ebay  | | | | A few months ago, I listed a 16-inch, mint in the box, figure of Hitler on Ebay. It is a part of a historical doll collection, there was a lot of interest within the first 5 hours that it was posted. I started with an opening bid of 0 dollars and the bidding quickly went to 55.00. Well, Ebay pulled my listing. They stated that it was "offensive" and "hateful". Now, this really angered me because, at the time that I listed the doll, there were over 2000 items listed under "Hitler". I looked futher for "offensive" listings and found hundreds of listings for the KKK, items with the word n*gg*r, homosexuality, etc. Anything that I could think of that might be considered offensive by someone. Ebay wouldn't even hear my case. Do you think this was fair? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. Shaun72 (11980)
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5 years ago
| | That doesn't sound fair at all to me. Have you tryed posting it on Amazon.com or somewhere else? I don't think ebay always does right myself. | | | | | | | ZenDove (349)
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5 years ago
| | Thanks for your response, Shaun. I was embarassed by ebay's decision and worried that I might have offended someone. Not my intention at all. I would have like to hear from someone who was offended by the doll but the responses I've received here and from other ebay sellers have all been understanding. Anyway, I haven't even considered listing the figure anywhere else. Oddly enough, I only listed it with ebay because a buyer posted a search request for one! I have a couple of other "world leaders" in my collection, like Kennedy, Reagan, Patton. Maybe I'll just go on collecting. By the way, I've been on a buyer's "strike" against ebay. I used to order something several times a month. Now, I know ebay doesn't notice or care what I am doing but it is the principal of the matter! (I do miss some of my favorite sellers' products and prices, though. drat!) | | | | | | | eBay ® - Official Site Find great deals on eBay! Shop confidently with eBay Buyer Protection. www.eBay.com | add comment | | | |
| 2. howard96h (5692)
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5 years ago
| | I don't think they should have done that. They caused you to loose the sale of the figure. I checked and found a lead figure of Hitler on Ebay. Here is the link in case you decide to persue this further. http://cgi.ebay.com/Lead-... | | | | | | | ZenDove (349)
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5 years ago
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| 3. omega007 (7249)
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5 years ago
| | I don't think ebay is fair to all its sellers they have on their site. I notice that there are about 1000 or so ebooks sellers but only about 100 or so were suspended because they are selling ebooks while the rest still can sell ebooks. all title and descriptions are the same except tey seem to single out a few and banned or suspended their account. This seem to be your case since you mention that many of the other sellers have their listing. If ebay was fair to all they should either remove all other hitler listing like yours or let you seller yours like the rest of the other sellers. Try putting up your auction again and change the listing and the word (perhaps there is something with the wording). and let's see what will they do this time. Since they remove/pulled your listing, did they charge you the listing fee or refund you the listing fee? | | | | | | | ZenDove (349)
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5 years ago
| | They did refund all fees. I have considered re-listing the doll, especially after not being able to find another site like ebay. I checked out other auction sites and they are either more complicated to list with, cost more or only have a handful of buyers. I always wondered how they pinpointed my listing out of all those hundreds and hundreds of listings. I wonder if another member reported or complained about it. Thanks for responding. | | | | | | | Maltese Puppies for Sale Buy Malteses At Great Prices. Extensive Lifetime Guarantee. CaliforniaMalteseBreeders.com | add comment | | | |
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