Buying from China

Ianpgml

Hi,
I think I made the classic mistake of, if it looks to good to be true it is to good to be true ! I bought a jacket from China and I think it was a con. They sent me the mails they even sent me the mails after I paid along with the tracking number to track my purchase but you got it when I go into EMS the nuber doesn't seem to work. I paid by credit card and I know it's doubt full that I'll get my money back but is there any chance this might still be sent to me or am I just fooling myself ?

dudara

Moved to Online Buying & Auctions

dudara

Ianpgml

Not to sure what you mean dudura ? I am new to this !

jor el

The thread has been moved to the Online Buying & Auctions forum.

First step is contact the company and ask them to confirm the tracking number. If that fails, tell them to refund your money. If they don't do that, then contact your bank and ask about a charge back.

If the price is too good to be true, then it is. There should be no doubt in your mind that this is either counterfeit goods, or a scam.

Ianpgml

Thanks jor el, I've sent the mail to them but I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if they reply because of time difference. I spoke to the bank and they told me that I have to wait 30 days first before they will persue it.

antocann

their is always a delay on the tracking numbers on the ems website ,
their usualy available a week after their sent

Ianpgml

You might be right, I did get a mail back from the company telling me their not fake and that they will look into it just to give them a little time, so hopefully it will be sent by next week ! i don't mind it taking its time getting here as long as it does get here and is not a fictional buy !

antocann

Ianpgml wrote: »

You might be right, I did get a mail back from the company telling me their not fake and that they will look into it just to give them a little time, so hopefully it will be sent by next week ! i don't mind it taking its time getting here as long as it does get here and is not a fictional buy !

if u wanna pm me the site , ill check it out for you ,

Ianpgml

Hi antocann, I had a mail from them this morning telling me that the goods were seized by customs and they can only refund 60% of my money so this is a scam !

jor el

Buying unbelievably cheap clothing from China is always going to be counterfeit. Counterfeit items can and often are seized by customs, either on entry here or even before leaving China. It doesn't mean it's a scam, it just means you were caught out while doing something illegal, and now you pay the price for that.

Buying counterfeit items is illegal, so your bank may not even investigate your charge back request, if you go down that route.

Ianpgml

What you say is right, however these sites don't have a big sign saying come buy some counterfeit goods ! They tell you there the real thing and before you say you should check out the site completely before using it I'm sure the majority of people who buy on line don't do this as the majority of sites no one has a problem with.

jor el

You said yourself that the price was too cheap to believe, so therefore no one should believe it.

China and cheap = fake. Anyone that thinks otherwise is kidding themselves.

Ianpgml

Your right jor el however amazon were selling the jackets at the same price just not in my size so I got roped into believing that maybe others were doing the same. More fool me !

jor el

Amazon, or a seller on Amazon Marketplace? This is one to watch out for, as you could be buying from someone that ships from China (or anywhere), and not from Amazon at all. Much like eBay, but generally less tat and knock off crap.

If they were the same price as genuine items on Amazon, then you were really conned for the knock off stuff. You should pursue the charge back option, but given that it was seized by customs as counterfeit, I'm not sure how far the bank will intervene.

Maybe take the 60% being offered, and try the bank for the remainder. If you don't, and the bank won't help, then you'll get nothing at all.

Ianpgml

Hi jor el,
The company that was to send me the jacket have claimed once again that the jacket is real but that the problem with customs is the export tax costs even more than the jacket and this is why they are holding the jacket which the company are refusing to pay, well this is what they are telling me ! The best they will give me back is 70% but they say that's it that their keeping the 30% for there own costs !

the groutch

If you haven't already done so, I think you might be best to take the 70% and bite the bullet.

Ianpgml

Already did, leason learned, knowing my luck if I had even got the jacket it probably wouldn't have fit !

antocann

Ianpgml wrote: »

Hi jor el,
The company that was to send me the jacket have claimed once again that the jacket is real but that the problem with customs is the export tax costs even more than the jacket and this is why they are holding the jacket which the company are refusing to pay, well this is what they are telling me ! The best they will give me back is 70% but they say that's it that their keeping the 30% for there own costs !

with that reply i actualy think u are being scammed op
i have recieved many thing from china and the tax is usualy always paid buy the buyer , and when its in ireland


check the tracking number again they sent you it would sho on the postel service site that you chose and will state why it aint bein gdeliverd if it is real

lolc

Hey i was wondering if anyone could help me i ordered three dresses from a chinese website in november they were all part of the one order two of the dresses arrived before christmas and the third one there is still no sign and it says it was the one that was sent first the dress must be lost but i don't know what i can do the website have said that i have to be patient but this seems a bit much the dresses were paid through paypal so is there anything i could do?