Are these items stolen?

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Caddyshack

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10,597 posts

205 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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I keep seeing brand new goods being sold on face book with reason for sale as "doesn’t fit", I have commented before asking "why not exchange it" and just get told that they cannot be bothered?

One said they cba to return to Amazon as they had thrown away the box but then said bought a bigger size, I wondered why they didn’t use the replacement box for the return?

If stolen wouldn’t the Police just watch Facebook and pick up the repeat offenders?



Scrump

21,886 posts

157 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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I would think these types of items are either stolen or fakes.

LordHaveMurci

12,034 posts

168 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Scrump said:
I would think these types of items are either stolen or fakes.
Beat me to it.

Missed the return window is a common one on outdoor groups I’m in.

Occasionally somebody will call them out, that’s normally fun to watch from a distance hehe

Caddyshack

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Thursday 25th February 2021
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Scrump said:
I would think these types of items are either stolen or fakes.
I didn’t think of fakes, that would also make sense.

Andy 308GTB

2,918 posts

220 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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'Unwanted Christmas/Birthday present' used to be popular in the small ads for this kind of activity.

Caddyshack

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Thursday 25th February 2021
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It is odd that it can be so blatant. I guess the names of the sellers could be fake or they don’t care as they rarely get caught. You would imagine police could arrange to buy and then simply raid them.

Andeh1

7,107 posts

205 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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They'll just be fakes, pennies imported from China.

Caddyshack

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Thursday 25th February 2021
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Andeh1 said:
They'll just be fakes, pennies imported from China.
It must be a nightmare for the real manufacturers.

Nibbles_bits

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38 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Caddyshack said:
It is odd that it can be so blatant. I guess the names of the sellers could be fake or they don’t care as they rarely get caught. You would imagine police could arrange to buy and then simply raid them.
They'd need to know where the items were stolen from.

Gareth79

7,628 posts

245 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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That specific item seems to be sold by a guy into motocross, and is selling other related items, so it's not fake, probably bought cheaply on a whim.

BobSaunders

3,027 posts

154 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Genuiely have a pair of Diesel jeans which i have forgotten to return during lockdown. Great... now i can't sell them on ebay etc.

Caddyshack

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Thursday 25th February 2021
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Gareth79 said:
That specific item seems to be sold by a guy into motocross, and is selling other related items, so it's not fake, probably bought cheaply on a whim.
Ah. Ok, maybe legit then, it’s odd as most stores would exchange an item if bought the wrong size.

Looked a bit more closely and the left hand badging seems to be missing a red bull motif that the others for sale seem to have.

dacouch

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128 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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In addition to the stolen and fakes you also have stuff being sold that the receiver has told the retailer the parcel never arrived and put the replacement they sent out up for sale

And also stuff that is bought (Often in bulk) when see on a deal website such as Hotukdeals where miss prices or incredibly good deals are listed.Often possible to buy something from a genuine seller that it's possible to resell on for a profit

Jazzy Jag

3,412 posts

90 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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The ads that I find annoying are the pictures of a random item, say a can of beans or Coke but it is surrounded by imported tobacco or cigarettes.

These people are clearly evading Tax and selling fake/contraband goods and are blatant about it.

I had a chat with the admin of a local FB sales page, who has been contacted by the police, who are, apparently watching this stuff.


Levin

2,019 posts

123 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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As has been said, they're likely to be fakes or 'replicas.' Try searching Marketplace for Nike trainers and you'll find many, many listings for Air Max 270s (£100+ RRP) for £50 and under. There are plenty of sellers so must also be plenty of buyers. Whether the buyer is made aware the goods aren't the real McCoy or not is another matter entirely...

Jazzy Jag said:
I had a chat with the admin of a local FB sales page, who has been contacted by the police, who are, apparently watching this stuff.
I've seen a few people presumably trying to circumvent police interest by including a link to their own private Facebook group in a listing, from which they can advertise their wares away from the public eye.

Jim the Sunderer

3,238 posts

181 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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I often see advertised £300 canvas gun bags.

Who'd have thought empty canvas bags were so expensive...

p4cks

6,885 posts

198 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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Jazzy Jag said:
I had a chat with the admin of a local FB sales page, who has been contacted by the police, who are, apparently watching this stuff.
Pah! That's what they'll have told you to shut you up and get you off the scent.

donkmeister

7,995 posts

99 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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Caddyshack said:
I keep seeing brand new goods being sold on face book with reason for sale as "doesn’t fit", I have commented before asking "why not exchange it" and just get told that they cannot be bothered?
I'm not saying the items you find are legit, but I count myself amongst those who does not always return/exchange clothes that I should. That was the case back when we bought clothes from actual shops too. Clothes just don't interest me and I usually miss the window despite the best of intentions.
However... That lack of interest would usually extend to reselling it on the internet...

Caddyshack

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Friday 26th February 2021
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dacouch said:
In addition to the stolen and fakes you also have stuff being sold that the receiver has told the retailer the parcel never arrived and put the replacement they sent out up for sale

And also stuff that is bought (Often in bulk) when see on a deal website such as Hotukdeals where miss prices or incredibly good deals are listed.Often possible to buy something from a genuine seller that it's possible to resell on for a profit
My friend has a sales website in the VW world and he does get a lot of people claim that they did not receive the goods, Paypal find in the buyers favour even when he provides a signature to say the parcel was signed for, the buyer says "that is not my signature"

Again, had not even thought of your suggestion.,,,lots of naughty people out there.

leyorkie

1,634 posts

175 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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Follow the sellers profile to see what other items they are selling. Usually shows multiple sales for fakes.