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@melbourneclearancewrote:

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@prodigal_endeavourwrote:
So if the Seller States that MPN as 'DOES NOT APPLY', the Item would be a Pirated/Unlicensed Product: is THAT Correct?

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It means I can't be bothered entering lots of numbers and letters and might get them wrong anyway when I can just simply pick Does Not Apply.

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Or it might mean that I dont want my item compared to dozens of others, with generic listing and making a race to the bottom on price the only option to stand out from the crowd.

Or it might mean that when I do enter the part number 9 times out of 10 I get an error message from ebay, stating the number does not exist. When I check for typo,s I find I have entered the number correctly. I suspect ebay just work off a data base that may be reliable for iphones and new release books, but if the item is a rare part for a 30 YO. motor cycle, it does not appear on the data base and ebay chucks a wobbly. 

So now I dont even bother....... I automatically click " Does not apply ". ..... Just another example of where the constant ebay gremlins are driving sellers away from the reasonable programmes they introduce.

Another current instance is the gauranteed delivery programme. Ebay are currently inviting sellers who meet the requirements to sign up, but who in their right mind would sign up to the programme when ebays estimated delivery times are unrealistic and AP is getting slower and less reliable by the day ?