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 Author: TravelBound View Messages Posted By TravelBound
 Posted: Jan 12, 2025 13:13
 Subject: Fakes on eBay reported but not removed
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TravelBound (4084)

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Yesterday I was browsing LEGO on eBay and noticed a listing for dinosaurs listed
as LEGO that were obvious fakes.

#176765149572
"LEGO Dinosaur Lot Figures T-Rex Triceratops Velociraptor Jurassic World
Park"
"Condition is New"

It was quite easy to tell that these were knock offs - no LEGO on studs.
I reported this to eBay indicating why they weren't real.

Today I received a reply: "We looked into your report and didn’t find the
listing to be in violation of our policy.  This determination was made by a customer
service agent."

Guess eBay is not concerned with copyright violations. Sad...
 Author: zorbanj View Messages Posted By zorbanj
 Posted: Jan 12, 2025 13:59
 Subject: Re: Fakes on eBay reported but not removed
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zorbanj (1017)

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I've reported many fake LEGO listings on eBay over the years. None were removed.
Rumor is that eBay won't remove a listing if you sell in the same category
because you are a competitor.


In General, TravelBound writes:
  Yesterday I was browsing LEGO on eBay and noticed a listing for dinosaurs listed
as LEGO that were obvious fakes.

#176765149572
"LEGO Dinosaur Lot Figures T-Rex Triceratops Velociraptor Jurassic World
Park"
"Condition is New"

It was quite easy to tell that these were knock offs - no LEGO on studs.
I reported this to eBay indicating why they weren't real.

Today I received a reply: "We looked into your report and didn’t find the
listing to be in violation of our policy.  This determination was made by a customer
service agent."

Guess eBay is not concerned with copyright violations. Sad...
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Jan 12, 2025 14:41
 Subject: Re: Fakes on eBay reported but not removed
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1001bricks (55565)

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In General, zorbanj writes:
  I've reported many fake LEGO listings on eBay over the years. None were removed.
Rumor is that eBay won't remove a listing if you sell in the same category
because you are a competitor.

Happy to see many then agree with DSA
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1494386

With this they could close eBay in Europe if they didn't respect (and enforce
it)
Yay!!!
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Jan 12, 2025 15:48
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peregrinator (1089)

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In General, zorbanj writes:
  I've reported many fake LEGO listings on eBay over the years. None were removed.
Rumor is that eBay won't remove a listing if you sell in the same category
because you are a competitor.

I've reported Playskool listings that are listed under Lego and they're
never removed.
 Author: Zorstore View Messages Posted By Zorstore
 Posted: Jan 12, 2025 14:12
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Zorstore (792)

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In General, TravelBound writes:
  Yesterday I was browsing LEGO on eBay and noticed a listing for dinosaurs listed
as LEGO that were obvious fakes.

#176765149572
"LEGO Dinosaur Lot Figures T-Rex Triceratops Velociraptor Jurassic World
Park"
"Condition is New"

It was quite easy to tell that these were knock offs - no LEGO on studs.
I reported this to eBay indicating why they weren't real.

Today I received a reply: "We looked into your report and didn’t find the
listing to be in violation of our policy.  This determination was made by a customer
service agent."

Guess eBay is not concerned with copyright violations. Sad...


I was trying to get rid of some fake figures and it got removed even though i
stated it wasn't lego.
 
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Jan 12, 2025 14:17
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yorbrick (1206)

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In General, TravelBound writes:
  Yesterday I was browsing LEGO on eBay and noticed a listing for dinosaurs listed
as LEGO that were obvious fakes.

#176765149572
"LEGO Dinosaur Lot Figures T-Rex Triceratops Velociraptor Jurassic World
Park"
"Condition is New"

It was quite easy to tell that these were knock offs - no LEGO on studs.
I reported this to eBay indicating why they weren't real.

Today I received a reply: "We looked into your report and didn’t find the
listing to be in violation of our policy.  This determination was made by a customer
service agent."

Guess eBay is not concerned with copyright violations. Sad...

If buying on ebay, always look carefully at pictures.
 Author: sasquatch_eater View Messages Posted By sasquatch_eater
 Posted: Jan 13, 2025 12:06
 Subject: Re: Fakes on eBay reported but not removed
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sasquatch_eater (113)

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I've sold on eBay before and they most certainly are concerned with copyright
violations. Multiple of my listings were taken down when they didn't have
any problems.

--Claude