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Ebay AI is determinating each item as replica
 

Hello.
I have aged 5+ years and about 20+ feedbacks from branded items second hand sold. Some of them 10k+$
Now i list branded but cheap item 100$ and its third time since december when ebay remove listing as replica and gave me warings.
They whrite in email its AI decision.

How it can be ? Every single item goes under replica.

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Third time removing listing? You're playing with fire trying to relist it.

What is the item or category Karlis96? Need to be clear

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Its not same item three times in a row :))

It is same category but diferent color.

It is Hermes brand. All items is Hermes.

As i said, have sold many, but since dec 2025 ebay bot is removing all items

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Hermes,is it knockoff?

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No.
All items is authentic

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When you appeal for listing ending, explain why AI is wrong, they will fix it

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I have appealed one of two ended listings. And i explained there for ebay, i can list whatever i want but this AI will take it down anyway.

Lets see what will happen

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The rep cant change the AI behavior ,it has to be their Tech dept.
Did you take your own photo or use stock photo?
What about other sellers?
You cant be the only Hermes seller?
I see plenty of used HERMES scarves on Ebay !

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Sure, always using only my own photos. Never had used stock photos.
Others still selling if you mean that. There is many sellers who sell Hermes stuff.

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Could it be competitors reporting you to bring you down?

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likely lack of selling history , seems to be similar to amazon where ungating brands takes previous history. here it seems to be AI version of the same which can not gate but removes instead

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No, listing doesnt goes live.

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It is immpossible. 2025 year sold on about 50k€
Selling history i have. All positive feedbacks for brand.

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Do you have any other accounts right now with active listings live?

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No, i have only one account.

I gave this two items to my friend who has also account on ebay but with much more less selling history, and he was listed those items.
He sold both items sucessfully. AI didnt take them down.
But if i list those items they will be taken down.

How this can be explained ?

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you said yourself 20 feedbacks , bot programming could have been adjusted

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And others can sell in same time despite on bot programming ?

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are your accounts registered in major countries?

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It is not related with countrys.

Before i told you my friend who has also selling account with much less selling history ( 2026 year account ) can sell all those items what i can not sell anymore.
Its not related with country.

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Difficult to explain - his account hasn't been flagged like yours perhaps...and his listings are flying under the radar

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from my experience uk , usa , germany and a few others get preferential treatment. smaller ones are stricter but if the country does not matter here then AI might have red flagged the actual account

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This can be true.
I will try to fight with ebay to remove this red flags :(

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I don't think it is a traditional red flag like a strike but likely just AI algorithm which ebay reps can not influence

an option would be to sell cheaper items regularly , low risk low margin items , this way you would certainly have much better chances to avoid such problems

I suspect AI identifies your account as high risk as you only sell expensive high risk items at high prices and in low quantities

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They did this with one of my high value listings.

It can arise from people reporting your listing most of the time, but if you are 100% adamant the item is authentic, contact ebay immediately and explain the situation, potentially provide proof of authenticity (e.g. receipts etc.), they will manually look into your case and if done correctly, will allow you to sell the item on their platform, potentially you may have to change a few details on the listing itself (e.g. say the item condition is in used/great condition, not brand new with tags in some cases).

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You said you gave your friend two Hermes items and they were sold with no problem.
So are you listing too many ?

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Ebay is known to buy an item from the seller,examine it and deem it is not as described,he/she will not file INAD,will not leave feedback,will not ask to return or complain,but you are being blacklisted.
I used to sell netsuke made of cowbone mxied with resin and look very nice ,someone bought a piece and warned me that we are not allowed to sell elephant ivory.
That person does not know ivory,real ivory from mammoth or elephant has distinct features resin cannot replicate.
So I explain to her the difference,and contnue selling them with no problem.
So if you think you have done nothing wrong,contact Ebay

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For luxury brand products, excessively low prices may trigger risk models. For example, if an item with a market value of thousands of dollars is priced at $100, the AI ​​might consider it similar to a widespread counterfeit sales pattern, even if it is actually genuine. You can explicitly request "human verification."

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Yep - 9/10 they determine listings as "counterfeit" through AI, if you've done nothing wrong all you need to do is jump into live chat or send an email appeal, the offline team will get back to you within 24-48 hours and manually review it

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But why would someone sell an item worth thousands of dollars for $100,iif it is not an auction?
if not counterfeit,then it could be stolen goods,law enforcement,US customs are known to come to Ebay to look for stolen items,

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I mean yeah if an item is worth $1000 and you've listed it for $100 buy now price, your listing will 99% get pulled and account flagged, that doesn't make sense though why would anyone do that, seems a bit silly.