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Originally Posted by Dan02
Unless something is listed as a knock off though how are they supposed to determine which are fake and which are real?
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Typically, the price and the photos are a good indication, at least for someone familiar with authentic bags. I see fakes all the time on Ebay.
I do not agree with the amount of the settlement. Lets get real here, the people buying a fake Louis Vuitton bag on Ebay for 199.00 weren't going to dish out 1500.00 for the real thing anyway. I do think ebay needs to monitor the listings better. There are fake handbags listed with buy it now for 400.00, the price makes it appear you might be getting the real thing and the auction says "authentic Chanel." Most buyers don't know how to tell a fake by looking at a photo.
Ebay makes plenty of money from that business. It wouldn't hurt to have a designer compliance division monitor listings before they're live. Maybe you're looking at a 24 hour turnaround before you see your listing, but if there are less fakes out there, wouldn't it be better? I'd rather see a court set some fair practice regulations for online auction sites rather than send millions of dollars to high end designers, who are likely more impacted by less spending in general due to the economy than fake bags on Ebay.