The theme of this site is all about shop around online and where to go, what to see, how much to pay and that sort of thing. The last post was How to Spot a Fake Designer Bag, which by the title is pretty evident what is about, but while that is useful information, its more useful to be looking at where to grab the best shopping bargains online.
For that reason, I’ve started adding some cool code to some of the pages here which displays live eBay page feeds for selected items. Now that may not sound like much of a big deal, but what is a very big deal is that these pages are live and in real time.
That means that instead of going to eBay’s huge website and spending halfr a day searching through all the different categories and sub-categories and a dozen other similar looking pages to find the exact item you’re looking for, you can stay right here and click a page that will take you directly to that specific live eBay auction for exactly the item you want. No searching through tons of unrelated pages, simply go straight there and no hassle!
The eBay pages, as I’ve alrready said are live and in real time - you can prove it to yourself by opening one of the pages, and waiting a couple of minutes, then refresh your page and you’ll see the times change on the auction list before your very eyes! How cool is that!
When you find an item you like the look of (and let’s face it you will find stuff that you cannot resist if they’re going for a song) simply click on it as you would on eBay itself, and you’ll be taken straight to the eBay vendor’s info page where you can bid if its an auction item or “buy now” if its an eBay store item. Its that simple!
The pages with the ebay listings are listed in the right hand column under “Pages”, with easy to follow titles so you’ll know exactly what you’re looking at. And the list of pages will continue to grow over time as I add more pages!
So what are you waiting for?
Terry Didcott | Freedom Writer
Shop Around Online
Here at Shop Around Online, we’ve noticed that there is a scourge of modern shopping that fake designer bags and purses that are being produced cheaply in China and other eastern oriental countries in huge numbers are then being imported into the United States and Europe to be sold in markets and garage sales or car boot sales- and it’s big business.
It’s also highly illegal.
The people who buy each fake designer bag believing they’ve got the real deal are victims of crime. Perhaps they believe they’re getting a good deal on an authentic designer bag, but before long they’ll discover they’ve been duped.
The fake designer bag they just spent their money on is relatively worthless and there is often no way to get their money back. That’s because the criminals that peddle each fake designer bag never stay in one place for very long.
How do these fake designer bags get into the country initially?
One way is that the labels are not attached until each designer bag arrives in the US, or Europe. It’s still legal to import a designer bag if it just mimics a designer bag, as without the label attached the manufacturer can’t be implicated.
All the smugglers have to do is import the fake designer bag without the label and then add it once it has arrived safely in the target country.
Consumers should know how to avoid being hoodwinked by this fake designer bag scam. The best way is to know the difference between a fake designer bag and a real designer bag.
Here’s how.
Firstly, there’s usually a big difference in quality. That because the people who manufacture fake designer bags can’t afford the high quality leather and other materials that a genuine designer bag would be made from. A real genuine Burberry bag will obviously be perfect in every way with the very best leather and perfect stitching. Not to mention the best quality fasteners, buckles and other accessories. So look closely at the materials the bag is made of. Is the leather soft and supple? Look at the quality of the stitching too - is it straight and neat or a little skewed and badly threaded?
Secondly - and this might sound obvious, but you’d be surprised how many people don’t realize - and that’s the price.
A fake designer bag is usually priced much lower than what you’d pay for a real designer bag in a store. The sellers do that to attract bargain hunters. People are easily conned into buying a fake designer bag when they think they’re getting a good deal.
The bottom line is simply: Stop and Think!
As long as you realize that it’s highly unlikely a genuine designer bag, which would normally sell for around a thousand dollars, could be bought at a flea market for one or two hundred dollars.
When the price difference is so great, alarm bells should be going off in your head!
Always remember, if it seems too good to be true - it probably is!
PS: If you want a genuine designer bag at a great price, why not try eBay? See below:
Terry Didcott | Freedom Writer
Shop Around Online