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I think it's a bit silly to think they should or could do anything about it.
There is enough legal recourse to the buyer of a falsely advertised item that eBay have no need to feel any moral obligation to manufacturing themselves. eBay don't claim to have any expertise and are not selling one thing. They are a medium for putting buyers and sellers together and getting handsomely rewarded for doing so on a brilliantly contrived conveyance. Not sure why anyone is 'disgusted' with eBay. If you don't like the opportunities afforded you can go back to the days of garage sales in your local neighborhood, paying to be in your local newspapers classifieds, or hunting through thrift shops you can get to. eBay is magnificent. Long live eBay. Last edited by 68Hawk; 03-08-2021 at 05:29 PM. |
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From what I've seen, things used to be better than what they are now but one would think with so many people reporting this one card alone days in advance, it would have been removed. Smoke and mirrors pretending to care, fool the masses into believing is all it is anymore it seems.
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"eBay is magnificent. Long live eBay."
My wife is magnificent too. I love her. Long live her, and long live my kids! But that doesn't mean there aren't lots of things that could be improved... The "love/hate relationship" is a real thing. Ebay.... Can't live with it; can't live without it. Last edited by perezfan; 03-08-2021 at 07:04 PM. |
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They've included cards and clothes, appliances and art, tools and toys, gifts and gaming, storage systems and silver, and countless countless other things. I've been able to find the items I want, generally the branding I've desired, the price I've been happy to pay, the facility to have it all delivered to my door, and the venue to allow me to do the same in reverse and sell off things no longer of use to me. I've saved many many many thousands of dollars over the years doing so in comparison to paying 'store' prices. It's generally cost only some browsing time as opposed to the efforts one would need to make to get what you're after mechanically, and allowed me to learn through comparison shopping in a way that is truly next level. Over the 20 years, maybe 3 'bad' experiences and a dozen more that left me a little disappointed or receiving not quite what I expected. Improvement to the platform? Describe how, in practical and financially realistic terms? Last edited by 68Hawk; 03-10-2021 at 12:32 AM. |
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I'm not sure whether Ebay actually cares or not but they leave the judgement up to buyers. Isn't it the buyers obligation to research stuff they want to buy? Ebay isn't in the authentication business.
If Ebay pulled every auction that gets reported, whats to stop people from reporting legitimate cards because they are competition? Or someone has a beef with a seller on a different transaction? I listed a GU Mets jersey a few years ago and someone contacted me saying the jersey was fake. The jersey was 100% authentic. It turns out the complainer had a similar jersey for sale and didn't like that my price was lower. What if Ebay pulled my auction based on this idiots say? |
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I don't know the inner workings of EBay but, like I mentioned earlier, if ebay has the reporting option, shouldn't they at least follow up with it?
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Ebay could easily reduce fakes and counterfeits in just a few short steps:
1) Require all buyers and sellers to provide photo ID in order to keep their account(s) and legitimate full contact information. AND verify it. 2) Immediately delete any listings that disclaim knowledge of whether something is a reprint. 3) If #2 is violated a second time, ban the person - not the account (hence the reason for #1). 4) If you're caught selling fake items, you get a warning. Second time, ban the person - not the account. |
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