posted on August 8, 2005 08:21:19 AM
Okay, ebay is wacky.
I had a Playboy magazine that, after research, I stuck in the magazine section. Ebay even had a popdown menu that said "playboy"
It didn't sell, so I put 10 other magazines with it and made it a lot.
All I listed was front covers, as do all the other auctions I checked out before I listed.
So today I get this:
**PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT EMAIL REGARDING YOUR LISTING(S)**
We appreciate that you chose eBay to list the following listing(s):
6971993048 - 11 Playboy Including Secret Life of Marilyn article
However, your listing(s) violates eBay's MA Miscategorization policy
and has been removed. In accordance with our User Agreement, items
prohibited by law or by eBay policy are not allowed on eBay. We have credited
all associated fees to your account and notified eBay users associated
with the transaction that it has been cancelled.
In deciding whether material is adult in nature, eBay considers the
overall content of the listing, including pictures and text. For more
information on MA Miscategorization visit the following Help page:
Please note: violation of this or other eBay policies may result in
forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings, limits on account privileges
and account suspension.
Please review eBay's Prohibited and Restricted Items guidelines and
User Agreement at the following locations:
posted on August 8, 2005 01:06:22 PM
"I only used covers to show bidders what was up."
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well as long as that is all you showed them that "was up", i don't see what the problem was.
posted on August 8, 2005 04:02:09 PM
Playboys before a certain date are considered collectible and can be listed in magazines. Newer ones have to be listed in the adult section.
I'm not sure of the exact date, but those with staples are OK and those that are glued are not.
If yours were published after that time and had the glued binding then they cannot be listed in the regular ebay section regardless of what you show in the photo (or if there is no photo).
[ edited by myfavorites4u on Aug 8, 2005 04:02 PM ]
posted on August 9, 2005 07:26:38 AM
Sometimes I think it's just a matter of who is looking at your auctions. It's a crap shoot. There's no such thing as a level playing field on eBay.
posted on August 9, 2005 09:30:23 AM
If they were the stapled kind I would start with live help and then go to Trust and Safety.
These rulings have been reversed if you want it bad enough to follow up.
Edited to add:
You can't just say "everyone else does it". You have to tell them why your listing did not break the rules. If you can do that, then they will reinstate it. Someone turned you in and the Ebay employee who pulled it didn't even look...just ended the listing. Something, unfortunately, they do all the time!
Start with the Ebay site and find the exact rule for posting Playboy magazines.
[ edited by myfavorites4u on Aug 9, 2005 09:32 AM ]
posted on August 9, 2005 09:36:03 AM
Here's the Ebay rules:
Nudity is generally not permitted on the main site, with the following exceptions:
Media - With regard to media, nudity is permitted to the extent it constitutes a small and insignificant part of a catalog, book, periodical, or other work, which is not, as a whole, primarily devoted to sexual matters. Movies with PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 ratings and pre-1980 Playboy, Playgirl and Penthouse magazines are permitted, but no photographs depicting nudity are allowed in these listings. Unrated media/movies must state that they are intended for all audiences and viewable by minors.
You be the judge: externally linked, btw, so they won't show up in the thread itself, I HOPE!
Thanks for the additional advice. I am a looowly
I guess when I saw so many of the idential issues, I just thought, WTH!! are they thinking? I need to get the reason mine were pulled, which is a mystery.
Should I do like they do in Saudi?
Mark out the photos with a big black marker?
[ edited by Japerton on Aug 9, 2005 12:28 PM ]
[ edited by Japerton on Aug 9, 2005 12:34 PM ]
posted on August 9, 2005 01:25:35 PM
eBay is not likely to give you the exact reason the auctions were pulled, and they are not required to do so.
I would guess some word or combo of words caused the auction to be deleted, the pictures are pretty tame. Today you can see more female skin on any public beach.
A computer scans ads for improper words and phrases and generates the email that is sent.
Its the same machine your HMO uses to deny payment of services! Your appeal will go to a service rep. Not sure but Marilyn's name may be a trademark.
Of course there is a real good chance that someone turned you in.
posted on August 9, 2005 03:25:46 PM
I would definitely appeal. More and more people are getting these reversed and listings reinstated. Plus, it will take the mark off your id.
Start with live help, give them the link to the pix and the listing, and then ask them where to go next.
posted on August 9, 2005 07:31:58 PM
eBay usually won't cancel an auction unless someone complains. My guess is a competing seller, or someone who doesn't like Playboy magazine, filled out a complaint form.
Covering up cleavage will problably prevent further cancelations in the standard magazine catagory.
posted on August 9, 2005 09:01:04 PM
Okay...after on and off searching today, I got no "live help" love off of ebay.
Suggestions?
I haven't heard back from the folks I emailed yesterday.
posted on August 10, 2005 11:30:44 PM
Just be vigilant and make SURE they,,,,, NEVER make a MISTAKE,,,,,,,and IF, they do, LET E bay Remind them, That day will,,,,,, come,,,,,,,
posted on August 10, 2005 11:39:13 PM
I Once had a disgruntled buyer,,,,sold SIMILAR items that he BOUGHT from me,,,,,,once he did,,,,,,He TURNED me IN,,,,Dah,,,,wasn't too hard to figure out,,,,,,I saw what He was selling,,,,,mine was a plastic replica,,,,HIS were the REAL No longer listable on e bay, post 911,,,,,,,ALLLLLLLLLLLL his 20 auctions went POOF.........he gave me RAVING, sparkling, feedback over two months later he was waiting,,,,,I Nailed that SOB GOOD!!!!!!!
posted on August 11, 2005 02:20:52 PM
All kinds of municipalities stuff,,,,Security, Cops,,,,you name it, Badges, uniforms,,,BUT I bet e bay is AGAIN loaded with them.
posted on August 11, 2005 02:25:28 PM
32 Thousand,,,, badges are BACK on e bay. So so much for the SECURITY of our Great Nation,,,,the $$$$$$$$$$ rules!!!! hahahaha,,,,,
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