Comments on: Business seller registration : some thoughts on enforcement http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Thu, 24 May 2012 15:51:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Yael http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html#comment-8768 Yael Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:10:25 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2850#comment-8768 Yes, I've come across that problem too and I refuse to sit around and report listings in groups of ten when there are thousands that need to be reported. It's not as if we ever get any thanks. I used to report those false car auctions that are big money scams, but after having a slap for telling people how to spot them on the PS forum I stopped. I could easily spot half a dozen in a page if I set the search results just-so. Yes, I’ve come across that problem too and I refuse to sit around and report listings in groups of ten when there are thousands that need to be reported. It’s not as if we ever get any thanks. I used to report those false car auctions that are big money scams, but after having a slap for telling people how to spot them on the PS forum I stopped. I could easily spot half a dozen in a page if I set the search results just-so.

]]> By: Larrylackpants http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html#comment-8767 Larrylackpants Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:10:28 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2850#comment-8767 Well, I did some reporting of sellers not listings and after 7 days I received a response: Hello, Thank you for contacting us regarding these eBay members, my name is Gerard and I apologise for the delay in responding. I have read your email and I would like to thank you for taking the time to let us know about the members in question . We take reports of members who break our rules very seriously. Let me reassure you that it's our top priority to ensure eBay remains a safe and reputable place to shop. We'll investigate your report and take any appropriate action in accordance with our site policies. As it's important that eBay maintains member privacy, we won't be able to share details of any action we take on the other member's account. This eBay principle protects the privacy of all our members. In future, to help us investigate more quickly, please report questionable listings via our online form. You can use the "Report this item" link at the bottom of the item page, or else click on "Contact Us" from most help pages and then select the reason for your report. Thank you again for bringing this matter to our attention and for helping us to keep eBay a safe and reputable place to buy and sell. Kind regards, Gerard Cooney eBay PowerSeller Team So basically, each listing needs reporting rather than seller. I don't have time for that, so I guess these peeps are just left to trade how they want and not within the law. Thanks for your support ebay (are you picking up on the sarcasm ebay emplyees, it's being laid on rather thickly) Well, I did some reporting of sellers not listings and after 7 days I received a response:

Hello,

Thank you for contacting us regarding these eBay members, my name is Gerard and I apologise for the delay in responding.

I have read your email and I would like to thank you for taking the time to let us know about the members in question . We take reports of members who break our rules very seriously.

Let me reassure you that it’s our top priority to ensure eBay remains a safe and reputable place to shop. We’ll investigate your report and take any appropriate action in accordance with our site policies.

As it’s important that eBay maintains member privacy, we won’t be able to share details of any action we take on the other member’s account.
This eBay principle protects the privacy of all our members.

In future, to help us investigate more quickly, please report questionable listings via our online form. You can use the “Report this item” link at the bottom of the item page, or else click on “Contact Us”
from most help pages and then select the reason for your report.

Thank you again for bringing this matter to our attention and for helping us to keep eBay a safe and reputable place to buy and sell.

Kind regards,

Gerard Cooney
eBay PowerSeller Team

So basically, each listing needs reporting rather than seller.
I don’t have time for that, so I guess these peeps are just left to trade how they want and not within the law.
Thanks for your support ebay (are you picking up on the sarcasm ebay emplyees, it’s being laid on rather thickly)

]]> By: Adam Morris http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html#comment-8766 Adam Morris Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:52:29 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2850#comment-8766 @Mark Classic - Really, though, without a community based policing policy, think of the amount of resources it would take for eBay to do all of the "cleaning". They would never be able to keep up. It's just not feasible. Community policing is really their best bet. There is also the inherint incentive to whistle blow anonymously to tople a competitor. EBay sees it as: your sales, customers, and profits can increase by tattling on competitors and toppling the cheaters. @Mark Classic – Really, though, without a community based policing policy, think of the amount of resources it would take for eBay to do all of the “cleaning”. They would never be able to keep up. It’s just not feasible. Community policing is really their best bet. There is also the inherint incentive to whistle blow anonymously to tople a competitor.

EBay sees it as: your sales, customers, and profits can increase by tattling on competitors and toppling the cheaters.

]]> By: Adam Morris http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html#comment-8765 Adam Morris Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:48:49 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2850#comment-8765 It seems that the number of sellers being reported for all sorts of violations is going up, actually. If I was a betting man, I'd say that it was due to seller's listing positions being messed around in best match. Seems that sellers are trying anything possible to knock off the competition and get their products back in top spots... It seems that the number of sellers being reported for all sorts of violations is going up, actually. If I was a betting man, I’d say that it was due to seller’s listing positions being messed around in best match. Seems that sellers are trying anything possible to knock off the competition and get their products back in top spots…

]]> By: Mark Classic http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html#comment-8764 Mark Classic Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:17:25 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2850#comment-8764 Do I not pay Ebay to police their own website Chris? It is there responsibility to keep their site clean, not mine. My responsibility is to service my customers to the highest standards possible. I have way too much to do, just make a living. I am not being negative, I just do not see why I should do what Ebay should be doing. They do not pay me, Ebay is not a community any more, it is a megacorp. They should invest some of their profits in keeping their own site clean it seems, something other than a computerised 1 neg and your banned system maybe? Mark :-) Do I not pay Ebay to police their own website Chris?

It is there responsibility to keep their site clean, not mine.

My responsibility is to service my customers to the highest standards possible.

I have way too much to do, just make a living.

I am not being negative, I just do not see why I should do what Ebay should be doing.

They do not pay me, Ebay is not a community any more, it is a megacorp.

They should invest some of their profits in keeping their own site clean it seems, something other than a computerised 1 neg and your banned system maybe?

Mark :-)

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html#comment-8763 northumbrian Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:41:59 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2850#comment-8763 seems these days ebay can detect the last time I farted, so why cant they do their own dirty work seems these days ebay can detect the last time I farted, so why cant they do their own dirty work

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html#comment-8762 Sue Bailey Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:41:17 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2850#comment-8762 Keith, see link in #21, or report to PS Support (via the PS portal or forum) if you have access to them. But you're completely right about the "report this item" links. Keith, see link in #21, or report to PS Support (via the PS portal or forum) if you have access to them. But you’re completely right about the “report this item” links.

]]> By: Keith http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html#comment-8761 Keith Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:36:25 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2850#comment-8761 How do you report? It would make reporting easier if they added the option to the drop down menu's on the report this listing link How do you report?

It would make reporting easier if they added the option to the drop down menu’s on the report this listing link

]]> By: TC http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html#comment-8760 TC Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:17:25 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2850#comment-8760 If I honestly throught for one minute that ebay would take reports seriously, then reporting would happen more often. As it stands there is nothing to gain and my prescious time to waste. I have to think seriously about every minute of my working day and spend it productively. Unfortunately ebay does not represent productivity on any level at the moment. It's a drain financially, emotionally and time-wise. Sounds like I have given up doesn't it? Well not yet, but it's fast approaching. If I honestly throught for one minute that ebay would take reports seriously, then reporting would happen more often. As it stands there is nothing to gain and my prescious time to waste.
I have to think seriously about every minute of my working day and spend it productively. Unfortunately ebay does not represent productivity on any level at the moment. It’s a drain financially, emotionally and time-wise.

Sounds like I have given up doesn’t it?
Well not yet, but it’s fast approaching.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/05/business-seller-registration-some-thoughts-on-enforcement.html#comment-8759 Chris Dawson Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:04:38 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2850#comment-8759 The reason for reporting is quite simple. You guys all buy on eBay - if you make a purchase from an obviously business seller who then deny you your consumer rights report em. I know I would, why should a seller get away with it if they've cost me money? As a seller if a competitor is competing unfairly with me (like I have time to check :p ) again why wouldn't I report them? The reason for reporting is quite simple. You guys all buy on eBay – if you make a purchase from an obviously business seller who then deny you your consumer rights report em.

I know I would, why should a seller get away with it if they’ve cost me money?

As a seller if a competitor is competing unfairly with me (like I have time to check :p ) again why wouldn’t I report them?

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