Buying & Selling Thru Ebay & Other Auctions/chanel handbags

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Expert: Rob James - 12/24/2007


Question
how can you tell if a chanel handbag is authentic.  are all handbags made in france or are some made in italy?

Answer
Hello,

I am not sure where all of the particular handbags are manufactured. For that information you may want to contact Chanel directly. If you are looking to buy a handbag on eBay, there has been a lot of concern over the selling of fake handbags.

Overall, eBay does a pretty good job in eliminating the fraudulent sellers. However, some do get through and get away with selling those bags. The best advice I can offer in this area would be to look closely at the feedback of the seller to determine their credibility. If they have a large positive feedback score for selling the type of item you are looking for then you should feel confident in dealing with that vendor. On the other hand, if the seller has little or no feedback, or they have some negatives, it may be best to look elsewhere. Be sure to examine the comments left by buyers and pay close attention to the items that were being sold. If a seller has 200 feedback for the last month but only one was for a handbag, they probably don't have a lot of experience in that area. I would look elsewhere.

The key here is research. Spend a little time looking at the details of past auctions and you should have no problem finding a seller who has what you want and is reputable.

I hope this helps!
Rob

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Hi there! After being a member of the eBay "community" for the past ten years, I have decided to look elsewhere to sell my items. Ebay has, and will agiain in the next month, instituted rediculous policies and fee increases that are not beneficial to the small seller. They are positioning themselves to be another site such as Amazon and are forcing sellers to reduce or eliminate shipping charges (even when they must pay to ship items) as well as preventing the acceptence of checks or money orders as payment. This is all geared to improve eBay's bottom line. I will still be happy to help answer most any question you may have regarding the buying and selling experience on eBay based on my experiences. However, I am looking at sites such as ebid.net that are much more favorable to us small sellers and buyers. You may want to check them out as well.

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I've been an active member on eBay for almost ten years. I started buying and selling as a hobby and turned it into a business that I ran from home for a time.

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Nothing special here. Some college. Went to work in the computer industry when the PC was just rolling out to the desktops of the world. I'm streetsmart and self taught in most things I know. Especially with eBay and online selling.

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