See it here;
https://shopping.yahoo.com/news/duped-ebay-buyers-due-millions-in-counterfeit-product-refunds-204207498.html
This jumps out to me the most;
“If a buyer actually discovers they purchased a counterfeit, eBay directs the buyer to return the counterfeit item to the seller for a refund — a violation of US Postal Regulations and Federal Law. Counterfeit products are easily recycled and resold by the seller, and generate eBay transaction fees.”
They go not to claim that if a buyer challenges eBay’s return demand, eBay refuses the refund, allowing just 3-5 days to obtain a manufacturer’s written confirmation. If provided, there is an eBay demand for a destruction of the counterfeit item declaration.
“However, destroying evidence is a crime.”
The Counterfeit Report has a list of suggestions for consumers to follow if they receive a counterfeit item on eBay.
Never return the counterfeit item. It is a violation of US Postal Regulations, Federal Law, and the only evidence for your dispute.
Notify eBay immediately at (866) 540-3229, and open a refund claim under eBay’s Money Back Guarantee.
If eBay doesn’t satisfy your claim, dispute the credit card charge. You have the counterfeit product as proof of your claim and to support the negative feedback you leave for the seller to protect other consumers.
Think of all the items sold now with the Branding “Cree” on the side, when the product does not have genuine Cree inside it.
Maybe this concentration of lawsuits against Ebay and Paypal for this was a big part in them separating the 2 companies?
Anyway, it’s a good read. My money says Ebay will not even acknowledge the Lattice Bright emitter as being fake Cree.
I mean, how would you prove it to them, we know what they are supposed to like and act like but it’s not like the emitter has either name on it.
Cree themselves could testify to the fact, but don’t know where that leaves the end user.
Later,
Keith