eBay

lilebrat4 · ‎05-30-2017

I recently had a item removed because my title had a question mark beside the hallmark. Many sellers do that, for example: Juliana? Nine times out of 10 they are NOT Juliana pieces, but that is allowed.

My title was for a necklace signed RLL, which many existing listings have attributed to Ralph Lauren. Because of looking at the other listings on Ebay, I concluded that it also must be Ralph Lauren. I am not at all familar with RLL, but I do extensively search the web for the info. What is saw through many listings is that it is Ralph Lauren. Also on ETSY listings, the same thing. . . . . Ralph Lauren

My issue is this: If mine is removed, then all the others must also be removed. I am watching to see if it will be removed.

What I would like to know from the community is this: Have you seen or know of the older Lauren pieces hallmark? I have seen on the new jewelry R R(reversed) and lined up with the L. I have also seen R L L which is the hallmark on my necklace.

Any info would be appreciated.

lilebrat4 · ‎05-31-2017

Thank you Suzanne, I was in the mall today and saw that hallmark on the purses. It was the same. I guess I just can't use the question mark. But, as you may know, some sellers use it all the time.

dazzlecity · ‎05-31-2017

Don't hold your breath - on my other ID I recently had an item removed - I make these cool sterling silver roach clips out of old victorian button hooks. There were approximately 10 on ebay at that time by perhaps 4 other sellers. Ebay yanked mine stating drug accessories. Huh? under the verbage roach clip at that time there were 1,100ish listings . I called (waste of time) I explained to them that they had hundreds. Their response was they were "getting" to those others. I waited a week. Geez still a bizillion. Waited another week and my maiin competitor was still listing the exact same thing. He's still selling them. Only thing I can figure is his feedback was around 13,000 and mine in that store was only 356. He's still selling those sterling silver roach clips. Go figure

7606dennis · ‎05-31-2017

Are you talking about a designer name or trademark? I'm not sure that those are the same thing as a hallmark. Of course, putting a name or trademark with a question mark is not an acceptable practice. If you are not sure of brand or designer of the item, do not attribute it to any. Or you could do your homework and research the item to determine the correct information.

I would consider putting "Rembrandt?" the same as putting "Not Rembrandt" in the title to get an item to show up in search results. That's a No-No.

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moondogblues · ‎05-31-2017

dazzle, you may want to explain to eBay, should you need to call them again, that pot is legal in quite a few states now. But if I were you I would Google pot shops and offer to sell to them, or perhaps consignment.

rolenboy01 · ‎05-31-2017

It's clear a competitor reported your listing, so if you see any listings using the question mark the same way you did you might as well report every single one of those user you saw doing so.

just-a-stockboy-to-them · ‎05-31-2017

"...Nine times out of 10 they are NOT Juliana pieces, but that is allowed."

Getting away with something is not the same as being allowed.

fashunu4eeuh · ‎05-31-2017

Here is the policy outlining the use of "?" in the title:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/search-manipulation.html

...'Not allowed: Using a question mark "?" when you're not sure about the brand. For example, you can't describe an item as "McCoy? cookie jar...." '

reallynicestamps · ‎05-31-2017

fashion jewelry, meaning none of it's expensive or made with precious metal. And no one would copy or replicate inexpensive pieces like that, as it's just not worth it.

You'd think that, but I am very fond of Betsey Johnson jewelry, which is also relatively inexpensive (most pieces are under $100 retail) , but there is a lot of fake Betsey stuff on eBay (and etsey and Bonanza and everywhere).

They don't even necessarily make it cheaper, so you don't know until you get it.

Now I stick to buying her pieces at department stores and paying full price.

lilebrat4 · ‎06-05-2017

You're right !

lilebrat4 · ‎06-05-2017

Yes, the center L is larger than the side letters.

albertabrightalberta · ‎10-24-2017

@retrose1 wrote:
? next to a designer name is considered keyword spamming and not allowed.

If you do not know the brand, do not list it with a name.

Not just KWS but worse. It often implies counterfeit.

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thatsallfolks · ‎10-24-2017

Yet another necro thread.

albertabrightalberta · ‎10-24-2017

@lilebrat4 wrote:
Thank you Suzanne, I was in the mall today and saw that hallmark on the purses. It was the same. I guess I just can't use the question mark. But, as you may know, some sellers use it all the time.

Sellers have to KNOW the authenticity too. In fact, ebay's authenticity disclaimer policy specifically refers to a question mark when you aren't sure. (And it's disallowed.)

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/authenticity-disclaimers.html

Specifically:

Not Allowed

Sellers are not allowed to: