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Ebay getting fussy again over wording!
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Had my listing ended today (withdrawn) by ebay for using words they don't like !!
'Laura Ashley style' its the word 'style' they don't like, I listed the true makers and used the terms 'LA style' just to describe the type of style it was!.
Oh Boy! are they getting fussy these days, I have used these words before and no problem, I had an interested buyer too, so I have got to relist the whole damn thing again... :mad: pain.
'Laura Ashley style' its the word 'style' they don't like, I listed the true makers and used the terms 'LA style' just to describe the type of style it was!.
Oh Boy! are they getting fussy these days, I have used these words before and no problem, I had an interested buyer too, so I have got to relist the whole damn thing again... :mad: pain.
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Well I think they are going down, only time, a divorce, selling up & moving on will tell !!
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Well I think they are going down, only time, a divorce, selling up & moving on will tell !!
Forever optomistic.... Positive thinking.
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I think you can put what you like in the description, just not the title.My TV is broken!
Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j0 -
I have to be honest, if I'm searching for a specific label (mostly STUSSY) I get really really hacked off with the "like" and "similar" and especially "NOT..."
If I wanted to search for something else I would.
And to be fair, Ebay has these policies for a reason.It's BOUGHT (to Buy), not BROUGHT (to bring) AND you cannot be frauded, only DEfrauded.
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I'm sorry but i also agree with smartie.
I don't see why you (or anyone else) would need to put **** style personally.Accept that some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.0 -
isnt this to do with some 1 selling an xbox box and people thinking it was an xbox not just the box, i think if you silly enough to fall 4 it u deserve wot u get!0
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Appreciate their policies but they gave me no chance to edit my item just withdrew it !
Yes I fully understand the searching bit regarding the title and in the past I think I have used the description more for this type of wording, but my error as I put it in the title.
Agree when I search I too get annoyed when all the 'like' stuff comes up, but sometimes new people listing don't specify exactly and often you find a real bargain hiding in amongst all that 'like/similar' stuff !Official DFW Nerd - Member no. 045
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Well I think they are going down, only time, a divorce, selling up & moving on will tell !!
Forever optomistic.... Positive thinking.0 -
needstoknow wrote:isnt this to do with some 1 selling an xbox box and people thinking it was an xbox not just the box, i think if you silly enough to fall 4 it u deserve wot u get!
No, this started way before the whole xbox box/picture sagaAccept that some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.0 -
It might be that Laura Ashley have complained - most of the big companies have people looking for the use of their name. When the item isn't manufactured by them, they get a bit hacked off.
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carrie483 wrote:I'm sorry but i also agree with smartie.
I don't see why you (or anyone else) would need to put **** style personally.
Really its just a way of describing something isn't it, like 'modern' 'traditional' 'contemporary' for example 'very oriely keily' just means 'retro' !
If someone can't afford the real thing then they are going to go for a 'similar or a like item' that matches their criteria and pocket.Official DFW Nerd - Member no. 045
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Well I think they are going down, only time, a divorce, selling up & moving on will tell !!
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Besides all the wording I used on my item, what I was selling was by far 'way and above the quality of Laura Ashley' .
With Ashley you really are just paying for the name, I am in the interiors trade and I know how much their products really cost and their mark-up is a complete rip off.Official DFW Nerd - Member no. 045
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Well I think they are going down, only time, a divorce, selling up & moving on will tell !!
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It really irritates me when people do this. If I'm looking for a particular manufacturer, wading through similar products is enough to get me reporting people wholesale. It's pretty clear in ebay's T & C's that this is unacceptable (keyword spamming I believe it's called). As for finding a bargain in the like or similar stuff, YOU put in the time to find something like that, I don't see why I should have to when I want something specific.
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