I recently bought this off ebay:
I have read commentary that sometimes counterfeit oil is sold in various parts of the world (including the US, obvisously). This particular seller appears to have lots of containers of various types of brand name oil. no idea how they would procure these items. But it looks like this is sort of their business. I did notice several sellers of brand-name oil from Vietnam And Africa. That doesn't automatically mean it's counterfeit, but still. How can it make sense to ship 15 quarts of oil from Africa to the United States?
The box I received looks legitimate. It has shipping stickers and such on it. Box was sealed. I'm convinced it is legitimate.
Counterfeiting this item would require either getting bags of cheaper oil and sticking them in the Mobil1 box, or refilling existing Mobil1 bags with cheaper oil, then sealing it back up in a box and shipping it. It would be a lot of trouble for not much profit. The prices they are asking are close enough to basic Walmart prices. Which of course begs the question, if they are within a few dollars of Walmart, I'll probably just go ahead and buy it at Walmart next time. Walmart ships to my house anyway.
Any experience or commentary on buying brand name oil off eBay?
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I have read commentary that sometimes counterfeit oil is sold in various parts of the world (including the US, obvisously). This particular seller appears to have lots of containers of various types of brand name oil. no idea how they would procure these items. But it looks like this is sort of their business. I did notice several sellers of brand-name oil from Vietnam And Africa. That doesn't automatically mean it's counterfeit, but still. How can it make sense to ship 15 quarts of oil from Africa to the United States?
The box I received looks legitimate. It has shipping stickers and such on it. Box was sealed. I'm convinced it is legitimate.
Counterfeiting this item would require either getting bags of cheaper oil and sticking them in the Mobil1 box, or refilling existing Mobil1 bags with cheaper oil, then sealing it back up in a box and shipping it. It would be a lot of trouble for not much profit. The prices they are asking are close enough to basic Walmart prices. Which of course begs the question, if they are within a few dollars of Walmart, I'll probably just go ahead and buy it at Walmart next time. Walmart ships to my house anyway.
Any experience or commentary on buying brand name oil off eBay?
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