Copied Ebay Listings

>:|sh4d0w|:< · 3 Apr 2006 at 22:33

HI, had a search on ebays site but couldnt find anything. Does anyone know the procedure for reporting another seller to ebay who has exactly copied my listing (ie the words)?

Thanks

ScarySquirrel · 3 Apr 2006 at 22:34

is that even against the ebay rules? I always copy bits out of auctions, especially if im selling computer things, just to get the full specs etc

chris_r · 3 Apr 2006 at 22:34

Happens quite often search their 'help' area, you will find it i am sure

ElRazur · 3 Apr 2006 at 22:34

Happens all the time isnt?

iSam · 3 Apr 2006 at 22:37

>:|sh4d0w|:< said:
HI, had a search on ebays site but couldnt find anything. Does anyone know the procedure for reporting another seller to ebay who has exactly copied my listing (ie the words)?

Thanks

I'm sure it's not against the rules. Correct me if I'm wrong.

>:|sh4d0w|:< · 3 Apr 2006 at 22:41

Not sure myself.

Usel · 3 Apr 2006 at 22:53

The rules that ebay set are quite strict.

You can't copy any content from another person's auction. No pictures or text.

I don't know whether ebay actually do anything about it though. You can report the auctions by the listing number but somebody copied my photo and nothing was done about it.

chris_r · 3 Apr 2006 at 22:53

eBay said:

[font=helvetica,arial,sans-serif]Jimmy J.: I'd be glad to help you with this! In this case if members are copying your listing and are not allowed to, you may wish to file a formal complaint against this member.[/font]

http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_..._was_copied_or_linked_without_permission.html

iSam · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:08

Usel said:
The rules that ebay set are quite strict.

You can't copy any content from another person's auction. No pictures or text.

I don't know whether ebay actually do anything about it though. You can report the auctions by the listing number but somebody copied my photo and nothing was done about it.

Ah, well you learn something new everday!

ScarySquirrel · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:10

Surely if you are copying factual information which the other ebayer has just copied off the manufacturers website its ok though?

>:|sh4d0w|:< · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:11

ScarySquirrel said:
Surely if you are copying factual information which the other ebayer has just copied off the manufacturers website its ok though?

Yea thats okay, but this is a word for word copy of all that i wrote.

basmic · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:15

I have had auctions deleted, because they blatently copied mine - they just changed a few words and phrases, and assumed I wouldn't notice the formatting and wording.

Raymond Lin · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:16

>:|sh4d0w|:< said:
Yea thats okay, but this is a word for word copy of all that i wrote.

Someone did that with one of my auction, I wrote a paragraph describe an HiFi item. How it sounds, basically like a Advertising pitch and this guy copied it word for word. I email him letting him know i wasn't please but never heard back from him. chicken ! :mad:

To add insults to the wound, my item didn't reach my reserve and he got 50% above my reserve price.

ScarySquirrel · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:18

Raymond Lin said:
Someone did that with one of my auction, I wrote a paragraph describe an HiFi item. How it sounds, basically like a Advertising pitch and this guy copied it word for word. I email him letting him know i wasn't please but never heard back from him. chicken !

To add insults to the wound, my item didn't reach my reserve and he got 50% above my reserve price.

yeah that would definately annoy me.. you should have editted your item to show that he had copied you somehow

>:|sh4d0w|:< · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:26

Thanks for the help guys, ive asked the guy to remove the auctions, ill see what he says, if he refuses ill report him using the link.

Six6siX · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:40

Same happened to me a while back. Selling a power supply, someone copied the listing exactly and used my picture. I asked them to remove it but got no reply, so I reported it and the listing went away.

Red and White · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:43

If your selling the same item tho, wheres the harm

Cueball · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:45

Clerkin said:
If your selling the same item tho, wheres the harm

The seller should get off of his arse to write his OWN listing, not just copy someone else's verbatim.

Red and White · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:46

Cueball said:
The seller should get off of his arse to write his OWN listing, not just copy someone else's verbatim.

true but there still not hurting anyone

Six6siX · 3 Apr 2006 at 23:46

It may not be harming you directly, but its annoying at having taken the effort to write a full description and take a decent photo only to have someone just sit on their behinds and copy it 1:1.

How would you like it if you had a website or blog or something and found that someone copied it word for word, picture for picture? I know I wouldnt be too pleased.