I should note that both the full size version and miniature version were both purchased at the same retailer back in 2018. So the two patches were produced/manufactured by the same company. And then they were both sold by (Seattle Seahawks) and then purchased from the same company. So, neither is counterfeit. And I can assure anyone of this with absolute 100% certainty. But anyone who were to assert that one is fake, then logically both would have to be fake. So again, none of this makes any sense.
The only conclusion that I can come to is that my listing was removed for another (unknown to me) reason than the one that was given to me by ebay, which was "speculation as to it's authenticity." When I originally listed these several months ago, I searched ebay to see if others were being sold. Indeed, there was a good six or so listed at the time but only of the larger patch. I could not find another example of the miniature for sale or being sold. And this is why I priced them the way I did ($20 for the larger-to remain competitive and $25 for miniature-due to rarity and potential demand). Also to note, the larger is the "standard size".
Most of those sellers however dealt almost exclusively in patches, even acknowledging in many of their listings that (*some of) their patches were replicas. So, and I'm speculating here, that lead me to believe that they were a 3rd party or post production/replication company, likely selling replica patches similar to the ones I was selling. So, my patches were and are authentic and I believe many, if not all of the others, were replicas (although they *looked* the same to me). Also, none of these companies had the smaller one available.
Since then, as of yesterday, my larger patch has been flagged/removed while the miniature remains unflagged and listed. So, I again searched for similar patches and now all of them seem to have been removed (all the larger ones from all sellers and only the miniature of mine remaining). So, is ebay indiscriminately removing these patches due to authenticity concerns? Or was everybody required to remove these for a reason(s) that hasn't been given to me? I would think that I would have every right to resell an authentic patch that I purchased directly from the retailer. Unless of course ebay has been asked/told or desires to remove such listings for whatever reason. But that was not the explanation that was given to me. Rather, a concern as to it's authenticity.
I have been a member here since 2008 and almost exclusively sell on ebay. I also take a lot of time and care in my listings. Having several of these patches available and no rational explanation being given to me as to why I cannot list/sell them, should I consider selling elsewhere? Maybe where my perfectly authentic items and integrity will be appreciated and not put into question to then be threatened, given no explanation for and then be sent to a chat box? I both buy and sell here, mostly for the exposure. And historically have been very happy with ebay, the community boards (such as this one) and even customer service. But this experience has really soured me.
Not that my item was originally removed, I understand ebay's concerns with potentially fraudulent items. But how it's been dealt with. I have sold multiple of these, with happy buyers, no issues. In fact, I received a message today from someone asking if it is still available. But then to just have it removed, sent a message telling me it's counterfeit, for me to also not respond to that message, sent to a chat box to then be told again it's fake but for reason's they cannot or will not tell me why or how they came to that conclusion (even though they are absolutely wrong however they made that decision), then told a manager would get back to me when they are available but when they do it won't do a lick of good! Unbelievable. I realize customer service is a dying art but every aspect of this situation has been very very poor.
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