Fake Labubu Dolls Safety Issue

[cobwebcottage]

I have only recently heard of Labubu dolls ( maybe late to the party) and they seem to be the latest craze with 1000's of sellers jumping on the bandwagon, while it lasts, to make money.

TS up and down the country have seized large quantities of fakes which are not safe and as you would expect, Ebay are flooded with new sellers, some private and some business sellers, who are cashing in on these toys .

Not all the ones listed are fakes but with Christmas around the corner, it is worth taking a good look at the listings before you buy. I have also seen some listings with photo's of the toy but you only end up getting the bow accessory.

If you are thinking of buying one, search 'How to spot a fake labubu doll' first. Genuine dolls come with a QR code on the care label which will take you to the official website of the manufacturer.

[tressygirl]

Yep,  as soon as there's a fad for a toy / gadget somewhere in the East, they'll multiply these items in their thousands and flood all markets with fake copies. 

For over 30 years my job took me to all places in the Far East , and especially Hong Kong.  The fakes, and for the ones you paid a good price for, receipts / guarantees were made for you too.  It was hard to tell some of the good one from the real McCoy.

It was a booming market then,  and of course now too, especially with some many new ' must haves' on the market !

A good guide is the price,  if it's cheap,  and too good to be true,  it surely will be !  😊

@cobwebcottage 

[cobwebcottage]

The 'cheap' ones are selling in their 1000's on Ebay. It really needs monitoring correctly before a child gets hurt.

Private sellers shouldn't be selling them ( multiple quantities of new) and a lot of the newly registered BS are from China with 0 feedback so they are flooding the market.

[tressygirl]

The best and quickest  action to take,   is to contact the manufacturer's of these toys, name names  of those selling these items on eBay.

Up to the manufacturer then, to contact eBay,   if they can see their items are being sold as counterfeit  / copies, and ask for them to be removed.

@cobwebcottage 

[cobwebcottage]

There are over 1500 sellers on the UK site 😞

[tressygirl]

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@cobwebcottage wrote:

There are over 1500 sellers on the UK site 😞

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....and many millions of users,  so they can take action if they want .

[krafty-kreations]

These things are everywhere

Not something I would buy online unless it was a genuine retailer,  you just don't know how dangerous these things are. 

I read that some may contain dangerous chemicals as well as all the loose parts.

[wyntersemporium]

A Los Angeles store two nights ago was broken into and loads of these erm ugly dolls were stolen 

[wyntersemporium]

I’d go to a genuine retailer myself rather than eBay 

[*vyolla*]

Erm, these aren't toys. Adults hang them from their designer bags. I know, don't ask. 😀

[*guinevere*]

Ebay won't do anything.

I once reported a toy blatantly advertised as a baby sensory toy with real feathers and other choking hazards to ebay. They did nothing, regardless of me sending them "reminders" to do something.

This particular seller is still selling on ebay today. I would write to the brand owner who surely wouldn't wish to see all the fakes on sale.

[pegr-834437]

Surely the best action would be for eBay to stop sales unless the seller can provide a genuine invoice from the brand. When there is a market flooded with fakes which could be a serious health issue it should be upto the site that its being sold on to do a tiny bit of due diligence and not just stand back and go sorry we are just a market place that put a buyer and seller together, we never see the product so can never say if they are genuine or not.

No way can they do it for everything but when a new market is flooded like this they really should take some responsibility and not just sit back and wait till the brand get in touch.