Hi everyone...
I'm hoping we can all band together and try and get a bit of movement from ebay regarding their fake jerseys policies. There is now an online chat session that you can go on and chat directly with someone from the counterfeits dept. I have just done this and asked why they allow it and what they are going to do about it etc etc...
Can I urge everyone to do the same as the more pressure we can put them under to do some pro-active work about this the better and maybe we can make a difference.
The seller i complained about is a current fake seller called buyandsell10, Washington Redskins McNabb Replica for £20????
He has several other corkers too so take your pick. Just use the link below to get to the contact page. Type in "counterfeits" into the search engine, from the results select "What are the rules on counterfeit items" and then on the right you'll see the option to open an online chat session.
http://contact.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ContactUsNextGen
I'll put up the transcript of the conversation I had with them when they send it over to me (as I have requested it be sent)
Transcript now in....
7/4/2010 5:39:49 PM mld_7 How long has this chat thing been live as I
suggested ebay do this a while back and have never seen it before now.
7/4/2010 5:41:23 PM mld_7 I assume its only for counterfeit issues right
now... shame its not available for all issues.
7/4/2010 5:41:30 PM Valerie Murphy Recently, only it has been launched
and we're glad to help our member's resolve their query on Live Chat as
it is quicker.
7/4/2010 5:41:55 PM mld_7 Did you get the initial query information I
added to the form?
7/4/2010 5:42:27 PM Valerie Murphy It seems that you can are concerned
about the sellers on the site who are selling fake jerseys on eBay.
Correct?
7/4/2010 5:42:33 PM mld_7 Its much better, a much needed move forward in
issue resolution and customer service.
7/4/2010 5:42:46 PM Valerie Murphy you are *
7/4/2010 5:42:51 PM mld_7 I am very concerned as they are costing me a
lot of money in business.
7/4/2010 5:43:29 PM mld_7 I've been a Power seller on here now for a few
years and the NFL business is now my livlihood.
7/4/2010 5:44:11 PM mld_7 However, I have seen very little if anything
done about the sale of counterfeit NFL Jerseys and its really annoying
me
7/4/2010 5:44:52 PM mld_7 The item code I provided is just one item that
this seller has, and I know they are fake jerseys for several reasons.
7/4/2010 5:45:33 PM mld_7 1) The team / player combo has not even been
released in the UK yet as Reebok UK's delivery isnt til August.
7/4/2010 5:46:01 PM mld_7 2) The price is way too low as it costs more
to actually buy them from Reebok at Trade price
7/4/2010 5:46:12 PM Valerie Murphy I understand your concern, if you see
listings which are in breach of eBay policies, you can always provide us
with the item number of the item, we will investigate your report and
take appropriate action on it.
7/4/2010 5:46:36 PM mld_7 3) Some of the Player names / Jerseys colours
arent even available in the UK
7/4/2010 5:47:12 PM mld_7 I have reported loads of these fake jerseys to
ebay in the past and put them on my watched item listings.... nothing
was ever done about any of them.
7/4/2010 5:48:15 PM mld_7 The numbers of times I have been told by
customers that they "dont buy from ebay as there are so many fakes on
there" is ridiculous
7/4/2010 5:48:33 PM Valerie Murphy We do review any reports of our
members, and if found to be in breach we do take appropriate action on
them.
7/4/2010 5:48:45 PM mld_7 I really want to help to get rid of them and I
have dome all I can to advise ebay of the issue
7/4/2010 5:49:49 PM mld_7 The question no-one has been able to answer
yet, maybe you can help, is... How can ebay prove that an item is fake
if the buyer claims its a fake and the sellers says it isnt? What can
they do?
7/4/2010 5:50:48 PM mld_7 How can they prove it one way or another if
they no-one with the knowledge to identify the obvious flaws that a fake
has.
7/4/2010 5:51:35 PM mld_7 I know as I deal with Jerseys every year...
just by looking at most of them you can see it is a fake, if you know
the tell take signs.
7/4/2010 5:51:53 PM Valerie Murphy In this case, I would recommend you
to contact the relevant Rights Owner and report them about the fake
items.
7/4/2010 5:52:34 PM mld_7 It has been done and they have done nothing
either.... surely it is down to ebay to sort this and not people like
me?
7/4/2010 5:53:40 PM mld_7 There has even been a website been set up
to help people in the UK with ebay listings of fake NFL
jerseys as a lot of the public have no idea what a fake looks like
either.
7/4/2010 5:53:59 PM mld_7 But this is ebay's responsibility surely to
stop fakes being listed?
7/4/2010 5:54:37 PM Valerie Murphy I appreciate the time you have taken
to report these items, but we only take action on listings if found to
be in breach of our policy.
7/4/2010 5:55:44 PM mld_7 so people have to buy one first, then report
it to be a fake..... what if they dont know what a fake actually looks
like compared to the real thing and they think they are getting the real
deal?
7/4/2010 5:58:38 PM Valerie Murphy You can report us the listings via
the report this item link.
7/4/2010 5:59:17 PM Valerie Murphy We will surely review your report and
take appropriate action on the reported items.
7/4/2010 5:59:20 PM mld_7 I have done this before, as have many others I
know and none of the listings have ever been removed.
7/4/2010 6:00:13 PM Valerie Murphy Be assured, if the listings are found
to be in breach we will remove them.
7/4/2010 6:00:23 PM mld_7 The seller of these jerseys... and he is one
of many I have identified... buys them for about £3 each from china,
sells them for £20-£30 each time
7/4/2010 6:01:29 PM mld_7 The buyer thinks they are getting the real
deal and has no idea that they are fakes and leaves positive feedback,
the seller then has a 700 - 1000% profit for each.
7/4/2010 6:01:51 PM mld_7 ... buys another 100 and so on.
7/4/2010 6:02:03 PM mld_7 Final question.....
7/4/2010 6:02:28 PM Valerie Murphy I will escalate your concern to our
experts meanwhile you can report us the listings via the report this
item link.
7/4/2010 6:02:34 PM Valerie Murphy Sure go ahead.
7/4/2010 6:03:43 PM mld_7 If I report one of these jerseys..... or all
of them for that matter as they are all fakes.... presumably you contact
the seller? Not sure whether you do or not... and he says they are all
legit. What happens then? How can you prove they are lying?
7/4/2010 6:04:07 PM mld_7 Or do you just have to take their word for it
and nothing happens?
7/4/2010 6:06:10 PM Valerie Murphy We review the report carefully and
after investigation we take action on them. We just don't take word of
the seller.
7/4/2010 6:06:20 PM mld_7 If you could escalate this as I would like as
many of these fakes sellers removed before the season starts as they
cost me a fortune. If you could also advise them of this website that
people have had to set up for themselves because of the size of the i
7/4/2010 6:06:20 PM mld_7 ssue.
https://nfljerseyfanparadise.forumotion.com/7/4/2010 6:07:09 PM mld_7 Hoow can you investigate the matter properly
if no-one at ebay has the knowledge to tell a realone from a fake? Or do
you?
7/4/2010 6:07:55 PM Valerie Murphy We have experts working on this.
Also, I will escalate your concern to them and they will take care of
this issue.
7/4/2010 6:09:13 PM mld_7 Okay... I will report all these items as being
fakes now and put them on my watch board to see what happens. If you
need to contact me about the issue please do not hesitate to do so as I
want these fake sellers removed and not let back on again as soon
7/4/2010 6:09:13 PM mld_7 as possible.
7/4/2010 6:09:57 PM mld_7 Otherwise they will cost me 50-100 sales
easily over the next couple of months... probably a lot more.
7/4/2010 6:10:05 PM Valerie Murphy Surely, if we need your help we will
contact you.
7/4/2010 6:10:32 PM mld_7 How long will it take for a fake item to be
removed
7/4/2010 6:10:57 PM Valerie Murphy We take action as soon as possible.
7/4/2010 6:11:13 PM Valerie Murphy Apart from this, Is there anything
else I can help you with today?
7/4/2010 6:11:57 PM mld_7 Okay, thanks. I'll get back to you in few
weeks if I hear nothing and nothing seems to be happening. Thanks for
your time, I know its not your fault and its nice to be able to have a
frank discussion with someone on here.
7/4/2010 6:12:33 PM Valerie Murphy Thanks your understanding and
co-operation. Thanks for contacting eBay Live Chat, have a nice day.
As, informed you in the chat, we will surely escalate your concern to
the experts.
Thank you for your understanding in advance.
Kind regards,
Valerie Murphy
eBay VeRO Team