topic Re: Dodgy listing practices in Buying

Dodgy listing practices

lionsfourth — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 07:28:30 GMT

A certain eBay store run by a so called “op shop” is listing items and taking back door offers. Then canceling legitimate bids.

Re: Dodgy listing practices

daydreams_12 — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 19:28:52 GMT

No members here can do anything about it. Ebay do not read Member to Member forums.

If you have proof, you could try and speak to Ebay about it.

Re: Dodgy listing practices

jellybirddesigns — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:29:41 GMT

Proof?

Can you share one of the item numbers so we can look at the seller?

Re: Dodgy listing practices

veiled-lady — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 02:48:36 GMT

A few years ago I was in an op shop which had an upstairs section.

It had recently been turned in to their eBay section, in which items were listed on eBay, but could still be bought in person.

Perhaps that is what is happening and, while annoying to the bidders, is something that can happen with private sellers also, who might sell something through social media (as an example), and then have to cancel their eBay listing.

As far as I know, it's not against the rules to list items on eBay that are for sale elsewhere (someone please correct me if I'm wrong).

Re: Dodgy listing practices

gutterpunkz05 — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 04:29:23 GMT

Yep, there is no requirement for items to listed exclusive to ebay, never has been.

Note: this is different to completing a sale off site.