Best way is if you see something obvious, use the report link on the item. It's quick and easy and ebay look at each one.

Ebay is NEVER going to take your word that an item is fake. How could you possibly know, and how could they verify it either?

Innocent until proven guilty.

Think of it the other way around... imagine that you were a seller, and people (opposition) were able to get your listings removed just by reporting you.

Ebay is an advertising medium, not a shop.

Buyers need to do their own research - it is simply impractical to police this place because it would take an infinite number of experts to cover all the products.

You know a bit about stamps, I might know LED light bulbs, somebody else knows a certain brand of teddy bears. But there are millions and millions of items listed every day, and probably several hundred new ones appear every hour, where nobody is an "expert" yet.

And also remember - the photo in the listing need not be the photo of the actual item being sold. So you cannot just rely on what you see.

If you are an expert in a particular field, one of the most valuable things you can do is help create Ebay Guides. Take a look:

http://search.reviews.ebay.com.au/?satitle=stamps&ucat=260&uqt=g

30helena30 wrote:

I agree if there was an ebay website for frauds it would be abused. Legitimate sellers would end up on the list as they would be reported by the competition. Any name and shame forum would not only violate ebay's privacy protection but it would also be unreliable due to the false reports.

 

It's not always the seller that scams people with fakes, buyers sometimes scam sellers for example saying they haven't received items when they have.

I agree there should be something like this for buyers to gauge the number of non recept of item claims a buyer makes. 

As for a register to name and shame frauds, it would be a very brave person or institution that would start that up.

Who would want the continual risk of being sued by disgruntled sellers?

Maybe if it was started in a country that didn't care about such websites it might get going but how would anyone ever be sure that the reports about "shonks" were truthful?

Unfortunately , Ebay don't care there is a Plethora of fake Louis Vuitton Sunglasses on sale & as an avid collector/trader I have reported many including recently being scammed myself but nothing is done & in fact if you criticize Ebay or Paypal you are threatened with losing selling priveliges.

I have even left feedback with 'Fraudulent seller" but still operating

Oh well !!!