How Do Ebay Sellers Get Their Merchandise?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Kencake, Aug 5, 2008.

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    I was searching up ebay today because I'm on this huge ebay frenzy. I've been searching up about everything from paintball guns to mustangs on ebay. Today I searched for lacoste polos and i found "real" lacost polos for about 10-15 dollars EACH. They go for about 70-80 in stores. I just don't know how they can sell for that cheap. It was a lot of 5 or 10 i don't remember. I'm just wondering where they get it from? I said it's "real" because they include tags and everything. Is it real? =/ Can anyone inform me? Maybe someone here is an insider ;)
     
    Kencake, Aug 5, 2008 IP
  2. Proximity

    Proximity Banned

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    Its probably fake. They make profit on their sales, so they probably got it for $5 and selling for $10+
     
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  3. Kencake

    Kencake Well-Known Member

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    Let's hope not. I think imma buy a lot of 10 lol
     
    Kencake, Aug 5, 2008 IP
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    I'd say fake. counterfeiters are doing amazing things these days!
     
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    donlin Active Member

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    Some of it is stolen you know? No better place to get rid of stolen merchandise than ebay.
     
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    Just beware, most of them get it from dropship sites with dubious product quality. I won't name the site here.
     
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  7. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    They're probably fakes, especially if they're coming from HK or China - but don't let that put you off.

    I buy lots of unbranded or "fake" radio control products from China (batteries, servos etc...), many of them come out of the same factory as the branded Japanese and US brands - I've never had a problem with them.

    The genuine Lacoste products are probably made in China anyway :)
     
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    Kencake Well-Known Member

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    Okay thanks guys. I think I might do a bit more research before buying lol
     
    Kencake, Aug 6, 2008 IP
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    India - the ultimate product source :p

    You can checkout sites like Alibaba.com, which is a huge directory of suppliers from India and China, most of them will dropship for you. But as stated above, almost everything is a cheap knockoff, not an actual brand name product.

    There's also worldwidebrands.com which you pay to access, but it connects you to a few thousand dropshippers (I don't know of the quality of the suppliers on this site though, never used it myself).
     
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    all fake lol, beware and reasearch if it seems to good to be true it prolly is.
     
    mikedeezy, Aug 6, 2008 IP