Asking eBay to help me get in touch with other buyers defrauded by the same rogue seller | Member To Member Support

photocat_uk · 2025-10-06T21:34:07.987000Z

In the last month, I have been scammed by the same seller 3 times. Scams which do not just go against eBay policies, but actually violate UK contractual law (Barry v Davies [2000] 1 WLR 1962). Each time I contacted eBay to complain and each time eBay did nothing. Looking at the seller feedback, I noticed other buyers complaining about EXACTLY the same pattern of abuse and also mentioning eBay seemingly unwilling to step in. I am fed up and about to start a formal legal case against seller in Small Claims Court. I wanted to give other scammed buyers opportunity to join me. Since the names of buyers are anonymised, I wanted Ebay to contact buyers with MY contact details and ask them if they want to get in touch. In effect, I am giving away my contact details to other affected buyers without knowing theirs. If they do not want to respond - they could just ignore the inquiry and that would be it. Now, eBay is seemingly having great trouble handling this request. I am not sure how to express it to them. ------------------- They list items for sale, let auction run its course (5 days) and accept payment. If they do not like the final price, after about a week they declare that the item is "cannot be found", provide refund and IMMEDIATELY list identical items for sale. They keep this scam repeating until they get the price they think they deserve. In most blatant case, my item was "lost", they said that if they find it - they will contact me and let have it . They didn't, but in the next 3 weeks (starting at 2 days AFTER the "item" was lost), they listed 5 absolutely identical items for sale (down to description). I won one of those. That one was ALSO "lost" and miraculously immediately relisted (twice). Third time, I got it - apparently the items no longer get "lost" once they pass £105 threshold. Their excuse? Well, the items had "different serial numbers" (funny that they never put SN into listing), so technically it is "not the same item", hence "bad luck".

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