eBay is too busy terminating listings that
aren't fake. I received an e-mail from eBay indicating that one of my listings was removed because eBay believed it was counterfeit. I appealed the removal, providing a link to the estate sale describing the provenance and a Beckett Authentication Services "Likely to Pass Full Authentication" quick opinion.
eBay responded with this:
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We reviewed your appeal of an action on your account. Upon further review, we’re unable to grant your appeal because the listings aren’t following our Counterfeit item policy. We removed this item to protect you and your buyers, because we believe it is likely to be counterfeit. To make this decision we consider the details you provided about your item, reports that we receive from brands or members of the community, buyer feedback or the reasons buyers returned the item. Please do not relist this item.
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I'll end up paying the $400-600 to have the item authenticated and encapsulated now, but it baffles me that eBay went after my legitimate listing while ignoring countless autographs that are obvious counterfeits.