https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 07:29:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-858142 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:48:00 +0000 jen 858142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If seller is uncooperative make a claim. Ebay will investigate and no doubt will find in your favour. The money will automatically be returned to your account. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-858130 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:28:40 +0000 Transcona Shannon 858130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugggghhhh...so disappointing and frustrating Denise. I would definitely contact the seller and request a reimbursement, but also follow Mochi's advice and contact eBay and your CC company. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-858068 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:26:48 +0000 Sveta 858068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No advice but wishing you good luck, Denise! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-858032 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:29:16 +0000 rachylou 858032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did you order from China? Because I suspect people sell samples that get run up for designers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857890 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:49:33 +0000 RoseandJoan 857890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fingers crossed for the refund Denise.</p> <p>The rivets may be genuine have you heard of cabbage?<br /> 'Cabbage is the stuff that falls off the back of a lorry, or indeed out of the factory gate, and ends up on a market stall. It comes from the leftover product that the factory hasn't used in the making of the bag/dress/shirt. It disappears out the back of the factory and ends up in a Florence or Milan market. The Gucci handbags in Florence market look just like the real ones simply because they are the real ones. We are a small company and can't really afford cabbage.' Fashion Babylon </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857889 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:48:48 +0000 Sarah A 857889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope that you get this sorted. Sounds like Mander has the game plan down... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857879 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:39:44 +0000 Suz 857879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. I have no advice but I am sorry this happened to you, Denise! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857873 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:33:04 +0000 CocoLion 857873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks -- I will contact the seller first for a refund. I'll let you know how it goes.</p> <p>Thistle -- interesting news. 7% of the economy, wow! I do know that fakes harmed our DVD business when I was at Disney, especially overseas. But what has been the biggest challenge to that business and reason for 1/2 of all jobs lost in that industry, is "watch it free on YouTube." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857658 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:49:07 +0000 Thistle 857658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like they have you sorted, but this is one of the reasons I have yet to take the plunge and buy off eBay. I just can't tell what is faked and what isn't! Seems like so much is counterfeit these days. Hundreds of billions of dollars according to CNBC. <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/37824347/Crime_Inc_Counterfeit_Goods" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnbc.com/id/3782434.....feit_Goods</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857641 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:51:12 +0000 Mander 857641@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Even if they are genuine it sounds like they are damaged, and hence "significantly not as described", so you should be able to open a case with eBay if the seller refuses to refund you. You will be out the cost of returning the item but you should get the rest of your money back. I would give the seller the chance to refund you first, but if they don't offer to refund everything including the overcharged postage then I would open the case.</p> <p>I bought a pair of boots a while ago that were described as "worn once" and showed no damage in the photos, but when I got them they were really trashed -- the upper material was cracked and peeling, and there were spots of purple nail polish on the toes. I asked the seller for a refund and they said they would give me back the purchase price but not the postage they charged, so I opened a SNAD case with eBay and got the whole amount refunded. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857635 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:26:35 +0000 Mochi 857635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Contact the seller, ebay and your credit card company simultaneously. Paying in this way makes the situation going forward different from mine, possibly, but in the end you have a right to be reimbursed, I would think. Sounds like you were misled. I hope you get it straightened out easily (this is where CC company will work on your behalf...I am betting the seller and ebay will not) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857621 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:32:47 +0000 ElleH 857621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Jen said is correct. Fake or not they have flaws that were not mentioned. If that isn't enough though it is illegal to sell fakes. Try asking for a refund first. If it is denied then make a claim. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857584 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:05:07 +0000 jen 857584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If they are not as described you are entitled to 100% of your money back from the seller. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857582 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:01:52 +0000 rae 857582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sevens were commonly faked a while ago... now it is more True Religion, but I'm sure there are still fake 7s out there. The seller may not have even been aware. I think you have grounds to ask for a return based on the tear. Ebay would probably side with you even if she wanted to fight it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/attention-ebay-shoppers----need-advice----did-i-buy-fake-jeans#post-857580 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:57:43 +0000 CocoLion 857580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I should have known, they were too cheap, even for used jeans. Plus the seller charged me $11.25 for shipping but shipped the item for $6.95, which is kind of dishonest.</p> <p>I contacted her and asked if there were any flaws. This was before bidding. She said no. However there is a tear of about 3 inches on the inside of the front zipper. Plus there are clumps of threads inside one of the pockets, and unintentional fraying around a belt loop. The belt loops in general look off. I pulled out all my other 7 for All Mankinds and did a careful comparison. All the rivets and zippers have the right logos and the tags look OK but there is just something about the feel of the fabric, the stitching, the construction etc. that isn't right. My mother who sews said the workmanship around the zipper is poor. The condition of the fabric is still new and unwashed, so the flaws do not indicate normal wear to me, they indicate poor construction. Oh yes and there is also a stain on the garment although that may wash out.</p> <p>Any advice? I really don't know for certain if these are fakes but my spidey sense tells me they could be. I checked the web for "how to detect fakes" articles and the belt loops in particular are a red flag. </p>