Fakes

[just_kits]

Howdy guys,

I'm about to start up a new line or products (once stock arrives) and I'm trying to cover all of my bases before I put them up for sale.. the one thing I was wondering last night is... what if someone buys the product and than claims it to be a fake??

I will be selling the type of makeup brand that I know a lot of girls love but I am also aware that there are a lot of fakes going around.. Now I know myself that I will be selling 110% real products but how on earth do I go about proving that to the client without realising my wholesaler?? I know that when push comes to shove I would need to just give all the information to paypal and they would be able to see that my wholesaler is the real deal.. but is there anything I can do before that step?

I only ask this because once I had brought an item from the company and than put it up for sell because I never used it.. but someone tried to claim it was a fake... even though I brought it from the company! and it was such a hassle trying to prove everything

All replies welcome 😃 and thank you!

[purple.cow]

Howdy guys,

I'm about to start up a new line or products (once stock arrives) and I'm trying to cover all of my bases before I put them up for sale.. the one thing I was wondering last night is... what if someone buys the product and than claims it to be a fake??

I will be selling the type of makeup brand that I know a lot of girls love but I am also aware that there are a lot of fakes going around.. Now I know myself that I will be selling 110% real products but how on earth do I go about proving that to the client without realising my wholesaler?? I know that when push comes to shove I would need to just give all the information to paypal and they would be able to see that my wholesaler is the real deal.. but is there anything I can do before that step?

I only ask this because once I had brought an item from the company and than put it up for sell because I never used it.. but someone tried to claim it was a fake... even though I brought it from the company! and it was such a hassle trying to prove everything

All replies welcome 😃 and thank you!

110% real product??? That says it's a fake right off because 100% is the whole of anything, or at least it was when I went to school 🙂

Being serious now ...

If you are buying your products directly from the manufacturer, or manufacturer approved distributor, you can prove they are the real deal, but if not there's always the chance you're dealing in ringins

If you get caught flogging fakes you're for the high jump right away, and you'll lose everything.

[just_kits]

Thanks for your reply 😃

I am in fact buying from the manufacturers approved distributor, (I found them on the companies website as being approved) I just hate that they don't issue with cefts or anything along those line, like you would expect from some other places.

[foxette-in-sox]

Hope it's not MAC.

[izabsmiling]

Can the Company supply you with a statement  ?

Also ,If you don't already have one a DG Licence may be needed too to post some items using Australia Post .

[just_kits]

No darl not MAC.

Urban Decay and OPI and Too faced maybe benifit also.

These are all high risk items though.. I even see fakes on ebay if I look right now =(

[just_kits]

I did contact them and they said that they are found on the company's website as an approved disturbor of the products... maybe I should take pictures of the serial numbers along with some other photo's??? because the last thing I want to do as a seller is reavel my sources.

[izabsmiling]

I don't know what to suggest Just Kits.Only that from a buyers point of view if a seller can't or won't prove to me that what they are trying to sell me is genuine ...I tend to think they may not be .

[foxette-in-sox]

JMO but if a legit distributor won't supply any proof they ARE legit,I'd be worried before I even handed over one dollar of my hard earned money to them if I were you.

Have you contacted the REAL company & run it past them re where they stand in supporting you or the distributor ?

[just_kits]

I'm sure it won't be an issue, I was just trying to cover my bases because I don't want to be scammed by someone claiming I'm selling fakes and trying to keep the product and get money out of me. I'm sure once they get their item's they will be more than happy with them.

Fingers crossed I don't have to deal with many scammers.. as I have noticed it seems to happen a lot on eBAY judging by these forums.