FRAGRANCE PERFUME SCAM - HOW TO SPOT FAKE PERFUMES : eBay Guides

Sadly ebay is home to alot of sellers selling fragrances with Fake Brand names, Opened items Testers, watered down concoctions and coloured water (corny but true).

The majority of these fakes have been coming out of China (or Singapore) and other sellers posing to be UK sellers but really are located in Asia.  These sellers are known for taking your money and running (no one can track them because there in another country) - There are also tons of them in the UK

Perfumes are officially obtained from the EU or the USA - NOT ASIA OR CHINA

It is pretty easy to spot out this scam - the same code applies to all other items being sold on the internet. Here are a few ways that you can spot them out,

1. The listing is from China or any asian country

2. They have many of the same listing over and over again with the same pictures from different sellers.

3. They have private feedback (they do this because of people leaving feedback about being scammed)

4. They have ridiculously low selling prices, if the 'perfume shop' is selling a fragrance for £30 and a seller is selling for £10 there must be a good reason

5. There is no returns policy

6. Don't be fooled by sellers being verified, a powerseller, and or having an about me page!

7. Nine times out of ten, the product is in the wrong category

8. If you are still not sure about the authenticity of a product, ask the sellers specific questions

9. Read the titles and descriptions carefully, testers are very easy to fake because there usually in plain packaging

I have had some experience buying products on ebay and selling in a retail store 

I once ordered a particular fragrance and saw that an ebay seller was selling for much less then my wholesaler (perfume retailed for £16.99...seller sold for £8.99)  The description of the item stated 'new, authentic and sealed'

When the package arrived I was shocked to find the item unsealed, the packaging had no serial or barcode, the fragrance didnt even smell of anything and the bottle was shaped differently - it was like coloured water and the seller never responded to a single email.  I checked the product with my wholesaler - I was 100% fake!!!!  I wasted £60. 

Be careful when buying fragrances on ebay, make sure the seller can quote serial numbers and offer a returns policy

Fakes can look extremely convincing until you open the box.  Fake fragrances often have different bottle shapes and the logos on the bottles are cheaply printed and often faded - or have areas missing.  The colour of the fragrance can also be different

On top of that most sellers use stock photos so you cant see the bottle or packaging

Please just be safe on Ebay, check the products and use common sense

-Subraj Direct

PS. If your looking for great quality REAL products at unbeatable prices, you should check out "Subraj Direct"  Ebay Store. Under user id: 'subraj123'

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