Hi everyone,
Just wanted to check if this is an authentic Coach bag?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200219784970&_trksid=p2759.l1259
It doesn't say anywhere in the description that it is. I thought it is illegal to sell fake items on eBay?
I'm a first timer so this is all very new to me.
Thanks!
Welcome, Juliecious!
That one looks genuine.
EVERYTHING sold on Ebay is supposed to be genuine but that doesn't mean it is. And someone who's selling fake bags is STILL going to claim his are genuine - if someone's already selling fakes, do you think they'd hesitate for one single second to claim that their items are Genuine or Authentic? In fact, the more a seller emphasises those words in his listings, the more sure I am that the items are probably fakes
PLEASE don't expect every seller on Ebay to be honest and to tell the truth about their merchandise! The dishonest ones lie about authenticity, condition, where they got it (the fakes are often "gifts" from moms, sisters, friends, bosses (!), ex-husbands, ex-boyfriends, the Easter Bunny or the Man In The Moon). The stories some of these crooks can tell about where they got their wonderful beautiful "rare" bags could win a Nobel Prize for creative writing.
Sellers will steal photos from Coach's website or from other Ebay sellers (both are illegal AND against Ebay's rules, BTW), will deliberately take tiny or out of focus photos to hide flaws or details that might show the item is fake, or take a picture of a real bag and then send a fake instead. Don't EVER depend on what someone says in their listing. Let the posters here take a look at it and tell you if the item is real and if the seller can be trusted.
Just to give you an idea of the extent of the problem - probably 5 to 10 percent of the Coach purses on Ebay are fakes, the numbers get much higher with popular and easy to fake bags like the Signature Stripes, Carlys, and most of the newer Signature styles. But EVERY bag probably has been faked including current and classic leather bags.
Accessories like wristlets, scarves, and even iPod cases can be faked. But the biggest danger in buying a fake is wih Coach wallets and keychains.
Ninety percent are probably counterfeit. Please, NEVER buy any of those on Ebay (and never buy them at all on any other auction site or from any internet "wholesaler") without asking here first. Never NEVER buy a wallet from a seller who seems to have an unlimited supply - that's the most common sign that the items are fake. And 100 percent Positive Feedback doesn't prove that someone's items are genuine either.
Remember the Rules To Bid By:
Sellers can LIE.
Photos can be STOLEN.
Feedback can be FAKED.
If something looks too good to be true - IT IS.
Hope I didn't scare you too much. But Ebay can be a very dangerous place for an inexperienced buyer trying to find any kind of designer name. Almost every brand sold in any store has been counterfeited.
Wait for someone else to chime in.
All of this seller's keychains are fake. Just another example of 100% positive feedback being misleading.
Yay or Nay 
