If you try, a certificate of authenticity can readily be obtained from the Australian authorised suppliers, service agents and other authorities.

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@chalkeroochy wrote:

If you try, a certificate of authenticity can readily be obtained from the Australian authorised suppliers, service agents and other authorities.

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would any of these charge a fee to provide the certificate?  i.e. would an authorised service agent charge you a set fee to even look at the item? (as a service agent their obligation is to service and not to verify)

If the item ends up being a fake, then the authorised agent is no longer obligated to service the item under warranty as it is a fake, and may therefore form the view that the provision of a certificate for an item not covered by warranty is a chargeable service.

Bottom line is that buying from an Australian seller provides better protections than buying from overseas.  Price isn't always the best factor on which to base an eBay purchase.

Are you informed on the by laws and the obligations relating to this matter?

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@chalkeroochy wrote:

Are you informed on the by laws and the obligations relating to this matter?

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No, not at all.  I have never in any of my posts on this or any thread on eBay claimed to have any legal training, knowledge or expertise (I leave that to the likes of Tall-Bearded et al).  This is a discussion forum, and I have been discussing this topic.

I went back and read all my posts on this thread.

In post #3 I asked a question and made a (non-legal) comment.  You answered my question in post #4 and I immediately gave your response a Kudo and made another (non-legal) comment in post #5.

In post #10 I made a comment regarding PayPal requiring proof in writing of an item being fake in order to have buyer protection.  That is not a legal opinion, it is PayPal policy for buyer protections.  I also asked a question about how helpful an authorised Australian supplier of a product would be towards a buyer who didn't buy from them, but bought for cheaper from eBay.  Once more, not a legal opinion, just a comment.  I also made a comment based on PayPal buyer protection policy regarding having to return an item in order to get a refund, once more not a legal opinion.

In post #12 I asked a question and made a comment regarding service agents and whether they would charge a fee to verify.  I don't think that was a comment about legalities.  This was followed up with a commonsense comment that "the authorised agent is no longer obligated to service the item under warranty as it is a fake" and that they "may therefore form the view that the provision of a certificate for an item not covered by warranty is a chargeable service", I mean that just makes sense to me!  The last bit of that post is also not offering a legal opinion, just a personal one.

As I stated earlier, this is a discussion forum, and I have been discussing this topic.  If you don't value my contribution or don't want me to contribute any further on this thread then just say so.  I will be more than happy to oblige.

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@chalkeroochy wrote:

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Are you informed on the by laws and the obligations relating to this matter?

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I'm not, but I'll have a stab at guessing that Australian by-laws (which aren't Laws), consumer laws, ACCC, Fair Trading don't apply to sellers based overseas. And getting the Yanks to agree to something that is detrimental to even one voter is not going to happen.

You have not bought from an Australian agent, you have bought from a US based seller. You have no protection in Australian law and must rely on Paypal for any redress. And they require proofs that will normally cost more money than the item is worth.

If the goods were purchased on the Australian ebay site and paid for via paypal.com.au you do indeed have a bucketful of rights in terms of how paypal deal with any claim.

Some Australian retailers are more than happy to provide written verification that an electrical item is authentic or not - you simply take the goods to them and ask them to quote in writing the regular / occassional servicing costs for presented goods.   

If it is a fake item, and you can present sufficient supporting evidence, then you can also argue to paypal for non-return of same goods as it is illegal to post fake branded items, and international post that goes via customs is a huge no no.  

Of course if it is authentic but is DOA or stops working within the 45 days, perhaps because it hasn't been packaged very well, you will not be able to refuse to return it, also if it breaks down after the 45 day limit you will get nowhere at all. 

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@thecatspjs wrote:

If the goods were purchased on the Australian ebay site and paid for via paypal.com.au you do indeed have a bucketful of rights in terms of how paypal deal with any claim.

 

Some Australian retailers are more than happy to provide written verification that an electrical item is authentic or not - you simply take the goods to them and ask them to quote in writing the regular / occassional servicing costs for presented goods.   

 

If it is a fake item, and you can present sufficient supporting evidence, then you can also argue to paypal for non-return of same goods as it is illegal to post fake branded items, and international post that goes via customs is a huge no no.  

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