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collectiblesdude* · ‎04-03-2020

Im totally shocked, is this an Essential item?

equid0x · ‎05-01-2020

@collectiblesdude* wrote:
Woke up with a 3 days restriction in my account. This time they removed a different Minnie Mouse Ear Headband and Minnie Mouse PIN SET.

This happened to some other sellers that i know, multiples NON Essential items have been removed left and right (Nintendo Switch, Hair clippers, Disney Pin, Disney Ear Headband, Foggers, etc)

Just catching up with the thread and TBH this is starting to sound like "The Purge" Part II.

equid0x · ‎05-01-2020

@collectiblesdude* wrote:
Sorry but i have to disagree with you.

If the "headband" word triggered the bot, what the explanation about Minnie Mouse The Main Attraction Pin Set Mad Tea Party 3-Pin Set March then?

I still believe its not automated, its based on how many peoples report your listings and there is human factor that reviewed and removed them.

I wish eBay limited the Report item function just to Essential Items, peoples really abusing that feature.

As best as I can tell, at least in recent years, if anyone reports your listing it gets removed. You can open a case and go through a **bleep** process where you'll need to repeatedly escalate, at which point they will either re-instate the listing or let you put it up again. Unless the item is very high dollar its probably not worth the time investment.

equid0x · ‎05-01-2020

@gracieallen01 wrote:
@bar-29368 wrote:
Well considering the first Minnie headband was sold retail for $34.99 and the OP sold them for $160 I guess you might call that gouging, but ebay never had an issue before this with selling for whatever the market will bear for sold out limited edition collectables.

But then was also before they added a price gouging reason to the report an item drop down so disgruntled would be buyers could abuse it.
But .... but .... but .... but, ebay says that they have always, forever and ever, had that claws in the policy about overcharging. Of course, everybody wasn't in the spotlight back then, so no need to use it and cut profits/revenue.

What is "overcharging," though? An item is only worth what someone will pay for it. The buyer need not purchase from anyone whom they feel charges too high a price. People act like they are being coerced into making these purchases, somehow.

equid0x · ‎05-01-2020

@eunster1313 wrote:
The only thing we can think of is they are running scared of the states Attorney Generals........we looked at the PA law and it doesn't call out "essential items", just that anything over 20% over prices before the emergency......and with some indication they may go after things below that..........

We all know Ebay has never limited prices on anything...so there's got to be a reason...

My State does not use a percentage as an indicator to determine if
Price Gouging (might) be occurring. Many don't and the ones that do
vary. So their is no universal percentage that apples.

Your State does use a percentage (20%) as an indicator to determine if
Price Gouging (might) be occurring. The 20% they are using in your State
as an as an indicator to determine if Price Gouging (might) be occurring.
Just like every other State only applies to the (Profit Margin or Mark Up)
of an item in the supply chain that the law controls.

The price an item sells for is not set or limited by Price Gouging Laws.
Prices are allowed to go up and down as they usually would know matter what
they are. Price Gouging Laws limit and control (Profit Margin or Mark Up)
so that no one unjustly profits from the emergency or situation.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - PRICE GOUGING ACT
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/2006/0/0133..HTM

My State
State of Rhode Island - Price gouging
https://law.justia.com/codes/rhode-island/2014/title-6/chapter-6-13/section-6-13-21

State of California Department of Justice - FAQs on Price Gouging
https://oag.ca.gov/consumers/pricegougingduringdisasters#1C
State of Texas - How to Spot and Report Price Gouging
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/disaster-and-emergency-scams/how-spot-and-r...

Most of these acts seem horribly out of date. I could see 20% being a huge increase if items only cost a few dollars but those percentages aren't really pegged to costs or inflation. I don't believe there was any intent in the original laws that a "state of emergency" would continue on for months at a time.

Many products in my area have already doubled in price however there are others that remain unchanged and many that have also gone down. For example, they were blowing out Milk for $1.29/gallon. A lot of the produce has gone down in price. I just bought Bananas for $0.29/lb and I don't think I've seen that price since the '90s.

Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breasts are $1.65/lb now but 80% Ground Beef has doubled to $5.00/lb while at the same time, New York Strip steaks are now $5.75/lb (were something like $7-$9 before).

We do not have any price gouging laws, here. I would be interested in hearing what pricing looks like in a state where a 10% or 20% cap has gone in?

equid0x · ‎05-01-2020

@chapeau-noir wrote:
@nmacnab1 wrote:
I blame all these socialist fools that are using "price gouging" as an excuse to try to get items for cheap/free. The people reporting these listings fraudulently for "price gouging" are the same scammers who file fraudulent item not received and not as described cases. eBay needs to ban these people who are going around doing this.
That's actually capitalism in action. Capitalism follows the money.

Theft is not capitalism.