Fakes on eBay/Complaints

[aarkay]

Hi....

Reproduced below are the responses from eBay on my bringing to their notice some fakes.....but after these I gave up this exercise  as it was pointless as there were numerous fakes...and I thought I will be wasting my time going after them....

Aarkay

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First complaint.....

Hi


Item No. 120704748957....Sai Baba Half Anna East India Company Copper
Coin...by saintisidoreofseville . 
 
This is a fraudulent as date of issue of the coin by East India Company
is stated as 1717(see images)......
See the attached Wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Baba_of_Shirdi
which states the probable date of birth as some where in 1838..
Then how can the East India Company issue a coin in 1717....
This indeed is unethical....
Please investigate and take appropriate action so that buyers are not
cheated. 
 




Reply....

Hello,

Thank you for writing to eBay Trust and Safety My name is Shekhar. I am
happy to assist you further with your concern.

And also thank you for providing us with the details about this
situation with the item number <120704748957>.

We are concerned about violations on the site and have thoroughly
investigated your report. Please be assured that we have taken the
appropriate action in accordance with our site policies. Our actions may
include issuing a warning, temporary or indefinite suspension, or
terminating the membership.

As you may know, we are unable to provide specific information regarding
the result of our investigation to third party members. Please
understand that this is for the protection of all eBay users.

We appreciate your assistance in keeping eBay a fun and safe place to
trade.

I trust the information provided useful. Do let us know, if you have any
questions.

Regards,

Shekhar S.
eBay India Trust & Safety


Another one....

Hi
 
Thanks for your quick response....Yet another fraudulent item no.
130503016412.... seller decibelsoftwares... 1717 EAST INDIA HALF ANNA
SAIBABA OM SHIVLING COIN @RS1......see images...the same reason on it being
fraudulent.....How can these people cheat gullible public......please take
stern action ...... or is Caveat emptor (Let the buyer beware) the policy
of eBay...I hope not...

Incidentally, Google search on eBay experiences of buyers throws up quite a few interesting comments..... 

Further, Item No.280652350314 ....HALF ANNA SANJVANI HANUMAN 1818 EAST
INDIA COMPANY rare.... seller manojyarashi 
 
Incidentally, I have read that East India Company never minted coins
with Indian deities on them, in that era we had silver coins of William
IV and Queen Victoria, and some copper coins had coat of arms on them,
apart from the king or queen.
 
Please look into such fraudulent listings. 
 
Regards. 
         


   

Reply...

Hello,

Thank you for writing to eBay's Trust & Safety team. My name is Rajith
and I appreciate the opportunity to assist you for your query.

Thank you for providing us with the details about this situation.

We are concerned about violations on the site and have thoroughly
investigated your report. Please be assured that we have taken the
appropriate action in accordance with our site policies. Our actions may
include issuing a warning, temporary or indefinite suspension, or
terminating the membership.

As you may know, we are unable to provide specific information regarding
the result of our investigation to third party members. Please
understand that this is for the protection of all eBay users.

Again, we appreciate your assistance in keeping eBay a fun and safe
place to trade.

Thank you for your email and please don't hesitate to let us know if you
have any further questions or concerns.

Regards,

Rajith R
eBay India Trust & Safety

[Mackie]

Please
understand that this is for the protection of all eBay users.

Another one....

Please
understand that this is for the protection of all eBay users.

Dear Aarkay,

As they said you also please understand that they are here to make money and it doesnt matter what sellers sell on ebay. All they want to do is to earn profit.

Please understand that no matter how many times you write to their customer care Department you will get the reply in the same standard template.

Please understand that there is no point in banging your head against the wall. 


Personally I feel you did a fantastic job and I appreciate your actions and emotions. 

[dheer]

There are some members here on the forum akona & kansal and other who have had quite a bit of success in getting the fake items removed. I tried for quite few months, and finally give up ... initially flagging a fake was just few clicks, now they have made it more difficult ...

[kansal888]

There are some members here on the forum akona & kansal and other who have had quite a bit of success in getting the fake items removed.

If you really want to remove those items from ebay, send me full details. BTW are sure that those are fakes???

[Figleaf]

From the few words of description in aarkay's letters, I am sure that the pieces he mentions are fantasies, recently made pieces. They are so easy to recognise that they should be disqualified automatically.

May I encourage you to communicate with kansal? He deserves respect for having succeeded in making eBay do more than send out form letters that don't resolve anything. May his experience lead to enough others putting pressure on eBay India to make them realise that their policy is untenable.

Peter