posted on May 4, 2001 07:38:21 AM
I received an eBay Procedural Warning yesterday, my first after four years of selling. I think what I was warned about was totally off base but I was not going to worry about it. Then I started wondering is this something that adds up, say you get a second by selling something you didn't know was not allowed, is that gounds to become NARU? If it doesn't then I'm just going to forget about it, on the other hand if it is something that adds up then I should let them know that they were wrong about this item.
thanks for any advice.
gingersnapp
posted on May 4, 2001 08:28:59 AM
Don't relist the item.. Don't chance it.
I had a friend with 199 positive feedback get NARU'd 18 months ago when he listed a New in box Windows NT 3.50 piece of software.
It was entirely legal, not a priated copy, not OEM, not academic.. He got it at the software store on clearance, and knew they were selling for more on eBay yet.
He listed it---WITH pictures of the box and showed it had the hologram and stuff.
eBay cancelled it for no reason. He didn't know about "Vero" at the (this was back when MS and Adobe first were slamming ALL the auctions right after Vero was started).
Therefore he relisted 2 days later. Next day, he was NARU'd, THEN he received the email from eBay saying that he was in violation of copyright that he had no legal right to sell the item, and that because he relisted it, he was NARU.
He replied to eBay for multiple days/weeks, even sending the receipt for the item from the store.. NO (or canned) RESPONSE.. To this date he hasn't had his account reactivated, plus he still had some deadbeat credits he needed to file for, but he never could. They closed his account, charged his card, and he couldn't even get the credits back. That sucks.
posted on May 4, 2001 08:43:54 AM
mrlatenite: thank you for the response, I'm sorry about your friend, that was very unforunate. The item I had has already been sold and was off auction at the time the warning was received. It is called a Master Padlock Code Book, ebay says I'm selling an item that has to do with lock picking, it is a book on cutting keys and the codes for each and which blank to use. What I'm wondering is that is this something that goes on my record forever and should I let them know they were wrong on the chance I might list something in the future that may be not allowed.
gingersnapp
posted on May 4, 2001 08:51:50 AM
gingersnap--
I'm not sure if they keep track, but why take a chance. I would email them and present your case. Couldn't hurt and it would probably be a good idea. :0)
