Price gouging for Minnie Mouse The Main Attraction Ear Headband Mad Tea Party

[collectiblesdude*]

Im totally shocked, is this an Essential item?

[ittybitnot]

Yes, this the item. I sold for $159.99, many other sellers sold higher than mine. I really doubt its eBay bot that picked up my listings, it must be some salty buyer/s that reported my listings

There are 56 more in a "best match" search result.  Plenty of ones with the "stock" picture and with prices higher than yours..  Keep wondering what the next "essential item of the day" is going to be?  It seems the possibilities are endless.  

[bellechemical]

We just had our 99% isopropyl alcohol listing removed for price gouging and it IS an essential item. After reviewing competitors we were the lowest priced listing per fl. oz. for the concentration (some are selling 70% for what we were selling 99%), and our listing was removed for some reason. This results in all the current listings someone can purchase IPA being higher priced than what our listing was, and theirs remain active. I'm not one to report a listing for price gouging as I don't feel I have time to go through them, but it makes me wonder if a higher-priced competitor flagged our listing as price gouging so theirs would become the one to purchase. 

[collectiblesdude*]

Yeah, im out for a moment on eBay, will not list any new items here.

Its too risky for me, so easy for peoples reporting your listing for non sense reason.

[dhbookds]

@collectiblesdude* 

If you haven't appealed or written back to appeal.......I urge you to do so....  The only way this is going to stop is for enough people to protest..........

[collectiblesdude*]

There is no option for me to appeal. I message eBay on twitter but haven't get any reply yet.

[wastingtime101]

Twitter and FaceBook reps are based in the US I believe, so that was a good move. But I don't know if they work weekends or not so it might be a couple of days before you get a response.

[andrew547]

All the average American knows is when they click a link that says "report this item (for price gouging)" on something they feel is unreasonably priced, they get a dopamine hit.

That's my explanation.

[myangelandmyprincess]

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@wastingtime101 wrote:

Twitter and FaceBook reps are based in the US I believe, so that was a good move. But I don't know if they work weekends or not so it might be a couple of days before you get a response.

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I messaged them on a Sunday evening back in January and the responded within minutes 

[bellechemical]

We replied and Ebay simply said we identified this listing as price gouging and have removed the listing. Do not relist the listing. Thank you. 

We even have invoices from the manufacturer showing price increases based on overtime, machinery wear and tear, demand, etc. but Ebay doesn't want a 'logical' approach. They just want to simply say nope, you should charge people what it used to cost them at Walmart last year. 

[turquoisetulips]

Totally weird . It's like the whole site has had a meltdown with banning stuff  . I purchased some antiviral masks for personal use  here . I noticed soon after  they had removed them from my buyers page . It still said  they had   been shipped   . My doctor actually called me on the phone a few days ago to give me some better tips to stay healthy during this pandemic  since she no longer sees patients in person for now,  . She mentioned the use of masks as being essential . So I'm grateful I was able to get them for myself and family before they shut down those too. Tulips 

[kittykat.949]

Yes & this is the same Ebay that wants our SS# & banking info for their Mangled payments program & once they have it these kinds of WACKY decisions will apply towards YOUR MONEY---I THINK NOT

[ss.store]

what's funny is i just watched a bag of 3m n95 masks survive days through auction with over $10,000, yet our listings are getting removed after an hour because they are "necessities" during the crisis.

link to listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3m-8200-hcu-n95-Approved-3pk-Resp-Fast-Priority-Shipping-/283836377860?_trk...

[jerzee908]

I just read what "managed payments" is.  There's no way in (expletive) (expletive) I want to give eBay my bank info or SS.  Do you HAVE to be in this program?

I'll admit, I don't really read their updates.  

[bar-29368]

Short answer - eventually - YES.

[jerzee908]

Okay, I just read the email I got Tuesday. Guess I'm done with ebay come July.