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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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Question AUTHENTICITY OF EBAY ITEM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEBI%3AIT&rd=1


H, can someone possibly help me out here, i need to know if this is genuine teamwear....

its meant to be a present for the girlfriend, but i cant find it on swrt.com or prodrive under the merchandise


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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:35 PM
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my instinct would say its genuine but you never know, it could be very good fake.

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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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There was an article on TV recently about EBAY where they bought heaps of branded clothes etc and most of them were fake. They all had the logos etc but it doesnt mean the one your looking at is fake but it made me think twice.
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:42 PM
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i think it could be real as the zip is stamped aswell....alot of fakes dont have branded zips, still could be fake but its a very good fake. buy it!
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:44 PM
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Massive amount of fake clothing on Ebay now.

Even the stuff sold as authentic is usually fake. Problem is you buy the stuff, then complain to the seller that its fake - they wont refund you, so you are pretty much stuck with the item. If you leave them negative feedback they'll simply leave some for you.
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:45 PM
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What does it matter if it is fake or not? As long its good quality and you can't tell it apart from the original, I wouldn't mind paying less for the 'fake'.
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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SWRT change their range every year; even if it's not in this year's catalogue it could well be old stock. I'd say go ahead.
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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i have searched loads of clothing sites now and i cant find it anywhere.

i have already bid on it, but im considering retracting my bid.

for me it would be fine, but as its a present, im just going to buy the one from SWRT shop.

i was just wondering if anyone had seen these for sale anywhere else, or in fact owned on

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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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Seems like it's genuine however word of caution, have a look at the seller's history. They have sold 3 of them already in the last few weeks (although in all fairness, they have received good feedback).

Is it that easy to have a regular supply of "official" Prodrive merchandise
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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Looks genuine to me, it's very well presented. Generally, fraudsters copy designer gear like Ralph Lauren, Gucci etc - I doubt that they would copy prodrive gear as there simply isn't the same mass market for it as the designer labels. If you get it and it's pants, re-list it.
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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YEP i have one,Its 2years old so may not be in the available now from swrt although it definatley was a year or 2 ago.The one on e-bay looks exactly the same although that still donsnt mean its not fake.
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Old Nov 10, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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thanks for the help


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