It's not about price gouging per se, it also takes a lot more than just a report to have a listing removed but a report may get the bots or even a human to look into an account... When that happens new accounts are more likely to have unfulfilled requirements than established accounts, that is a good part of the reason why those listings get pulled. For example it is possible the bots are pulling those account listings simply because they failed to meet certain account requirements (for example bank account verification) and the 'reports' were simply coincidental.
Last but not least, being a powerseller on ebay does come with privileges. Not only does money talk (as the saying goes) but most of those types of sellers have been selling for a long time and are well aware of the rules and know how to play the game and what is expected of them (and what isn't allowed and so on) so yes, it truly is a lot harder to get a powerseller's items removed if only for those reasons.
Now on those cans of Lysol spray...
Just because an auction ended with a sky high winning bid doesn't guarantee the money in that seller's pocket, for one the buyer hasn't paid yet, two they can still file a remorse return, three they might send back an empty box, so seeing this thread let me ask you this: Are you sure you want to be on the managing and fulfillment end of what I would consider to be high risk items at this time?
