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Fusion Blades on eBay
JDog:
I have purchased Ebay blades for the Fusion. They were supplied by a highly regarded seller with 100% good feedback here in OZ. He posted the serial numbers of the blades on the sale page.
Buy from a reputable seller and you have nothing to be worried about. Ebay take scam artists very seriously.
j_the_p:
JDog, that's excellent. I'm glad you found a reputable seller.
The problem with ebay and the reason people can sell counterfeit product and still have high feedback ratings is that buyers are scared to leave negative feedback for fear of retaliatory negatives on their own feedback score. Ebay is fixing that though. Starting in May, sellers will no longer be able to leave negative feedback for buyers, but buyers can still leave negs for sellers.
waliguy:
Re: Blades in Bulk from Ebay or anywhere else?
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2008, 09:18:29 PM »
Tim, it's a major league problem with the Ebay fakes. The guys here buying Gillette replacement blades off Ebay need to be very careful. I've read as much as 75-80% of the stuff listed on Gillette replacement blades is fake.
This is part of a statement from Richard K. Willard, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
for The Gillette Company, before the Committee on the Judiciary (United States Senate) from March 23, 2004:
The magnitude of the problem at Gillette alone is staggering. Our lawyers are working alongside law enforcement agencies worldwide to identify and arrest counterfeiters. Recently in China, over the span of one week, we seized more than 1.5 million fake Gillette products that were destined for France, Russia, South America, the Middle East, and English-speaking nations. In one province, we seized a substantial amount of fake packaging for several of our products. In another, we recovered 100,000 counterfeit razor blades, 400,000 fake disposable razors, more than one million counterfeit Duracell batteries, and 40,000 fake Oral-B toothbrushes. Again, all of this is in just one week, in just two Chinese provinces, and involving just Gillette’s products. Imagine how much bigger the problem is for all U.S. manufacturers and for manufacturers around the world.
Here's another story - Reuters, September 2007:
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two Chinese brothers have been charged with making 160,000 fake "Gillette" razor blades, the latest in a series of product and piracy scandals to hit the country.
The brothers, surnamed Zhang, were accused of assembling Gillette Mach 3 razor blades at home with family members without the permission from Gillette (China), Xinhua news agency said Wednesday, quoting prosecutors in Wenzhou in Zhejiang province.
Authorities raided the home on July 4 last year, confiscating more than 30,000 blades. More than 120,000 blades had been transported to Shanghai, according to the brothers' statement, Xinhua said.
"It is estimated the counterfeits were worth about 2.54 million yuan ($336,000) based on the average market price in Wenzhou," it said.
Pirated goods ranging from drugs and designer bags to golf clubs and DVDs have become a major source of friction between Beijing and Washington.
So before you think you're getting some amazing deal on Ebay on the replacement blades, think twice.
Just a repost of mine, from January 1, in case anyone missed it. Ebay fakes are out there...lots of 'em. j_the_p...appreciate your work in this area keeping people informed.
Tyler:
j_the_p, based on your site I was able to determine if my Fusions that I bought off Ebay were real or not. It looks like they're real! WOOOHOO!!
RICKYBOBBY74:
after reading this post i had already won an auction for 80 power fusion blades for about $143 + free shipping! it ended up being legit and i'm set for a looooong time! if anyone wants the name of the seller(just in case they have more blades to sell) pm me
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