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Originally Posted by PearlsOfJoy.com That's weird, since false advertising or more appropriately false labelling is a misdemeanor in most states. I guess Ebay feels this is fine on the internet - I do not  |
I guess I'm coming late to this parade, since I just complained to eBay about the same thing. I got the impression they do not become involved in fraud until after the fact, and even then do not investigate, because they don't want to be seen as involved in or liable for a criminal act.
Maybe a complaint to the BBB--which is online, thus much more effective--will allow eBay to rethink how to handle this.
Years ago, I was just as disgusted with HSN and QVC at their handling of gemstone/pearl sales. They were just as bad, maybe worse, since they have gemologists on staff. After a year of calls to both companies, I discovered the BBB. Bingo! Their act is about the same, but at least QVC is much better at labeling, and HSN made a spot they show regularly about "enhancements," even if they don't listen to it themselves. I did that, and you can too. Maybe even a call to Customs, since I can guess they didn't declare the value as if they were Akoyas or Tahitians. That could be interesting, since U.S. Customs has no sense of humor and hasn't read the Constitution. Well, if they read it, they didn't understand it.
So my suggestion is file a complaint every time you're bored to the BBB about eBay. Copy a template into your word processor to save time.
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