MY list was pulled due to a VeRO Policy

[mrplaque]

The pulled my listing of  Cards against Humanity and 1st expansion.  Here's what it said:

You ever have this happen to you?  What did I do - it's not a fake.

We had to remove your listing because it didn’t follow our VeRO Unauthorized Item Policy. Unauthorized copies or counterfeits are illegal and not allowed on eBay

What activity didn't follow the policy

Activity on your account didn’t follow our policy. More specific details are provided below.

What you need to do next

Items removed for this policy cannot be relisted. Please ensure that your future listings are for authentic items only. For these items, they should be described accurately and completely, so buyers know that it is an authentic item.

What is the policy

- Your listing was reported by Cards Against Humanity, LLC for offering a counterfeit item.  eBay’s Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) program offers intellectual property rights owner(s) a way to report listings that they believe infringe on their rights  
- Counterfeits are illegal, and not allowed on eBay 
- If you believe a mistake has been made, you will need to contact the rights owner directly. If the rights owner approves your appeal, please have them contact us directly to reinstate your listing(s)

This listing is for counterfeit product. There are printing discrepancies visible that identify the product as counterfeit.

 

How this affects your account

Because you may not have been aware of this policy, we're sending this notice to educate you about it and ask that you follow this policy in the future.

- Listings that didn't follow this policy have been ended. 

• We have credited all associated fees except for payments processing fees and the final value fee for your listing(s).

 
 
Listings that don't follow this policy in the future will be ended. In addition, there will be a temporary 3-day restriction placed on your account, and your other listings will be hidden from search during this period.  All fees paid or payable for listings that are ended and/or hidden from search will not be refunded or otherwise credited to your account.

Why we have this policy

This policy helps to ensure that eBay users trust our marketplace, and comply with the law.

More information and help

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-policies/selling-policies/intellectual-property-vero-prog...

Listings not following policy

133506887720 - CARD AGAINST HUMANITY - BASE GAME & FIRST EXPANSION - SHRINK WRAPPED!!!!!

[bonjourami]

Well, someone reported it as fake..where did you get them?

[mtgraves7984]

You ever have this happen to you?

No. But I can tell you not to relist the cards if eBay says not to relist the cards.

[corvettestainless]

Have a conversation with Nick, that's who you have issue with. Ebay is only following their 'forced' rules that anyone can join Vero and then have removed, anything that they have a copyright on. 

[mrplaque]

At the local hobby store years ago.....

[donsdetour]

Vero is the VERIFIED right owner of the item you were trying to sell.

They say remove and eBay HAS to remove it.

This is between you and the owner, not eBay.

I would advise not to list them again.

[corvettestainless]

Could have been a 'return' to the hobby store years back, full of fakes... it happens. 

[evry1nositswindy]

Even if they aren't fake, they are on the VeRO list, so the company doesn't want their items being resold on a secondary market.  You are now on eBay's radar, so don't relist them.   

[digita_47]

I got something similar with a PS4 controller, it was original.

Someone told me that the companies (owners) in my case Sony was taking down all products by saying they were fake, to remove competition on eBay.

[mrplaque]

what is vero?

[corvettestainless]

Verified Rights Owner program

[dr.kenzo.tenma]

Notwithstanding whatever the VERO policy is, the ability to sell something on a secondary market is explicitly protected in law even if a "company doesn't want their items being resold on a secondary market."

[mrplaque]

Very weird - I'm confident it's not a fake and there are 100s of identical listings.  What would trigger this?

[evry1nositswindy]

@dr.kenzo.tenma 

If that were true, the VeRO list/program wouldn't exist.  Many do sell items on this list without an issue.  But when the company polices other secondary sites, the listings must be removed.   

[donsdetour]

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@mrplaque wrote:

Very weird - I'm confident it's not a fake and there are 100s of identical listings.  What would trigger this?

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Some one reporting you.  The VERO person doing a search etc.

It may even have been a bot that has not found the other items due to the category they are in. or key words.

Don't worry about others, they might be sellers that have the right to sell under the company.  One is never sure on such things.

Again I strongly advise against relisting them.