eBay

kcdpd · ‎04-05-2020

Has anyone received this message? Previously, you haven't followed our Price gouging policy. Because this item may be susceptible to price gouging, you are not able to list it. I
I got this message when trying to list power tools,gambling tokens, and matchbox toy cars.

#1 I have never price gouged!

#2 what do power tools,gambling tokens, and matchbox toy cars have to do with medical supplies

#3 I generally try to be cheaper than the other listings.

So I think they need to fix their system. Any Thoughts?

ittybitnot · ‎04-05-2020

I got this message when trying to list power tools,gambling tokens, and matchbox toy cars.

Yes, there seems to be an issue. See the other threads about the "video game" and "minnie mouse ears".

upgradedendmills · ‎04-05-2020

Any ideas at all about what put you on the radar or when???

orangehound · ‎04-05-2020

@kcdpd wrote:

So I think they need to fix their system. Any Thoughts?

Bots are probably scanning for key words. You might have had N95, mask, virus, etc. somewhere ...

buyselljack2016 · ‎04-05-2020

ebay has started applying their own pricing guide standards to many, many things sold on eBay.

if an item is listed at a reasonable selling price, then it would not be considered a violation. Attempting to profit off the hardship of others, regardless of the item in question, has always been a violation of eBay policy. Our stance on price gouging and the related reporting options that have been introduced are in addition to the policies we already had in place. You can read more here.

chapeau-noir · ‎04-05-2020

I think it's a hastily written, hastily rolled out 'solution' that is throwing too wide a net - in effect, it was a bot warning and nothing personal whatsoever. As said above, check your title wording and description wording - there's probably some innocent keyword that triggered the auto-warning.

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