Good morning,
I've been a bit busy, so my apologies for not following up here.
I had no idea this thread would develop so much.
A few more facts and clarifications:
My friend was "accused" of copying the manufacturer's pictures by eBay. As I said, this was NOT a vero issue. He never got a vero letter. He does NOT sell vero. I also mentioned that this could be a competitor (perhaps using multiple id's) reporting his listings. Perhaps the competitors read the Book on how to so this.
If you read my own "horror story" in the intro forum, I was also the victim of a "never fully explained" reason(s) for being banned. I am now somewhat convinced that SOME of my thousands of missing feedbacks are to blame. Even though I had 99.9 FB with DSR's all 4.8 or better, I was NEVER given a straight answer about WHY I got banned for infringement. Just the usual, "We've reviewed your account.......but....blah blah blah..... T&S". Recent eBay policy changes seem to suggest that they no longer want smaller sellers as some have already mentioned.
Alllow me another example. Next to my office, is a PS with almost 250,000 FB's, they sell computer parts, both generic and branded. They only started 4 years ago but they have not received ONE eBay email about their business. NOT ONE. Yes, I've asked them since I know them personally. I'm sure they have had their share of vios and reports against them. Why would they be untouchable? Perhaps the fees they generate?
So you compare eBay policies...what's the logical conclusion?
As my someone said supra, food and shelter comes first. For me, MY food and shelter comes first. John can do his own thing whether it's a law suit or start a website. I simply told him that there are options and I am sure he has been reading this thread since I mentioned Aspkin's site.
Finally, small claims gets you small claims damages - depending on your state, it's only a few thousand dolllars (I believe in NY, where I live, it's $2,000 - $3,000). Not worth pursuing. I've advised him to go for a contingency based lawyer who might have some experience with eBay.
That's all for now. My main point of this post was to simply point out what many have been telling me on here, starting with Aspkin...
DO NOT PUT ALL YOUR EGGS in one basket. You never know when that basket may rip or get stolen from you.....
Termed
PS: For those asking what he sells, I cannot disclose that since my friend's business situation is a fluid one.
He sell a niche category so it wouldn't be fair for me to disclose what he sells.
PSS: No, he is NOT a seller violating TOS who "finally" got caught.
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