eBay Phone Numbers

0208 650 3000 ~Switchboard

020 8605 3001~ Fax

or

866-322-9103 ~USA eBay Store Support and other Departments

When calling these numbers from the UK you must dial:

001 first then the rest of the number!

866-322-9105~USA eBay Store Support and other Departments Second Number

I have called these numbers various times regarding various problems from photo theft to store subscription information each and every time I spoke with a friendly customer service representative who always helped me solve the problem.

Photos of Fake Juicy Couture Handbags

FAKE Designer Juicy Couture Handbags Photos Revealed!

I am more than aware of the high number of sellers on eBay who think that they can get away with selling fake Juicy Couture Handbags and Accessories. We just wanted to point out a few photos that these sellers are commonly using to promote their FAKE Juicy Couture Handbags. If you see these photos ask the sellers why are you using photos from King Tide Bag Factory, or Tech Traders? This gets the seller every time, and they usually respond with a very aggressive tone defending their product. However with experience and after speaking direct with the trademark I can confirm that there are NO WHOLESALERS of JUICY COUTURE only RETAILS, all others are simply fakes. You have to be in business (not eBay) ideally a boutique, or proper shop to sell designer handbags, and you have to be approved to sell them from the trademark. You can’t wake up one day and say I am going to sell Juicy Couture, it just does not work that way.

Here are some photos that I have taken off of King Tide Bag Factory’s site, they sell AAA FAKES!  Don’t buy from sellers who use these photos, it’s a red flag!

All of these photos have been taken from the following sites and I must stress not taken from ANY SELLERS on eBay although eBay sellers use these photos they are not taken from any auctions:

King Tide Bag Factory
BAGS

ALL BAGS ARE AAA QUALITY FAKES!

This Juicy Couture Daydreamer hand bag costs the seller only $55.00 USD and is selling on eBay UK for well over £60 plus! I have seen some of these bags go for over £100.00!!

This is  Juicy Couture Scottie Dog Daydreamer Handbag which the seller can buy from this company for only $52.00 USD, and they are selling on eBay for well into the £60-70 range!

This is the same style that is pictured above and can be purchased by the seller for $52.00 USD. This version of the Daydreamer is the most common daydreamer found on eBay UK and sells at auction for over £70.00!

This is Juicy Couture Daydreamer Handbag costs the seller $55.00 USD  and is selling on eBay for well over £70.00! I have seen some of these go for £100!

Juicy Couture Baby Fluff Handbag this photo is used by many sellers on eBay UK and sells in excess of £75! The seller pays only $55.00 USD for this bag!

Juicy Couture Pet Carrier sells at buy nows for over £100.00 with shipping and some sellers auction these bags at over £75.00 and up! This bag costs the seller only $78.00 USD!

Fake Juicy Couture Baby Fluff Handbag the seller only paid $68.00 USD for this bag and is selling it on eBay for well over £75.00!

Juicy Couture Summer Sun Daydreamer Handbag. The seller paid only $52.00 USD for this bag and is raking in over £75.00 for it on eBay!

Commonly used photo of wrapping to make you think that the bag you are using is AUTHENTIC when in fact is a bad fake!

Recent FAKE Juicy Bag that I we have seen being sold on eBay in the last few months.

Attention all sellers who sell these handbags pictured above, if you have any doubt in what I am stating in this guide I strongly suggest you contact the trademark owner who will tell you this about the company Tech Traders, I have not contacted them about the King Tide Bag Factory as of yet, E-Mail from trademark~Please let me assure you that Tech Traders IS NOT an authorized Juicy supplier. There are no authorized “suppliers”, only authorized “retailers”. A listing of retailers, both brick and mortar and online, can be found at www.juicycouture.com. Thank You, Trademark Protection. 

If you choose to buy these bags, and sell them on eBay you are a fool. First off you are violating the law and could go to jail, second you are selling an KNOWN FAKE!! You are in violation eBay rules, and could loose your account. You could have your pay pal account closed, you money frozen, and could end up being sued by the trademark. So, if you choose to use my guide for evil, instead of good then you deserve what you get. Don’t say that I did not warn you!

Wholesale Fraud-Buyers Beware

Wholesale and Internet Fraud

When you first start your eBay business you wonder where does everyone get their stock from? You can’t really ask other sellers where they get their stock from as this is their most closely guarded secret especially if they are selling designer items.  So what do you do? I started my search by going to Google and typed in what I was looking for which usually resulted in over 3 million matches for lipgloss! A good site to use is Excite.

I finally came across a seller who was a verified wholesaler in the USA who had sanitised invoices and seemed pretty legitimate, however that could be nothing further from the truth. This wholesaler took my credit card details and ran with it. Not knowing what  to do I contacted the wholesale house again, this time by e-mail them and  laid down the law. I got my money back, but was told that I had no idea how wholesale worked. Excuse me, they were the ones who stole my money, did not contact me with shipping details and was lied to from the start.

Never trust a wholesaler who lies to you from the beginning.

• If they state a date for shipping, make sure they live up to it if not find out why.
• No item should take longer than 1 week to be shipped any longer time may indicate that maybe they don’t have it or they are buying it from another source.
• Get sanitised invoices to verify authenticity if they are having problems with this, that is a red flag for maybe they are making one on ththeir computer.
• Always pay with a verifiable route, Pay Pal, Major Credit Card, NoChex, or similar online payment system  or you can simply pay by Cheque, but make sure you send it by a verifiable route i.e., Fed EX, or some other type of recorded delivery with a signature.
• NEVER PAY for an item with cash, Western Union, or similar wire transfer service these are not verifiable routes and the person can take your money and run.
• If they don’t list their address and phone number don’t buy from them! You should be able to communicate easily with your wholesaler.
• Get the wholesalers phone number and call them! This is especially important this way you know if the wholesale house is legitimate or not.
• Check out their status with the Better Business Bureau, or the IFCCFBI (world-wide complaints), find out how many complaints they have and if they are registered with the BBB (this is for USA)

What to do if you are having problems with your products and the wholesale house / website is not working with you

• Contact the Better Business Bureau (USA ONLY)
• Contact the IFCCFBI, this is for internet fraud complaints. Write me for the address, it’s USA based but can be used world-wide.
• Contact the Sheriff, Police, or the States Attorneys Office or similar bodies in the country you live in, for the country you bought the items from.
• If you need to you can file small claims suits, hire a solicitor, or even take the wholesalers to the papers and rake them over the coals.

Finally I Found a Good Wholesaler

This was a bad start, so I decided to try again. I found a wonderful seller who was not listed on google but on eBay instead! This seller delivers on time every time, he is friendly, fast, and a great communicator!

However, before I bought anything from him I checked him out:

• I asked loads of questions
• Asked where the products came from, even asked what the factory name was etc.
• Asked about shipping, payment, and guarentees on product.

At the end of the day you should know the follwing when buying wholesale:

• Know the product
• Know how much the product retails for
• Know the wholesaler-I can proudly say that my wholesaler is also a friend.
• Know your market and age group
• Find out if you can legally sell the product you are trying to sell.
• Find out if you need to be licensed to sell the product from the company some companies won’t let you sell their products outside of the USA-example liscensed tee-shirts, certian deigner items, and other liscensed charcters.
• Contact the brand directly to find out if you need approval or liscensing to sell their items.

If you have questions about this guide, or need help with wholesalers don’t hesitate to ask I may be able to help you out by answering your questions or provide you with e-mail address that you may need.

FYI: You can’t buy wholesale Juicy Couture, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, D&G or Dior. There are also many other designers that you can’t buy direct from the OEM factory. Just because it’s OEM does not make it authentic, there will be one tiny detail that makes the product a FAKE so watch out for sellers who offer factory direct designer items! Come on if it was really that easy, we would all be buying designer items from the factory!

How to Spot a Fake Primp Thermal Top

Fake Primp Thermals Tops on eBay

I love Primp it’s a cute fun label with great  clothing that is fun to wear and very comfortable as well however there are loads of sellers on eBay who are selling FAKE Primp clothing and passing it off as authentic when in fact it’s not.

So how do you tell if the Thermal top you love is a fake?

• Is the picture stolen from a cataloge or a website that sells Primp? Or is the only photo they show of say Paris Hilton wearing the shirt? This is a sure sign that the top is a fake, because why do they not have their own photos? Like this one of Paris Hilton

• If the thermal top is made out of ribbed material a not the waffle weave stretchy material that most thermals are made from then don’t bid the shirt is probably a fake. It’s not authentic no matter what the seller tells you don’t  believe it!
• If the seller tells you that these tops run slim or small then don’t buy Thermal tops run large if anything! It’s not authentic, don’t let the seller bully you into believing that it is!
• Authentic Thermals run Large not Small! Fake thermals run very small in fact a Large is more like Medium and a Medium is more like an extra small!
• If the thermal top has a black and white tag hanging from the top with the words P*R*I*M*P it’s a FAKE! Primp does not pre-tag their clothing what’s so ever!

If you are looking for a pony thermal they do not come in a variety of color the only colors they come in are Coffee, Cream, and Brown!

The Bunny Thermals come in Cream, Pink, and grey. If you think that your Primp item is authentic and it comes in a pre printed PRIMP clear plastic bag please inspect it further to see if the item you have purchased is a fake because PRIMP does not bag their clothing in this manner at all unless the store that it is being sold to requests it in this way so it does depend on the shop that it is being sold or made for.

If you receive a PRIMP thermal from eBay and think that the top is nice but the quality is not so good then inspect the top to see if it’s a fake because PRIMP quality is amazing, as each item of clothing is handmade and once you see the real thing you will be able to spot a fake from a real one in seconds!

Notice on Fake Bunny Thermals how the Diamonds fall of very easily? However, on authentic tops the diamonds are secured on very tight and will not fall off in the washer!

If the person you are buying gets the product from the wholesaler, or manufacturer beware this is as PRIMP does not wholesale their products, you can’t buy them from the OEM factory, and if someone you know works for them you can’t get them at wholesale it’s simply not possible otherwise everyone would be doing it!

How to Spot a Fake Juicy Couture Handbag

How to spot a Fake Juicy  Couture Bags

Trademark: Liz Claiborne

Have you ever wondered how those sellers on Ebay are getting away with selling authentic Juicy Couture handbags for well less than $50.00? Some sellers will even start the bids between 0.01 penny and 0.99. Well, most likely these bags are FAKE. Go with your instinct, if you think it is fake, it probably is. However not all sellers who start their listing at 0.99 penny are selling fake bags it could just be a selling Strategy always check their feedback first before bidding!!!

Sellers of FAKE Juicy Couture handbags and accessories will not take Pay Pal and credit cards.  So if something goes wrong with your purchase you are left with no protection either by Pay Pal or your credit card company.

Juicy Couture uses 100% cow hide leather which is very expensive and it’s almost impossible to make a bag for less than $50.00. What the bag is probably made from is PV, which is synthic leather otherwise known as FAKE LEATHER, this leather is hard, shiny, and the colour, and the leather will peel away after only a few uses.

Hardware on Juicy Couture handbags should not be the following:

• Light weight
• Shiny gold

Instead the hardware on your authentic Juicy Couture bag should be the following:

• Heavy
• Gold/Copper in colour
• Engraved with the words “Juicy” as seen below.

If you have ever bought fake jewellery you will know what I am talking about. Fake jewellery usually has a very high sheen to it while the good quality jewellery has a copper/gold colour to it.

Personaly I would never buy a bag from a seller located on Ebay who is from China or Hong Kong. This is not to say that all bags from China and Hong Kong are FAKE but the probability that they are is pretty high. This leaves one problem, Juicy Couture is actually manufactured in China making this an even larger dilemma. China has been manufacturing these bags for some time now. I did not know this until I actually started selling them myself. Just look at the tag it will say made in China right on the back,but it will also say made with love in the USA. Even the official site for Juicy Couture states that it’s by Juicy Couture Imported, meaning that it comes from another country other than the USA. Most Juicy Couture products are made in the USA but loads of them are made in countries like China. My rule of thumb is know your seller, ask questions, and know your product. If it’s too good to be true it probably is.

• AAA Quality: This means high quality FAKE bags. Don’t buy from someone who states that their bags are AAA Quality.

Well, after all of that how can I actually tell if a bag is FAKE or REAL?

Fake or Real How to tell the difference with Juicy Couture bags.

Heres what makes Juicy Bags REAL

• Inside is made from cotton, it feels smooth and flexible.
• Some bag allmost have a suede like bottom in the inside with the words LOVE P&G
• New for 2006 the inside will read LOVE G&P instead of Love P&G.
• J Heart shape is all leather, stiching on J heart is very detailed and it’s not stamped on.
• Leather will never peel with normal care.
• Leather is softer and thinner.
• The words Hello, Juicy Kisses, etc., are embossed into the leather. You should be albe to feel the words in the leather.
• Each metal stud that hold the handle on the bag have an engraving of some kind. For example you may see one or all of the following engravings: Heart, Juicy J, Crown, and Scottie Dog, there may be other engravings that I am not aware of but these are the ones that I see the most.
• REAL Juicy Bags also have a Serial Number inside the main tag. The number is on a white piece of paper/fabric and is printed in black ink. Some fake bags will have this number inside however all bags may have the same number! So just because the bag has a number does not make it real! WATCH OUT, make sure you know your seller before you bid! If they have a history of neg’s from buyers about bags then don’t bid on the item

This is an example of a REAL what the embossed wording should look like. Notice how the words are embossed into the leather, instead of sitting on top where they would appear flat, and have no depth?

I have tried to show you a picture of one of the engravings however they are hard to photograph, I hope you get the idea.

FAKE JUICY COUTURE BAG

Here’s what makes this bag FAKE:

• Leather is lighter and shiny.
• Leather is ruff and thicker.
• J Heart shape is not all leather, the J detail and the stitching is poor.
• Inside is made out of polyester it feel ruff, and stiff
• Leather will start peeling afer only a few uses.
• Won’t have engravings on metal
• Won’t have embossed leather words in the bag
• Will look cheap, fall apart fast, and the stiching will not be of any quality.
• No serial number

Examples of J Hearts REAL V’s FAKE

REAL JUICY COUTURE J HEART

Notice how the J stands out? And notice the stitching detail?

FAKE JUICY COUTURE J HEART

Notice the stitching detail of this pink heart? Also notice the colour of the leather it has a sheen to it which real leather does not. Also notice how the J is pulling away from the heart.

REAL Juicy Signature J heart with Metal Detailed zipper. Notice the difference with the signature J on the gold heart? Also notice the colour of the hardware, it’s not a cheap shiny gold like the other bags below. Also if you look closely at the hardware you will see that the zipper heart has the words Juicy written in the metal.

Examples of REAL and FAKE Juicy Couture Bags. Please note that none of these bags, or tracksuits are taken from any Ebay auctions. However some sellers on Ebay use these photos, if you see these photos the bags or tracksuits they are probably fake as all of the FAKE bags and tracksuits I have mentioned have come direct from a well known AAA Quality seller located in China.

FAKE Day Dreamer

Red Roses

This is new 2006 design for spring however Juicy Couture Day Dreamer like this it just depends which factory it is made in. Not all factories make the same items and each item will vary from factory to factory.  This photo was taken from a very well know AAA Quality FAKE Juicy Coutre website called Kingtide Bag Factory located in China. If you want the details of this website to confirm your suspicions on a bag please write me and I will  be happy to give it to you.

This bag looks authentic, however it is not! What makes it fake? Well, it comes from Tech Traders! Well know for selling FAKES! If you don’t believe me buy from them and get shut down by the trademark!

Look at the signature J, also the stitching quality is poor as well as the colour. This bag is not an official Juicy bag, it’s jut a really good fake.  This is another bag from the Kingtide bag factory.

I will be updating this as necessary. If a new Juicy bag comes out and there are new FAKES on the market I will alert you. Don’t let yourself be taken by a seller who does not care that they are selling FAKES.

The three rules of buying Juicy Couture

1. Know your product
2. Know your seller
3. Ask question

I hope this buying guide has helped you spot FAKE and REAL Juicy Couture bags. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me, you can also send me pictures and auctions listing of Juicy Couture bags and I will do my best to help you, however I cannot guarentee that I can help. If you want any information on any Juicy items, websites or just anything  just write me and I will be happy to help you.

Fake Juicy Couture Websites!!!! Buyers Beware!

Recently I have seen many sellers on Ebay use the following website photos for their auctions. All of these website’s sell FAKE JUICY COUTURE bags and you should steer clear of these wholesale sellers! Juicy Couture does not sell their bags factory direct! You can only get them from qualified retailers that approved by Juicy Couture.

FAKE DEALERS & WHOLESALERS

Exposed!

• Kingtide Bag Factor located in China is a common site for Ebayer’s who like to violate the trademark. They buy these bags for around $30-50 USD each and sell them for well over £50-100! The bags are AAA Quality Mirrors, also known as FAKES. If you want to waste your money buy one of these bags, you will notice the quality is very poor, and not the same as if you went to Harvey Nicks, or Bloomingdales.

• Tech Traders has their website in Canada, their address for the business in the USA, and their main operation in China. The bags are not authorised for resale by the trademark Liz Claiborne. They are not authentic Juicy Couture bags, and products. Most of the items will arrive damaged, torn, poor quality and all items are FAKES! If you need proof that this company does not have the right to sell Juicy Couture please contact me through Ebay, allow me to see your e-mail address and I will be happy to forward the e-mail address of the trademark to you for you. Read the fine print! On the FAQ Section it states if you are NOT affiliated with Juicy, Burberry, or LV please do not access this site! That to me raises a few alarms, why would a site that sells designer items not allow these companies to access the site? Maybe because they know they are fakes?

There are NO WHOLESALERS OF JUICY COUTURE! Only RETAILERS! It is not possible to buy authentic Juicy Couture Handbags, and products from a qualified wholesaler because they are not sold at wholesale. Anything you buy from a wholesaler for Juicy Couture is FAKE!

I have discovered that many sellers of Juicy Couture don’t like what I am saying and think that it’s a load of B.S., which it’s not. I have even had people write me up claiming that they have bought authentic items from them, rubbish! Well, if you want to waste your money go ahead, but freedom of speech lets me tell you my experiences, and what I have learned from the trademark so others don’t make the same mistakes, and have their funds frozen. Okay, if you don’t like it contact me and I will forward you the e-mail address from the trademark and you will see for yourself that these sites don’t sell authentic Juicy Couture. At the end of the day the only person you are hurting is yourself because you will be the one with the Pay Pal complaints, and the frozen money not me!

ACTUALL EMAIL FROM JUICY COTURE TRADEMARK LIZ CLAIBORNE about Tech Tradres:

Please let me assure you that Tech Traders IS NOT an authorised Juicy supplier. There are no authorised “suppliers”, only authorised “retailers”. A listing of retailers, both brick and mortar and online, can be found at www.juicycouture.com
Regards,
Trademark Protection, Liz Claiborne

Lucky Charms Cereal

Okay, yes I bought Lucky Charms Cereal on eBay like a fool I paid $14.00 US Dollars for them and did not even think twice about it becuase you can’t buy it in the UK! Now, when I bought this item I thought that I was getting a large box. I never once thought that 16 oz was a small box. The seller never stated that the item was a snack size box, or it was a individual portion size.

Now as a seller it’s your responsibly to make sure that what you are selling is CLEAR, and EXACT, you can’t have any questions or you are going to get fucked if you do.

Okay in hind site I probably should have asked if this was a large, small or snack size box of cereal but the £5.00 bidding price would have told me otherwise. Okay, what fool bids up to £5.00 GBP to a woman who is selling snack size cereal boxes?

All this seller was doing was getting a friend or relative in the USA to send her a few boxes of cereal so she could make a killing of them on eBay thinking hey you can’t get them here so I will take advantage of people by selling snack size for £5.00 each!!! Hey…she just made about a 500% profit of the one box but who cares…

WRONG!! I do!!

Why is it that people like this can fuck people like me over?

Report them all! Reject their items!! Leave neg’s!! Fuck them over too!!

This idiot left me positive feedback, hey that’s her problem not mine, so I thought well she fucked me I am going to fuck her. I brought that perfect 100% positive feedback way, way down to about 85.5%. Not my problem, she should never have left it for me first!

I have learned my lesson on this one, don’t buy lucky charms off eBay, get my family in the states to send it instead. In the long run it will cost me less, and I will still get the same sugar rush.

Fake Chanel Handbag’s Pic’s and More

God…this one really pisses me off there is nothing more irritating than this one!!

Okay people this bag is FAKE!! IF you are stupid enough to spend the money you deserve what you get! Now, Chanel is one of my favorite brands, and the company deserves the right to protect their brand. But no self respecting eBay would seriously think that you can actually buy a $2,500 bag for $100 right?

So here are some photos of some really FAKE Chanel Handbags (amazing that all sellers use the “same” photos!)

Big Time Fake-Advertised as the following: This item is  brand new, authentic and in mint condition. There is no dirt, marks or holes on the bags. and never used. This bag is fantastic, perfect for both
travel and shopping.
when you go shopping or travel. I’m sure they will be thrilled to see the gifts in such exquisite  bags!
Gorgeous leather straps, trim and upper leather enforced zipper Beautiful hardware and toggles on the side bag, with the Chanel  signature. All hardware is
marked CC LOGO
Very roomy Comes with original dust bag
Comes with original tag also Care Book, Auth Card !!

Another FAKE Chanel that has the same auction, same details as above only a different photo of a REALLY FAKE BAG!! Keep an eye out for this great fake photo!! If the seller think that they are going to get away with they are more messed up than the pirates in China who make this crap!!

A pink Chanel Handbag photo that the fake sellers like to use!! Watch out for this one  it’s on all the time!!

This is the black version of the bag above, also another very popular one that is seen on eBay quite a bit.

This is a great photo of what most sellers who sell fake Chanel handbags are using. This photo make you think that what you are getting is authentic when in fact it’s not. They think that by showing the inside of the bag with this crap little photo you are going to bid on their bag, and spend loads of money!! TRY AGAIN I SAY!!

What I am About

Hello Everyone!! I wanted to write a blog about my experiences on eBay, and how not to get screwed over like I have a million plus times!!  I am so sick to death of getting taken advantage of that I thought that I would write a comprehensive guide to ’spend your money wisely while on eBay

I have loads of friends who have been screwed over big time on eBay. They have paid over $400 USD for a Chloe Handbag, thought a $45.00 USD Chanel was authentic, and bought stacks and stacks of fake DVD’s enough to start saying ahoy maty….I’m pirate bob!

I bought authentic Benefit cosmetics for as low as 50% below retail, found a great bottle of DKNY Be Delicious that claimed it was authentic but arrived from Shanghai!!

I just really wanted to help others by sharing my experiences. Some of them may be comical, some of them are sad, but most of the time it’s pretty useful and will help you out if you follow my   easy to follow guides, and advice you can have a very pleasant shopping experience on eBay and may even want to be a seller some day!!

So keep reading and tell you friends!!