Collectibles
Summary: macdeath2010 expresses dissatisfaction regarding the sale of reproductions not clearly disclosed on eBay, believing that the platform downplays the possibility of reporting this kind of abuse for financial gain. *miss-tigri* offers links to report these listings or sellers, but acknowledges that it does not always lead to results. nareio adds that assessing antique items can be tricky and emphasizes the importance of reading listings and reviews carefully. patbar74210 shares a similar opinion, suggesting that reports do not go anywhere because eBay financially benefits from these sales.
Hello,
According to eBay's rules, a reproduction (even a legal one) of a collectible item must be clearly identified as such in the listing text.
However, there is no way to report infringing items in eBay's interface, which above all wants to limit the number of reports and the responses to them, certainly for purely financial reasons.
So there are sellers who sell copies at the price of an original and eBay does everything it can not to hear about it. I have already come up against this practice.
Very disappointed with the behavior of this company that makes billions of euros in revenue.
*miss-tigri*
·1 year agoHello
You can report a listing if you think it's necessary
https://www.ebay.fr/help/policies/member-behavior-policies/signaler-un-objet-ou-une-annonce?id=4739&st=3&pos=2&query=Signaler%20un%20objet%20ou%20une%20annonce%20%20%20&intent=Contrefa%C3%A7on&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1399
Or a seller
https://www.ebay.fr/help/buying/resolving-issues-sellers/signaler-un-problme-avec-un-vendeur?id=4022&st=3&pos=3&query=Signaler%20un%20probl%C3%A8me%20avec%20un%20vendeur&intent=Contrefa%C3%A7on&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1299
but it's true that it doesn't always lead anywhere..
nareio
·1 year agoHello, @macdeath2010 and @*miss-tigri*
From a legal point of view, macdeath is right as far as the mandatory mention is concerned. And Misstigri, who gives the links for making reports, while specifying that it doesn't necessarily lead anywhere, is right too.
When it comes to old objects sold on what you could call gigantic online flea markets, it's sometimes (as in garage sales) very hard to tell exactly what the item up for sale is, especially when it's private sellers.
A seller can, in good faith, think they own an old or authentic object when it's actually an imitation
.The opposite is true, by the way: a buyer can very well pick up a valuable piece for very little money. I've never seen a complaint about this on the forum from a happy buyer... who prefers to talk about a "good deal," if they mention it at all... .There's no link either for reporting sellers who sell a rare item for next to nothing.
I suppose reports that "go nowhere" must depend on the seller's status, and on the number of possible reports. and their frequency .I don't know any more than that.
But what I do know is that you have to read the listings and reviews carefully, scrutinize the photos, respect the deadlines and do nothing outside the site's procedure until the sale is definitely closed.
Best regards.
patbar74210
·1 year agoThat leads to nothing, because eBay gets the money, so they couldn’t care less !!!!!