Seems like ebay haven’t improved since then.

Worst one for me recently was a policy strike taking me straight down to ‘failing’ for having a listing for a half inch silver charm of a penknife.
Listed in correct jewellery category, described accurately and clearly as a charm with weight and size in millimeters and inches and with a large photo of said item sitting on top of a ruler.

I spoke to a reasonable chap at PS support who said he would send it upstairs to be looked at again. He phoned me a few hours later and said I could relist but suggested I wrote in bold writing things like “this is an item of jewellery and is not a weapon”
I had thought my comment on the listing that it would be perfect for a pixie on an outing might have sufficed.
He also said that it would have been reported by community watch (presumably the shady characters who have the hotline to have anything taken down immediately – as opposed to normal members whos requests for dodgy things to be taken off are usually ignored)

I had to phone PS support again as two days later my policy strike was still in place. When I pointed this out they took it off immediately.

So now if I list something which some overzealous community watcher is going to give me grief over I make ridiculous statements like this is not a weapon or firearm of any description.

From the examples above, it may be we have to put such statements on absolutely everything.

Do I look worried? no, I enjoy a challenge.

Stu

They also become viewable eventually and I don’t believe for a second that they are ever checked by a person, in fact I know they’re not because I’ve checked the webstats for images included.

Interestingly if you chose the view text only option from the list sellers other items view then all items show up, even the ‘hidden’ ones.