Seller Shock
This is one of the more interesting listings I have seen for the infamous Trump Shoes. Seller has been active since 2/14/2024 and is listing a pair of the shoes on an auction for $100K. What is interesting is they have set a reserve on the auction which means that if they do not sell the seller is going to get hit with FVF's on the reserve, which I am assuming is over the $100K. It may come as quite a shock to the seller if this situation plays out.
30 comments
stephenmorgan
·2 years agoIf anyone purchased a picture of the shoes would it have to sent to eBay's Shoe Authentication Service?
ckimodog
·2 years ago@stephenmorgan
lol...chances are it would be authenticated. 😆
gottasellemall69
·2 years agoNow I'm just imagining some person attempting to dropship the shoes and them unknowingly choosing a listing that's a picture of the shoes...😅
carlmarxx
·2 years agoCNBC did a google map search The company that is manufacturing Trump's High top's is in a rundown factory builds a cross from empty shopping center in Utah ,that is well known for shady fly by night manufacturing operations.
12345jamesstamps
·2 years agoThese shoes will probably never be made for July or August. There is already a pending lawsuit with the red sole which is a trademark.
Remember the "Stanley Cups"...sellers selling them...which wasn't allowed and most of those sellers lost their accounts selling them on eBay. Lawsuits now appearing due to cups made with"lead"....cups will be become worthless.
We don't even know what the "Trump" shoes are made of. And one has to wonder how many accounts will be affected when the shoes are not made or delivered....that includes sellers and buyers who are buying them. It will be a big headache for eBay come August.
toomuchstuffagain35
·2 years agoI highly doubt there will even be a cease & desist letter much less a lawsuit over the red soles on sneakers, as there have been many already by other brands with red soles.
Louboutin's "trade dress" is in the realm of high fashion women's shoes.
12345jamesstamps
·2 years agoBut what are they made of? Isn't that a scary thought? Or where they are made? LOL
ckimodog
·2 years ago@12345jamesstamps
Wrote: And one has to wonder how many accounts will be affected when the shoes are not made or delivered
My guess it's going to be in the thousands. There's more than a thousand listings of these shoes here and they were advertised as a limited edition. What's going to be interesting is the sellers who are allegedly selling these shoes who will come here complaining that they were screwed over by the buyer's credit card company. They were the one's doing the screwing, not the buyers. The buyers simply didn't read. Not an usual topic on this forum. Still the MBG applies.
Stay tuned, friends.
12345jamesstamps
·2 years agoThe shoes shown thus far are not even the ones that are going to be made for July/August. Why would anyone buy something without seeing what it will look like? The ones coming out in July/August are suppose to retail for $99.00. Glad I don't work for eBay....well, actually I do...only on my days off from my real job. LOL
carlmarxx
·2 years agoWell some well known named company has sent a copyright violation warning to Trump the grifter and the company making the high tops over the red Souls on bottom's of shoes . At some point the sellers here listing them will get the VERO .
carlmarxx
·2 years agoThose sellers should be aware that there is a copyright issue regards to red rubber bottoms by named company that is going after Trump and company that is making ,after sending them the first warning . at some point the Vero's will be hitting sellers here on site
kensgiftshop
·2 years agoPoor seller didn't sell the shoes, listing was removed and still has to pay the reserve fee.
bennotbill
·2 years agoIt's sort of sad because of the reserve. That makes it look like they've done a search on eBay and actually believe all the nonsense fake ads and their prices.
ckimodog
·2 years ago@dbfolks166mt
Now there are sellers that are showing photos of the receipts, no shoes. Those can be faked easily. Yikes!
deltilogical
·2 years ago" Are people insane?"
Yes, and many of them seem to be making a lot of money these days. But its not nice to call anyone insane, we have to be good people or we will be banned.
ckimodog
·2 years ago@dbfolks166mt
The other day there was a pair that were listed pre sale for $500,000. Are people insane? I reported it and it was removed. So was the seller. They all need to be removed. Can't wait for all the complaints that will posted all over this forum on how they were cheated and misled, especially the ones selling photos and posters & don't forget raffle tickets. What a mess!
luckythewinner
·2 years agoI suspect the point of these listings is to attract communication from people who are gullible enough to fall for a "let's take it off eBay" scam. The seller will be NARU soon because he won't actually pay the reserve fee.
broto_64
·2 years agoI don't think there will be many, possibly a few ...
Look sometime at the watches section on ebay, see how many watches are listed for sale.
Do you know how many actually sell?
Spoiler: Not that many.
Wrist Watches are one of the most overrun categories, hundreds of thousands of listings, very few sales. In fact the first thing a buyer has to concern themselves with when buying a watch is that the battery is dead because that's how long the merchandise sat waiting to be sold.
Takeaway: Just because other sellers are doing something doesn't mean it's a good idea.
ckimodog
·2 years ago@broto_64
Unfortunately, it's very obvious most of these sellers are not familiar with rules and policies & they're going to find out the hard way, if they're not suspended prior. Most all of them not only don't accept returns, they won't accept returns either. lol.
Seeing more and more the photos for sale that shows the shoes and are even listed in the shoe category, grant it the wrong shoe category. Monkey see, monkey do. It's all a mess.
treasuresnewandvintage
·2 years agoCurious? Why was it your concern to report this activity between eBay and the seller? Personal? Curious.
ckimodog
·2 years ago@treasuresnewandvintage
This is why myself and many others are reporting these items to be removed:
Pre sale policy states you have 40 days to ship a pre sale order. These shoes will not be available until July 2024. Policy violation.
Sellers are selling replicas-prohibited on eBay and most sites
Many are selling "photos" of these shoes, but listing them as shoes. Search and browser manipulation and totally dishonest.
Many are selling raffle tickets which means some may receive, some may not. My guess? None will receive.
There are only 1,000 of these shoes available. Limited distribution, however thousands of sellers are selling them. Violation.
Bottom line...these customers are falling hard for scammers who are ruining this site and making it harder for those of us who know and follow the rules that eBay implements and enforces. The INR's and misrepresentation claims are going to be unsightly. We need to protect our buyers from these virtual thieves who do not belong on this or any other platform.
I hope this answers your question & is helpful
Have a great day!
soh.maryl
·2 years agoJust one question: Other than the novelty factor, why are we even paying attention to this?
dbfolks166mt
OP2 years agoJust one question: Other than the novelty factor, why are we even paying attention to this?
It's things like this that give eBay a bad reputation and they seem unable to pro-actively address the issue on their own.
treasuresnewandvintage
·2 years agoPopular subject matter would be your answer.
golfingaddict
·2 years agoThey will be charged a reserve fee when it is listed and each time it is listed. Maximum is $250
$5.00 or 7.5% of reserve price, whichever is greater (maximum fee $250)
Charged whether or not your item sells
dbfolks166mt
OP2 years agoThey will be charged a reserve fee when it is listed and each time it is listed. Maximum is $250
$5.00 or 7.5% of reserve price, whichever is greater (maximum fee $250)
Charged whether or not your item sells
I fully realize that I am just not sure this seller does. 😀
golfingaddict
·2 years agoThat is not what you said
What is interesting is they have set a reserve on the auction which means that if they do not sell the seller is going to get hit with FVF's on the reserve, which I am assuming is over the $100K.
dbfolks166mt
OP2 years agoThat is not what you said
What is interesting is they have set a reserve on the auction which means that if they do not sell the seller is going to get hit with FVF's on the reserve, which I am assuming is over the $100K.
Poor wording on my part. I am assuming the reserve is over $100K so seller would get hit with FVF's on the reserve up to a max of $250 as you stated. The listing also has a best offer option so who knows what the reserve is or what games the seller could play with this listing.
ckimodog
·2 years ago@dbfolks166mt
Most of them don't realize it...they also will find out that they're not going to see any money until they ship them. Most are new sellers looking to sell and dash. More complaints from dishonest sellers here on the forum as well. Can't wait! 😆
ckimodog
·2 years ago@deltilogical
My comment wasn't aimed at one individual...it's just shocking to me that these sellers think that this scam is going to work in their favor. They are violating policies, listing fraudulent items that don't exist, sell photos for exorbitant amounts which are misleading & dishonest in my opinion and some have even offered raffle tickets so there are no guarantees if the buyer is going to receive them or not. In most cases it's just a total scam. Sorry I offended you with my outlook. It wasn't personal.
Happy Selling