eBay would like consumers to believe that eBay is a safe place to buy name-brand goods -- but it's not. The actual eBay listings and products received illustrate an alarming pattern of facilitating counterfeit product sales, sham policies and disingenuous counterfeit dispute and refund practices.
Beware of counterfeit, and fake products - products that bear a legitimate manufacturer's trademark but never existed in the manufacturers product line, being sold on eBay.
Always buy authentic products from authorized retailers. Don't be fooled by a fake.
Could you identify this Monster Tron T1 headphone purchased on eBay as a fake?
It doesn't exist in the Monster® product line.
These SanDisk 64GB and 128GB microSDHC memory cards may look authentic, but there is no such product in the SanDisk® product line -- they are fake.
Counterfeit and fake memory cards are common on eBay.
These LUNATIK Taktik Extreme cell phone cases for iPhone 5 purchased on eBay are make from aluminum but do not exist in the LUNATIK product line.
Authentic LUNATIK® TakTik cases are made from a ballistic polymer and do not come in red or yellow.
Did you purchase a Tommy Bahama Harley Davidson Silk Camp Shirt on eBay? You have a fake.
There was never any collaborative effort or partnership between Harley Davidson® and Tommy Bahama®. The shirts are fake.
Skunk2® Racing only makes its popular Skunk2 shift knob in the Titanium Color.
These poor quality fake Skunk2 branded shift knobs were purchased on eBay.
Think you are safe buying Over-the_Counter ("OTC") drugs on eBay? This Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) Lamisil branded Nail Skin Body product is fake -- it doesn't exist in the GSK product line.
The ingredients are unknown.
Popular footwear maker Vans never made an iPhone 6 cell phone case put they are common on eBay.
Vans iPhone 6 cases never existed in the Vans® product line - they are fake.
These Samsung 64GB microSDHC memory cards don't exist in the Samsung® product line. Fake memory cards are not the capacity stated, may destroy data, ionstall malware and damage electronic equipment.
Both bear the same serial number.
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