How do I go about reporting a seller that has been selling me fake jewellery for awhile

[11ben1963]

[user] has been selling fake stones set in silver coated metal and calling it 925 sterling silver. How can this seller be stopped from conning others and banned from ebay

[11ben1963]

Actually, add 2011 on the name and you will

[11ben1963]

Thank you, the only person who has offered any sound understanding in this whole matter. That is what I am wanting is to have this buyer stopped from conning others. They are adamant that their stones are real, yet is proven otherwise. Not everyone has a $279 gemstone and diamond indicator kit.

[joethenuts]

hi just checked this sellers items , now i am not an expert on jewellery, but most of there feedback for a month of over 2000 are items selling for a few dollars including postage ,no need for a gemstone indicator, maybe there description is a bit sus, but with over a few thousand lines selling for a few dollars ,you cant expect ,anything but what you got. 

[digupatin]

My understanding, from reading OP's  other thread is OP purchased a large order of the item without requesting a sample, visiting the seller in China, investigating the seller, or even investing in a gemstone indicator kit available for a few dollars.

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling-on-eBay/How-do-I-go-about-getting-a-fraudulent-seller-on-eb...

They were hoping to then resell the items and make a 'get rich quick' profit.

OP states that they had purchased too many to return???? and has already sold some to unsuspecting customers.

What OP has now to do to have any chance of a refund is to get the alleged fake items tested and proved to be fake.

Just restating that they are counterfeit without producing evidence will not aid his issues.

With 20/20 hindsight maybe OP should have done more before making a purchase.

If it seems too good to be true it probably isn't.

[springyzone]

I found it interesting to read that thread. Visit China before buying is suggested as an option?? You're kidding me.

We have 11ben telling us he onsold some items in the belief they were real and advice given to him is he should have had the stones tested before re-selling them and it is hoped he refunded buyers the money and profusely apologised.

Yet the Chinese sellers who sold him the fakes? We have others making the comment that if it seemed a good deal, he should not have been sucked in. No comment about the chinese sellers being held to account.

My view is that what is good for the goose is good for the gander.

If he is to be found at fault for selling something that turned out to be fake & could have his seller account trashed, then that should happen to Chinese sellers too.

I am sure most people here would think that but there seems to be  a fatalist sense of despair-people have almost given up that ebay will do anything to Chinese sellers or that anything can be done about it.

It should not be the fault of a buyer if an item is fake, no matter what the price. They shouldn't have to guess it is fake. It is up to the seller to be accurate.

In an ideal world.

[digupatin]

If I decided to purchase large quantities of an item as the OP appears to have done I would have certainly done more than just paid my money to a seller on a website. That's how scams thrive.

Visit China was just one of my suggestions, however if it was a large amount, 1000's of 1 item on an ongoing agreement it would be worth considering, or employing an acredited agent in China to work on their behalf.

It still isn't proven that the items ARE fakes, OP has made claims, that's all.

All OP has to do is get them tested, if they are fakes notify Federal Police and eBay and suitable  action will be taken.

OP will not have their account trashed, they'll get their money back, and the seller will unfortunately continue selling either under their current name, or one of the many others they will surely have.

Yep, in a perfect world eBay would enforce their rules, ban sellers of fake and misrepresented items, and ban people who let their 'children' bid for them

Until then it's Caveat emptor.

[joethenuts]

springy I must be blind where did the op say he onsold some, the op still does not know are they fake or not ,a cheap stone does not mean there not real, you are also looking at some tuperware , you say they might not look real ,and there half the price,  you have to ask yourself were is tupperware  made ,and if they are not made in malaysia there prob fakes.mmmm

[digupatin]

Try here joe. The OP has started a number of threads about their issue.

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling-on-eBay/How-do-I-go-about-getting-a-fraudulent-seller-on-eb...

[lyndal1838]

Joe, if you think that all Tupperware is made in Malaysia and if it is made elsewhere it is fake then you should not buy Tupperware.

Tupperware have factories in many countries and I for one have had fake Tupperware from Malaysia.

[joethenuts]

misunderstood me as this poster is thinking of buying from malaysia tupperware,what it should of meant , if tupperware is made in another country ala china there is a good chance they are fake from malaysia.