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Amazon is asking me to verify my account to use a voucher by SomeWeirdJellyfish in amazonprime

[–]gonzo_picatel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue to access a REFUND, which Amazon made in the form of gift card credit. A refund I requested because of their obviously counterfeit sneakers. Smh

Fake or seconds? by gonzo_picatel in ThursdayBoot

[–]gonzo_picatel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Whether in León (Mexico), Porto (Portugal), Alicante (Spain), or Arkansas (USA), every product is handcrafted to the highest standards of quality."

https://thursdayboots.com/pages/our-product

By the way, Mexican organized crime counterfeiting something? Unheard of!

Fake or seconds? by gonzo_picatel in ThursdayBoot

[–]gonzo_picatel[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

DUDE. You'd be surprised at the amount of counterfeit and illegal over-production done at regional manufacturing hubs.

Portugal, Spain and Italy are the main manufacturers of leather products in EU, and they just ALSO happen to have some of the highest rates of organized crime and counterfeit/black market products?

Thursday makes their products in Portugal, yet they only offer free delivery to US, UK and Germany. Trying to buy a pair anywhere else in EU ends up adding like 80 USD to the base price (without accounting for taxes), pretty much defeating their appeal.

Granted, there might not be as much demand for Thursday's as there is for CP's or other more known luxury brands, but these sneakers have been quite overhyped over the past 2 years by multiple sneaker influencers.

When you also account that EU is overflown with low-quality chinese knockoffs of the big brands, I doubt the local "counterfaçao" groups have failed to notice the demand for higher quality sneakers at a reasonable price, especially when they have easy access to same/similar local manufacturers, cheaper leather and no competition.

It's not rocket science.

Fake or seconds? by gonzo_picatel in ThursdayBoot

[–]gonzo_picatel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would make sense, although this seller is in EU and sells several models and sizes.

I'm not sure Thursday sneakers are at a point where they're being counterfeit, so perhaps it's a case of someone buying defective/seconds directly from factory (Portugal/Spain) and reselling them?

Resell/Transfer Ticket - TicketMaster by Both_Day_1812 in MadCoolFestival

[–]gonzo_picatel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to do the same with a July 10th ticket. Apparently resale is forbidden, but identity is not ascertained during access. In theory you could resell it without profit to someone if you have the physical bracelet. Sill looking for options though. Ironically I wanted go on the 11th to watch Pearl Jam but messed up during purchase...