eBay - let the buyer beware. Fakes reported and eBay AI (useless) says okay

[gweidion]

eBay always had a problem with fakes and unmarked replicas. You would report them and sometimes (rarely) someone would look into it and maybe take some action.

Now it is referred to AI that does nothing at all. Never buy ANYTHING from eBay where their could be ANY doubt because eBay won't support you. They will support the scammers breaking their OWN policies to make money.

[repentatleisure1952]

"eBay won't support you"?

Have you not read/used the eBay Money Back Guarantee?

[sandypebbles]

You have all the power

You could choose to use the MBG within the time limit

You could choose not to support dodgy sellers by buying from them

Buyers buying from dodgy sellers and then not using the tools given to them are the one keeping these sellers in business

eBay do support each and every buyer who use the tools they are given, so don't post nonsense to try to tell people otherwise

Buyers,

Check feedback before buying

When needed, open the appropriate dispute within the time limit

Very easy

[gweidion]

There is no point having a money back guarantee when you can SEE it is a fake and eBay does nothing to remove them.

[gweidion]

It isn't the people who can spot the fake that need to be protected. It is the ones that can't.

[*casey*]

Categories > Coins, Stamps, Collectables & Antiques

Let's also not forget the number of very obvious scam listings for non existent items which aren't removed  when reported these days.

Coins  are one of the most  "buyer beware"  categories on eBay

[gweidion]

My biggest concern now is the apparently AI checking that doesn't know what it should be looking for and just waves them through. That is absolute balls and eBay has washed their hands of ANY attempt to stop criminals using their site.

Pathetic.

[sandypebbles]

AI also said used underpants that were listed were fine

And again, buyers do not have to buy from and support dodgy sellers

Especially if they 'don't know' what they are buying but happily folk over $$$$$ no questions asked

Just like all those common as $2 that are listed for obscene amounts of money, the ones there are reports about them everywhere you look that they are common and huge numbers still in circulation

People want to buy them anyway because 'they were on eBay' 

Takes minimum effort to know what you (as in the buyer) are buying 

No use relying on eBay AI to protect people from listings, people need to take some responsibility for their own free choices 

[gweidion]

I agree wholeheartedly that people need to be responsible when buying from eBay.

When eBay lets a seller sell fake Morgan dollars for $17 with nothing saying they are fake, you'd need to be stupid to buy.

However if someone then buys some and relists them as genuine at reasonable prices then legitimate buyers could get caught. If they were following their own damn policy that says fakes or replicas must be marked FAKE or REPLICA there wouldn't be a problem. At least with these.

Their "AI" is too stupid to work this out. It isn't even AI, it's just **bleep** poor programming.

[domino-710]

If bought for 17 bucks - you can bet they are fake - so why list them at a higher price - with the knowledge of what you paid.

Begs the question of ' who's the cheat ' here.