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  • RFW
    RFW Posts: 10,432 Forumite
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    There's also the possibility that some wording in the title and/or description flagged the listing to Ebay bots and some of the other listed items didn't.

    It could also be that some other sellers are pre approved to sell them, I know that applies to some items, no idea about these boxes though.

    There's an old joke: a man asks a traffic warden if it's ok to park on a street, the traffic warden says "no", so the driver asks why all the other cars are parked there, "they never asked" replies the traffic warden.:D
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  • George_Michael
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    edited 20 November 2013 at 1:14PM
    The OP isn't selling fakes.

    Can I suggest you don't sell any fakes on ebay!

    I don't think that heman meant that the OP was selling fakes, simply that they were selling items that are commonly sold as fakes on ebay and selling these items isn't a good idea.

    It's a bit like selling Tiffany jewellery.
    I could have a piece that is 100% genuine, but if I was to list it for sale on ebay, a lot of paople would think that it was dodgy due to the fact that a lot of Tiffany items sold on ebay are not genuine.
  • I don't think that heman meant that the OP was selling fakes, simply that they were selling items that are commonly sold as fakes on ebay and selling these items isn't a good idea.

    It's a bit like selling Tiffany jewellery.
    I could have a piece that is 100% genuine, but if I was to list it for sale on ebay, a lot of paople would think that it was dodgy due to the fact that a lot of Tiffany items sold on ebay are not genuine.

    That is precisely what I meant.
  • I am sooo sick of having the eBay nazis delisting items.

    I sell only expensive high end items, have great feedback and there is certainly nothing dodgy about the items I list. I only list individual, unusual items and am having constant trouble with one item in particular. It is ridiculous that eBay do not check these items before delisting them, and a total pain in the b*tt.

    To top it all, I have tried to add pictures to a description today and before I could I had to take a VRo test!!!!! It was multiple choice and left me feeling like a naughty child.

    Oooh the irony, this company alienates even the best of us.
  • likelyfran
    likelyfran Posts: 1,818 Forumite
    I don't really understand the proliferation of empty boxes/bags/bottles on Ebay....
    *Look for advice, not 'advise'*
    *Could/should/would HAVE please!*

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  • soolin
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    likelyfran wrote: »
    I don't really understand the proliferation of empty boxes/bags/bottles on Ebay....

    For the sellers who buy cheap from China, box them up and sell them as something desirable. Sometimes the difference between a 50p piece of tat and a nice gift to give to someone.

    One of the b and m auctions I go to sells a lot of empty boxes and they sell very well.
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