UK watchdog bans misleading eBay advert

[mandy]

An eBay ad has been banned after a user complained he could not find the advertised goods at the quoted prices.

The disgruntled complainant said that the ad was misleading because he had been unable to find a coffee machine which was advertised as being available, and that a retro chair advertised for £50 was only available for £250...

"Because eBay had not demonstrated that the specific coffee machine and chair depicted were available for the whole time the ad appeared, we concluded that the ad was misleading."

The ASA warned eBay either to make it clear that the were referring to generic items in future ads, or withdraw them when the items had been sold...

full article: http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=QO2034261I&news_headline=ad_on_ebay_banned_following_complaint

[BellisimaJ.]

Too bad the US  does little to enforce it's laws re advertising.  :

Go UK!