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Marge79 said:
Hello! My first Pandora post :D I have a question, Have any of you made purchases from an ebay store called, Collectabead? I won an auction yesterday (Happy Crab charm) and now I'm a bit worried if their stuff in Authentic or not. Help!
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I posted a general reply that you can see on page 117 of this thread. I did not know how to reply directly but I figured it out now lol. Sorry everyone. Anyways "collectabead" on ebay is authentic and I had many beads verified at the official Pandora store by a woman who knew what she was doing and they are authentic. No need to worry. The people who say their beads are fake are lying because of other reasons and know that they can hurt the seller by saying that.
 
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luckyduckybunny said:
I posted a general reply that you can see on page 117 of this thread. I did not know how to reply directly but I figured it out now lol. Sorry everyone. Anyways "collectabead" on ebay is authentic and I had many beads verified at the official Pandora store by a woman who knew what she was doing and they are authentic. No need to worry. The people who say their beads are fake are lying because of other reasons and know that they can hurt the seller by saying that.
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No offence, but if she does see it, I hope she is also cautious of this and the previous post....
 
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luckyduckybunny said:
Hi, This is my first post on here and I wanted to tell Marge who was asking about "collectabead" on ebay that they are authentic. I have ordered a LOT from this seller and they have almost all been verified at an official Pandora store.


I actually spoke to one of the people who left a negative feedback for this seller saying their bracelet was fake and he told me he didn't actually bring it to the Pandora store but his friend said it was fake and then he told me he was angry because it did not get there in time for a gift. He did not say that directly but I figured out myself after he said it, that he lied in his feedback because he was angry. I have shopped on ebay almost since it first opened and I know from my selling experience that some buyers will say what they know is gonna hurt your sales and of course people know that if they give that feedback, saying the beads are fake, that this seller is gonna lose money. Unfortunately some people are just nasty and grudgeful like that.


Almost my whole first Pandora bracelet is from collectabead and I got nervous being a newbie and took it to the official store and the girl was super nice and even pulled out some beads and the bracelet to compare them inside the clips and everything and they were identical. So don't worry it is good. I know my beads now and I know how to spot a fake from just a picture and I can tell you that after many many many...many purchases from collectabead, they are real.


I hope you read this, I am not sure how to reply directly or if you even can on this site so If someone else reads it and knows how to tell Marge who asked the question on page 116 please do.
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Hi luckyduckybunny,

Thank you so much for replying to my post. I won an auction from Collectabead and I was a bit nervous after I won (Wondering if it was real or fake) But all is good now :D You put my worries to rest. Thanks again :D
 
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Tonks.13 said:
Every time I see your bracelet it makes me want to start another two tone!

Unfortunately I'll have to lay off for a year or so, and I actually have to sell some stuff off. My boxer was just diagnosed with lymphoma and my husband and I have decided to go through with chemo. We want to give him another summer filled with long walks and lots o love.
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Tonks.13 said:
I would like a two tone clasp bracelet one day for this one.
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sorry for your dogs, i wish you a beautifull summer

i love this last bracelet

sweet_pees said:
my first!!

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Nice bracelet is it a 17cm?, and maybe you could answer a question that i have, the open charms, if you don't have clips on the threads, do they passed over the threads easily?
 
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So my friends gave me my belated birthday gift. And I was not expecting pandora. :) they are the best. My bestfriends. They got me the bear my heart charm. I've wanted it for a while so I'm really grateful. Now that it's filling up I'm loving it more and more. Love my besties.<3ImageUploadedByPurseForum1391803597.776223.jpg
 
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Marge79 said:
Why would I need to be cautious?
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Hi there, I just thought it was a bit strange that that person would sign up for the forum and post frantically about collectabead, maybe it is someone from collectabead? I don't know, I'm sorry if it worried you but I thought it was very strange. I checked out their eBay store too and although there is positive feedback there is also ALOT of negative feedback from people stating they received fakes, and having them authenticated at a pandora store. I think maybe some of their products are ok, but not all, hence why I would be a bit cautious that's all.
 
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mills said:
Hi there, I just thought it was a bit strange that that person would sign up for the forum and post frantically about collectabead, maybe it is someone from collectabead? I don't know, I'm sorry if it worried you but I thought it was very strange. I checked out their eBay store too and although there is positive feedback there is also ALOT of negative feedback from people stating they received fakes, and having them authenticated at a pandora store. I think maybe some of their products are ok, but not all, hence why I would be a bit cautious that's all.
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Sorry if I seemed "frantic" I was just excited to help out a fellow Pandora lover. I have been signed up on this site for a few months (I think you can see that in my profile) but I never posted anything before. It caught my eye that someone was asking about collectabead because I love this seller and I swear I am not affiliated with them in anyway. I live in Canada anyways.


I don't think though that a seller would sell some real and some fake, but it is something to consider. You should always be careful about buying online and if you are not sure then take it for yourself to the Pandora store and tell them you are suspicious. And like I said in my original post, I am a long time ebayer and I know that feedback usually doesn't reflect much of anything anyways unless it is super repetitive then you know its probably true. Collectabead doesn't have very repetitive negatives which tells you that those "its fake" feedbacks probably have a different story behind them, as I found out for one of them.
 
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fpPandora said:
So my friends gave me my belated birthday gift. And I was not expecting pandora. :) they are the best. My bestfriends. They got me the bear my heart charm. I've wanted it for a while so I'm really grateful. Now that it's filling up I'm loving it more and more. Love my besties.<3View attachment 2493987
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really a beautifull bracelet, and i love me too the teddy bear with the gold heart, and i love how you arrange your bracelet, all the charms go so well together :smile1:
 
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Marge79 said:
Hi luckyduckybunny,

Thank you so much for replying to my post. I won an auction from Collectabead and I was a bit nervous after I won (Wondering if it was real or fake) But all is good now :D You put my worries to rest. Thanks again :D
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Glad to help. My husband gives me a monthly Pandora budget and so I order most stuff on the internet cause otherwise I could not get so many lol I only go to the store to have my bracelet cleaned or to save on the promos. Sometimes I get 2 beads on the internet instead of going to the store to buy one of those beads for the same price. You could also check out "charmrush" and "heirloom collection beads". I have ordered from them too and they are authentic.
 
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Does Pandora permit their authorized U.S. dealers to sell on eBay? Perhaps I'm wrong but I didn't think they were allowed to do so.


To read through an eBay seller's feedback more easily head to www.toolhaus.org and type in the seller's name. The site will let you read and search their negative and neutral feedback more quickly than you can on eBay.
 
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BigPurseSue said:
Does Pandora permit their authorized U.S. dealers to sell on eBay? Perhaps I'm wrong but I didn't think they were allowed to do so.


To read through an eBay seller's feedback more easily head to www.toolhaus.org and type in the seller's name. The site will let you read and search their negative and neutral feedback more quickly than you can on eBay.
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I thought I read somewhere that pandora didn't allow that as well. I have my fare share of purchasing fakes on ebay, which is really disappointing, but I seem to have good luck when it appears to come from someone's own personal collection.
I like perlen for some things as well, but generally feel more comfortable just going to my concept store. Plus I love leaving the store with a pandora box and bag, makes me feel fancy!!
 
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