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0 pointsryanjshaw2y ago0 comments

Why would determining the counterfeit status of the returned item delay the refund process?

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rtpg2y ago

Because they don’t want to give you money for a counterfeit, then have you disappear?

Ah so scammers are ordering real products, paying full price, and returning counterfeit products that cost them less than the real product, getting a refund on the full real product price then selling or keeping the real product - got it!

If the scammers keep the real item, they effectively get a real product at counterfeit prices. If they sell it, they make the difference between real and counterfeit in profit less shipping.

stouset2y ago

Yep. And counterfeits are good enough that you need dedicated personnel to be able to confirm high-value returns are legitimate and not knock-offs.

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rtpg2y ago

That seems to be the idea from what I see. I really have no idea how this all works in practice though.

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rtpg2y ago

Because they don’t want to give you money for a counterfeit, then have you disappear?

ryanjshawOP2y ago

If the scammers keep the real item, they effectively get a real product at counterfeit prices. If they sell it, they make the difference between real and counterfeit in profit less shipping.

stouset2y ago

Yep. And counterfeits are good enough that you need dedicated personnel to be able to confirm high-value returns are legitimate and not knock-offs.

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rtpg2y ago

That seems to be the idea from what I see. I really have no idea how this all works in practice though.

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