Breach of eBay selling policy?

[tgillan01332]

Why can't eBay just tell you not to add brand names in the title description instead of removing the whole listing. It would of taken me less than 1 minute to comply if they had asked. Now we've both lost out as I have deleted the listing they removed.

[red_magpie · Accepted solution]

You can include the brand name in the title description - provided it's actually that brand.

What you can't do is keyword spamming, i.e. using a brand name that's similar to what you're selling to fool buyers who are searchimng for that brand by name.

In other words, terms like "inspired by" or "in the style of" a brand that you're not actually selling is not allowed. When this is reported to eBay by the brand owner, you're not seriously suggesting that they should just leave it to selelrs to remove it when it suits them to?

[tgillan01332 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for that red_magpie. I don't know why the others couldn't just say that instead of trying to be clever.

[pixiesen2012 · Accepted solution]

we might have, but you didn't ask what, you asked why, and you were told why.

[tgillan01332]

It was the fact I said that it wasn't Sony, JBL or LG. In the description.

[redwick1]

Yes ebay definately will remove that. It is Search manipulation and against ebay policy. They expect you to know the rules when you list. https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/listing-policies/search-manipulation-policy?id=4243

[pixiesen2012]

ebay expect sellers to have read the rules before they list items,

they don't have the time or manpower to go around getting sellers to change their listings

if you break the rules, the listings are removed, end of story

[tgillan01332]

**bleep** off.

[redwick1]

It is quite normal for members to leave rude comments when they dont agree with the replies. You broke the rules ebay removed your listing

[pixiesen2012]

polite 'not'

[tgillan01332]

How do they know it's there smart add.

[redwick1]

If it was reported by the brand owner then they have to remove it.

See the vero programme at the bottom of the page 

Some brand owners do not like their items on ebay.