IBought a Fake Cartier Love Bracelet And Lived To Tell About It

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@onegirlcreative: well, I am glad to hear that someone was successful! :) I am glad yours was not a fake.
@TravelBug: well, it looked like something like that. but it was in japanese, so... I have no idea what it said! :(
 
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Eesh that's a sketchy looking set of "papers" and the Cartier imprint definitely looked wrong...

You'll get your $ back, don't worry - if not from him from Paypal but it's been my experience that when caught in a lie, most sellers really do want to maintain their good feedback and are happy to refund just to get you out of their hair and ensure a positive response. I would highly recommend though from one ebayer to another that you wait until you get your money back and then leave respectful but honest feedback - negative or neutral and say something like "Item not authentic but was issued a polite and immediate refund upon return". I so regret leaving that jackass who duped two of us with the VCA fleurette positive feedback b/c he's just going to sucker someone else in and they need the slap on the hand to get them to behave. If that's their livelihood and it was an honest mistake fine, but the need to be SURE that when they bill something as "authentic" it is ACTUALLY authentic - it's their reputation they are putting up and it should reflect bad judgement with a - on it if they did not triple check the item. It's shameful. I so so regret leaving positive feedback but it was JUST like you, I was afraid if I didn't promise it I wouldn't get my $$ back or they'd leave me neg feedback back (which of course now they cannot do, which is great for buyers).

Please leave at least neutral for them so others don't have to go through this hassel!!!

:)

And yeah... you know I think at this point I'm going to eat the $$ and go into Cartier.
 
#49
I bought a half diamond bracelet on ebay. i knew immediately it was real.

i walked into cartier and my sales associate said to me.. where did you get the half diamond.. and i told her. and she said.. its definitely authentic. just from looking at it.

the bracelets definitely dont come with a red bag. i would always be leary of buying anything from overseas. thats where all the fakes are made. I have seen the sellers on ebay and i am pretty sure i know which one it was you bought it from.
 
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darkangel07760 said:
@onegirlcreative: well, I am glad to hear that someone was successful! :) I am glad yours was not a fake.
@TravelBug: well, it looked like something like that. but it was in japanese, so... I have no idea what it said! :(
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darkangel, really sorry for your experience :-(

I can make out enough to tell the piece of paper is undoubtedly a receipt for some item(s) sent in to cartier for 'ultrasonic cleaning'. The words "service/repair" are in the heading. I don't read enough to say what items they are.

As for that red pouch it came in, I do know that's what cartier gives you when you send in your watches for servicing. They return your watch placed in one of these bags, with a service receipt that is printed out on stationary that looks just like the one you got. I get these all the time.

The certificate for a jewelry purchase from cartier looks nothing like that paper! And the packaging is nearly always the cartier red box.
 
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@byekitty: I will! Thank you for your concern!
@surfergirljen: yea I am going to wait, and then I will provide some insightful feedback. I think your suggestion is very good!
@vuittonslover: I am glad to hear that you were successful in finding a real bracelet! Who knows, now that I have learned a valuable lesson, maybe I will too! The seller was based in Boca Raton Florida, but apparently has overseas connections. I wish I had known ahead of time!
@heavenly: this is very good information, thank you! Since I only have two pieces from Cartier, and haven't has anything serviced, I guess I would not have known! I still know that it was a fake, but knowing that having a Cartier piece come in a pouch is valuable information!
 
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heavenly said:
darkangel, really sorry for your experience :-(

I can make out enough to tell the piece of paper is undoubtedly a receipt for some item(s) sent in to cartier for 'ultrasonic cleaning'. The words "service/repair" are in the heading. I don't read enough to say what items they are.

As for that red pouch it came in, I do know that's what cartier gives you when you send in your watches for servicing. They return your watch placed in one of these bags, with a service receipt that is printed out on stationary that looks just like the one you got. I get these all the time.

The certificate for a jewelry purchase from cartier looks nothing like that paper! And the packaging is nearly always the cartier red box.
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This is good info heavenly. I'd think Cartier would write down the serial number on the receipt to ensure you get the right item back from the service? I spotted the words 'WG 17cm' - just for educational purposes, OP, does the number preceding that or after that on the next line match the serial number on the bracelet?
 
#53
I'm so sorry this happened to you. Hopefully you can report them to eBay and recuperate the money. The thing with eBay is that even if the pictures appear real, it's not always the real and authentic product you'll get in the mail.
 
#55
And I did find another love bracelet (what are the odds? 2 years, nothing, and then this?) which I had authenticated here, but someone outbid me. Oh wells. I want to save money, but all the actions seems to be like signs pointing to just buying it at the Cartier boutique.
Sigh.
Apparently the Red Card that Cartier used to issue through GE is no longer valid. They are now using a different company to work with for their house charge card. Has anyone gotten the new Cartier house charge card?
 
#58
The new card is quite similar to the old card. They are just using a different lender. Terms have to do with purchase price. A less $ purchase might be just 90 days to pay off. A more expensive one such as a Love bracelet - you'll have a year to pay off. Good luck!
 
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@hokaplan: thank you! I might go into Cartier when I hit SF this weekend. Sigh.
@mzbag: counterfeiting IS crazy! I wish I liked something that wasn't counterfeited! Oh well.
So the seller said he received the bracelet back safe and sound (phew). He asked me if I knew what proper size I was. I mean, how many love bracelets has he got hanging around? In my opinion, I would think a jewelry store would pick up a random love bracelet here and there, not have a whole bunch of sizes to choose from. Anyways. I should be getting my refund today.
And the search continues.
 
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