They've copied my ad

suekjw · 28 September 2005 at 2:22PM

Someone is selling two identical items to myself and have copied everything I have written - and even the flippin photo - what can I do?

suekjw · 28 September 2005 at 2:33PM

Sorry, just done a search and found my answer - I've reported them, the cheeky so and so's - they even copied my spelling mistake!!!

Do you think I should mail them though?

liz_uk · 28 September 2005 at 2:43PM

had this happen once too. They stole my photo and copied my listing on an estee lauder travel bag and I was FURIOUS!!

Reported them to ebay but by the time they responded her auction had ended so there was nothing they could do.

I took matters into my own hands and contacted all her bidders to tell them what she had done and that her item was not the one in the photo, as she had stolen my photo !!

It worked as some of the bidders stopped bidding !

suekjw · 28 September 2005 at 2:46PM

She's done it on other items she's listed so I'm making it my business to contact all the people she's copied to let them know!

WIll let anyone who bids know though!

skylight · 28 September 2005 at 2:51PM

Have you used a photobucket type place for the picture?

Sometimes, they copy the link too ................ then you can have fun!!!!

angelcake · 28 September 2005 at 4:07PM

Be careful with contacting other bidders you can get done with interfering with other auctions!

best thing to do is just report them! and like someone else has said, if you are using photobucket replace the picture with a couple of words saying something rude or funny...like "I am a plonker"

suekjw · 28 September 2005 at 4:13PM

As yet I've only contacted the people who's listings/photo's have been copied - I'll not contact any bidders in the hope it'll get resolved by tomorrow (esp if the other people complain too!)

Sue

bleugh · 28 September 2005 at 4:29PM

host your own photos (its easy to do, i do this every time)
if someone copies the auction then replace the piccies with Pr0n ;-)

tru · 28 September 2005 at 4:42PM

pr0n

:rotfl:

walsgravematt · 28 September 2005 at 4:51PM

Oops - didn't realise that you were not allowed to copy other peoples pics and info (although usually edited theirs to personalise my version)

Can I get into trouble?

WM

suekjw · 28 September 2005 at 6:11PM

Well, it is a bit cheeky to just let someone else do the hard work for you without asking them first!

They've copied my ad

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