Is it illegal to knowingly send fake items in the post ? | Seller Central

upda8077 · 2026-07-04T10:17:10.081145Z

Hi all,I bought a USB drive on ebay, it was advertised as a 2TB drive, and on the box it came in. It kept failing to save correctly when too many files were put on it, I tried re formatting it but it was still the same.So I checked the drive with a free windows program called "ValiDrive", when it checked the drive it reported it only had a storage capacity of 102GB So its a chinese fake drive advertising a false capacity.I have asked to return it explaining it is fake and how I tested it, the seller has not responded yet, but the chances are the seller will send me a returns label to send it back to them.However I have been informed its illegal to knowingly send fake goods in the post (and I know it is fake).I spoke to ebay customer chat (text) and asked them if it was illegal to post fake items, but the person I spoke to kept quoting how to get ebay to step in if the seller does not respond to my return request. I asked the question to him again "Is it illegal to knowingly post a fake item ? ", but again he just quoted how to get ebay to step in if the seller does not respond. So I said "I guess you dont know then, thank you for your time", then he just closed the chat. (And he never sent me a transcript of our chat, so I guess they dont have to send transcripts of the chat if they are not shown in a good light)Anyway, forget about that, but my question still stands : "Is it illegal to knowingly post a fake item ? " does anybody know ? Thank you,Steve

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