eBay Tequila Scams

[QuintoSol]

I wonder if the guy who bought the $4000 bottle from meridian78 got ripped off?

Ouch! It hurts me to read this... and it's not even my money.

[jasonrm72]

Unfortunately pretty much all alcohol listings on eBay state plainly you are buying the bottle and not its contents.
Though many do say they are factory sealed/unopened. But sealed by what factory? I can technically call my basement a factory if I manufacture things in it. see, the wording is tricky and can't be depended on 100%

The best thing to do is what is already being done .. make a lot of noise so people aren't suckered.

Its a shame, but one should always be skeptical

[habañejo]

Does not matter. He is protected by ebay and paypal. He just has to file a claim to get a refund.
Seller stated "brand new sealed bottle". It clearly is not.

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if you notice, all of the bottles that meridian78 has put for sale have the exact same wrappers. what a dumb ass.

[JonR10]

Hi guys,
New reader....old drinker

I am glad to have found this forum because I was perusing some ebay listings and found alcapone-jr selling Herradura Seleccion Suprema for $200 (plus $15 shipping). I guess I'm wondering if the juice is the real deal....

We have this product available in town (Houston, TX) but the prices I'm seeing are all over $300. Do anyone think it's worth the risk to buy a bottle from this seller to save $100?

I've never tasted HSS so I won't have a reference to know if the juice is the real deal or not. I know it's not "rare" or "unavailable" unless you count a bottle that doesn't have any US taxes paid on it.

Maybe I should also ask if anyone thinks I will like this tequila. My tastes run towards the softer/smoother/sweeter sippers, and so far the Casa noble Single Barrel Reserve Extra Anejo has been my alltime favorite (when I can find it). I think the DJ1042 is great as well, if almost too soft and sweet.

But I also enjoy fuller-body spirits like JCRF (2009 tiger box), and last night I was sipping Riazul Anejo for the spicy complex profile.

Anyway...sorry for the long winded first post and thanks in advance to anyone who may have an opinion to share on this.

Cheers,
Jon