Hi , I am trying to list a rubber bar mat/runner . The mat has an image of a bottle on it , ebay filters rejected the listing with the message ` It looks like there's a problem with this listing. It looks like you're trying to list a collectible bottle that contains alcohol. Our Alcohol Policy does not allow any bottles, cans or similar items that contain alcohol, regardless of their collectability. To understand what can you sell in eBay, please visit our Alcohol and Tobacco Policy http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/alcohol.html` I assumed that ebays system had incorrectly identified the image as a real bottle so decided to contact ebay help staff via live chat hoping that they would sanction the listing manually . What happened next was a bizzare & surreal experience , in the end I decided to cut and run so left the convo . Here is the transcript of the conversation and an image from the listing . Escalation from eBay Helpbot 2021 - 07 - 04 02:31:36 UTC Unnikrishnan Welcome to eBay Live Help. My name is Unnikrishnan. Let me review your previous chat transcript, or if you wish you can summarise it for me. 02:31:55 UTC Unnikrishnan Hello stephen 02:31:59 UTC thesnark66 Hi Unnikrishnan , i hope you are well 02:32:13 UTC Unnikrishnan I am doing good, thank you. 02:32:20 UTC Unnikrishnan Hope you are also doing well. 02:32:34 UTC Unnikrishnan It will be helpful for me if you can elaborate the concern so that I can help with best of my ability. 02:33:50 UTC thesnark66 Sure , Ebay will not sanction my draft listing as its filters think i am trying to sell alcohall in a bottle , its a printed beer mat . Thank you . 02:34:25 UTC Unnikrishnan Sure, I will check and confirm 02:34:28 UTC Unnikrishnan I will need a minute to pull this information and investigate this for you. 02:34:39 UTC thesnark66 thank you 02:42:24 UTC Unnikrishnan I am facing a technical difficulty at our side and due to this there might be a delay in responding to you, please bear with us and we are truly sorry for this inconvenience. 02:43:06 UTC thesnark66 No problem , I can wait , thanks for letting me know . 02:43:58 UTC Unnikrishnan Thank you for waiting. I appreciate your patience. 02:43:59 UTC Unnikrishnan In order to resolve your issue, I will connect you with relevant team now. May I go ahead and transfer the chat? 02:44:26 UTC thesnark66 sure , thank you 02:44:32 UTC Unnikrishnan Please stay connected, while I transfer the chat. 02:44:38 UTC thesnark66 ok 02:45:10 UTC Mica Thank you for contacting eBay Live Help. My name is Mica. Please give me two minutes to read what you've discussed with the previous representative. 02:45:31 UTC thesnark66 Hi Mika , thank you . 02:45:47 UTC thesnark66 Sorry , Mica 🙂 02:46:02 UTC Mica You're most welcome. 02:50:22 UTC Mica Hi stephen, this is Mica from eBay Account Security Team, its my pleasure to assist you today. 02:50:38 UTC Mica Stephen* 02:50:43 UTC thesnark66 Nice to meet you Mica 02:53:43 UTC Mica I understand that you are concern about listing item. Let me assist you with this. 02:53:54 UTC thesnark66 Thank you 02:55:17 UTC Mica You're most welcome. 02:56:20 UTC Mica May I now the item you are trying to list? 02:57:37 UTC thesnark66 Yes , it is a bar mat that is in my drafts , it has an image of a bottle on it that I think may be triggering ebays filters . 02:59:19 UTC Mica May I know of the listing please? 02:59:38 UTC thesnark66 yes one moment please 03:01:16 UTC thesnark66 a Lambs Spiced Rum Bar Rubber Runner Mat 03:04:32 UTC Mica May I know the description of the item plaease? 03:04:50 UTC thesnark66 yes one moment please 03:05:46 UTC thesnark66 Lambs Spiced Rum Bar Rubber Runner Mat Size : 57 x 20 cm Stunning intricate colourful design Brand new in sealed packet . 03:06:14 UTC thesnark66 03:07:24 UTC Mica Thanks for that information. 03:07:43 UTC thesnark66 🙂 03:09:57 UTC Mica Thanks for those informatioin. 03:13:57 UTC Mica Upon looking on your account, I can see that the system detected it looks like you're trying to list a collectible bottle that contains alcohol. 03:14:00 UTC Mica Our Alcohol Policy does not allow any bottles, cans or similar items that contain alcohol, regardless of their collectability. To understand what can you sell in eBay, please visit our Alcohol and Tobacco Policy 03:15:28 UTC thesnark66 Yes I understand that but Its a rubber bar mat not a bottle 03:17:08 UTC Mica Yes, I understand that is not a bottle, however any similar items that contain alcohol are not allowed on eBay. 03:18:03 UTC thesnark66 Ah ok , thanks for your help . 03:18:15 UTC Mica You're most welcome. 03:18:17 UTC Mica Aside from this, is there anything else I can help you with? 03:18:29 UTC thesnark66 No thanks 03:18:37 UTC Mica You're most welcome. 03:18:43 UTC Mica Again, My name Is Mica. It’s been a pleasure chatting with you today. Thank you for using eBay. Have a good day. 03:18:45 UTC Chat ended by Mica I would appreciate / love to hear your thoughts and opinions , and any suggestions to resolve . Many thanks , Ste .
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