People don't need to worry about reporting the shill bidding etc if they feel it too complicated, all they have to do is go to fine jewellery and report 10 items that don't belong in fine jewellery. If 500 members reported 10 listings every time they logged into eBay maybe eBay would soon find that 5000 reports everyday means they have to finally take some action. By keeping it simple people might be inclined to help but it will still have a huge impact.

OK. So, who have we got so far? Rabbit and bump:-x... that's 2 - only need 498 more more and we are away.;-)

Thing is bump, to report something in the wrong category, you first have to prove it's NOT what they say it is eg '925 Sterling Silver' or 'Solid 18ct Gold' etc and so, it does not belong in 'fine jewellery' - otherwise eBay just ignore it - well, that seems to be my experience anyway. And even then, all they do is warn the seller to change their items into the correct category. You only have to look at that seller I bought the single chain from. I reported her, but she is still listing her things as '925 Sterling Silver' - some she has changed to Fashion Jewellery but others are still in Fine Jewellery. My point? Either eBay has warned her and she has taken no notice OR eBay has turned a blind eye.

I could name several others who are listing '925 Sterling Silver plated' (no such thing of course) or gold plated / filled in fine jewellery.