I don't think it is heavy handed. Recently Mr Shelby has had someone who is
very aggressive in reporting fake Shelby's or misusing the Shelby name (for
instance, Cobra clone being listed as a Shelby Cobra that don't have the
licensing agreement with Shelby American for instance). So I know it is
fairly common to have ads removed ( I haven't heard if there has been any
problem with listing a Tiger as a Shelby or not).
The only downside is the seller has their eBay ad removed, and they have to
relist with the correct information, its not like they loose their ability
to list things on eBay.
Even if the original intent was not to defraud, there is alot of information
now to point out what the vehicle really is, and he should at least have
amended his listing to list this new info
I have had one or two bad experiences on eBay, and I can tell you, that you
should not count on them to resolve it later, you are much better off
working with a seller to resolve it yourself if you have a problem.
Steve
>I sent a couple of questions (and list subscription information) to the
> guy that have gone unanswered. A heavy-handed approach would be to
> contact eBay and report the auction as a fraud, but it may be the only
> way to prevent the prospective bidders from ending up with a car they
> didn't bargain for. He's "not claiming it is or is not a Tiger" but
> that's only in the Q&A section of the listing, not in any other part of
> the description.
>
> However, given that eBay itself offers fraud protection, maybe it's best
> to let it go on the assumption that the buyer knows what they're
> getting, and if not they can go back to eBay (who will then presumably
> take it out on Jesse)
>
> Theo
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