Ebay Reporting/Critique

If you report it using the CCF ebay reporting link you are able to describe the issue with the item.

Useful to know I can do it through the CCF...

I still think if they are going to allow people to sell reproductions these should be in a seperate section to avoid mistakes though.

ebay reporting is worthless anyway. I have tried reporting sellers that are trying to ship items internationally for $40 without tracking and only first class mail. ebay never does a thing about any reporting that people do.

Dave I think they respond to different peoples reports differently. If they know you or you make good reports a lot they seem to be a lot more likely to take action than if you rarely report. Which is understandable I'm sure theyre flooded with nonsense reporting from people trying to get rid of their competition

Undoubtedly - they know that I report accurately, and they also know "who" I am as the Moderator of a coin forum.

But all anyone needs to get attention is to make a righteous report. Use the direct link from here, state the problem precisely in the first sentence, and then back it up with specific facts. I don't just say, "this is a fake," I also state the features which prove that true.

ebay isn't in this alone. They have volunteer experts in numismatics to research claims.

I assume you're referring to listings like this one - a replica ancient coin being offered in ebay UK's "Ancients" section. In this particular case, the BIN price of 7 pounds ought to warn people that it's a replica, but finding a more deceptive example probably isn't too hard on any given day.


ebay America has banned the sale of reproductions. DavidUK is in Britain and ebay UK still has the "Coins - Novelty/Replica" category, and that is where British-based sellers of replicas ought to place their repro coins. They ought to make sure that they do not offer such replicas for sale "worldwide", because if its visible to buyers outside the UK, it's reportable to ebay America and the listing is likely to be pulled if reported.

As for what to report it under using the standard "Report Item" link, you could try Copyright & Trademark / Counterfeit Item or Authenticity Disclaimer / Counterfeit, fake or replica items, but since listing replicas is legal on ebay UK and the listing states it fairly clearly (though not in the title), I doubt it would be acted on. For reporting a coin posted in the incorrect category, you're probably supposed to use Listing practices / Search and browse manipulation / Listing in an incorrect category. Unfortunately, the complaint reviewer may not realize it's supposed to be in the Replicas category.