Re: Competitor reporting - any advice?
I had a nutcase (troll) like this with wayyy too much time on his hands harassing not just me, but any other seller with the same items in a given category. He wasn't just reporting our listings as "⊗⊗⊗⊗" but also sending PM's to those sellers accusing them of this, along with threats they were being reported to law enforcement. He would also put every seller on his "watch list" and call them out in eBay message boards. This went on for years, and was more than a pain to deal with. He was a real a$$ to say the least.
The eventual "solution" was a bit unorthodox, lets just say it was a group effort that involved stealth accounts and some fellow sellers. We eventually got rid of this clown who was doing this, but it took awhile.
eBay will just tell you to block the seller if you know who he is and deal with it. They rarely do anything, even if it's a "policy violation". I found it takes more than one person complaining, and even then there are no guarantees to get it to stop.
However, if you are being reported for VeRo, by a VeRo or IP rights holder, there is little you can do. How do you know it's a competitor reporting your listings?
All I can suggest is having more accounts onhand to sell on.
Last edited by nickopedia; 10-21-2018 at 04:17 PM.
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