mc999 listing policy violation alert: Trademark violation
I received a mc999 from ebay yesterday morning, for 2 listings, which have been removed. The email goes on to say that any future listings I make, I will need to follow the VeRo program and that additional violations of this policy could result in the suspension of my account.
I realize that the title and description was a trademark violation and I have emailed the rights owner to apologize for this and I have asked them if it would be ok to re list my item subject to me not violating there trademark again by using there name in my title and description and I am awaiting a reply.
I am quite new to selling on ebay. I am a private seller, not a business and only sell for a bit of extra cash, unlike my competitors who sell as a business in high quantities. There are many listings which are very similar to mine in the thousands which have not been targeted. I understand the seriousness of what I have done, but I don't understand why I have been targerted when there are thousands of ebayers selling similar items to mine in a similar way by using a trademark name and making exact replicas. My two listings were not even exact replicas! In fact one of my listings was nothing anything remotely similar to the rights owner, but one of my items was, however I did use the rights owner's name in my title, which I realize now was wrong but saw so many other ebayers doing it so I didn't think I was doing anything wrong.
If I re list other items similar or re list the same items which have been removed, but this time not use the rights owner's trademark name, will that be acceptable?
I am scared of receiving another mc999 and if so will my ebay account be suspended next time? If so will it be suspended permantly or temporary?
please help!!!!!!! I am in desperate need of some advise!!!!!!
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