PH Classified - Replica?

[worsy]

Allowed?

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3368763.htm

[GC8]

No.

[worsy]

Thought not.

Isn't mine btw.

[GC8]

I presumed not, when reporting to administrator...

[Dominic H]

Might as well report this as well.....

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3342716.htm

[GC8]

'Trigger pulled', to paraphrase and mock the pretentious sheep who call themselves 'watch idiot savants', when they mean: 'I like watches'.

[Adrian W]

But it does say replica, so the advertiser isn't misleading anyone, the ones that make me angry are the fakes that are passed off as the real thing, I always press report them but PH don't seem to see it as a priority to delete them.

[Welshbeef]

Surely openly selling replica kit rolex would like to know about it and hunt them down.

Replicas are theft illegal they are not built under licence.

[JAM35F]

I think the mods should have a look at the kit cars section, loads of replicas in there. Like the watch mentioned above the sellers are honest and declare them as replicas but still they are for sale.

I expect this won't happen though as PH actively condones the selling of replicas in the cobra replica section, speedster replica section etc etc.

But replica watches are not allowed... double standards?

[Kinky]

The mods don't control the classifieds in any way.

[Welshbeef]

JAM35F said:

I think the mods should have a look at the kit cars section, loads of replicas in there. Like the watch mentioned above the sellers are honest and declare them as replicas but still they are for sale.

I expect this won't happen though as PH actively condones the selling of replicas in the cobra replica section, speedster replica section etc etc.

But replica watches are not allowed... double standards?

But kit cars are they not made under licence? If there is some compensation to the original brand owning the blueprints and they accept that as fair price then it's fine - especially if they no longer make it themselves

[JAM35F]

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2635996.htm

don't Ferrari take people to court for selling fake Ferraris Daytonas (Miami Vice). Vut this ad is allowed? Personally I feel that as the watch sellers are honest and declare them as replicas why shouldn't they be allowed? If they were fraudulently claiming them to be real then there would be an issue. BUt they aren't so there isn't surely?

Anyway off to browse the fake car section...

[Welshbeef]

Lots of fake watch sites have been closed down - I know this as over the last month I've been checking out rolex brietling and omega Seamaster replica sites and nearly all have been closed down.

That said they are advertised as replicas but you couldn't tell the difference from the pics

[JAM35F]

Welshbeef said:

But kit cars are they not made under licence? If there is some compensation to the original brand owning the blueprints and they accept that as fair price then it's fine - especially if they no longer make it themselves

some are and some are not. Ferraris definately to not license any replicas, therefore the administrators (or mods or what ever they are called) should remove these ads along with the replica watch adverts.

[JAM35F]

Welshbeef said:

But kit cars are they not made under licence? If there is some compensation to the original brand owning the blueprints and they accept that as fair price then it's fine - especially if they no longer make it themselves

some are and some are not. Ferraris definately do not license any replicas, therefore the administrators (or mods or what ever they are called) should remove these ads along with the replica watch adverts.

[DS3R]

Adrian W said:

But it does say replica, so the advertiser isn't misleading anyone

but the articles are infringing registered trade marks, and if the trade mark owners found out they could pursue the site owners

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/jul/12/ebay-m...

[Adrian W]

Welshbeef said:

Lots of fake watch sites have been closed down - I know this as over the last month I've been checking out rolex brietling and omega Seamaster replica sites and nearly all have been closed down.

That said they are advertised as replicas but you couldn't tell the difference from the pics

How do you know that it isn't a picture of the real thing?

[JAM35F]

DS3R said:

but the articles are infringing registered trade marks, and if the trade mark owners found out they could pursue the site owners

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/jul/12/ebay-m...

like Ferrari could?

[Welshbeef]

Adrian W said:

How do you know that it isn't a picture of the real thing?

I cannot argue with that point.

[DS3R]

JAM35F said:

like Ferrari could?

yes. it's why on theifbay you don't see a Ferrari replica, but an MR2 with a kit, and if badges are not blurred out, ads can get pulled.