Ebay Ethics: Some Guy Copy/Pasted my exact description. Reportable?

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• goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭

  January 12, 2006 3:15AM

  Ebay and Ethics are 2 words that should never be used in the same sentence.

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• ChuckC Posts: 1,600

  January 12, 2006 3:16AM

  Oh and he jumped in as a 5-day auction that ends just before mine (mine is a 7 day auction)

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• 2manycoins2fewfunds Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭

  January 12, 2006 4:57AM

  Yes it is reportable and they will pull his auction.
  To to ....................'Security Center'
  and find 'Report another problem'
  then 'Problems with sellers'
  then section 'Problem your're having isn't listed'
  then email problem in question.

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• ChuckC Posts: 1,600

  January 12, 2006 6:06AM

  okay, thanks for the help

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• Russ Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭

  January 12, 2006 6:08AM

  I clicked your links and nothing happened.
  
  Russ, NCNE

  eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC

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• ReleaseTheHounds Posts: 51

  January 12, 2006 12:40PM

  Ebay Link to Report This
  
  This should help to get there faster. I had a guy do this to me... 5 day auction to finish around the same time as mine. I reported it with 2 days to go, but they didn't move fast enough.. I wasn't surprised.. and his sold for a higher price.. poop

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• majorbigtime Posts: 2,937 ✭

  January 14, 2006 2:10AM

  If you didn't copyright it, it's free game!
  
  Nothing unlawful, maybe he or she is just lazy.

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• poorguy Posts: 4,317 ✭

  January 14, 2006 2:18AM

  
  If you didn't copyright it, it's free game!
  
  Nothing unlawful, maybe he or she is just lazy.
  
  
  While not a crime, it does violate ebay's seller policies of copying other seller's images/descriptions.

  Brandon Kelley - ANA - 972.746.9193 - http://www.bestofyesterdaycollectibles.com

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• BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304

  January 14, 2006 2:18AM

  eBay members are not allowed to use another eBay user's pictures or descriptions in their listings or About Me page without the owner's permission. Listings that violate eBay's Picture and Description Theft policy may be removed early. Multiple violations of this policy can result in suspension.
  
  The following examples are not allowed on eBay.
  
  A seller doesn't know the best way to describe an item. The seller copies a substantial amount of another's description and pastes it into a listing.
  A seller takes someone else's picture and includes it in a listing since it looks very similar to the item the seller is offering.
  A seller likes the way a competitor's About Me page looks. The seller copies the look and feel and a substantial amount of the text and creates an About Me page.
  

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• Charlie184 Posts: 52

  January 14, 2006 2:26AM

  Yep, I had this happen once. Ebay, upon verification, Ebay will pull his auction, and give him a strike. If you get a certain amount, I think three, in a certain time period, they will shut the unethical ebayer down permenantly.
  

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