WARNING: eBay UK - Keithley 2100

[Cerebus]

[snip]
*A general, permanent feature, not just a box you can fill in each time on the advanced search.

In ebay's advanced search, you can filter search resultats and exclude some sellers by their user name.

Would Sir like to try that again with his reading glasses on?

[bitseeker]

Click the "report this item" link and report as a possible fraudulent listing

Just did.

[bd139]

Someone is doing it to me now. This was my old SC110 photo. Next to my “green shite collector” and Heath power supply. Grr.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F332563313613

[Andy Watson]

Someone is doing it to me now. This was my old SC110 photo. Next to my “green shite collector” and Heath power supply. Grr.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F332563313613

... and the words and description from this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183069276716

[Cerebus]

Look at the upside, it's helping me (and no doubt others) build a shitlist of people to never buy from.

[bd139]

Indeed. Have requested that the images are removed. See how it goes ... I asked nicely.

[bitseeker]

I had heard that eBay was banning the use of watermarked images. However, I've never received official notification to that effect. I haven't watermarked mine in the past, but it seems like it may be necessary if they're going to be stolen.

[tggzzz]

I had heard that eBay was banning the use of watermarked images. However, I've never received official notification to that effect. I haven't watermarked mine in the past, but it seems like it may be necessary if they're going to be stolen.

Watermarking doesn't seem appropriate for this use case, and it wouldn't surprise me if eBay objected to steganography since it can be used for nefarious purposes.

OTOH adding your visible explanatory legend seems entirely reasonable, and is sufficient for this use case.

[bitseeker]

Well, based on the following, it appears that putting your name/logo is the kind of watermarking eBay objects to:

(Note: emphasis mine)

Don't add text or artwork.

No text or artwork, like "Free Shipping" or seller logos, may be added to photos. Use the title, subtitle, and description box to include details of your item.

Ref: http://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/listing-and-marketing/photo-tips.html

and

We consider a watermark to be a picture, an icon, a logo or text that is overlaid on a product image. This is true regardless of size, location or opacity.

https://community.ebay.com/t5/2017-Fall-Seller-Update-User/What-constitutes-an-image-watermark/m-p/27505080#M72

So, that just makes it easier for people to plagiarize images. Our recourse?

In terms of image theft.  We take this behavior seriously.  If you find that another seller is misrepresenting their products with the images that you have uploaded, please report the item(s) to our customer support team.

There seems to be a fair amount of outrage over this and various conspiracy theories, but that's outside the scope of this thread.

[bitseeker]

Indeed. Have requested that the images are removed. See how it goes ... I asked nicely.

Did you ask the seller or eBay?

[bd139]

I asked the seller directly first. This is mainly so when he comes back with a mouthful I can report him for being abusive as well.

I am going to add a piece of paper with my eBay and forum user name in every photo now. That is a way to circumvent the watermarking requirements!

[grumpydoc]

I asked the seller directly first. This is mainly so when he comes back with a mouthful I can report him for being abusive as well.

I am going to add a piece of paper with my eBay and forum user name in every photo now. That is a way to circumvent the watermarking requirements!

Until ebay come after you for "encouraging trade outside ebay" 

[bd139]

Meh I've got 5 ebay accounts

[Cerebus]

I asked the seller directly first. This is mainly so when he comes back with a mouthful I can report him for being abusive as well.

I am going to add a piece of paper with my eBay and forum user name in every photo now. That is a way to circumvent the watermarking requirements!

There's one guy who places a "I went to Spain on my holidays in the 70s" straw donkey in his photographs. A trademark if you will.

[Cerebus]

Meh I've got 5 ebay accounts

So far I've only managed to spot two of them, Mr Smith. 

[bd139]

Doxxed 

There's a guy who uses a goat as well.

[mikeselectricstuff]

Ah those people piss me off they do. 9,000,000 listings of nothing. Also the guys selling test gear for above retail price thousands of items with not even a flipping image.

I believe there is a business in US that people list Amazon stuffs on eBay since many people believe eBay is cheaper than Amazon and will not search Amazon at all. Those eBay sellers then source from Amazon and sell for 20% higher.

There are at least a couple of UK sellers who scrape and re-list most of the Farnell website with a significant markup - they seem to get a lot of business.

e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/top-quality-tools/m.html?item=391966742564&epid=907435671&hash=item5b4309d824%3Ag%3AfrkAAOSwi7RZJIGN&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

270K listings, 130K feedback

[Jwalling]

Someone is doing it to me now. This was my old SC110 photo. Next to my “green shite collector” and Heath power supply. Grr.

Cute little scope! I've never seen one of those. What is that, a 1" screen?
(Is this off-topic?) 

The insides. http://lushprojects.com/blog/2015/07/thandar-sc110a/

[Nusa]

Ah those people piss me off they do. 9,000,000 listings of nothing. Also the guys selling test gear for above retail price thousands of items with not even a flipping image.

I believe there is a business in US that people list Amazon stuffs on eBay since many people believe eBay is cheaper than Amazon and will not search Amazon at all. Those eBay sellers then source from Amazon and sell for 20% higher.

There are at least a couple of UK sellers who scrape and re-list most of the Farnell website with a significant markup - they seem to get a lot of business.

e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/top-quality-tools/m.html?item=391966742564&epid=907435671&hash=item5b4309d824%3Ag%3AfrkAAOSwi7RZJIGN&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

270K listings, 130K feedback

I got no problem with drop-shipping sellers so long as the customer receives what they paid for at the price quoted. Buy low sell high is the formula to make a profit, and if one can do that without actual inventory it's even better! It's not even in the same league as the real scammers that have no intention of satisfying the customer.

[namwos]

Looks like eBay have done nothing about the listing. It's only got 15 hours to go & up to £160.

[ChrisLX200]

Looks like eBay have done nothing about the listing. It's only got 15 hours to go & up to £160.

They did nothing about one of mine a few years ago, in the end I bid £1000,000 for it and told Ebay I'd see them in court if they wanted money off me...

[bd139]

Didn’t even get a response either.

[bitseeker]

eBay's reactions are glacial unless you call them and talk to someone directly. Anytime there's an issue with my stuff, I always call first. Sometimes I have to call twice to get things done right.

[bd139]

The guy's address is on the auction and some fat dog left a massive turd outside my garden gate today. This is clearly a serendipitous coincidence and a better solution than contacting eBay evidently.

[bitseeker]

LOL! Special delivery?