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FAKES/CONS on Fleabay - has fleabay gone past its sell by date?

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nick h:
you may recall in another post how i got caught with dodgy Global knives?

in my last few dealings i've been sold used Karcher goods sold as new/fake Mopar Jeep bonnet struts/tax disc holder with a sticker rather than etched/etc etc

my friend has been sold fake golf clubs - but at a price to make you think it was a good deal not an obvious con

is it me or is it getting worse?

i know the old saying 'if its too cheap there's something wrong' - but sellers are now pricing dodgy goods up to make them appear more 'genuine'!

and this morning i've received an email from my main supplier of fishing line warning of fakes sold on fleabay - what can you trust?

Jim-Willy:
Do you check people out before buying?  Touch wood i have been buying and selling for ages now and only once got sold junk.......

nick h:

--- Quote from: Jim-Willy on June 08, 2008, 12:20:42 ---Do you check people out before buying?  Touch wood i have been buying and selling for ages now and only once got sold junk.......

--- End quote ---

sure i check as best i can

maybe the new feedback system whereby sellers cannot leave neg feedback for buyers may make things more transparent?

in the past i know buyers have been cautious because of the fear of retaliatory neg feedback - some sellers even say if you leave me neg i will return the favour!!

thermidorthelobster:
Now we'll end up with many more fraudulent buyers as well as sellers.  Wahey.

They should have tried only revealing feedback when BOTH parties had already written it.  That way you don't get the tit-for-tat.  As it is, I think they've thrown the baby out with the bathwater.

I find it useful for certain things.  Like when you want some cable clips and can't find any in the shops, but can get some shipped from Hong Kong for a couple of quid.  I'd be very wary buying anything valuable / branded / etc now;  you've got to treat it just like the local Sunday market.

Pete:
now;  you've got to treat it just like the local Sunday market.

 At least at the sunday market you get to handle the goods before parting with the readies, and you don't get absolute morons mailing you all the time.
 As far as buying anything on there. Caveat Emptor.
 Pete.

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