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gklu1292 · ‎04-12-2023

I have been selling vintage car parts for 14 years and this morning I had a listing removed for having FORD in the title I was told by a US rep today that the 1942 taillights I had listed where taken down because I used the Vehicle Title this time being "Ford" in the title of the ad has anybody else have this happen. I did read in rules see below. But I thought this meant the actual vehicle title. Anybody else run into this?

Vehicle titles cannot be included when offering parts

stainlessenginecovers · ‎04-12-2023

What model 'Ford' was it? Maybe use that name instead of the manufacturer?

iamalwaysright · ‎04-12-2023

@mike_jayroe wrote:
Confusing. What are you supposed to do. List it as tail lights for a 1940 car built it America. Guess which make and model. Perhaps list it as made by a company whose founders first name was Henry. Or maybe for a 1940 found on road dead and then find a new name for the model.
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Lol. Don't forget to include "Rhymes with Shmord"

gklu1292 · ‎04-12-2023

I am starting to do that, but the problem is I'm in middle of editing 459 listing with ford in title there goes a day or so.

does Ebay ever stop making our job as resellers harder with all there updates and changes its twice as hard and 50 percent more expensive to sell than it was a few years ago. Most of my listing are long tail and unique I sell to people looking for specific parts for their restorations the profit is hi but the research sometimes takes a long time.

sin-n-dex · ‎04-12-2023

@gklu1292 wrote:
I am starting to do that, but the problem is I'm in middle of editing 459 listing with ford in title there goes a day or so.
does Ebay ever stop making our job as resellers harder with all there updates and changes its twice as hard and 50 percent more expensive to sell than it was a few years ago. Most of my listing are long tail and unique I sell to people looking for specific parts for their restorations the profit is hi but the research sometimes takes a long time.

I'm not allowed to list banknotes from Oman because Oman sounds like Iran, and Iran is banned.

Not everything on eBay makes sense. I think you should go to eBay for Business on Facebook (someone else needs to post the link) and get it reviewed. In all possibility, the bot is wrong, the agent is wrong, you're fine, and your item will return to unsolds to be relisted.

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lacemaker3 · ‎04-12-2023

@gklu1292,

Is this the listing that eBay ended early?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266193760452

If so, the problem is probably that you said "... I believe these are OEM ..." . If you're not sure they are OEM, then you can't use the OEM brand name.

gklu1292 · ‎04-12-2023

Yes this is the listing, I can see that could be the problem. I don't think that the Ebay rep knew what she was talking about because it sounded like she was trying to figure it out.

movieman630 · ‎04-12-2023

Did Ford actually sell "blue dots"? That could be the issue.

movieman630 · ‎04-12-2023

I think "blue dots" are actually illegal in some states. Maybe that was the problem and not "Ford".

gklu1292 · ‎04-12-2023

These have ford's part number on the edge of the glass that's why I thought these where original ford parts.

gklu1292 · ‎04-12-2023

I just looked it up blue dot taillights are illegal in the US thanks everyone problem solved

iamalwaysright · ‎04-12-2023

@gklu1292 wrote:
I just looked it up blue dot taillights are illegal in the US thanks everyone problem solved

What’s a blue dot tail light?

redmodelt · ‎04-12-2023

See that blue dot in the center, not stock, were sold aftermarket for hotrod trade.

cardsforauction · ‎04-12-2023

You are probably right since the seller can't confirm the brand. The newer stuff I believe has the logo on the tail light. The older ones such as 1940s I don't know.

cardsforauction · ‎04-12-2023

I thought there was some sort of grandfather clause or something that allowed you to sell to collectors. Why did eBay give the reason for removal : you can't put the name of the company in the title and not give the reason it violated eBay policy to sell blue dot tail lights instead?