Fake Montblancs On Ebay Again

[parban]

Some sellers with zero feedback ratings are selling fake Montblancs ---the goldplated solitaire 144 version --repeatedly. One has fetched a good price also. They are now changing the converter to fool. The nibs and the sections clearly reveal their real worth though.

 

Something must be done to stop this practice.

 

My thanks and regards to all.

 

[jar]

Okay, but what should be done to stop that practice?

[SL_BRABUS]

If you see something like that, You could report to ebay & they will take if off the listing.....

[Charles Rice]

Come on! Ebay would not be Ebay without fakes.

 

Sorry, but they will never go away.

[meiers]

Okay, but what should be done to stop that practice?

I don't have the foggiest idea.

[Pravda]

I was looking at S.T. Dupont lighters the other day. I noticed that there were fakes, but the sellers market them as S.T. Memorial.

 

That is to say, I don't mind copies/clones (if that's what you want to spend your money on or suits your budget) as long as the seller isn't trying to rip you off with the price of an original and clearly tells you that it is not genuine.

 

So, I think eBay should in fact act to stop theft/stealing/fraud but not necessarily the sale of fakes.

[Chrissy]

Montblanc should be removing them, but they aren't very good at the job.

 

In my experience, ebay rarely take any notice of reports, and even if they do, the cheap fakes have been sold by the time they do anything.

[parban]

Yes, I reported against one fake and ebay did just nothing!

 

Montblanc fakes cost only around 30 US $ and the price reduces drastically if purchased in bulk. These fakes are being sold at around 300 US $ "with box and papers"!!!!!

 

If all aware report against them, ebay may do something. Otherwise theses will continue to be sold as originals and many will be robbed.

 

Other side of the coin is also there. Some customer had got one original, reported is as fake and when asked to return, returned a fake MB and got full refund.This I knew from one seller's description.

 

So the problem is serious enough. Penlovers purchase pens at high prices and they at least need some protection. Its applicable to the genuine sellers too.

 

So reporting aginst whenever fake is seen and making all known buyers aware are only two possible strategies.

 

BTW I dont think piston filling models have been faked as thats a difficult task. So opting for piston fillers may be one way of saving oneself free while buying.

 

My thanks and regards to all.

[jar]

 

BTW I dont think piston filling models have been faked as thats a difficult task. So opting for piston fillers may be one way of saving oneself free while buying.

 

My thanks and regards to all.

 

Don't count on that for long.

 

First, piston fillers are not more difficult to make, no harder than faking piston fill converters which is very common. Piston fill pens are also sold that are very inexpensive and genuine; the Reform 1745 is a great example.

[tamiya]

are we talking of fakes that actually say "Mont Blanc" on them? with fake papers & fake boxes?

[jar]

are we talking of fakes that actually say "Mont Blanc" on them? with fake papers & fake boxes?

Quite often with all of those and even fake converters stamped Montblanc.

[BrandonA]

These threads bore me as they offer nothing to the forum that 100s of other threads have also failed to offer.

 

You get all sorts of fake things from all sorts of places. You need to do research before buying and then you should be ok.

[Jordan N]

The only thing you can do is to purchase from authorized dealers, or if buying second hand, ask for the original receipt. Also, use common sense, who will sell brand new (never inked) pen that cost $700 for $300?

[parban]

On ebay sometimes very costly pens sell at around 300 US$.

 

Also, all these models are not always available with all dealers as these have been discontinued.

[MBfan80]

@parban

 

Do you think this one is original?

 

http://www.ebay.es/itm/182210528499?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[Chrissy]

@parban

 

Do you think this one is original?

 

http://www.ebay.es/itm/182210528499?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

No it isn't and the card, booklet & box next to it prove that

[Chrissy]

Even if one didn't know that the leather Boheme pen wasn't produced in that colour....

[parban]

Sorry, only fountain pens I try to identify. And I am not a PhD on this.

Regards

[Jordan N]

On ebay sometimes very costly pens sell at around 300 US$.

 

Also, all these models are not always available with all dealers as these have been discontinued.

 

Then simply ask for the original receipt. My experience is that usually you get what you pay for.

[Ray_NEMBFV]

Ebay by it's nature will not give you a method or means to report fakes. Even when you've purchased them. You have to resolve it with the seller. If it escalates beyond that, it's more of a paypal refund issue. But there is no function to report counterfeits or fakes and/or it's extremely difficult to do.....