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it sold for $99.00 and there was one bidder.

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Quote: Originally Posted by fredricktoo it sold for $99.00 and there was one bidder. ...and were you the bidder, fred?
I'd like to email the winner just to find out what it smells like...

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Quote: Originally Posted by rach2jlc As for fakes, I think a dose of reality is good here because the Creedy-hysterics can run a little high. Being a smart consumer can help you find fakes much more than just saying, "I've never heard of it, it's on ebay, so it must be fake!" and then posting incorrect information like happened on the first page.
The general rule to remember is that counterfeiters are there to make money (plain and simple) and so fake the goods that will sell the most easily. An unknown Creed fragrance like "Olivier Creed EdC" will never sell as quickly as a fake of GIT, so they don't bother. Hell, fake Sean John will sell more than Olivier Creed EdC. Likewise, a fake LV bag will sell a lot faster than a fake Valextra, even though Valextra is a much nicer, more exclusive and expensive bag. But, because nobody has heard of it, counterfeiters don't bother.
So, my advice is that we think these things through before jumping on the "it's fake!" banner. Let's do our homework or checking into these things first. this is an unidentified fragrant object for now.
I was hoping to find out more about the bottles provenance. It may not be an ebayers fake. It may have been faked 50 years ago in Europe and wound up with "the import guy".
From what I've read Olivier is the number one nose in Paris (the world?) because he can rattle off the notes of a perfume which has been disguised and sprayed before him. The idea that he had to rattle off all the notes before all the droplets hit the floor I am a bit leery of.
And he had to start somewhere.
I wonder who the buyer is. Basenoter?
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I just emailed him to ask whether he had ever seen this product before and whether he could tell me when it was made. If he's engaging we might learn something. There's also the chance that he'll tell me to stuff it in my hat. Oh yea I told him where basenotes is and that a few people are curious.. Maybe he'll be amenable to decanting a bit.

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oh SHIT. I would have loved to have that.

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How come it was sold for $99 when there was only one bidder and the starting bid was $39 ?

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Quote: Originally Posted by zztopp How come it was sold for $99 when there was only one bidder and the starting bid was $39 ? The Minimum Bid Price has been revised at 04 of April.

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I emailed Matt at ParfumsRaffy about this and he said that he forwarded it on to Olivier himself....No word on the response though yet.
If I get one I'll post the jist here.

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Quote: Originally Posted by rjrober22 I emailed Matt at ParfumsRaffy about this and he said that he forwarded it on to Olivier himself....No word on the response though yet.
If I get one I'll post the jist here. Thanks; I'm curious to see what you can find out.

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It happens I really like the bottle design. I sure want it to be a long forgotten rich uncle of a scent and no fake.

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I'm still curious about how it got to Tijuana so...
I emailed the buyer
"Hi
I'd like to ask if you had ever seen an Olivier Creed bottle before. we've been discussing this bottle on basenotes.com where fragrances are discussed. We're all stumped having never seen one before.
It seems rather unique and I was wondering if you had an idea of when it was made.
Thanks
Gary"
and got back an answer...
from the UK
"nope! I've not got a clue unfortunetly,I have not managed to find out anything about this frag.Regards Ian""