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Ebay allowing broken items posted as used why?
I have a peeve with Ebay & Sellers on listing items that are clearly defective or broken yet show up if I do a search checking the Used, refurbished boxes. For example ipods that the home button is broken or the screen is cracked or the battery is dead. I have to skip the first listings ( if I do a lowest price sort) to get to working items. Why?
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kh-vince
·2 years agoHi everyone,
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Thank you for understanding.
jonthemerchant
·2 years agoI don't have a particular stance on this matter yet, I'm still in the process of developing my opinion on it. As I pose a counter narrative to your initial inquiry, let that be the framework from which it is interpreted.
So, by your aforementioned grievance; if I'm selling a car that has a broken sun visor, do I now have to list it as for parts of repair? Or, how about a more realistic hypothetical to pontificate; what if I'm selling an expensive gaming laptop that has blank spots on the touch screen digitizer but it's perfectly functional with that aside? Am I no longer allowed to sell that as a used unit? Would that not be counter intuitive given that the touch functionality is a relatively insignificant facet of its value and function?
I guess this is a problem that exists on a spectrum and will likely never have a one size fits all regulatory initiative that would be sufficient in all or even most cases. I'd love to hear a nuanced and measured take on this, as nobody really seems to have one.. Myself included.
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·2 years agoOld zombie thread from 12/2022
bfallona
OP3 years agoWhat I was getting at is that for example an ipod. IF the item has an icloud lock it can never be unlocked or used. And that is the problem. I set up things for a search & don't check "parts" I get a ton of listings where it say icloud locked or worse ic lock. As a long time ebay with over 2k feedback of course I always read every single word of a listing & if done email the seller. And luckily due to that caution, I haven't bid on a ipod that was locked. Just curious as it should be obvious that the sellers are misleading all buyers with that listing. Lastly it's funny I posed the same exact question on the Seller Board at the same time & have gotten zero replies. Thanks to here who did bother to chime in.