What the heck? Ebay auction deleted for....what?

[jknight8907]

What's up with this? I got an email from eBay today saying they had cancelled an auction of mine due to "search and browse manipulation" violation. Here's the email

The listing was removed because it violated the eBay Search and Browse Manipulation policy. The violation occurred when you included the following information in your listing:



We notified members who placed bids on the item that the listing has been canceled.

Sellers are not permitted to include any information that does not describe or is not directly relevant to the item being sold within a listing. Any information included within a listing that may misrepresent the terms of sale is also not permitted.

So the "following information" is a big blank spot? Err, huh?

Here's the auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEUSX:IT&item=120331513157

Any ideas what's up here?

 

[Blue Velvet]

Any ideas what's up here?

Why should we know what was wrong with your auction?

Contact eBay and ask them.

 

[jknight8907]

I did just so....and wow, eBay's fast to reply...

Apparently you can't call something "like new". Anyway.

 

[Blue Velvet]

Apparently you can't call something "like new". Anyway.

It's either new or it isn't, I guess. Re-list. Be careful with your words. Read eBay's guidelines.

 

[redwarrior]

"like new" is not allowed because people will search for "new" items, and yours will appear. It really makes complete sense.

 

[Unspeaked]

"like new" is not allowed because people will search for "new" items, and yours will appear. It really makes complete sense.

So is it only not allowed in the titles?

Because I've seen "like-new" used all over the place and eBay, and even eBay's own Half.com has a "Like New" option as one of their basic condition options (New, Like-New, Used).

 

[redwarrior]

As far as I know, it's just the searchable titles that have the restriction. But I may be wrong; they may scan the whole ad after it is published. I've had ads pulled after they were listed because of violations of this type. So, I guess my answer would be, I'm not sure.

I have not used Half.com at all, so I'm not sure about that one... either

 

[puckhead193]

what was the item?

 

[GSMiller]

Can you use "Like-New" (with a hyphen)?

I had an auction removed by eBay once, I was selling restore CDs to an HP Pavillion and they CLAIMED they were counterfeit (even though I had an original photo). Ironically, the person who had bid on them emailed me outside of eBay and still wanted to buy them (they offered more than what I was asking), and the transaction went through without a hitch. Take that and stick it, eBay!

 

[FrankieTDouglas]

How is something like new, if it inherently isn't new?

 

[Galley]

How is something like new, if it inherently isn't new?

CDs are often sold in "like new" condition. It's as if you just removed the shrink wrap.

 

[jknight8907]

It was an iPaq. I guess I define like-new as inherently not new because it's been opened and used, but due to the fact that it is physically and functionally identical to a new one, it is like-new.

 

[Rapmastac1]

I was going to name an item with a "like new" label. But I didn't get very far, it told me that auctions like this can get removed due to that violation. So I just changed the name.

I'm surprised you didn't get that warning when you posted the Auction, I posted mine about a week ago and got it.