fake? - chanel allure homme sport (pics inside)

Hi all, first let me say I wish I was making my first post because of other, nicer circumstances.

Now, I decided to buy Chanle Allure Homme Sport and since, like everything in my country, it's 2 times more expensive I decided to go online. Couldn't find it anywhere except, you guessed it eBay. The price was 67,50$ and since I saw on chanel.com it costs 72$ I figured that's an OK price and not too good to be true. The item was advertised as genuine, brand new with cellophane wrapping, etc. The seller was communicative and I figured it was all OK.

So, after 10 days the item arrived. On the outside looked perfect, wrapped neatly and everything looked fine. Pics:



Inside...the bottle showed some signs of ware. It still seems authentic, even though I never had this perfume so I can't judge. It has some small scratches on it, very minor, and the "O" on sport was a little bit jaded. See pic.



Also, there was some signs of ware on the cap, as well as a noticeable scratch on the bottom of it.



I said OK, so maybe it was opened, tried a little and put back in. I can live with that. However, after using the perfume, I was shocked to see the longevity of the fragrance was really poor and that is my biggest gripe. I put 2 sprays on the neck, three on the chest, one on each wrist and after 2h, I can't smell absolutely nothing. I read everywhere that the longevity of this perfume was anywhere between 6-10h.

I took some pics of the nozzle and bottom of the bottle. I was under the impression there should be a serial number on the bottle but I can't see one.




Can anyone who has this perfume give a verdict, does this look authentic? I'm really pissed because with shipping this cost around 85$.

Cheers!

Thanks for the quick reply.

Nope, there is absolutely nothing on the back of the bottle.

Nope, there's nothing like that on the bottle. It's all clear on the back.

Perhaps this is a tester...still doesn't explain why it lasts so short.

Damn..that sucks so much.

I just checked shipping costs to send it back...it's like 35$, which means 35$ lost. I doubt eBay will refund that to me if I win the dispute.

I have already left positive feedback though. I was away when it came by post and my Mom received it(sad it looked good) and I left positive feedback(like a fool). I can still follow up on the feedback to warn others or file a dispute.

What's the best way to proceed, file a dispute right away or try and contact the seller?

Thanks for the help, I just sent him a message. Will let you know how it all goes.

Sorry for the inconvenience

We are willing to give you full refund (without shipping fee), If you return the item.

that was their reply. I told them I won't have it, losing 30$ for something which was not my fault. I warned them they're abusing eBay policies and if they require the item back, they need to pay for the shipping.

No, the shipping when I bought it was around 14$.

It would cost me around 30$ to send it back to the seller. Like I said, everything is more expensive in my country, including postage expenses. The seller wants me to pay for the return of the item, in order to give me a refund...I would accept that if I made a mistake, if I ordered something wrong, etc. But it's his fault, he sold me a fake, so he should carry that expense.

Yes, that's what I was thinking as well. Why would he want it back when it's obviously fake. I'm certain now because I sprayed my just my one wrist twice yesterday, just for testing, after 2h I could smell absolutely nothing even if I put my nose right on it. Even 4 times cheaper smells can be felt after that...

I opened a dispute "item not as decribed" on eBay and wrote pretty much everything we summed up here; reasons why I think it's fake and provided pics of the shady looking/damaged bottle. I am giving the seller the benefit of a doubt in case he was a victim of a scam, but I am not interested in paying for the return shipment. I contacted the seller before the purchase, he assured me it was authentic, I payed immediately so I have really done no wrong here..he can not request me to pay to send it back.

What do you guys think, should I follow up on my feedback immediately or wait till this is resolved?

And thank again for all the help and for the welcome, you guys are really great.

Good news! We let the seller know the item wasn't as described, and the seller issued you a full refund. This case is now closed.

Refund information:
A full refund of $80.95 was issued on Dec 15, 2010. The refund includes the purchase price plus original shipping.

Just received this message!

I received a confirmation e-mail by PayPal as well. How does this refund work, will it be reduced from my credit card bill or will it go to my PayPal account? The balance of the account is 0 but the payment is refunded, I guess they will just reduce the amount on my next credit card statement.

Indeed. But damn, it's a really good looking counterfeit...incredible how much effort goes into those. Too bad they don't put the same effort in the scent.

I just checked on some local forums, refunds are given towards the credit card and my next statement should be reduced by that amount.

Once again a big THANK YOU to all of you. You've been a huge help and if it weren't for you, I'd be stuck with a perfume that has weaker longevity than an Old Spice deodorant.

Yeah, I really had my heart set on this Allure Sport. And I can't seem to find it anywhere online that ships internationally...only eBay and I'm not eager to try my luck there again. I think I'll try some local store, maybe they sell testers a little cheaper.

Or I'll switch my choice to something else...but I can't decide what.

Thanks for the suggestion, will definitely bookmark those sites.

Beautive has it for 86$ with free shipping, that's a decent price, but it's unboxed/marked. WHat does that mean?