I got some fake Nike shoes from ebay recently from a AUS based seller – someone who bought them overseas, realised they were fake and tried to sell them on. I got most of my money back except postage and got to keep the shoes. They're not bad looking but I used them for 1 single 5km run and the sole rubber is just rubbish. It wore out 50% compared to my identical model genuine Nike shoes that I've completed 500km in.
Moral of the story I wont be using ebay for shoes in the future. It was a hassle.
I've used eastbay in the past but it's damn complicated. For Nike shoes they dont allow you to post to Australia due to some retarded policy on exports by Nike to "protect the profits of the Australian distributors". I had to post them to a friend in USA and ask him to post them back to Australia. He's not in the USA anymore and I need another pair of the same shoes. $220 AUD here vs around $65 (what I paid 6 months ago). Of course I'm looking to stay away from Australian rip off stores at those crazy prices. Any other suggestions?