Listings in incorrect categories are making eBay worthless | Buying

spoona555 · 2023-10-21T10:18:59.725000Z

I'm a long time eBay user. I have sold some things, but am far more frequently a buyer.There are certain categories that I regularly browse. One of these is Collectable Clocks.Recently, the category has been swamped with listings that don't belong there - many of them are for car and motorcycle parts. So, not collectables, and not clocks.The listings are invariably posted by recently created accounts. I have tried reporting hundreds of them, to no avail. It seems that eBay are happy for this nonsense to continue.I have read another thread that suggests that accounts list in an incorrect category as a loophole to avoid eBay's money back guarantee provisions.The same misbehaviour has now started to appear in the Vintage Electronics category.It's frustrating and makes me feel like giving up on eBay altogether. What is the point of trawling through pages and pages of listings when not one of them is a relevant product for the category ?

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