Ebay canceled my Auction

[lyman1903]

you have to be, real good with words and pictures when trying to get one over the Ebay watchdogs.
they are employed by Ebay, to check new auctions, and watch for for words,
then a quick view, and if it looks fishy, they just pull it.
my ex brother in law worked for Ebay, guy was a dolts, and had no clue what a slide, op rod, M1A1 or anything else was for that matter.

+1

I had a few auctions pulled for wording, even with a polite note in the listing for the ebay police (***this is a california legal item, ebay police please do not pull etc etc***)

I've learned, when selling an item that they may think is verboten, to be vague in description, and title, and then post a link to a lot of pics, (ebay pictures cost too much, I usually link to photobucket)

[Mike Haas]

I had six auctions for parts ended last week by eBay. I called them and spoke my mind. I got the standard BS from a girl would did not know squat. Needless to say, I got no satisfaction at all. I would like to list everything on GB, but nothing sells very well on that site.

Well I called ebay today..essentially ditto to your comment except!! The guy I talked to said that if I found an item "similier" to my "banned" Carbine slide ebay would appreciate it if I filed a complaint with ebay so they could investigate it.

My response to that caused him to hang up on me..oh well..I may have killed my other three auctions with my comment. Time will tell.

[phillydude]

i was one of the watchers, i got ****ed off, i thought you struck a deal on the side.....DAMN EBAY

[painter777]

Mike,
Another scenario,
It's very possible that someone who had a 'similar item' reported yours'...
thus eliminating their competition.
Keep in mind that Ebay will go to lengths to protect their big sellers like ABC and squash the smaller guys with no hesitation.
Have you EVER seen any type of DISCLAIMER as described above with in the text of a description listed by ABC?

Big money talks.........
The little guy walks........

Charlie

[Mike Haas]

i was one of the watchers, i got ****ed off, i thought you struck a deal on the side.....DAMN EBAY

Philly - I appreciate your posting your comment. Your initial thought is entirely understandable. Did eBay email you saying my auction was removed because it was a "banned" item or did it just disappear??

[Mike Haas]

Mike,
Another scenario,
It's very possible that someone who had a 'similar item' reported yours'...
thus eliminating their competition.
Keep in mind that Ebay will go to lengths to protect their big sellers like ABC and squash the smaller guys with no hesitation.
Have you EVER seen any type of DISCLAIMER as described above with in the text of a description listed by ABC?

Big money talks.........
The little guy walks........

Charlie

Charlie - I thought about that after talking to the Ebay dude today.I've got a 100% rating with 512 responses and about 700 total transactions over about eight years.

I tend to think it was an over zealous ebay auction screener I'm still as it can affect my eBay reputation. (See Philly's comment above).
Philly saw this thread but what about the other six guys watching?? -one of which was a bidder! Not to mention the folks that are watching/bidding on my other auctions?

I'll continue to sell on ebay simply because I offer a variety of items other than firearm related stuff...but... if your theory is correct I'd love to meet him. Somebody would be doing a "chicken-dance"..

Mike

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

I have 1,012 total feedbacks, 928 from different people, 100% positive rating.

I called eBay and got the same crap as everyone else. I guess over 1,000 deals is not enough to have an opinion. All the super sellers with 20,000 deals rule.

Remember eBay is only there to make money, for themselves. That includes PayPal which they own also.

[imarangemaster]

I have wondered about the ethics of the fact that Ebay owns Paypal, Ebay requires you take paypal, so they get paid commission twice for the same item. Sure sounds like a conflict of interest to me.

[Wulf]

Well I called ebay today..essentially ditto to your comment except!! The guy I talked to said that if I found an item "similier" to my "banned" Carbine slide ebay would appreciate it if I filed a complaint with ebay so they could investigate it.

My response to that caused him to hang up on me..oh well..I may have killed my other three auctions with my comment. Time will tell.

Oh yeah the dimwit I talked to also told me to drop dime on other sellers. eBay blows.

[phillydude]

Mike
here it is :
Thanks for your interest in this listing:

150407016317 - M1 CARBINE SLIDE - UNDERWOOD Type 2 Marked *U*

We're sorry to tell you that the item isn't available for purchase anymore. We removed the listing because it likely fell into one of these three categories:

-- The listing doesn't follow eBay guidelines.
-- The item isn't allowed on eBay or can only be listed under certain conditions.
-- The listing contains pictures or words that may have violated copyright or trademark rights.

This is disappointing for everyone, but sometimes it's an action we have to take to protect you as a buyer.

Important: If you won the item and haven't paid for it yet, you don't need to complete the transaction. If you've already paid for the item, we encourage you to contact the seller to get more information about the transaction. If you don't receive the item, your purchase price plus original shipping may be covered by the eBay resolution process:
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