Friday, July 23, 2010

How to Spot Fake Calvin Klein on eBay Auctions

Most Calvin Klein underwear sold on eBay are fakes. We know the prices Calvin Klein charge retailers for their products and know the price point that a business seller needs to sell at to make a profit. Why would a seller sell 500 items at a loss?

A trawl on eBay ourselves has made us pretty certain more than 90% of listings for Calvin Klein products listed are counterfeit. Our retailers receive almost daily emails from manufactures of counterfeit Calvin Klein items in China touting fakes off as genuine items for a seventh of the wholesale price of genuine items.

Some signs to spot fakes on eBay before you buy;
  • Are they selling alot of Calvin Klein products at over 50% off RRP when these are still mainline products at full price from other retailers.
  • They often sell only one or very few of the wide range of CK products available.
  • The colour schemes available are not available from a reputable store.
  • The packaging is also likely to vary slightly from the true original in design, stickers, barcodes and font.
  • Feedback is never a good judge as often fakes go unnoticed unless compared with genuine items and packaging, even to the trained eye fakes are difficult to spot.
  • The sizing is off, or the sizing measurements differ to that of the genuine product.

Calvin Klein does not participate in the eBay vero system and as such most listings remain unchallenged as the products are very hard to detect as fakes, including real products being used in photographs and then fakes being sent.

If anyone believes they have received fake Calvin Klein Underwear do not hesitate to contact us and we will help assist you in finding out if the product is genuine and if we can't will pass you on to someone who can.

Lets Stop Fake Britain

We are an independent collaboration of retailers, people and companies who have come together to help reduce the number of fake products in the market place through pro active measures in targeting sellers of counterfeit Calvin Klein products, with the assistance of Trading Standards we intend to reduce the supply of counterfeit Calvin Klein products in the United Kingdom.

Our team specifically works on Mens Underwear at this time.

If you would like to help us stop fake Calvin Klein products please send us information to;

info@reportfakes.co.uk

Please send the following information;

  • What product you purchased
  • When you purchased the item
  • Where you purchased the item (if this was online please give the address, and if possible the street address, if you purchased on eBay please give us the user name and their street address if possible)
  • The price you paid for the item
  • The best quality pictures of the items available
  • Any supporting documentation such as invoices
  • Details of why you believe the product to be counterfeit
Please also let us know how you wish to be contacted and if you would like us to pass your details to Trading Standards where appropriate.



Please note Report Fakes is not in any way associated with Calvin Klein or any Trading Standards body in the United Kingdom.