posted on July 12, 2008 09:11:07 AM new
Maybe I am being petty, but this still bugs me.
My Ebay item number is 270252551049, theirs is #220255279779.
They used most of my description on the designer of this jewelry and used my Vendio colors and italics, as well.
I wish they would have asked.
posted on July 12, 2008 09:55:14 AM new
Theirs---
"Frank Hess first designed for Miriam Haskell when he started his company in the 1920's. After retiring in the 1960's he became bored and began designing for Kramer. Later in the 60's he opened his own company and named it Amourelle. His company was only opened for a short time."
Yours---
"I researched a bit and found Frank Hess first designed for Miriam Haskell when she started her company in the 1920's. After retiring in the 1960's he became bored and began designing for Kramer. Later in the 60's he opened his own company and named it Amourelle. My understanding is his company was only opened for a short time.
posted on July 12, 2008 11:52:23 AM new
Yes, there is a rule against this (as there is for lifting the photos of another seller) but a "substantial amount" has to be copied before it is subject to removal and who knows how eBay defines such a thing.
"Item Description and Picture Theft
eBay members are not allowed to use another eBay user's pictures or descriptions in their listings or About Me pages without the owner's permission.
Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:
Listing cancellation
Loss of eBay fees
Limits placed on account privileges
Loss of PowerSeller status
Account suspension
Examples
A seller doesn't know the best way to describe an item. The seller copies a substantial amount of another member’s description and pastes it into a listing, without receiving the original writer’s permission.
A seller uses someone else's picture and includes it in a listing, since it looks very similar to the item the seller is offering.
Report a member who is using your text or images without your permission.
Note: You must own the rights to the text or images you are reporting for unauthorized use."
posted on July 12, 2008 04:52:59 PM new
I guess maybe I am over reacting. It just gets in my crawl. I researched the jewelry designer, wrote it up in my description, and used italics and coloring they cut and pasted changing some words.
