Has anyone else noticed a huge uptick in the fakes there the last month or so?

I’m used to seeing a handful of any given brand, but it has gotten ridiculous the last little bit, and not just cheap clones from china being sold cheap. We’re talking US addresses selling them for just a tiny bit under full price.

And eBay does not care at all. Less than half of reports end up with anything done, and they’re using “ai” to process reports.

I dunno what I’m really saying beyond it being a problem, and for folks to watch out with Christmas coming

  • cetan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    12 hours ago

    I think there’s no point in using eBay for knives. It’s almost impossible to know if you’re getting a legit product.

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      11 hours ago

      I regret not buying a Benchmade 42 when I was like 17 for 120USD. Now I cnet trust any listings. Aaaaaaa

    • southsamuraiOPEnglish
      3·
      12 hours ago

      Pretty much, even if you know a model inside and out, you can still get scammed by fake pics. You’ll eventually get a refund, but it isn’t cool.