ONLINE SHOPPING MAY be a gift from the gods most of the time, but who among us can say they haven’t been stung by a dodgy eBay auction?

Here are eight people who were terrifically duped by nasty online sellers – there’s one thing you can learn from their mistakes, though: Always read the description, and always ask for a photo. Always.

This attempt at Carrie’s wedding gown from the Sex and the City Movie

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Definitely made from bedsheets.

This deceptively cheap bedside locker

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This cut-out nightmare

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Argh! Too much cut-out! Too much cut-out!

This limp, ruffled confection

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Oh.

This bit of terrible luck

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*shakes head*

This lumpy excuse of a dress

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Save us from that ruching.

This debs disaster

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And this frumpy frock

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Just as advertised!

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