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<p>[QUOTE="susanlynn9, post: 33337, member: 1258"]It absolutely makes it easier for the buyer to be scammed. No one with any knowledge can contact any of the bidders. It also keeps the identity secret of the buyers so they can resell the same fake item. I'm sure many of the scam artists on eBay are buying from each other under the protection of "Private" auctions. </p><p><br /></p><p>This particular seller is going to lose her power seller status when her feedback reaches below 98%. At that point, it will be easier to get her booted. Most of her auctions just require better descriptions to be considered ethical. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, the replicas that she's selling specifically have to have the word "COPY" or "REPLICA" in a certain size font in order to comply with eBay rules. That's why I chose those to report. Most of her auctions, while being irresponsible and misleading, are not in actual violation of eBay rules, just in violation of honest business practice. The ones I reported may get action taken because of the lack of either of those words. I hope so anyway.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="susanlynn9, post: 33337, member: 1258"]It absolutely makes it easier for the buyer to be scammed. No one with any knowledge can contact any of the bidders. It also keeps the identity secret of the buyers so they can resell the same fake item. I'm sure many of the scam artists on eBay are buying from each other under the protection of "Private" auctions. This particular seller is going to lose her power seller status when her feedback reaches below 98%. At that point, it will be easier to get her booted. Most of her auctions just require better descriptions to be considered ethical. However, the replicas that she's selling specifically have to have the word "COPY" or "REPLICA" in a certain size font in order to comply with eBay rules. That's why I chose those to report. Most of her auctions, while being irresponsible and misleading, are not in actual violation of eBay rules, just in violation of honest business practice. The ones I reported may get action taken because of the lack of either of those words. I hope so anyway.[/QUOTE]
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