Ebay cracking down on listings?

parkerj · July 21, 2007 2:14AM

I don't know if I'm just unlucky or ebay is cracking down on "set builder" listings. I have been selling "you-pick-5" lots of Topps Heritage SP's for years now and never had a problem. Now in the last two weeks I've had 6 different listings cancelled. Anyone else notice this? I've tried different wording and keeping it vague, but I'm still getting nabbed. I see others selling these kind of lots all the time.

prscott933 · July 21, 2007 2:18AM

upset buyer/seller reporting you? any recent problems with an ebay user? auctions like that are useful i would hope ebay can see that...

nam812 · July 21, 2007 2:24AM

eBay doesn't see it that way, and I have done it for years with vintage from 1958 to 1973. Once every so often mine would get "pulled" with the reason being because of offering a "choice". They feel if you are offering 40 cards for a buyer to pick 10, then you could be making 40 listings of 1 card each, thereby giving them 39 more listing fees.

You either had an angry buyer (probably not with the new cards you sell), or more likely, and angry competitor.

Leiascards · July 21, 2007 2:42AM

Ebay has always banned choice listings, they have just never really done anything about it. Just like listings where you may or may not get the high dollar card offered are also Ebay illegal, but they have been allowed in Sports Cards with little concern. Honestly its about time they started following their own rules.

Most of the time it is a competitor reporting you.

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nearmint · July 21, 2007 2:43AM

I used to run auctions like these, with good results for both parties. Ebay started canceling them, saying they would confuse the buyer. What often happened was that instead of picking 10, the buyer would want 18 at the same per-card price, and ebay wouldn't get its cut for the additional 8. I suspect that this is part of why they don't allow such auctions.

Mike

parkerj · July 29, 2007 12:36PM

Thanks for the input guys. I don't know of any angry buyers, all communications have been positive. Maybe a competitor but I doubt it since I'm such small potatoes.

I must now be on ebay's radar screen. I've tried re-running auctions a few times in the last couple of weeks and they have been relentless in shutting them down within a day or two of posting. I'll chill out for a few weeks (its a really slow time now anyhow) and see what happens in the fall.

BobaFett72 · July 29, 2007 1:19PM

those are the bESt auctions for set builders. SCREW EBAY. they suck MORE and MORe every day.

rube26105 · July 29, 2007 1:39PM

ive had it happen to me too, it violates so kind of stupid policy they have, basically they are losing $ if you list em like that lol,ebay wouldnt want to lose out on a buck,i ve had pick 10 listing removed a few times, i just put em right back on lol-its a great way to help people who are trying to complete sets,but they want em listed individually or for all one price so it will cost you more and they make more $-greed is the bottom line of ebay
the rube
p.s. -now do a search and look at all the other hundreds or thousands of auctions just like em that are still on there that they didnt pull! thats what irks me,

Leiascards · July 29, 2007 1:58PM

It is because the other auctions have not been reported, there are many items that are not allowed on Ebay, but 2 or 3 sellers sell these items over and over. 9 times out of 10 it is these sellers who report every similar listing to kill the competition. Those auctions are clear violation of the choice listing policy Ebay has had in place since around 1998. If you keep relisting them like this Ebay may eventually pull your entire account.

Ebay cracking down on listings?

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