posted on October 1, 2007 05:56:07 AM new
Don't do it. A long-time customer of mine was just permanently NARU'd for offering up an "amazing" selection of "brand new" "Tiffany" jewelry, all with the turquoise boxes, pouches, "card of authenticity" and silver polishing cloth.
The Chinese laddies who are pumping this junk out are getting ever more inventive, but Tiffany and Co. VEROs you the seller when they catch you.
The sly sellers who want to foist this garbage on unsuspecting buyers -- or short-sighted twits who don't get that what they'll receive isn't Tiffany and probably isn't sterling silver -- simply omit the word Tiffany in their auctions but photograph the pieces prominently displayed on turquoise boxes or pouches. So far those folks are getting away with it.
I was stunned to see what kind of prices my customer was getting before her plug was pulled.
posted on October 1, 2007 08:39:39 AM new
Interesting, Fluffy. If I were to stumble on a real Tiffany piece somewhere, could I sell it, and how would eBay or Tiffany know for sure that it was real? Are the fake pieces easily identifiable?
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posted on October 1, 2007 10:12:22 AM new
They sell medium sized Tiffany blue boxes at my local thrift. They have a garage full. They are genuine (I know the circumstances of their donation) and I often wonder who is buying them and for what reason. I'm sure some reasons are less then honorable.
I have about 50 and I keep my photos and craft supplies in them. Sometimes I use them to double box ebay stuff which reminds me I need to go get some today.
posted on October 1, 2007 10:36:58 AM new
Tiffany knows. eBay doesn't; they rely on tipoffs.
If I found a Tiffany piece I suspected, first I would run a magnet over it.
Then I would take it to our local Tiffany store and ask.
It's easy to spot the fakes on eBay: Just look for any seller who has the same items over and over again. They will boast about having the turquoise box, the pouch and all the other stuff. They will say the jewelry is brand-new. They will not have a receipt for any of the pieces.
Now, what kind of IDIOT goes to Tiffany's, buys several thousand dollars' worth jewelry, then comes home and sells them on eBay for a loss?
I have a number of items I've bought at Tiffany's over the years. I don't think I have the boxes or bags or anything else. I think most people don't bother to keep all that, either.
posted on October 1, 2007 10:41:51 AM new
fluff - slightly OT. What is the HTML for your signature line. I checked the source code on the page. I can't seem to duplicate what you've done.
Bill K-
[ edited by kozersky on Oct 1, 2007 10:42 AM ]
posted on October 1, 2007 03:02:42 PM new
ok fluff ... i went to your website every whichaway, but i need your email address, to tell you something. please point me in the right direction.
posted on October 1, 2007 03:59:32 PM new
You're welcome, Bill, but gosh I wish you had your store somewhere where you could have affiliate links or put up AdSense code...
posted on October 1, 2007 06:03:33 PM new
Fake eBay Louis Vuitton seller on Judge Judy today. Her defense: I know it's authentic, it is from my mother, a gift from an old friend. Judy was quite gentle but ruled against her.
posted on October 13, 2007 10:24:10 AM newA long-time customer of mine was just permanently NARU'd for offering up an "amazing" selection of "brand new" "Tiffany" jewelry, all with the turquoise boxes, pouches, "card of authenticity" and silver polishing cloth.
And today she came back under a newly-registered account, stupidly using her husband's name and their home address. eBay didn't catch it.
Sigh.
Not much eBay can do, I suppose, except keep shutting her down when she pops her head up, something like Whack-A-Mole. It would be nice if they'd take it a step further and pursue fraud charges.
I mean, geez eBay, these are the people who ruin the experience for others, not the hapless sellers whose stars have been chomped by anonybots.
posted on October 13, 2007 11:43:10 AM new
Mmm, I think they should have caught her when she registered the new account. I was pretty sure there were safeguards in place to prevent it, but perhaps not.
In any event, they will catch her now, since I turned her in.
Yes, she's a customer, but the harm she's doing outweighs the monetary consideration. Or so I judged.
