Strange advertising via eBay | Business Seller Board

bulk_distribution · 2026-07-05T18:06:32.850045Z

I cannot reproduce the following error (sorry!) but l've noticed: I search Google for an item l stock to see if l have the pricing right. I notice my business seller item is being advertised as having added P&P, when for domestic it is free of charge (clicking through to my item confirms this). Via Google also, when l click on another offering from another seller, l see no P&P is advertised on the Google results, but when l click through, it's a private seller who does indeed charge P&P at the Simple Delivery rate. So, Google results for same item ---> business sellers have international P&P added as per their own P&P plan despite charging free P&P for domestic, and private sellers show ZERO P&P added, despite actually charging P&P. In each case, l click through from Google to eBay.co.uk . This gives private accounts an unfair advantage. The casual shopper might not have the time / smarts to suss out the misdirection.eBay is advertising bizarre serial numbers, seemingly EANs or ISBNs, via Outlook eMail pushed ads (ads found at the top of your inbox or whatever-box) with bizarre explanatory text. I don't think this is intelligent advertising.

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