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Coach handbag
I listed for sale a Coach Handbag. The handbag is new with Coach original tag. The listing got flagged as a counter fit with no explanation. It appears that possibly a competitor decided to eliminate the competition and reported the handbag as counterfit. It appears there is nothing I can do but maybe sell it on Etsy. I am new to selling on Ebay and none of this makes sense to me. Someone else selling a similar handbag can get rid of the competition by claiming something is a fake. If anyone can explain this to I would greatly appreciate it.
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albertabrightalberta
Mentor2 years agoI have a few comments.
Without pictures, it's impossible to comment on the authenticity of your item and if it was removed in error or if it actually is counterfeit.
There are people who insist that "competitors" report other sellers' items in order get rid of the competition however my feelings differ. I don't consider sellers of genuine items as "the competition" but rather, I consider them to be allies.
Often, once pictures are posted by those who claim a competitor reported their "authentic" item, it is determined that the item was correctly removed as it's fake.
If you post pictures of the removed item (front, back, interior, creed (legible), tag if included and both sides of the made in label), opinions on authenticity can be made.
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Fashion/bd-p/fashion
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Handbags/bd-p/luxury-handbags
If you do an ebay search of "coach bag," you'll see that there are over 160K listings (and that's only title searches, not title and description). It's virtually impossible to report every "competitor's" listings to eliminate the competition.
As for selling on Etsy, the Coach items you have wouldn't qualify as Etsy is for vintage items and in the handbags and accessories category, vintage is 20+ years old. None of your items meet that criteria.