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There is a real structural problem with this idea -- eBay lets
sellers list the same item in MORE than one category (they make double the
listings fees when a seller does that). It makes sense if you have something
like a book about movie posters and so you want to list it in the Posters
Category and also the Books Category. But, of course, what happens is that
people abuse the idea, listing a repro under Reproductions as the Primary
Category and then also listing it under Originals as the Secondary
Category. If eBay says something about it to them, they can say "But I listed it
under Repros as the Primary category..."
So, maybe this is just a PR and CYA stunt so when someone gets
ripped off by a really bad fraudulent action and they want to hold eBay
responsible in a law suit, eBay can say "But hey, look... we put a link on every
single auction page which makes it easy for people to report suspicious items to
us..."
That's my best guess. Since they will surely get tens of
thousands of people clicking on this to report junk that is deliberately
mis-categorized (and it happens in all categories, not just Original Posters),
it isn't possible that they are going to be able to address all of the reports
directly. I suspect they will mostly go into a holding file and never have any
action take on them.
-- JR
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael B
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 10:54
Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay anounces "report this page" often cards are put with posters. auction books put in posters.
posters from the 60s listed with the 50s. that's
acceptable........................ they are logical.
...........but, clearly those magnets and tee shirts gotta stop wasting
space.
are people going to report the reproductions and foreign stuff? i
would like to see this stop, also.
autographs? -----but this could cut into ebay fess since people will
not list in 2 categories (i.e. autographs and posters!!!)
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i believe the link will be helpful to people reporting those
dealers charging extra for paypal (not in the poster category), and items
other than posters where a .
but the link is a good idea for categories like french graniteware where
people list non-granite items, or glass items when the item isnt glass..
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