Ebay Authentication is a Comical JOKE.

[theshowandme]

Originally Posted by CardPadre

Not if the buyer does not have all the information. You can't expect eBay authenticators to go to extraordinary lengths to show the buyer what issues they found that don't meet the listing's presentation.

Apparently they do sometimes offer a little explanation (maybe an image, maybe not?) of what is going on, but it's beyond their job to do anything other than match stuff up and see if it all is accurate.

You expect them to whip out their iPhone and find the perfect lighting to show everything? That's just unrealistic.

Hold the seller accountable and let them re-do things the right way. What a good learning experience it will be for them.

What?

If I’m a buyer of an item and it’s about to be rejected, I would like to be told why and be able to decide if I still want the item or not.

I have been personally contacted by this program with that option. It is not always the norm but it was a significant item

Exhibit A

[CardPadre]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

What?

If I’m a buyer of an item and it’s about to be rejected, I would like to be told why and be able to decide if I still want the item or not.

I have been personally contacted by this program with that option. It is not always the norm but it was a significant item

Exhibit A

You actually did not have all the information even at that point. What if you agreed to receive it and then threw a fit about how bad the crease actually was in hand? You’d be out of luck.

Why can’t we just hold sellers accountable and stop there?

They don’t need to be coddled with a participation medal and someone else handles the final negotiation on the sale with more complete accuracy, just do things right and thoroughly from the start.