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Ebay removed my listing due to spam ????

mumhug
mumhug Posts: 664 Forumite
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Hi I am selling off a few bits of my old baby stuff to help with pennies after christmas.I have a cot listed and as my son never used it I listed it as good cond "as new".Things were going well has been on for 4 days,when i went to bed last night had 12 watchers and bids up to £30.This morning when I got up i got an email saying that my listing had been canceledand all bidders had been informed.A the term "as new" is classed as spam??????? I have seen loads of stuff listed with that term any advice. I am really gutted.:confused::confused:
In Perfect love and Perfect Trust.
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  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,425 Ambassador
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    'As new' or 'like new'as a term is not allowed on ebay, It is either new or used.

    You can relist without problems as long as you remove the term in question. You can however list as VGC (very good condition) and then state in the body of the auction that the cot is unused.
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  • mumhug
    mumhug Posts: 664 Forumite
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    thank you i didnt now that am really upset though as have lost all bids/watchers if they had sent me an email would have removed the term.Seems a it harsh to remove the whole listing
    In Perfect love and Perfect Trust.
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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    Them's the rules :/

    I saw the title of this thread and had a funny feeling it would be about 'As New'

    Pulled listings for keyword spamming fall foul of these words more than any others these days. Or perhaps it's just that people feel it's unreasonable, so they post about it here.
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • JesaRose
    JesaRose Posts: 4,457 Forumite
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    Mumhug - I think the reason you see others listing with that in the title is because eBay only remove the ones which are reported to them. Its happened to me recently too and is very annoying as it only seems to happen when you've got something which is doing well. Sour grapes from a competitive bidder I suspect :mad:
    Not been here in years! Hi everyone. Make £10 a day challenge = £78.45/155
  • barmonkey
    barmonkey Posts: 7,158 Forumite
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    at the moment there are 8972 auctions with "as new" in the title and 1031 with "like new" .
    WWSD
    (what would Scooby Doo)
  • JesaRose
    JesaRose Posts: 4,457 Forumite
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    I meant to say competitive seller not bidder (oops)
    Not been here in years! Hi everyone. Make £10 a day challenge = £78.45/155
  • mumhug
    mumhug Posts: 664 Forumite
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    Thanks for all your answers i will be more careful next time.I have had my ebay account for about 3 yrs and honestly didnt know about this.:confused:
    In Perfect love and Perfect Trust.
  • JesaRose
    JesaRose Posts: 4,457 Forumite
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    I've been on for 4 years and they only got me a couple of months a go - I think they must have changed the rules recently (boo hiss)
    Not been here in years! Hi everyone. Make £10 a day challenge = £78.45/155
  • Time2Go_25
    Time2Go_25 Posts: 997 Forumite
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    frivolous_fay wrote: »
    Them's the rules :/
    Please post a link to them rules
  • Time2Go_25
    Time2Go_25 Posts: 997 Forumite
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    If only they would devote as much energy to sorting out real problems, the must be the only company who doesn't know what "As new" means.
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