topic Re: Is This Allowed? in Selling

Is This Allowed?

i-love-my-sheep — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:46:45 GMT

The messages I reported today that were removed within minutes, was someone advertising to sell their eBay account and were also offering 50 positive feedback for a fee. I just checked their listings to see whether eBay had done anything to their account and found this..... 121449316946

One thing I want to know is, how can you sell someone feedback? How on earth would they give it to you?

Re: Is This Allowed?

stampingpaws — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:04:05 GMT

Reported

Re: Is This Allowed?

bigbrickshop — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:07:19 GMT

@i-love-my-sheep wrote:
The messages I reported today that were removed within minutes, was someone advertising to sell their eBay account and were also offering 50 positive feedback for a fee. I just checked their listings to see whether eBay had done anything to their account and found this..... 121449316946

One thing I want to know is, how can you sell someone feedback? How on earth would they give it to you?

Check the feedback of that seller and you'll see lots and lots of feedback for $1 items from lots and lots of low feedback IDs. That's how they "sell" feedback.

Re: Is This Allowed?

i-love-my-sheep — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:10:30 GMT

I find it interesting that they are advertising more than 10. It doesn't even look like the account they're selling from as they are saying the stores have 200 feedback.

Which option did you report it under? I reported the seller to eBay this afternoon via the report a seller option, after they posted their ads on here, which is why I checked their listings, to see if eBay had done anything yet. They requested the screenshots I took of the offending posts, so hopefully they will do something about it.

I still want to know how someone can buy (or sell) feedback! How does it transfer to yours? I would never do it, I have no need to, but curious as to how it's done.

Re: Is This Allowed?

i-love-my-sheep — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:11:34 GMT

@bigbrickshop wrote:
Check the feedback of that seller and you'll see lots and lots of feedback for $1 items from lots and lots of low feedback IDs. That's how they "sell" feedback.

Ahhhh, OK, that makes sense.

Re: Is This Allowed?

horizon1907 — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:12:57 GMT

scammer. all bogus. total rubbish.

Re: Is This Allowed?

imastawka — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:20:12 GMT

Nice one on the screen shot, sheep

Re: Is This Allowed?

i-love-my-sheep — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:31:22 GMT

I figured the offending posts would be removed pretty quickly once reported, so snapped them straight away. I was right, they were gone in less than 5 minutes. I thought if I reported them to eBay for scamming, I would need proof.

Re: Is This Allowed?

imastawka — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:42:19 GMT

Ebay really should pay you a spotter's fee, lol

Re: Is This Allowed?

curraone — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:21:13 GMT

I hate trying to report anything - I never seem to be able to figure out the multiple choice thing and give up

Happy to report if someone writes down the reporting for dummies sequence for me.

Re: Is This Allowed?

i-love-my-sheep — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:11:35 GMT

I *think* eBay removed that listing, but can't be sure because when I check that sellers listings, it says they have 19 things listed, but only 9 shows on the list.