CHANEL NO 5 - BEWARE SCAMMERS
Summary: The discussion initiated by sassyy19 is a warning to others about potential scammers associated with Chanel No. 5 products. lezned-toycollector, *casey*, and several other participants, including springyzone and sandypebbles, engage in exchanges that reflect their mutual concern over this issue. The thread continues with various members contributing their experiences and insights, aiming to alert and protect the community from fraudulent activities related to this brand. It highlights the importance of vigilance and collective awareness in preventing scams.
I have been scammed by various sellers of Chanel perfume. I have cancelled by never get the refund from ebay. I have just placed another order for Chanel and other perfumes that said it was selling from Victoria, Australia but it was USA. I have asked ebay to look into this scam and others selling Chanel so will see what they do.
Ebay should not be letting all these thieves and scammers steel from people. This should be a site where you know you are safe to buy.
*casey*
·9 months agoThe scammers / hijackers are having a field day since eBay started giving automatic feedback for ALL transactions on other sites.
Digging a little deeper there appears to be quite a few of these US registered accounts, all identical listings for 6-8 different designer perfumes, including Chanel, showing as located in Victoria.
We always advise "check a seller's feedback"
but when most have them have over 500 ebay automated positive feedback
"Order delivered on time with no issues"
which is mostly for selling cheap dropshipped items , IMO , to a buyer, they look like trustworthy, eBay recommended sellers.
sandypebbles
·9 months agoMaybe we should start adding
disregard eBay automated positive feedback
sassyy19
OP9 months agoSounds like a good idea
springyzone
·9 months agoOne thing I did notice on one chanel ad that was supposedly located in Vic was that estimated delivery date was a month away. I live in Melb metro area so that would be a red flag to me as very strange.
I've never thought to check automated feedback, but regardless of feedback, if chanel is a known no-go item that should not be listed. it should not be that hard for ebay to find most of the ads. They are blatantly advertising as Chanel etc
lezned-toycollector
·9 months ago....and what exactly do you think they did with all of the LV listings... or Avon... absolutely nothing - that's what.
springyzone
·9 months agoThere are a lot of things I've never looked up on ebay.
I do recall that many (many) years ago-maybe 21 years back? when we were selling, we had an ad that was automatically pulled by ebay and we were notified it broke the rules for prohibited items.
It actually didn't, I had just used the wrong word in the description so we just ended up rewriting the ad.
But if they had the technology back then to automatically scan words in ads and have them quickly delisted with warnings, then they should be able to do it now, you would think.
As for perfumes, I'd be wary these days of buying expensive brands on ebay and doubly wary if they were coming from overseas. In fact, it's one of the products I wouldn't buy on this site but I can understand why some people do, as the ads can look quite professional and by experienced sellers.
As a buyer, I don't actually know which brands cannot be listed by independent sellers and I imagine a lot of other buyers are in the same boat.
countessalmirena
·9 months agoI must reiterate (as I posted on your original thread as well as elsewhere, OP) that you won’t get original new Chanel perfume on eBay. No ifs or buts. No “Maybe this is a good seller” or “This seller has great reviews” or even a figure in white and a glowing crown on their cherubic locks, hovering mid-air with great feathery wings beating gently, announcing in a sweet angelic tone “Glory! This day hath the seller bade thee welcome to have sent unto thee the wondrous true perfume of Chanel !”
Chanel don’t sell on eBay. Authorised sellers (authorised by Chanel as resellers of Chanel) are not to sell on eBay. There are sellers of fake Chanel, yes - and of course many such listings are taken down by eBay bots. But some sellers may be tweaking the way they list so as to avoid automatic detection.
The fakes are often very good in terms of looking like the genuine bottles and packaging. The scent seems fine at first sniff. The fragrance development is more like fragrance decay, though. Try it on your skin if you are happy to apply who knows what sort of carcinogenic chemicals to your body… the risk of which makes the unpleasant (or swiftly dissipating) fragrance aspect a minor issue.
There may be some legitimate sellers selling s/h Chanel perfumes on eBay. What can I say? Only that I am either too sceptical or I’m sufficiently sceptical. When I have bought Chanel perfumes, I purchased from the nearest Chanel shop or from Myer.
(I no longer buy Chanel perfume anyway.)
domino-710
·9 months agoWhatever happened to the restriction of sending perfume through the post.??
springyzone
·9 months agoI wondered that too at first but I think some sellers can get a special licence or some such thing.
Some others, I am sure, just break the rules.
sassyy19
OP9 months agoI did not know you could not send perfume through the post
springyzone
·9 months agoCountess-Chanel don’t sell on eBay. Authorised sellers (authorised by Chanel as resellers of Chanel) are not to sell on eBay. There are sellers of fake Chanel, yes - and of course many such listings are taken down by eBay bots. But some sellers may be tweaking the way they list so as to avoid automatic detection.
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Ebay seems to have a bot for everything else-responding to messages, to chat, to how it deals with sales, payments etc, so I can't see why ebay can't have a bot to pick up sales of chanel.
I just looked up chanel no 5 on ebay and there are dozens of listings with it in the title, bold as brass and no tweaking required.
Some sellers have cautiously put a bracket around the word chanel but most others have not. And some ads end with the the word Genuine in the title.
All I looked at are listed as new. No listing is dirt cheap, although probably cheaper than retail.
If all of these are fakes and I have complete confidence in you and Casey that they are, then ebay could very easily do something about it.
Sassy and some other new buyers are quite right, ebay is giving some dodgy sellers a free pass.
sassyy19
OP9 months agoI eventually bought from David Jones. I thought a lot of them looked legitimate on ebay
countessalmirena
·9 months agoExcellent decision.
(My own preference - the only perfume I use now - is Paris Montale Aoud Roses Petals. I have fond memories of Chanel No. 5 but - it's over. Addio senza rancor.)
springyzone
·9 months agoGood move.
One thing I can suggest is if you are looking to save just a little on some of these things (and who isn't at this time of year) you can usually buy online from stores such as David Jones & Myer and if you join a site such as topcashback and check that out before buying, you'll often find the stores are offering a percentage discount. It may not be a lot but you can get $10 just for joining and sometimes the discounts can be 10% or more, depending on the store and day. Perfumes often seem to attract some of the best % discounts.
I'm currently in the market for toys and at this time of year, they have the lowest % refund of all. But every bit counts.😁
springyzone
·9 months agosandypebbles
·9 months agoJust dawn in me they posted the same thing in August last year
Clearly we wasted our time posting accurate information since the OP chooses to ignore and continues to insist buying fake perfume
sassyy19
OP9 months agoI bought over 1yr ago but don't go in to e bay very often so never read the reply's from then which I only just came cross. I really don't know how to navigate the site.
I will take a look like you explained. The seller contacted me & said the item was shipped from Australia. You are saying it is probably from China which means it is a Fake.
I said if it was from Australia & not a Fake I am happy but like you say I will go to Myers. It obviously is not a good idea to buy anything expensive on E bay.
Thank you for your explanation of e bay
springyzone
·9 months agoSorry. I may have unintentionally misled you.
I am not saying that your particular seller shipped the item from China.
I was just meaning that usually when we come across an item listed as here in Australia but where the seller is overseas, we find the seller is located in China.
It is perfectly possible that your perfume seller (The one in USA) has a warehouse located here in Vic. If so, then I would expect the item to get to you quite quickly and for the seller to give you a domestic tracking number.
I feel you will receive your item. Whether it will be the real deal or not, I do not know but I would have serious reservations.
If you use ebay, do as I suggested and really click around and experiment-maybe checking out any past purchases, the seller and feedback etc
Always, always, check the negative feedback.
I am getting the sense your perfume seller usually delivers the item but over the months has sold a variety of items and has had some of those items (they don't seem to be perfume sales) drop shipped direct from Amazon. Which is not a good look. Might as well have bought direct from Amazon for cheaper.
Some comments about the perfumes sold are that they are similar but not the same as the originals so you're right to question if they are authentic.
It's not that you can never get authentic brand names on ebay. You sometimes can but really only through an authorised retailer eg maybe Myer.
But authorised retailers are generally selling at the RRP or same price as in the shop or on their online store.
So if you use ebay, be extremely careful. Check out that seller, their feedback, re read the ad & believe nothing on ebay that talks about warranties etc.
There
*casey*
·9 months ago"It is perfectly possible that your perfume seller (The one in USA) has a warehouse located here in Vic"
The fake perfumes may or may not be sent but they're definitely not being sent by a dropshipping seller in the US.
That's why I warned sassy in my previous post.
eBay have removed similar listings from the selling account in the past
*casey*
·9 months agosandypebbles
·9 months agoYou are only scammed if you allow yourself to be
Do you check feedback before you buy?
Do you use the tools you were given when things go wrong?
Buyers have the choice if they support dodgy sellers or not
spamming the forum is not going to do a thing
ebay are not going to do anything, they do not get listings and do not have trained staff who have a clue about such things
Better for you to contact Chanel and tell them you a regularly buying counterfeit perfumes
It shows where the seller is registered before you buy, and clearly shows that was not Australia
Stop supporting scammers and then complaining about your poor choices
sassyy19
OP9 months agoThank you - No I only go on e bay from year to year I am not a regular buyer & never read the messages like this I received in 24
sandypebbles
·9 months agoMay I ask then the point of posting on the member to member forum about problems you have (all of your own making) if you are not going to come back and read the replies?
You also claimed in your post you cancelled, buyers cannot cancel, they can ask but sellers are not obligated to agree
eBay very very rarely reads here, if you want an eBay reply, contact eBay
They will only tell you what you want to hear, but seems that is what you are looking for
*casey*
·9 months agosassy ..... seriously ???
How many times - how many threads - does it take for you to understand that eBay isn't the place to buy Chanel perfume.
We really can't go through all this again:
https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Buying/A-Post-says-Perfumes-Sold-on-Ebay-are-Dangerous-Prohibited-Items/td-p/2592551/page/8
sassyy19
OP9 months agoYes I have only just seen reply's from 24 as I don't go on e bay very often.
lezned-toycollector
·9 months agoIt is a site where it's safe to buy... and it's made so by the MBG.
It's practically impossible for anyone to be scammed unless they allow it to happen.
eBay is the last place on Earth that anyone would buy the product you mention - unless of course they want to be scammed 😉
sassyy19
OP9 months agoThanks I now understand that - I have only seen the reply's from 24. I don't spend time looking into the site which was obviously wrong