Consider this my public service announcement!!
Summary:
I purchased (what I thought was) a Cartier Juste Un Clou from seller " kingscrowns ". It came with a box, and the COA. Fast forward @4 1/2 months later, and I took it in to Cartier to tighten the hinge. The Cartier NY Workshop sends it back, and I now have a letter that says it is a counterfeit. The serial number belongs to a ring. I contact the seller, and he says to send it back for a refund. I sent it back via Fedex, confirmed receipt..... Three weeks later, no refund. He now has the bracelet and my money and is simply ignoring my emails.
Lessons Learned:
1. Despite having been sued (and lost) for allowing counterfeits to be sold on their platform, EBay does not care at Day 31. (I'm only making the assumption that they might have cared before that, but have no proof of such either.)
2. Always use Paypal. They'll at least protect you for 180 days. Your credit card? Not so much.... 90 days at best.
3. Be streetwise. Just because they say they're delayed because they're on "Spring Break", or "sick", or are "getting the money together", doesn't mean that they actually are. I am disappointed in the seller for his lack of integrity; I am disappointed in myself for my naivete.
$6000+ is a very expensive price to pay for this lesson in counterfeiting and fraud... and human nature.
Summary:
I purchased (what I thought was) a Cartier Juste Un Clou from seller " kingscrowns ". It came with a box, and the COA. Fast forward @4 1/2 months later, and I took it in to Cartier to tighten the hinge. The Cartier NY Workshop sends it back, and I now have a letter that says it is a counterfeit. The serial number belongs to a ring. I contact the seller, and he says to send it back for a refund. I sent it back via Fedex, confirmed receipt..... Three weeks later, no refund. He now has the bracelet and my money and is simply ignoring my emails.
Lessons Learned:
1. Despite having been sued (and lost) for allowing counterfeits to be sold on their platform, EBay does not care at Day 31. (I'm only making the assumption that they might have cared before that, but have no proof of such either.)
2. Always use Paypal. They'll at least protect you for 180 days. Your credit card? Not so much.... 90 days at best.
3. Be streetwise. Just because they say they're delayed because they're on "Spring Break", or "sick", or are "getting the money together", doesn't mean that they actually are. I am disappointed in the seller for his lack of integrity; I am disappointed in myself for my naivete.
$6000+ is a very expensive price to pay for this lesson in counterfeiting and fraud... and human nature.
