Auction CopyCats | Ramblings of an e-trader

Saturday 20 January 2007

Auction CopyCats

What do you do when you discovered that someone has wholesale copied your auction? Perhaps you have the bad luck of selling a similar item as the copycat.

What you can do is to report to the authorities.

For eBay, go to:

http://www.ebay.com.my/helpTSForm
1. Select topic: Questionable Content on eBay -->
2. Select a subtopic: Unauthorized use of image, text, or links -->
3. Select an issue: Use of pictures, text, or links without permission

Remember to provide the necessary information to eBay (Copycat Seller's ID, the item number and your auction listing which has been copied).

This should get the copycat's item delisted.

I faced a similar situation before where a n00b seller came to the forum that I was selling my stuff. She copied all my text, format and right up to font color, size including capital letters. That really pissed me off but I did not report her to the admin.

So far, luckily my images have not been copied. It's a good thing I'm not selling run of the mill products! Otherwise, gggggrrrrrrrrr

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