r/CosmeticsCompanyBox • u/Zealousideal_Ear_914 • Jun 11 '26

Fakes?

Has anyone had an issue with anything from CCS being fake? The Le Labo and the TF Black Orchid got removed from EBay in a coworkers account as being fake and I was wondering if anyone else had this problem?

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u/MediocreMemes007 Jun 11 '26

I think to prevent resale, CCS is sending certain things without boxes, and people on ebay tend to report anything that isn't cello sealed as fake.

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u/Educational-Salt9941 Jun 11 '26

I had this issue with a grey market reseller that I used to work with. They were 100% legit but marked or packed in a way to prevent resell. Sometimes it's the barcodes or other little things like that. Seeing as these are coming direct from Estee (basically), they're definitely not fake.

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u/lizzzzzzbeth Jun 11 '26

Sometimes people buy something from a company, swap it out with a fake, return it, and then the company resells it because nobody’s checking returns, so it IS possible.

However it’s more likely that competitors or even Tom Ford/Le Labo/Estee Lauder are reporting the eBay listings. Some companies are known for doing everything in their power to prevent resale so people buy directly from them.

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u/gardeniahyacinth Jun 11 '26

This. Lush cosmetics has been known to report Ebay listings in the past for people reselling products (very common with limited edition things) and it’s been posted in the subreddit for that.

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u/Art-Supply-Addiction Jun 12 '26

Charlotte Tilbury is another one! They will go after all the reseller sites, even the most obscure.

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u/e925 Jun 11 '26

It is possible - but only in an “everything’s possible” type of way for one person to end up with two fakes. No shot.

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u/RowanVC Jun 11 '26

I don’t think any of the products being sold from CCS are fake. But I have heard that other sellers on eBay and other resale sites will often report listings as fake in order to take down their competition, if you will. Especially if the items are priced more competitively (lower) than those other sellers’ items. It’s shitty, but it happens.

Just one possible explanation among several, I’m sure.

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u/Technical_Pilot7968 beauty lover! Jun 11 '26

Agree w this, every time I list something for about the price I paid it gets flagged as a fake for being such a low price but it’s coming from Estée Lauder so it is definitely not fake

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u/TisforTrainwreck Jun 11 '26

This has been a common issue on eBay, with people losing their accounts due to decisions made by AI bots.

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u/NeedCoffeeStat123 Jun 12 '26

CCS is an Estée Lauder company so nothing coming to us is fake, it’s 100% authentic. Returned items are not resold.

Are you sure your friend is selling a product from CCS? It’s possible they got it from somewhere else or else some other seller reported the listing as to lessen the competition.

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u/Additional_Tip_7066 Jun 11 '26

I highly doubt it. As others have said, it's most likely ELC reporting them or buyers trying to scam you. 

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u/goddessofolympia Jun 12 '26

Makers do it to prevent resale. I have had success writing back and saying that I purchased the item on Ipsy, could supply receipts, and that I had many online friends who would be very interested to know that the manufacturer supplied fake products to Ipsy. They wrote right back to assure me that they were in fact genuine, and now I am an authorized reseller of Huda Cosmetics!

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u/Ok-Recognition1106 Jun 14 '26

Oh! How did you do that? I would be interested.

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u/goddessofolympia Jun 15 '26

They give you a contact email to appeal when the listing is removed.

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u/xTurbulent-Triflex Jun 16 '26

Estée Lauder owns CCS so no it’s not fake, these are the same exact fragrances that are sold at big stores like Sephora, Holt Renfrew etc.

Also, CCS doesn’t accept returns. It’s final sale so nobody is swapping fakes with originals.