Question Genuine charity listing in Buying on eBay DND

Genuine charity listing

pitstop.pippa — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 23:56:14 GMT

Hi there,

I've seen an item I'm interested in being auctioned by a private seller "for charity". Is there any way of telling whether the proceeds are genuinely going to the charity or just the seller's own pocket?

Any help appreciated 🙂

Re: Genuine charity listing

95ardenfield — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:04:20 GMT

If the item has the charity symbol on the listing the seller must be donating a percentage of the sale price to an approved charity.The amount will be auto deducted from final sale price

Re: Genuine charity listing

pitstop.pippa — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:09:37 GMT

Thank you for your reply. It all looks genuine enough but someone I know has dealt with the seller before and warned me that her charity auctions are usually suspect so I just want to be sure.....

Re: Genuine charity listing

95ardenfield — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:17:09 GMT

If you have reliable evidence do not bid on the listing,save it for a genuine charitable cause

Re: Genuine charity listing

vijorey — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 06:06:47 GMT

As said, if the charity logo is on the listing the seller has selected to donate to the charity...minimum amount is 10% or 1% with eBay motors....sellers are invoiced monthly.
But
Sellers need not select the option every time they sell
In what way was the charity auction “ usually suspect”? That’s quite a bold accusation to make...