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Fake Gold Bar
Not sure how to go about this but not getting a response from eBay so thought I would see if anyone here has a better solution. I purchased a gold bar on eBay October 14, 2024, and with all I have been hearing and from a recent purchase that turned out to be fake as well, thought I might check the other and it turned out to be fake as well and now cannot get eBay to respond. Just nothing but cheats and unscrupulous sellers on eBay.
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eburtonlab
Mentor8 months agoCounterfeit items are not allowed to be listed on eBay at all. No one is authorized to sell counterfeit items. That fact alone does not stop some people from trying to sell them, however.
The problem is that unscrupulous or uninformed sellers can list genuine items and then deliver counterfeit items.
It is not always possible to look at a listing and know in advance exactly what, if anything, the seller intends to deliver. For one thing, a scammer can simply copy a listing from a genuine seller, using a genuine photo of a genuine item.
Except for a few specific categories of items that go through authentication, eBay never sees what the seller ships or the what the buyer receives, so there is nothing for eBay to check unless someone complains about what was received by invoking eBay's money back guarantee.
Sellers are responsible for the descriptions they provide, and buyers should not assume that eBay screens the listings in advance.
As long as counterfeits exist and there are folks trying to sell them, buyers will still have to be on the lookout for them, and avoid deals that are obviously too-good-to-be-true, whether they are being sold by accounts registered overseas or by domestic sellers wittingly or unwittingly buying counterfeits from overseas to sell here.
Buyers that doubt their ability to distinguish a genuine article from a counterfeit one should only consider purchasing from trustworthy sellers that have an established reputation for delivering exactly what was described, and should avoid deals that are too-good-to-be-true, or deals that are offered by inexperienced sellers that might disappear soon after the transaction is made, or else be prepared to get items authenticated by trusted sources within thirty days to be able to take advantage of eBay's money back guarantee.
poplaimsncom2013
OP8 months agoYes it was my mistake for thinking I could not possibly be buying a fake, guess too trusting and only came to my mind after the last one turned out that way. It was paid through PayPal who ran it through my checking account so trying to see if my bank can look into but doubt anything will come out of it, unless they go after eBay who it was possibly routed through. Thanks for your input and worst case, I eat that loss.
golfingaddict
Mentor8 months agoIt is much too late to get any help for an item purchased in October 2024.
It is important to verify and check the items you purchase when you receive them.
eBay has a money back guarantee, but you need to report it within 30 days of receipt of the item.
glorybells
·8 months agoEBay has an excellent money back guarantee, but it is for 30 days after you receive the item. Most credit cards allow for chargebacks up to 180 days after a purchase. Since it’s been 15 months since your purchase, there’s nothing anyone can do to help now.