Someone stop this fleabay madness!

Nail Effect · 08:04 AM

I just thought I'd share this. Partially to show how quickly stuff from the beauty shows goes onto fleabay and for the chuckle of it.

Unfortunately though our poor new CND catalogue had been hit by this fleabay rush in less than 24 hours after the first day. If you look at their other offers they include the nail harmony flyers.

Cant honestly say I'll bid on it though when I can call the lovely girls at S2 and ask them to send me one with some love and respect

cabby · 05-03-12, 06:36 AM

I only talked to Sam about this at the show. They were being shown prior to show so you could back order. I went to my local Zumba group and a girl pulled out 2 bottles I asked
Me. Where did you get those
Her eBay
Me. You know you need top coat and base
Her. Yes we have clubbed together and someone else has those
Me. How much did you pay
Her 13.45
At that point I went home and put my head in the oven lol No not really went home and checked all cnd is on there and cheaper than we can buy and retail please do something cnd solar oil was 2 I think sell mine at 3"50 xxx

mizzy_dizzy · 05-03-12, 07:24 AM

alot of ladys are having "Shellac clubs"
they do each others nails and all chip in for product .
i have alot of it here , us nail techs rase awareness of things and that dosent always work in our favour ,

but ive found they do tend to come back sooner or later ,

littlemisscooli · 05-03-12, 07:36 AM

Oh how ridiculous and frustrating for S2! 😖

I know they don't waste time and money chasing these goons but it still must infuriate them. 😡

I've said before that I think the SG forums should be closed to non- professionals and I think if they did this, then the "shellac clubs" wouldn't have access to all the fantastic advice and tutorials on here.

As for the items on eBay, I think anyone can report the account so SG army, hit that report button!
Xxx

Now mproducts at the trade fairs t

littlemisscooli · 05-03-12, 07:37 AM

Oops, I couldn't delete the line at the bottom, annoying app glitch on iPhone! 😳

Hands_Only · 05-03-12, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by littlemisscooli

Oh how ridiculous and frustrating for S2! 😖

I know they don't waste time and money chasing these goons but it still must infuriate them. 😡

I've said before that I think the SG forums should be closed to non- professionals and I think if they did this, then the "shellac clubs" wouldn't have access to all the fantastic advice and tutorials on here.

As for the items on eBay, I think anyone can report the account so SG army, hit that report button!
Xxx

Totally agree with you there, these forums should be closed to non-pros. The amount of cnd products on Ebay is shocking, not to mention other companies too.

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Bluerinse · 05-03-12, 07:56 AM

Just had a look and one seller appears to have all her information on!! Something surely can be done there!!

Evissa · 05-03-12, 08:07 AM

im not a nail geek, but i just wanted to comment on these shellac clubs. i had a new client the other week who while we were chatting had told
me she had bought 'shellac' from ebay, as im a major geek who likes to know about shellac and the like by reading posts on here i asked her if it was bluesky which she replied yes to!! her and two of her friends have bought a lamp a top and bottom coat and various colours. i told her about the dangers of using fake products and she was shocked. unfortunately i doubt itll change her mind though

x

littlemisscooli · 05-03-12, 08:31 AM

Well if they are buying bluesky then this is clearly not shellac and they are stupid for paying that money for an obvious copy!

But I'm more concerned about the sellers that are retailing genuine products!
They probably have a trade account set up and sell on eBay to non professionals.
Do the distributors really care about this because at the end of the day, they are still making money?
(this is a general comment and not directed at S2)
When you open an account, is it stated that you cannot buy and then retail the products on eBay? Or anywhere else?

It's a subject that could get deeper and deeper and actually I'm not sure why I thought about this too much.
I need to get on with my housework now! 😁

X

Geminikelli · 05-03-12, 08:57 AM

What I don't get is if it's genuine how can they sell it cheaper than what we can buy it from authorized sellers (s2 and ellisons) ???

Geminikelli · 05-03-12, 09:01 AM

Oops pushed send too quick..

Surely they are aware because if you can only buy from these two stockist then the biggest salon/the most busiest salon in the country would still not buy large quantities of stock every week/month at some point surely the sales team would think this is strange??

(I'm only presuming this is how it's being done)

littlemisscooli · 10:01 AM

How much is a bottle of shellac then? On eBay they are retailing for xxx pounds, is it cheaper than that? X

mizzy_dizzy · 05-03-12, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Geminikelli

What I don't get is if it's genuine how can they sell it cheaper than what we can buy it from authorized sellers (s2 and ellisons) ???

Cos S2 have to import , pay dutys , wages , websites , packaging , make sure the products are correctly stored & shipped to you, and a whole load of other things ,

Alot of eBay sellers ship in illegally ,

Sell fakes or rejects

Sometimes even normal salons / techs like us get robed for products .

Geminikelli · 05-03-12, 09:08 AM

Oh I thought it was S2 exclusively and could only get it from them

AmeliaR · 05-03-12, 09:29 AM

Sweet sqared are trying there best to stop this and do close accounts if they find people selling products on ebay! People will try to make a quick buck and sell anything on ebay!! We did see the catalogue on there yesterday! Its a joke who is going to pay for it when they are free??? Its like when Sweet Squared have a sale within a few hours bits are poping up on ebay! Some people just dont care anymore, but i for one as a PROFESSIONAL will not buy nail products of ebay!

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Nail Effect Geek Posts: 109 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minster, Kent	Someone stop this fleabay madness! - 05-03-12, 12:47 AM I just thought I'd share this. Partially to show how quickly stuff from the beauty shows goes onto fleabay and for the chuckle of it. Unfortunately though our poor new CND catalogue had been hit by this fleabay rush in less than 24 hours after the first day. If you look at their other offers they include the nail harmony flyers. Cant honestly say I'll bid on it though when I can call the lovely girls at S2 and ask them to send me one with some love and respect
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littlemisscooli Moderate geek Posts: 81 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Littlehampton	05-03-12, 07:36 AM Oh how ridiculous and frustrating for S2! 😖 I know they don't waste time and money chasing these goons but it still must infuriate them. 😡 I've said before that I think the SG forums should be closed to non- professionals and I think if they did this, then the "shellac clubs" wouldn't have access to all the fantastic advice and tutorials on here. As for the items on eBay, I think anyone can report the account so SG army, hit that report button! Xxx Now mproducts at the trade fairs t
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Evissa Geeky Posts: 174 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Scotland	05-03-12, 08:07 AM im not a nail geek, but i just wanted to comment on these shellac clubs. i had a new client the other week who while we were chatting had told me she had bought 'shellac' from ebay, as im a major geek who likes to know about shellac and the like by reading posts on here i asked her if it was bluesky which she replied yes to!! her and two of her friends have bought a lamp a top and bottom coat and various colours. i told her about the dangers of using fake products and she was shocked. unfortunately i doubt itll change her mind though x
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Geminikelli Very geeky Posts: 441 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kent	05-03-12, 08:57 AM What I don't get is if it's genuine how can they sell it cheaper than what we can buy it from authorized sellers (s2 and ellisons) ???
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littlemisscooli Moderate geek Posts: 81 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Littlehampton	05-03-12, 09:02 AM How much is a bottle of shellac then? On eBay they are retailing for xxx pounds, is it cheaper than that? X
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cabby Massively geeky Posts: 815 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: worcesershire	05-03-12, 06:36 AM I only talked to Sam about this at the show. They were being shown prior to show so you could back order. I went to my local Zumba group and a girl pulled out 2 bottles I asked Me. Where did you get those Her eBay Me. You know you need top coat and base Her. Yes we have clubbed together and someone else has those Me. How much did you pay Her 13.45 At that point I went home and put my head in the oven lol No not really went home and checked all cnd is on there and cheaper than we can buy and retail please do something cnd solar oil was 2 I think sell mine at 3"50 xxx

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mizzy_dizzy Grand Geek Posts: 3,460 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: kaiserslautern / ramstein AFB	05-03-12, 07:24 AM alot of ladys are having "Shellac clubs" they do each others nails and all chip in for product . i have alot of it here , us nail techs rase awareness of things and that dosent always work in our favour , but ive found they do tend to come back sooner or later ,

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littlemisscooli Moderate geek Posts: 81 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Littlehampton	05-03-12, 07:37 AM Oops, I couldn't delete the line at the bottom, annoying app glitch on iPhone! 😳

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Bluerinse Banned Posts: 7,016 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: west midlands	05-03-12, 07:56 AM Just had a look and one seller appears to have all her information on!! Something surely can be done there!!

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littlemisscooli Moderate geek Posts: 81 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Littlehampton	05-03-12, 08:31 AM Well if they are buying bluesky then this is clearly not shellac and they are stupid for paying that money for an obvious copy! But I'm more concerned about the sellers that are retailing genuine products! They probably have a trade account set up and sell on eBay to non professionals. Do the distributors really care about this because at the end of the day, they are still making money? (this is a general comment and not directed at S2) When you open an account, is it stated that you cannot buy and then retail the products on eBay? Or anywhere else? It's a subject that could get deeper and deeper and actually I'm not sure why I thought about this too much. I need to get on with my housework now! 😁 X

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Geminikelli Very geeky Posts: 441 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kent	05-03-12, 09:01 AM Oops pushed send too quick.. Surely they are aware because if you can only buy from these two stockist then the biggest salon/the most busiest salon in the country would still not buy large quantities of stock every week/month at some point surely the sales team would think this is strange?? (I'm only presuming this is how it's being done)

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Geminikelli Very geeky Posts: 441 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kent	05-03-12, 09:08 AM Oh I thought it was S2 exclusively and could only get it from them

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AmeliaR Uber geek Posts: 1,603 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: York	05-03-12, 09:29 AM Sweet sqared are trying there best to stop this and do close accounts if they find people selling products on ebay! People will try to make a quick buck and sell anything on ebay!! We did see the catalogue on there yesterday! Its a joke who is going to pay for it when they are free??? Its like when Sweet Squared have a sale within a few hours bits are poping up on ebay! Some people just dont care anymore, but i for one as a PROFESSIONAL will not buy nail products of ebay! Sent from my HTC Vision using SalonGeek
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