Originally Posted by BeenBurned
Where did you buy it?
Absolutely not. Not only is it against Ebay rules no matter how it's described, but selling ANY counterfeit item whether a handbag, a t-shirt, anything, is a violation of US trademark and copyright protection laws and is a felony under Federal law.
If it has the name, logo, or trademarked emblem of a registered corporation or entity but wasn't made or authorized by that entity, it's counterfeit AND illegal. NO exceptions.
The company that ran the estate auction owes you a FULL refund - it's every seller's, reseller's, executor's or auction house's responsibility to be sure the name brand items they're selling are genuine, the law applies to them just as much as anyone else.

It was purchased from an estate auction. Sorry to hear that it is a fake. Are you allowed to list fakes on ebay? Of course i would state that it is not real in the listing.
Absolutely not. Not only is it against Ebay rules no matter how it's described, but selling ANY counterfeit item whether a handbag, a t-shirt, anything, is a violation of US trademark and copyright protection laws and is a felony under Federal law.
If it has the name, logo, or trademarked emblem of a registered corporation or entity but wasn't made or authorized by that entity, it's counterfeit AND illegal. NO exceptions.
The company that ran the estate auction owes you a FULL refund - it's every seller's, reseller's, executor's or auction house's responsibility to be sure the name brand items they're selling are genuine, the law applies to them just as much as anyone else.