Real VS Fake OUD WOOD: Why I'm NOT Buying Fragrances on eBay Anymore (Unless it's Verified)

[@grahamhall247]

Why does eBay continue to have these kinds of fraudulent sellers on its site? eBay has been going for a number of years now, you would think they would be more knowledgeable about fraud!

[@gstapleton]

Today I got scammed by a seller on the Mercari site for a 100 ml bottle of Oud Wood. Now I freakin have to go through a song and dance just to get my money back. When looking online to do my comparison of real to fake, every check was ticked on how fake my bottle was. Sooooo mad!!

[@undedmunky]

I feel for you. I'll keep that site in mind. There are plenty of good sample and discount sites I got from the Perfume Guy and I've had good success with Maxaroma, Fragrancenet, scentsplit, aedes. Good luck, I hope you get your money back!

[@marcatkinson5187]

Mercari is literally the worst when something goes wrong.

[@ra4872]

Thank you for the video Jason. I bought 50 ml TF Oud Wood. Packaging looks fine but the smell doesn't stay longer than two hours. I suspect somehow it's also fake. Can you help with that too ?

[@undedmunky]

The smell on mine was slightly off. This scent doesn't have very long lasting power so if you're only using 1 or 2 sprays it could be real. If you bought from a reputable vendor and it smells like the fragrance then I'd say ya this one is known to be lacking in longevity. I spray extra on my clothes to make it last longer.

[@dimelo8826]

The fakes now have the perfect texture on box, the correct font and doesn’t rub off, better caps similar sprayer. Very frustrating. Makes you not want to open it to find out the smell is cheap and you have a fake. What I noticed is the back of box where it shows the recycle and flammable sign, it has a square surrounding the flame which some KZbinrs say the real does not have the square. But I seen on eBay supposed “authentics with the square and by comparison, the apparent fakes have the exact bottle and boxes of the real ones but has the square around the flame logo. Can the fakes be this well made and only have that discrepancy as indicating of being real? Or were some real Tom fords manufactured at one point did have that square logo? Beyond frustrating to not know if you have a fake or not. eBay needs to authenticate fragrances now

[@thefreestylefrEaK]

I gave up on Ebay and Paypal ten years ago after being burned multiple times. I don't buy ANYTHING online. I get everything I want locally even if it means I have to go with alternatives, and I've been just fine.

[@steveg8707]

Happened to me too. The guy had great reviews. Was on the platform a long time … but i just ran in to this video and i noticed that the sprayer was different. The fake had a dior like pressurized sprayer

[@undedmunky]

Sorry to hear that, I hope you got your money back!

[@steveg8707]

@@undedmunky its a really really good fake tho. I can use it as a body spray and have the real one my neck

[@JohmathanBSwift]

Sorry this happened to you.

[@undedmunky]

Thank you, ebay helped me get my money back after a couple appeals!

[@mikeprice8307]

Is the smell different?

[@jml4000]

Another big tell is how it comes out of the atomizer. The atomizer on a real bottle will give you just a little spittle. If it blows out like Snoop Dog hitting a blunt, then it's definitely a fake.

[@guerwu30xd._.60]

How do I know if an account is verified?

[@shave-a-thon3415]

Why would you take a chance and even buy it from a discounter rather than Macy's? When Macy's has their 15% off sales, you can often get another 15% off from a cashback site. The net price would be about $40 to $50 more than a discounter, but at least you have peace of mind that you're buying from an authorized seller of Tom Ford.

[@undedmunky]

We all make and hopefully learn from our mistakes

[@prostyler2]

Funny how ebay thinks it cool, just cuz they refund. Selling fakes is a crime unless you're a billionaire.

[@mikeprice8307]

You just helped me realize I e been ripped of by $600. I bout 3 of these 3.2oz oud wood tobacco oud and lost cherry off ebay but it's wayy to late to do anything

[@undedmunky]

Wow, really sorry to hear that, at least it won't happen again now. I always have good experiences with Max Aroma and they often have tom ford discounts. I will never purchase from ebay again unless it's a small sample I can't find elsewhere

[@Michael-ww4wl]

How is the scent and performance difference?

[@undedmunky]

Has similar scent profile but didn't smell good in my opinion. I won't wear it even though it was returned to me after getting my refund. Performance of the real oud wood is at least 4-8 hours of peak scent and this didn't even last 2 hours at most

[@deelewis8061]

The numbers at the bottom will always be different

[@atomicrancher3745]

Hard lesson to learn, but NEVER buy high-end normally pricey fragrances from anywhere other than known and respected legitimate sellers if buying online. There are several good videos on KZbin showing how to spot fake Tom Ford and Le Labo products. The large online fragrance sellers all guarantee 100% authentic products.

[@Civilian_Patriot]

Did the seller put a photo of the real one on the listing or was it this one you’re looking at? This one looks like a fake for sure, I wouldn’t have bought it

[@undedmunky]

The photo was a real one, it was all a big lie

[@Civilian_Patriot]

@@undedmunky stick with Jomashop, or FragranceNet etc bro

[@Salloue]

I’ve just bought one from eBay 👀 I have a genuine to compare it to when it arrives. Is it easy to get money back?

[@undedmunky]

It wasn't really that easy. They denied me then I had to make an appeal. I returned it and it ended up coming back to me several months later even though I'd gotten my money back. Mine was from Russia so that may be why it never went back.

[@marcatkinson5187]

China. Always China

[@sambomcl]

Yeah send it back as a fake, leave the seller negative feedback. Everyone wins apart from the scammer.