Are Online Auction Platforms a Pasar Malam? | Ramblings of an e-trader

Friday 7 July 2006

Are Online Auction Platforms a Pasar Malam?

Seems to me there are many online Sellers selling so-called designer items at, of course, designer prices. They all claim that their items are genuine, that they are authorized agents, bla bla bla and yet, after the Buyer has received the item and it's found to be fake (imitation/counterfeit), the Seller is not contactable anymore.

Does a cheated Buyer have an avenue to recover the money?

Yes, if the transaction was closed according to
eBay (for example) regulations and if item was paid for via Paypal.

No, if the transaction was closed off-
eBay (for example) and item was paid for via some other way, perhaps Western Union?

Although Buyer may have followed
eBay rules in making purchase for a designer item which turned out to be an imitation, to make a claim for charge-back, Buyer has to take the "item" to the nearest authorized boutique to have it authenticated. Therefore, can you image how leceh it is?

To read more of what steps a Buyer has to take in order to qualify for a charge-back, if the item purchased is suspected to be counterfeited, check out this very informative page:
http://ihatecounterfeitbags.info/iwonafake-whatnow

~*~ Knowledge is POWER ~*~

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