Is this site safe?

Damokc

Has anyone on here ever used www.ioffer.com? i've come across some fairly good looking G-Shock watches on it (Fakes)
http://www.ioffer.com/i/casio-g-shock-watches-electronic-watches-ga-100-1a1d-198783450 but was just wondering if the site is legit....
Sorry if this seems a noob question i've never heard of the site before.

the groutch

seems very similar to donedeal or gumtree, you're dealing with the other buyer and the site won't care if you get scammed.

those ones are from china, and the cheapest G Shocks on amazon are £50, so these are almost certainly fakes (the seller also has "louis vuitton" bags for €50 :rolleyes: ). customs could well seize it as a fake, and leave you out of pocket.

if it looks too good to be true, etc, etc.

Damokc

i know for certain they are fake.but i've never ever had anything opened by customs from stuff i've bought online so why would they open these?
im well aware of fakes online.

tallaghtoutlaws

Damokc wrote: »

i know for certain they are fake.but i've never ever had anything opened by customs from stuff i've bought online so why would they open these?
im well aware of fakes online.

Customs have stepped up their efforts to stop fakes as they are illegal. But like me and you they are human and can't stop everything. If fakes are getting through it is because someone missed them or you got lucky. Just look at the sports forums on here and all of the fake jerseys and apparel getting stopped recently compared to years gone.

But at the end of it Customs are entitled to open every package from outside the EU to check whether its genuine or not.

Damokc

jasus never new things were gone that strict. they have to have suspicions first though to open it?theres something in the back of my head though that wnats a genuine G-Shock...Its just id never come across that ioffer.com before

tallaghtoutlaws

Damokc wrote: »

jasus never new things were gone that strict. they have to have suspicions first though to open it?theres something in the back of my head though that wnats a genuine G-Shock...Its just id never come across that ioffer.com before

For the most part the fact the product comes from Asia is enough for them to open it up. Im sure they look at trends of where parcels come from and have a list of where counterfeits come from. But not only that as its coming from outside the EU it could be opened to verify it is what it says on the label for tax purposes.

antocann

i buy/sell on ioffer , yep its safe , pay by paypal ect , but 90% of stuff on it is knock off , always buy from seller with high feedback ect.....

James__10

antocann wrote: »

i buy/sell on ioffer , yep its safe , pay by paypal ect , but 90% of stuff on it is knock off , always buy from seller with high feedback ect.....

how long does it take for the items to get shipped to Ireland?

antocann

James__10 wrote: »

how long does it take for the items to get shipped to Ireland?

it depends where their shipped from as their is irish sellers uk seller and so on on it , but even from china always select the best shipping and u have stuff in about a week -2 weeks most