Did I receive a fake leather case?

[yonyz]

Hi,

Just received my $30 cosmos blue iPhone 7 leather case which I ordered from a Chinese eBay seller. Didn’t expect a fake for this price, and for the most part it does seem to be of higher quality than my definitely-fake case.

However, the fit is far from perfect. I can see parts of the antenna lines on my silver iPhone 7 and the bottom area, near the home bottom, doesn’t have a lip at all. As in, it’s almost flush with the phone display, like the entire case tapers in thickness towards the bottom.

Everything else seems perfect, the aluminum buttons and back and inside logo and engraving, and it does smell like leather.

I’ve attached a photo showing a small defect on the inside of the case, where the volume buttons are. The leather is loose there.

Please let me know what you think, I don’t have a real apple leather case to compare it with.

Thanks.

 

[JokerABC]

Hi,

Just received my $30 cosmos blue iPhone 7 leather case which I ordered from a Chinese eBay seller. Didn’t expect a fake for this price, and for the most part it does seem to be of higher quality than my definitely-fake case.

However, the fit is far from perfect. I can see parts of the antenna lines on my silver iPhone 7 and the bottom area, near the home bottom, doesn’t have a lip at all. As in, it’s almost flush with the phone display, like the entire case tapers in thickness towards the bottom.

Everything else seems perfect, the aluminum buttons and back and inside logo and engraving, and it does smell like leather.

I’ve attached a photo showing a small defect on the inside of the case, where the volume buttons are. The leather is loose there.

Please let me know what you think, I don’t have a real apple leather case to compare it with.

Thanks.

Looks fake - all Apple leather cases have a lip that extends beyond the screen. Which is why the Apple leather case actually has decent drop protection even for it's slimness.

I'm not sure why everyone still orders these official cases from ebay. At least go with Amazon, their genuine products sometimes have $10 off the regular Apple price, and are returnable if you don't like it.

https://www.amazon.com/Apple-iPhone...=8-3&keywords=apple+saddle+brown+leather+case

 

[chrfr]

Hi,

Just received my $30 cosmos blue iPhone 7 leather case which I ordered from a Chinese eBay seller. Didn’t expect a fake for this price, and for the most part it does seem to be of higher quality than my definitely-fake case.

Fake products like cases on eBay and in the Amazon marketplace (items not sold by Amazon) are rampant. You can be sure you have a fake.

 

[yonyz]

I didn’t order from amazon because they don’t send them to Israel, and US sellers on eBay use the global shipping program to ship worldwide, which is at least $20 for shipping. Chinese sellers offer free shipping.

I did some reading and it looks like many people bought leather cases from Apple stores and they didn’t fit snugly. It doesn’t help that the iPhone 7 and 8 aren’t precisely the same size, while my case says “iPhone 8” on the box.

I did message the seller, and I guess I’ll eventually have to stick to my fake leather case which actually fits perfectly (no patina, though).

 

[yanki01]

you should not be seeing any sides of the phone while the case is on. i'd ask for a refund.

 

[yonyz]

you should not be seeing any sides of the phone while the case is on. i'd ask for a refund.

Yeah, I’ve opened a return request. Wonder where to buy a genuine one from.

 

[yanki01]

Yeah, I’ve opened a return request. Wonder where to buy a genuine one from.

an apple store.

 

[yonyz]

an apple store.

There aren’t any in Israel. Some unofficial stores have them for the bargain price of $70 or more

Edit: seller issued a full refund in response to my return request. Guess I’ll keep it and hope the volume and power buttons become less stiff with time.