Ebay advises power sellers to defraud their suppliers...

[FiberGuy]

.... and their customers.

Taken from the power seller newsletter:

When sourcing at retail, check the return policy before you buy. If items are returnable, you can always return the inventory if you find it doesn't sell at a good profit.

Typical ebay... "Hey we're sleazy and successful, you can be sleazy and successful too!"

http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m08/i27/s01

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Discussion at the ebay stores board:

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=2000424988&tstart=0&mod=1188244167095

Quote from a former (or maybe part-time) ebay cheerleader:

Just got around to reading the latest eBAY advertisement that came last week ----

I CAN NOT BELIEVE ---

That this mega corporation is encouraging its sellers to buy inventory for the holidays on the street and then use return policies to dump unused inventory back to the original store.

There is no defence for this total lack of ethics --- NONE

eBAY --

You are encouraging sellers to CHEAT -- BE DISHONEST -- and and to abuse the marketplace

I AM DISGUSTED

WANNA FIGHT FRAUD ?????

FIRE THE GENIUS WHO DEVISED THIS APALLING SCHEME !!!!!

Great stuff!

[dimucci]

When sourcing at retail, check the return policy before you buy. If items are returnable, you can always return the inventory if you find it doesn't sell at a good profit.

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[mandy]

[quote author=dimucci link=topic=16122.msg64262#msg64262 date=1188252761]

When sourcing at retail, check the return policy before you buy. If items are returnable, you can always return the inventory if you find it doesn't sell at a good profit.

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The domain industry has a similar problem with "returns": domain tasting. 

[sneakymagenta]

Sneaky's Ebay Product Sourcing Tips

1. Shoplifting!
2. Burglary!
3. Armed Robbery!
4. Become A Peeping Tom! (Amateur Porn DVDs)
4. Forgery! (Forged Deeds for Real Estate Listings, Forged Autographs for Celebrity and Sports Collectibles)
5. Carjacking! (Ebay Motors)

[amy]

[BellisimaJ.]

Great stuff!

It irritates me that they seem so surprised-----do they not pay any attention? 

[quote author=sneakymagenta link=topic=16122.msg64287#msg64287 date=1188318850]
Sneaky's Ebay Product Sourcing Tips

1. Shoplifting!
2. Burglary!
3. Armed Robbery!
4. Become A Peeping Tom! (Amateur Porn DVDs)
4. Forgery! (Forged Deeds for Real Estate Listings, Forged Autographs for Celebrity and Sports Collectibles)
5. Carjacking! (Ebay Motors)
[/quote]

Addendum: Once you have sourced your products by whatever means necessary, if they then
do not sell themselves with accurate descriptions, rewrite the descriptions to suit the market. Never mind truthfulness, ebay does not care.  :twistedevil:

[Boucher]

Never mind truthfulness, ebay does not care.

Of course they don't. How easily scammers are allowed to sign up new accounts should be proof of that.