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how do i report a item which is misleading and not even the same product

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i come across these from time to time on ebay. Muppets listing products as something they are not. People taking a chance on what they had in loft or bought down the car boot. It concerns me, and ebay has no exact field for miss leading descriptions.
I was looking for ssd 2gb or larger. I saw a dim ram module listed. Now it doesnt affect me, i know my computer hardware. But if you didnt know, you could end up buying this thinking you got more storage, but actually you got a ram chip. Ebays report are completely useless. Where would i go, as every option i try to select to right department seems that it doesnt fit description. Ebays report for misleading description leads to incorrect report. Can anyone advice. I want to stop people miss selling products, which they have no idea what they are selling, if they dont know that, how do they know if it works. Please help me, to help others not fall victim to this fraud.

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  • DullGreyGuy
    DullGreyGuy Posts: 18,613 Forumite
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    You can report the listing, there is a link just above the detailed description.

    Obviously not clear in the case you are talking about if its an issue with eBays search bringing back wrong items/sellers putting things in not great categories or an issue with the actual listing. 


  • NBLondon
    NBLondon Posts: 5,701 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Is this a case of the seller not actually knowing what it is and listing in an inappropriate category?  Or do you mean sellers who deliberately mislead?

    In this example - is the item actually described as a "dim ram module"?  Is it in the correct category - 
    Electronics
    Computers/Tablets & Networking
    Computer Components & Parts
    Memory (RAM)

    If so, then the buyer can't really complain if they get a RAM chip.

    Or is it described as something else and sitting in Other ?
    I need to think of something new here...
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