topic Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores in Selling

Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

charlieboy2018 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:46:37 GMT

Hello,

I have noticed there were four accounts are listing exactly same items through their four different stores regularly, is this fair to other sellers? They are using exactly same pictures title and description, when you look up some items, you can always find four exactly same products, I have ready the listing policy, it seems only duplicate items from the same seller can be reported, is this means seller can simply run multiple stores but listing the same products every day to boost up the sales? Is this allowed?

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

janeababe — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:07:31 GMT

Ok, firstly, this post will be removed because you have just named 4 eBay top seller stores. Not allowed.

start a new thread without the pics and you might get some help. No one here wants to breach the board policy. 😎

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 21:06:02 GMT

And secondly you state the 4 stores are the same seller when they are not.

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

charlieboy2018 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:02:06 GMT

Thanks for letting me know, I won’t do it again, my question is does anyone see the problem? Or is this something everyone is doing and nobody wants to talk about?

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

padi*0409 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:11:45 GMT

Not a real problem, those sellers are probably all buying from the same supplier and are encouraged to use the same stock photos and blurb from that supplier, and then advertise the goods for sale on various on-line shopping sites.

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

charlieboy2018 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:11:58 GMT

That’s exactly the problem, can one person run multiple accounts/stores but listing exactly same items with same same, same price, same description? How do I know? I found out they are stealing my pictures and used on all the four same listings from different stores, and I have contact four stores at the same time with same email, only one replied, and then I noticed they start listing same thing everyday. If you can’t see the problem, nobody will, means I can now register another 10 accounts right now, and start doing so, you will find all 10 exactly same products on the first pages when you search, and they all from different accounts, the things you don’t know is they all mine! Can I mention the product name? I can let you know and you will find out, how unfair this game is!

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

charlieboy2018 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:16:22 GMT

When they start stealing your photos and they used it on all four stores… you will know it’s not the supplier……

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

padi*0409 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:30:27 GMT

@charlieboy2018 wrote:

When they start stealing your photos and they used it on all four stores… you will know it’s not the supplier……

Well you didn't mention that the photos and blurb were taken from your listing. But, were your photos taken by yourself or were they stock photos from your supplier ? And the description, was that all yours, or was that from the supplier as well ?

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

charlieboy2018 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:38:40 GMT

Yes, I own the copyright of the photo they used, and add my logo, they just simply cropped it, the desperation are not required by the supplier either, thanks for your reply but seems we are not dealing with the really problem, if as you said it is not a real problem, I will give up eBay, or simply start doing what they did, if anyone report me, I will just say the suppliers required us to do so. So disappointed on eBay……

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

charlieboy2018 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:45:56 GMT

Hi guys, who is the ‘some one’ can investigate more on this problem? Apparently I can’t mention too much details on here but been asked lots of details. Does anyone can actually show me who I should report to?

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

padi*0409 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:52:46 GMT

@charlieboy2018 wrote:

Does anyone can actually show me who I should report to?

Use the link below and report the sellers from there.

https://www.ebay.com.au/help/action?topicid=4022

Edit. If you can't get through on that link try this one :-

https://www.ebay.com.au/help/home?search=true

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

twyngwyn — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:04:37 GMT

anything here?

eBay Co-opts Seller Photos for Its Own Catalog (ecommercebytes.com)

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

domino-710 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:15:53 GMT

From memory there is somewhere - you can opt out of catalogue photos.

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

jellybirddesigns — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:19:18 GMT

As part of the User Agreement:

When you create listings you give eBay and its customers permission, through our user agreement, to use your images, videos and product details. Your content may be added to the eBay product catalog, and may be used by other sellers in their eBay listings.

Also:

When you provide content using our Services (directly or indirectly), you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise any and all Intellectual Property Rights you have in that content in connection with our provision, expansion, and promotion of our Services, in any media known now or developed in the future. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, you waive your right to enforce your Intellectual Property Rights in that content against eBay, our assignees, our sublicensees, and their assignees in connection with our, those assignees', and those sublicensees' use of that content in connection with our provision, expansion, and promotion of our Services.

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

domino-710 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:26:19 GMT

Jelly - that link is for the US site.

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

twyngwyn — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:27:13 GMT

Images, videos and text policy | eBay

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

domino-710 — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 03:03:46 GMT

Yes.

You may contact the seller and ask them to remove your image or text if it is not part of the eBay product catalogue.

I have not sold for quite a while - but I seem to recall in Preferences - a box to tick - not wanting to be catalogued.

The reason a lot of us used - watermarking or Logo.

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

jellybirddesigns — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 04:48:52 GMT

@domino - quite right, I thought I was copying from the Aus User Agreement.

Either way, the implication is the same:

When you upload content to the eBay website or otherwise give us content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise any and all intellectual property rights (including copyright and trademark rights) you have in the content, in any media known now or in the future, for the purpose of the conduct of eBay's business insofar as eBay, acting reasonably, determines is necessary – including for marketing purposes, the creation of buyer experiences onsite such as product pages and the display and rating of products, and in catalogues on its websites.

If you are the author of that content, you also irrevocably and unconditionally consent, to the maximum extent permitted by law (either present or future), to eBay and its licensees, contractors, assignees and successors, and their licensees and any other person authorised by any of them (“eBay Authorised Persons”):

(a) disclosing, reproducing, copying, adapting, publishing, performing, exhibiting, communicating, renting, transmitting or otherwise using the content (and any adaptation or part of the content) anywhere in the world:

(i) in whatever form and in whatever circumstances eBay and the eBay Authorised Persons think fit, including adding to or otherwise altering the content (or any adaptation or part of the content); and

(ii) without making any identification of you as the author in relation to the content (or any adaptation or part of the content);

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

the-collector-bull — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 08:13:21 GMT

They used to have a report tab on each listing, where you could report that someone is stealing your photos and if you could prove it by showing the originals, they would remove the listings, but that was too honest and easy. Then they started making us to do a DMCA notice for each photo on each listing. Not long after they started the photo catalogue where you could opt out of adding your photos, but like everything that favours the sellers, they soon got rid of that option too. Now eBay own your photos. They aren't yours anymore and eBay can do whatever they like with them. When I sold CB Radios and parts, the whole internet stole my photos. If you are looking at any radios, antennas or RF plugs on the internet, chances are I took the photos. It's funny when I ask people why they don't take their own photos, they deny they took mine and claim they did it themselves. I just send them a photo of my verandah, which clearly shows the tiles in the background of my radio and antenna photos. The best was when eBay sellers used to embed my photos from photobucket, as I could go into photobucket and change the photo of that link and put something rude in there, which would then be embedded in their listing and it would soon be removed.

Re: Duplicate Listings from multiple accounts/stores

*sons_and_daughters* — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:26:02 GMT

@the-collector-bull wrote:
They used to have a report tab on each listing, where you could report that someone is stealing your photos and if you could prove it by showing the originals, they would remove the listings, but that was too honest and easy. Then they started making us to do a DMCA notice for each photo on each listing. Not long after they started the photo catalogue where you could opt out of adding your photos, but like everything that favours the sellers, they soon got rid of that option too. Now eBay own your photos. They aren't yours anymore and eBay can do whatever they like with them. When I sold CB Radios and parts, the whole internet stole my photos. If you are looking at any radios, antennas or RF plugs on the internet, chances are I took the photos. It's funny when I ask people why they don't take their own photos, they deny they took mine and claim they did it themselves. I just send them a photo of my verandah, which clearly shows the tiles in the background of my radio and antenna photos. The best was when eBay sellers used to embed my photos from photobucket, as I could go into photobucket and change the photo of that link and put something rude in there, which would then be embedded in their listing and it would soon be removed.

Ummm, no you didn't. I took my own photos of my CBs thank you very much. Get off your high horse. You don't own the internet. I got insane prices for my CBs, which had ZERO to do with you.

Embedding from Photobucket has been banned for quite a few years now, so that point is moot.

I wouldn't know if resellers are selling items I sold them at an inflated price. I never look. If they can get a higher price than what they bought it for, good for them.