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It is taking advantage of buyers gullibility, buyer can easily ask for refunds from eBay PayPal, but some buyers think just because they said no refunds in description, they can’t ask for one.
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GPU JPEGs for sale
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Many people created fake entries with clear note in the title saying that this is not a card, but either photo of it or a dummy. This was mainly done to aggravate bots, which scan for GPU names in the titles and auto bid/buy them, so essentially with these entries scalpers are autobuying jpg or a dummy. They have no leg to complain, since title clearly states what they are selling 
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Many people created fake entries with clear note in the title saying that this is not a card, but either photo of it or a dummy. This was mainly done to aggravate bots, which scan for GPU names in the titles and auto bid/buy them, so essentially with these entries scalpers are autobuying jpg or a dummy. They have no leg to complain, since title clearly states what they are selling
thats just an excuse for their little scam, there are no such bots running, and even if there are it is absolutely trivial to add a filter in the bot search.
these listing are purely to try to catch innocent bystanders
Those with clear note in the title and description, are not the scam. If you are stupid enough to not read full description and title, well, you are worth of that "scam"
They have no leg to complain, since title clearly states what they are selling
If the photo was listed in the Photographs section and it sold, the buyer would have no recourse.
But there are zero photos of RTX 3080s in the Photographs section. Instead, they're all in the GPUs section, with the product specification for the actual card. This puts the listings in breach of eBay's terms, and results in the buyer being entitled to a refund.
Also, not everyone makes it clear the listing is a photo. There are some real special cases who fail to mention that the card is a photograph, except in really small text in the middle of a lengthy product description. These are the ones who are at risk getting in real trouble. That's fraud, plain and simple. If someone buys one of these and pays, they should report it to Action Fraud irrespective of whether they get a refund from eBay.
These people are scammers. It's as simple as that. They shouldn't be applauded because they pretend to have noble motivations. Say one of these photographs sells, the buyer pays, and the refund request never comes in. How many of these leeches do you think will voluntarily refund the payment?
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You and me are talking about different people. If the title and description explicitly does not mention that it is a photo, ebay will be on your side when refunding money. I'm talking about genuine people who state that selling item is not a card. Also, same people did mention, that there was huge activity from bots. I understand by now bots have been adjusted to exclude these, but in the beginning it was working 
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I'm not how it works unless they think eBay is going to side with them when offering pictures for sale as its exactly as stated in the auction or they intend closing their accounts the instant the funds have been transferred out of their paypal account
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They are banking the buyer not doing that. Basically giving up and walking away, it happens if you fool enough people.
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Ebay will never side with them, ‘no returns’ in description is not worth the electricity used to type those words to eBay.
You and me are talking about different people. If the title and description explicitly does not mention that it is a photo, ebay will be on your side when refunding money. I'm talking about genuine people who state that selling item is not a card. Also, same people did mention, that there was huge activity from bots. I understand by now bots have been adjusted to exclude these, but in the beginning it was working
We aren't.
This is against listing practices. It's a photo in the "PC Components" category, and has incorrect item details (the ones for the actual card, rather than a photo). This isn't accidental. It's done for the purpose of misleading a buyer, even if the intended target buyer is of the software variety. But it is, at least, somewhat obvious to a human who reads the listing properly that it's a picture, rather than a real GPU. Either way, it should be covered by the money back guarantee.
This is considerably worse, as the listing presents a GPU for sale, with only a single sentence in the listing mentioning that it is in fact a picture. "Read description" is basically the seller declaring that the rest of the listing is intended to mislead potential buyers.
And this is just fraudulent misrepresentation, plain and simple.
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i dont think i have ever actually checked in a section i normally just type it in the search box...
Your point being? The category appears on the listing. Listings get pulled for being in the wrong category, as it can be used to infer that a product is something that it is not (this situation being a prime example).
If you think this is a "legit way to make loads of cash" then go ahead. Just don't pretend you weren't warned when you get banned from eBay, they pursue you for the money you owe them, and you potentially find yourself facing fraud charges.
You see, you ARE assuming I saw same listings. Which is not the case. However the first link provided by you clearly mentions "pictures only". If a buyer has reading issues, how is this a fault of the seller?
Second one did not put enough effort to clarify what they are selling. But then again, who buys crap from ebay without fully reading the description, especially when it is clearly stated so in the name of the listing. Those, who are stupid enough to get caught up in these listings deserve it.
3rd one is indeed a fraud.
So, lesson for today: READ before buying
Fraud is still fraud (e.g. morally and legally indefensible), these sellers are attempting to steal money by selling a worthless product. How does this benefit anyone else?
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Fraud is when nothing is clearly stated what you are selling.
Stating that you are selling pictures of the GPU is not a fraud. People need to stop crying about their own stupidity and ignorance.
Seller has responsibility to state and describe what he/she is selling.
Buyer has a responsibility to not be an idiot and read before buying.
Worthless product is just your opinion, give it 100 years and those GPU photos will be worth millions
smart investment
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Fraud is when nothing is clearly stated what you are selling.
Stating that you are selling pictures of the GPU is not a fraud. People need to stop crying about their own stupidity and ignorance.
Seller has responsibility to state and describe what he/she is selling.
Buyer has a responsibility to not be an idiot and read before buying.
Worthless product is just your opinion, give it 100 years and those GPU photos will be worth millions
If they put an item up for sale in the "PC Components>Graphics/Video Cards" section and what they are actually selling is a photo, then clearly its been mis-sold. So yes, the seller does have a responsibility to clearly state what they are selling, putting "photos" up for sale in the PC hardware section does not meet that benchmark, its deliberately misleading and is against ebays terms and conditions (and therefore liable to buyer protection).
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