Will ebay do anything to someone copying my pics and description?

Firstwatch

Hi,
I just reported someone to ebay for blatantly copying two of my pics and my description from my 30 day BIN listing for use in their 3 day auction one.

Does anyone have any experience of this and does it get followed up that you know of? Don't know about "imitation being the sincerest form of flattery" in this case...he says that his fishing rucksack has a hole the size of a 5p on the front, whereas mine clearly doesn't...do you think it will affect my chance of a sale?

enfield_freddy

try a watermark programme on your pictures , slow em down then


all the motorcycle breakers put there business cards next to there goods , perhaps just watermarking with your user name would stop it .


regarding the text , think of it as flattery

mrcol1000

Firstwatch wrote: »

Hi,
I just reported someone to ebay for blatantly copying two of my pics and my description from my 30 day BIN listing for use in their 3 day auction one.

Does anyone have any experience of this and does it get followed up that you know of? Don't know about "imitation being the sincerest form of flattery" in this case...he says that his fishing rucksack has a hole the size of a 5p on the front, whereas mine clearly doesn't...do you think it will affect my chance of a sale?

I was selling a low value item. It is only an item you would sell if you were a business (which I am). Someone was selling the same item. They not only used my title and description but my photos too!

I reported it to Ebay a few times but nothing happened. The listing only went after they sold all the items at twice what I was selling them for. The real kick in the teeth was if you searched for the item. Their more expensive item from a private account appeared above mine!

RFW

They used to remove it quite quickly, there is still a report item option. You'll need the details of your original listing and picture, item number and date listed. If you're lucky it might get taken seriously, if not you'll have to brave live chat and ask there.

I had it in the past when I was wholesaling a fair bit on Ebay, some lazy idiots would copy my listings word for word (and the third party fonts/layout) as well as the pictures. As I was inevitably selling the items far cheaper I could never work out why they bothered. Some of it is easy to let go and others can make it look like you're using another account selling overpriced goods.

I'm always amazed how lazy people are with pictures, they are the most important part of the listing after the title. Your own picture of the item you are selling is the best option every time (media can probably be excepted), otherwise it looks like your hiding something.

nicholaswitchell

Firstwatch wrote: »

Hi,
I just reported someone to ebay for blatantly copying two of my pics and my description from my 30 day BIN listing for use in their 3 day auction one.

Does anyone have any experience of this and does it get followed up that you know of? Don't know about "imitation being the sincerest form of flattery" in this case...he says that his fishing rucksack has a hole the size of a 5p on the front, whereas mine clearly doesn't...do you think it will affect my chance of a sale?

No, I wouldn't imagine you have much chance of a sale in the first place.