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

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I bought this from a man that had obviously bought it for a significant other, then I guess for some reason was selling it. This was the kind of seller I was looking for: someone who just had some things of value lying around that they no longer wanted or needed. I paid $3600 for it. He had purchased this back in 2005, and he paid about $3300 or so for it, so I feel like I got a great deal.
I am very happy. This is more than just some piece of bling for me to wear. This is not about having something exclusive. This is about the absolute total uniqueness of this jewelry; I have never seen a piece like this anywhere else excpet Cartier, and it is such an understated classic look. I think it is a terribly romantic piece.
 
#123
I say leave the feedback. As a buyer you can't receive anything but positive feedback, and he did sell you something that wasn't authentic. You left neutral, not negative, feedback. His buyers need to be aware of that. I'm glad you got what you wanted and it looks lovely on you. :smile1:
 
#124
Don't retract the feedback. It's the truth and very polite. You could have left negative feedback. It's not like you will ever have dealings with him again; plus you are helping others!
 
#125
Don't change the feedback! If its fake, other should know about it. Why was he so angry? Did he not agree it was fake? Sounds like he's bullying you into retracting it.
Looks like its been relisted.
 
#127
darkangel07760 said:
So I finally left neutral feedback for raymondleejeweler. That is the seller that sold me the AAA grade fake Cartier bracelet.
Surfergirljen, I used your suggested comment "Item not authentic but was issued a polite and immediate refund upon return" because that was worded so perfectly! Thank you for that suggestion.
Here is a pic of me wearing the bracelet:
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Good girl!! I'm so glad b/c no one else will fall for it now (hopefully) - it's too convenient that he had them in so many sizes, a sure fire way to spot a fake!!

I was so stressed reading your authentication story too! But it sounds like she definitely thought it was real or she never would have offered to screw it on you IMHO. I don't know why it's such a big deal, honestly, jewelry gets passed down over generations and some of the most valuable diamonds and crowns have been bought and sold tens of times over - why should anyone have to feel sheepish about buying one that's not brand new? She shouldn't have given you ANY 'tude at all I think!!

It looks gorgeous on you - congrats!!!!! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
 
#128
I see you changed your feedback. It looks like he is trying to pass off fakes as authentic. I wish you would have left the feedback the way it was so others buyers know they are buying fakes.
 
#129
I'm so happy for you & it all turned out ok in the end, but I agree you should have left the feedback as it was, they are out of order for selling fakes to people who genuinely think they are buying the real thing.
 
#131
Hey guys! I know, I should have left the feedback... But... I actually got a phonecall from him, and I got kinda nervous that he would go so far as to call me! It was pretty early in the morning, so I wasn't able to get it, but he left a complaint about what I had written.
I am trying to figure out what else to do. I am going to go onto the Ebay forum on here and inform everyone about him. I also was going to alert Ebay that it is a fake.
I got kinda scared, honestly. I did NOT expect such a bullying reaction from him. My SO is concerned that since we had a transaction (luckily through Paypal), is there a way that he could hack into getting more of my information.
What else can I do?
 
#133
I am going to ask a favor to those that can remove their Cartier Love bracelets and look for this...
CARTIER 1993
Why would this be on the inside of the other half of a Cartier bracelet? I am really confused. That was on the inside of the fake one, as well as the usual Cariter script, with the serial number and other info on the other half.
If anyone can, pics of the inside of their bracelet would be greatly appreciated. I want to get to the bottom of this.
 
#134
Hi! I don't know much about the Cartier Love bracelet, but the news service High Beam has a news story from 1993 about Cartier suing two dozen Manhattan jewelry stores for flooding the market with fake Love bracelets.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-14127416.html

That's probably when the major counterfeiting started.

If you Google "Cartier 1993 Love Bracelet" you come up with a lot of sites that are selling fakes marked "1993." They claim that "1993" is a "highly collectible year" for Cartier. And they all appear to be listing multiple copies of the bracelet. Like sure, Cartier is going to let jewelers sell cut-rate Love bracelets on the Philippines version of ebay.
 
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