Ebay has been saturated with GENUINE NOKIA FASCIA/COVERS/ACCESSORIES. Prices vary from 99p upwards. So how can you spot theFAKE from the GENUINE article?
Many of you reading this will have already been caught once, and others will be very tempted by the very realistic looking packaging displayed by some sellers. By voting YES to this guide, you can help make eBay a safer place to buy and prevent other people throwing their money away.
Most people who have bought the fakes initially leave positive feedback. This is because most fakes look genuine to the untrained eye. Problems occur once fitted (they don't fit properly and let dirt into your phone) or the colour starts to wear off within 2 weeks of ordinary use. LCDs very often have pixels missing, or the screen will fade or not display intermittently. Keypads will suddenly stop functioning, or worse still, the pads actually break off! Be careful, because I know of at least one seller selling "GENUINE" FAKES who still has 100% feedback.
You can get rid of more than 70% of the search results by using the "show items in Europe" option, because GENUINE Nokia DO NOT come from the Far East! Another 50% of those remaining will disappear by adding the word GENUINE to your search criteria.
Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous sellers who will state that their items are GENUINE or ORIGINALwhen they know that they are indeed cheap, imported copies that they have themselves bought cheap from the Far East. They will even state in their listings that their items are NOT cheap copies, but sometimes even use the photo from the Far East Ebay seller with the ID removed!
This is where common sense prevails. ALL sellers are out to make a profit. If they are selling a cover for 99p or 2.99, how much have they paid for the item? Don't forget that they have listing fees, VAT,
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