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For you guys who suck up that expensive booze.
Empty Bottles of Whiskey are Fetching Hundreds of Dollars on eBay as Counterfeiters Buy Them for Scams
As whiskey scams continue to abound, empty bottles are selling for hundreds of dollars on sites such as eBay to counterfeiters who fill the empties with cheap liquor and sell them for thousands of dollars. (Photo: Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery/Instagram)
Empty bottles of premium brands of whiskey such as Pappy Van Winkle, Old Fitzgerald and Macallan are selling for hundreds of dollars on sites such as eBay, according to a report from the New York Times.
These bottles are being snatched up for as much as $380 by counterfeiters who fill the bottles with cheap booze and resell the bottles for “way over $2,000,” Hollywood writer and producer Adam Herz told Inside Edition in May.
“Part of the problem is the culture I see around bourbon, where it is about bragging rights and being able to Instagram a bottle you just bought,” Herz, an avid whiskey collector, told the New York Times. “Most people I see ending up with fakes are partly to blame themselves. Any good con man knows how to take advantage of someone’s greed.”
The whiskey industry is booming, which has led to a massive escalation in scams.
In September, distilleries Buffalo Trace and Michter’s warned of an influx of bourbon scams and offered tips to avoid being conned. These scams have gotten so out of hand that social media accounts solely devoted to tracking them have cropped up.
The problem isn’t being helped by most whiskey producers, according to the New York Times, which wrote that most distilleries have been slow to take action and that few are willing to publicly admit that this is a serious issue, “for fear of encouraging counterfeiters and discouraging interest in their own, legitimate products.”
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Shooting at shopping mall. Anywhere close to you?
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Yes. My bank is in that parking lot. Man the whole damn world has gone crazy.
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“Part of the problem is the culture I see around bourbon, where it is about bragging rights and being able to Instagram a bottle you just bought,”
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“Collecting whisky is a very expensive hobby. There are many reasons to NOT buy a bottle: because the price is too high, or if something doesn’t look right. Never be frightened of walking away.”
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my son in law works security for a casino, he said they had a huge riot last night after a MMA fight. one of the security staff got pistol whipped pretty bad but at least no one got shot.
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counterfeiters work at anything to make money, Seen it in the classic car business from the start. Now it has gotten worse since the profits are higher. If you have a doubt one is questionable get an expert to verify. Spending huge bucks could hurt if one doesn't
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Simple answer, I don't buy expensive bourbon. I might stir things up a bit by opining there ain't NO bottle of bourbon worth more than $100!
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How do they reseal the bottles ?
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How do they reseal the bottles ?
I would guess they could make a counterfeit seal to stick across the top of the bottle cap.
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Trying to make a profit by helping out a scammer? Not for me....
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Simple answer, I don't buy expensive bourbon. I might stir things up a bit by opining there ain't NO bottle of bourbon worth more than $100!
I would agree with you that most are not worth over $100. However, there are some that certainly are. This one retails somewhere is the $700 ish range and it is the finest bourbon I have had. Unfortunately you will probably never find it for less than $2500 and it is definately not worth that to me
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Who in the world would buy any liquor or beer from someone they didn't know. Especially since resell is illegal. You see bottles of Rothschild sold thru Sotherby's or dealers but I have not witnessed any liquor online by unlicensed folks for sale. So looks like you would be stuck with any liquor that you hope goes up in value unless you took it to a dealer to resale for you.
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one born every minute
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Watch a documentary on tubi. Sour Grapes. This guy was selling wine through auction houses for tens of thousands of dollars.
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