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Deal of the century? Terres d'Hermes EDP for <$10?  

post #1 of 149
Thread Starter 
So,

I found this on eBay: item # 360417500929

And ordered two...figured for <$10 each, including shipping, what do I have to lose.
post #2 of 149
Bought 2 as well. Doubt they will honor it.
post #3 of 149
I ordered two also. Something is up with this listing (besides the price.) He apparently has 974 testers?
post #4 of 149
Bought 2..We'll see
post #5 of 149
lmfao WTF is going on?
post #6 of 149


post #7 of 149
Sounds too good to be true, but...
post #8 of 149
Bought one as well. We'll see if it arrives...
post #9 of 149
the retail is over $100 and his feedback seems legit.
post #10 of 149
Although it's very clear, many people don't seem to understand that there is a difference between eau de parfum and parfum.

Terre d'Hermes doesn't come in an eau de parfum concentration. It is available as an eau de toilette or a parfum (pure perfume).

But I'm sure that what he's selling is legitimate. There are tons of tester bottles out there and people often just want to get them sold as soon as possible.
post #11 of 149
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Originally Posted by pluran View Post

Although it's very clear, many people don't seem to understand that there is a difference between eau de parfum and parfum.

Terre d'Hermes doesn't come in an eau de parfum concentration. It is available as an eau de toilete or a parfum (pure perfume).

wait so you think its fishy?
post #12 of 149
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Originally Posted by Vince23heat View Post

wait so you think its fishy?

No. He's just calling it an eau de parfum when it's actually a parfum. People do it all the time.

Edit: Just noticed that he's calling it a parfum in the item specifics.
post #13 of 149
I just purchased some Caron PdH from this same vendor 2 weeks ago and all went well (4.2oz for $20.95), but this certainly seems like a mistake/misprint. I ordered 2 also just to see what happens.
post #14 of 149
ohhhh i see. well i jumped on it and bought 2. hope its true so i can just resell
post #15 of 149
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Originally Posted by pluran View Post

Although it's very clear, many people don't seem to understand that there is a difference between eau de parfum and parfum.

Terre d'Hermes doesn't come in an eau de parfum concentration. It is available as an eau de toilete or a parfum (pure perfume).

But I'm sure that what he's selling is legitimate. There are tons of tester bottles out there and people often just want to get them sold as soon as possible.

Yeah i know what you mean but its actually labeled both ways - pure parfum and eau de parfum. top of cap and box say pure parfum yet bottom of the bottle says eau de parfum

edit nevermind... its labeled pure parfum
post #16 of 149
BTW its probably an error, should be interesting if they honor it.
post #17 of 149
On ebay, I once bought 3 samples of what I thought would be the parfum strength of TdH. It clearly said "parfum" in the listing too. To my disappointment, it was for the edt strength. Just a drawback of eBay I guess. Nonetheless, 10 bucks for TdH testers, regardless of whether it's parfum or not, is a pretty good deal.
post #18 of 149
Seems the seller must have made a mistake on the listing price, we'll find out if the price is honored or not. Hope you guys don't beat him up too bad on the feedback if not
post #19 of 149
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Originally Posted by Bachatu Man View Post

Yeah i know what you mean but its actually labeled both ways - pure parfum and eau de parfum. top of cap and box say pure parfum yet bottom of the bottle says eau de parfum


Guerlain?
post #20 of 149
actually you're right i have some random pics not labeled. i am sure terre d'hermes has eau de parfum somewhere, let me check .

edit scratch that it is labeled consistently pure perfume .... on terre de hermes label is on the side
post #21 of 149
Looks like the guy's missed an 8 off the beginning of the price. I suspect it should be 89.79. The first purchase from December went through at about that price.

Hopefully he will honour the orders.
post #22 of 149
look at the item specifics:

Quote:
Description: \tTerre D'Hermes Parfum by Hermes for Men 2.5 oz EDP!! TESTER
Fragrance Type: \t
Size: \t2.5
Brand: \tHermes
SKU: \tHER-TER-25-M-EDP
Fragrance Name: \tTerre D'Hermes Parfum
Gender \tMen
Bottle Type: \tSpray
Packaging: \tTester
Concentration: \tEau De Parfum (EDP)
Year Introduced: \t
Scent Life: \t
Scent Strength: \t

100% AUTHENTIC BRAND NEW

RETAIL PRICE 115.00

YOU PAY WHOLESALE PRICE $35.90

looks like he was trying to sell at $35.90?
post #23 of 149
quantity 945??
post #24 of 149
haha this shit is hilarious. im looking at purchase history and one person bought 10 bottles. The seller is getting murdered right now. 54 sold in like 10 minutes
post #25 of 149
That's what happens when things like this are posted on Basenotes...

If this is real and not canceled by the seller (can they do that?), I wonder if the bottles are the limited edition bottles as pictured...
post #26 of 149
Hope it all goes well for all of you who purchased it.
post #27 of 149
If the seller cancels the transactions he's gonna get blasted with A LOT of negative feedback.
post #28 of 149
i believe that sellers on ebay are obligated to sell items that they list
post #29 of 149
Thread Starter 
Well, if I was the seller and wanted to sell off ~900 odd testers, I'd embrace the opportunity and publicity. And, well, if he does wind-up canceling these orders, you can rest assured his feedback will reflect such an oversight.
post #30 of 149
Just bought one too. Too funny. It indeed must be a mistake, but for that price I'll risk it. Thanks for the heads' up. :-)
post #31 of 149
Poor guy.. he is screwed either way

(Ordered 1)
post #32 of 149
Poor seller. If they honor the purchases, they will lose hundreds, if not thousands of dollars for underselling the item. If they don't honor it, he will get lots of negative feedback from vendetta seeking buyers resulting in a bad buyer rating and thus preventing any further sales. The seller will then have no income to pay for his mortgage or children's schooling. He will likely have to sell his house for well below market value just to have enough money for food and motel rental fees until he gets back on his feet. Unfortunately, his wife will leave him for his coworker (who ironically happens to be an avid wearer of Terre D'Hermes Parfum and subsequently bought 25 bottles from the seller who mislabeled the price at roughly a tenth of it's market value). Spiraling out of control, the seller will then be forced to sell blood and bone marrow just to have money for food. Driven by depression he will likely turn to drugs, methemphetamine in particular. Within 6 month he will appear to have aged 20 years and won't remember how to spell his own name. People who pass him by will look on in disgust as he eats scraps of food thrown away in garbage bins. He may even run into his ex-wife and ex-coworker (who is still smelling of TDH) who will feel no sympathy for the fate that has befallen him due to his pricing error that fateful day on eBay. It all could have been prevented had one basenoter not discovered his error and amassed an armada of other buyers looking for a good deal on multiple bottles of that dry orange peel goodness. Ultimately it is the seller's fault for not bothering to check his price to make sure it was correct.

Either that or the prices are correct and everyone ends up happy
post #33 of 149
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by mesaboogie View Post

Poor seller. If they honor the purchases, they will lose hundreds, if not thousands of dollars for underselling the item. If they don't honor it, he will get lots of negative feedback from vendetta seeking buyers resulting in a bad buyer rating and thus preventing any further sales. The seller will then have no income to pay for his mortgage or children's schooling. He will likely have to sell his house for well below market value just to have enough money for food and motel rental fees until he gets back on his feet. Unfortunately, his wife will leave him for his coworker (who ironically happens to be an avid wearer of Terre D'Hermes Parfum and subsequently bought 25 bottles from the seller who mislabeled the price at roughly a tenth of it's market value). Spiraling out of control, the seller will then be forced to sell blood and bone marrow just to have money for food. Driven by depression he will likely turn to drugs, methemphetamine in particular. Within 6 month he will appear to have aged 20 years and won't remember how to spell his own name. People who pass him by will look on in disgust as he eats scraps of food thrown away in garbage bins. He may even run into his ex-wife and ex-coworker (who is still smelling of TDH) who will feel no sympathy for the fate that has befallen him due to his pricing error that fateful day on eBay. It all could have been prevented had one basenoter not discovered his error and amassed an armada of other buyers looking for a good deal on multiple bottles of that dry orange peel goodness. Ultimately it is the seller's fault for not bothering to check his price to make sure it was correct.

Either that or the prices are correct and everyone ends up happy

Wow...I almost feel bad now. Almost.
post #34 of 149
see what happens when you sniff too much iso E super?

cautionary tale.
post #35 of 149
Wonder if he has any Guerlain Derby...
post #36 of 149
Dogpile! lol
post #37 of 149
How does one confuse $35.90 with $9.79?

Current number sold is 82. I wonder how many will sell before he sees what has happened.
post #38 of 149
lolz ebay will probably ban him if he cancels this many orders
post #39 of 149
the seller is gonna get the last laugh.

those bottles are full of horse urine and high fructose corn syrup.
post #40 of 149
Wow, thanks for the post. Yammani is very legit, they also sell a lot on Amazon. The "Top rated Seller" is very much prized among ebay sellers, and that will be stripped from them if these orders do not go through. I purchased 2, I wouldn't be surprised if they honored the reasonable orders and cancelled the orders for 10! A couple of Slick Dealers must have picked up on it.
post #41 of 149
hmm thinking about clicking to buy a few more on top of my 2
post #42 of 149
People.. don't be greedy. I ordered one and I'd be EXTREMELY happy if that goes through.
post #43 of 149
Is it possible that the seller's eBay account was hacked and the hacker plans to leave with the money without honoring the orders or giving a refund? Sometimes, that's the reason for cheap listings on eBay.
post #44 of 149
Funny thing is, if the OP hadn't posted this thread he might actually have had a chance of getting his bottle. Now that everyone is ordering no one will get it.
post #45 of 149
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Originally Posted by Ete View Post

Funny thing is, if the OP hadn't posted this thread he might actually have had a chance of getting his bottle. Now that everyone is ordering no one will get it.

Hahaha, very good point.
post #46 of 149
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Originally Posted by xiuxia View Post

the seller is gonna get the last laugh.

those bottles are full of horse urine and high fructose corn syrup.

Actually, even if they are fakes (which I don't believe, for what it's worth) when you take the cost of shipping Priority Mail as stated in the ad, the pick and pack charges and the eBay fees you pretty much are already at the full selling price. They would lose money even on a fake!
post #47 of 149
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Originally Posted by CaliDude View Post

Is it possible that the seller's eBay account was hacked and the hacker plans to leave with the money without honoring the orders or giving a refund? Sometimes, that's the reason for cheap listings on eBay.

That is never the reason for cheap listings. Paypal withholds the money until everything is cleared.
post #48 of 149
Good luck to those who chanced it. I think they break even at the $35.90 price so I highly doubt the seller will honor that many orders. Fact is, nobody is willing to take such a big hit so satisfy customers. Its clearly a mistake and we all know this. Just like the scentedmonkey- $4 livejazz mistake a few months back but on a bigger scale. The question is, how many will leave a negative if the sale doesnt go through?
post #49 of 149
I hope this goes through, but it is very odd that they would list 999 bottles of TdT testers. Big mistake somewhere
post #50 of 149
Quote:
Actually, even if they are fakes (which I don't believe, for what it's worth) when you take the cost of shipping Priority Mail as stated in the ad, the pick and pack charges and the eBay fees you pretty much are already at the full selling price. They would lose money even on a fake!

+1

i agree, was just trying to get a laugh. It's my favorite fragrance right now like it is yours. If it actually comes in the mail i'm going to be so excited i'll probably drink some and dance a jig. and it's the Parfum! Yay!
post #51 of 149
I can say with honesty that I won't leave negative feedback. I just wouldn't be able to do that.
post #52 of 149
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Originally Posted by xiuxia View Post

+1

i agree, was just trying to get a laugh. It's my favorite fragrance right now like it is yours. If it actually comes in the mail i'm going to be so excited i'll probably drink some and dance a jig. and it's the Parfum! Yay!

Yeah, me too. The seller is going to have to add a "No Basenotes Bidders" policy in future. ;-)
post #53 of 149
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Originally Posted by Dean44 View Post

I can say with honesty that I won't leave negative feedback. I just wouldn't be able to do that.

I definitely won't leave negative feedback either. I'll risk $10 for a chance at a $90 fragrance. I wonder if this dude has realized what happened?
post #54 of 149
as a buyer, you're wasting my time if you cancel the order.. business.. nothing personal
post #55 of 149
LOL brutal
post #56 of 149
Well, what the heck...I bought 2 also.
post #57 of 149
where did you guys see the 900+ quantity ??? it just keeps turning over a quantity of 10...he's at 124 bottles sold...
This guy is a great seller too...wow.
post #58 of 149
LOL! You guys are a bad influence... I just purchased one too.

I've bought from this seller before. The mistake is probably that it's a 2.5 ml ,rather than oz. in size.

I've purchased many full bottles on e-bay for under $10 but on this particular purchase.......we'll see.
post #59 of 149
[QUOTE=>BOOMER

If you put in 1000 for quantity to order, it will default the amt down to what is left. Add that to the sold amount = 999
post #60 of 149
You can also just Watch the Item and it tells you how many are available. Currently 857.
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