False and misleading listings

[kengee46]

Why does eBay allow sellers to list and show a particular item at a particular price, but when you go to purchase the item you find that price is for a lower spec item, or in some cases a completely different item, and when you select the item that was actually listed, pictured, and described, the price jumps considerably.
This is simply FALSE ADVERTISING which should not be allowed, but eBay don't seem to mind being part of this deception. They have the power to stop this but they don't.
I now make it a rule never to purchase from sellers who falsely advertise, and I send the seller a message telling them why I will not purchase their product. Let's all do this.

[domino-710]

Curious - what's a ' caribiners '. ??

[sugar249]

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@domino-710 wrote:

Curious - what's a ' caribiners '. ??

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[sugar249]

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@brickworksmarket wrote:

There's a difference between the two as the ebay seller does not mention the random item in the title that relates to the lower price. So in looking for an air pump I would not be expecting a random item like a hook for sticking to glass to hang something off it. Some at least offer an item relating to the searched item like a spare part or accessory.

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In which case it is even more obvious you shouldnt be buying it.

[domino-710]

LOL - they are ' CARABINERS '.

[kh-stanley1]

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