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Re: High Street v online prices

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There's a world of difference between some products leaking onto Amazon directly and it being normal practice. Even major retail outlets occasionally have some fakes entering the procurement route.
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8% is not the occasional leak.

The US Courts found Amazon liable this year, there is a move to do so here.
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Re: High Street v online prices

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8% is not the occasional leak.

The US Courts found Amazon liable this year, there is a move to do so here.
8% of trade goods or 8% of turnover. That makes a huge difference as does where in the world trade took place.
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24-12-2019, 03:50 PM
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Re: High Street v online prices

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Well they might be these these are not fakes these are Faber Castell a reknown maker of artists materials .
I know of Faber Castell.
But, but less than half the price, I'd be a little surprised if they were the real thing.
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Yes I was surprised but they are not fakes .
Amazon would not condone fake Faber -Castell too well known.
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Folks not heard of manufacturing over-runs and how they are disposed of? Or wholesale distributors inventory clearances? There's a lot of businesses that exist to handle such things into the "grey" marketplace. It's all kosher stuff but released under certain terms such as an embargo on when it can be released into the irregular wholesale market and from there into irregular retail markets such as (for one) eBay.

OK a Rolex for a couple of hundred squid is obviously going to probably be a bit naughty but a Cross pen for a tenner rather than £60+ is probably going to be 100% legit.
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I have got them and they are definitely not fakes .
Will see how I get on with them

 
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