on โ28-08-2022 12:52 PM
on โ28-08-2022 06:40 PM
Good thing I don't buy sneakers. I occasionally buy running shoes.
on โ28-08-2022 07:37 PM
But I bet you sneak more than you run...........
on โ28-08-2022 08:29 PM
I can't even sneak these days
โ28-08-2022 08:49 PM - edited โ28-08-2022 08:50 PM
Wherever something becomes collectible, there will be fakes.
This whole business of making, selling and buying fakesโฆ Itโs so dishonest and it is alien to me because I want value for money. Quality above a brand name. (And also I try not to be dishonest. I thought that I should add that.)
The very fact that an authentication service is necessary for this sort of item shows what a huge problem it is. Oh well, no skin off my sneakers, as I donโt collect them.
on โ29-08-2022 08:22 AM
I think fakes are common wherever you have a market for a big brand name that is in demand but very expensive.
I'd guess that is why ebay has that section for authentification of sneakers and bags.
Personally, with sneakers, if I wanted a pair that were going to cost me a small fortune, I would prefer to go into an authorised seller so I could try them on, make sure they were comfortable.
I think what is more concerning is some of the fakes aren't cheap. When you're in Asia and you can pick up a Rollex watch from a street vendor for $10, then you know very well you're getting a fake. But on sites such as ebay, it might not be quite that obvious so you have to be careful.