of the authentic bag was about 10x her guesstimate and that something like 75% of bags with 'LV' on them are not authentic Louis Vuitton. It makes sense that someone who doesn't know how much a bag is worth, where it came from, or how commonplace fakes are wouldn't assume their bag was a knock off. Besides, from the sound of it, it's a pretty obvious fake, which probably just means that the seller is extra clueless. I think if someone knew they were trying to pass off a fake as the real thing they would avoid showing pics of the parts that gave it away.

Sep 1st, 2009, 01:55 PM	#6
crazy4coach Member Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 299	The bad thing is...last week i reported 2 fakes that had enormous bids on them and do you know ebay let them go on till the end..never did take them off...just sent me a thank you not for sending them the report..that's it!

Sep 3rd, 2009, 04:42 PM	#9
WillstarveforLV Member Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 701	This is way I don't even dare to touch Ebay - just not worth it!
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