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Posts: 3,177Oh Dear,
my ebay auction has been pulled 
I completely forgot that when listing on ebay.com you can't add any website info but you are allowed to on ebay.co.uk.
So, to the girls who bid on 'Luna' from here at TT - sorry!
I will not be relisting 'Luna' on ebay so you will have to see the 'Bears for Sale' forum here at TT.
Apologies again my dears and i won't be doing THAT by mistake again 
i'm such a Silly Billy sometimes 
Penny xxx
LuxembearsPenny. I just now got two of my auctions axed off ebay! Same reason as yours. I think it is most likely someone has turned us in. 
Posts: 3,540
I didn't even know that a link to your website could get your ebay auction killed off! 
Is this a standard practice among the auctions? Or just an ebay thing? Seems pretty rude to yank an auction over a website link..
Posts: 3,177I didn't even know that a link to your website could get your ebay auction killed off!
It was'nt a link Debbie just my avatar pic that i use here on TT but on ebay.com you can't have even that over here in GB you can and i just forgot!
Still there is one good thing about it getting pulled.........I GET MY MONEY BACK!!!
I think i shall print out the message from ebay and get it framed, ebay is ACTUALLY giving money back!..............i must go and lie down..........
Penny :hug:
Oh no!! People list web sites all the time and Ebay lets it slide. Why now, all of a sudden, are they pulling listings? It's just crazy! Are they still charging you all the fees?
In your future listings, if your "me" page and website are linked you can make reference to viewing more of your bears by clicking the "me" icon. That way you're not listing your web address.
Warmest bear hugs, :hug:
Aleta
P.S. I see you've just answered my question! 
Nova Scotia,CanadaOH POO!!!! ] Bloomin BOOGERS!!!! 
Hugs PEN!! :hug: :hug:
Newcastle, OntarioYou can have a link to your website on Ebay.com, but only if is on your ME page. Penny, I think the first time I ever emailed you, it was to warn you that your auctions could be pulled if anyone complained, as you had your website on your auction page. I didn't know that you were allowed to do that on Ebay.UK - I find that really odd. I'm sure someone must have complained as that's really the only time they seem to cancel the auctions. Do people have nothing better to do than to look at all the auctions, to see if they can find a reason to have t hem cancelled - good grief!
Hugs,
Brenda
LuxembearsI knew you could not have any website info on your listing...BUT...I have been adding my lovely Banner add that Shelli made for me in my listings. It looked so very nice and professional. BUT.......it had a ".com" and ebay will axe auctions that they catch...or that someone turns in...hhhmmm aaarrrgggg... I kind of new it was only a matter of time.....
I just had TWO pulled ,...same time as Penny's. They were pulled about two minutes before my Benjamin Bear auction ended....they didn't kill that one because they had some money to make off it...it sold for a nice price...I am glad they left it alone.
Gee whiz!
Did they warn you about taking removing your auction?? I have had a warning on Aussie ebay when I first selling regularly.
I think now someone has to report it. I also have just noticed a button at the bottom of the auctions that says
What else can you do?
Back to list of items | Ask seller a question | Add to Calendar | Report this item | Printer Version
I have never noticed it before this weekend.
Luxembears
POOP on THEM!
It is a shame that there are mean spirited people out there.
Hey Penny ......A good friend will always bail you out of jail, BUT a BEST friend will be right beside you saying, "Dang! That was fun!"
Are we having fun yet Penny? 
:hug: :dance:
I don't see how they can possibly have an automated system that pulls auctions when the .com content is within an IMAGE... there's no way to scan for that, that I'm aware of. That means that definitely, someone is watching, reporting, or otherwise personally and individually monitoring.
We need to abide by their rules... and this happened to me once not so long ago as well. Auction pulled after several very nice bids, actually, because I used a graphic image which contained my website URL. Oh well.
Judi, I'll edit your banner and resend so you can keep using it without the .com part.
Sorry, girls... that entirely lags.
LuxembearsI remember that happening to you Shelli. I knew also that there was a chance I would get pulled off ebay for the .com thing.....I guess there are people out there that just don't like me. Oh well.
Thank you Shelli, for offering to edit my banner add for ebay. :hug:
Already done and sent; check yer email, girly!
Luxembears
Jazzy RagsCan you get pulled for saying made by Jazzy Rags, i hope not because i say that all the time
No, Fran... just for including your website URL -- or any website URL for that matter -- in your auction.
The idea, as I understand it, is that you aren't allowed to have any "third-party" references to websites that might conflict with the interests of eBay.
It makes sense, actually; if you post an auction on eBay that contains your website, you're essentially using eBay as "free advertising" for your own website... even if that isn't remotely your intention, and even though you're making them money in the process.
Hope that eases your concerns!
LuxembearsYes, I suppose it is better to play by thier rules and not have your auction ended early. Geeeesh...like we're really going to pull all kinds of business away from ebay. but I do agree with you Shelli.
Newcastle, OntarioI guess the safest way IS to play by the rules, but it's confusing when the rules aren't the same from one country's Ebay to another. I find it odd and a bit unfair. I'm really sorry you girls had your auctions pulled - just ain't fair!
Hugs,
Brenda
LuxembearsI just relisted my two pulled auctions. I am NOT going to let some tattle tale win!
I had to retype both auctions . I am new to Seller Sourcebook and did not 'save' my auctions before transfering them to ebay the first time around. Live and learn. :doh:
Posts: 8,574Sounds to me like someone is jelouse!
:hug: :hug: to both Judi and Penpen
Jazzy Ragssome people have nothing better to do, how mean spirited they are
Taralee TedsI am a bit sneaky then! I use templates to design my ebay auction pages and because of that I can have my web address listed and it goes undetected! I once tried to put my web address in a normal listing and before I even got to list it I got a big warning at the bottom of the page saying that web links were not permitted etc etc!! I list on Oz ebay so I dont know if our rules are different but so far I havent had an auction pulled (and because its my own template I can have heaps of photos and I only pay for the gallery one!!)
Dolls N DreamsYou can only have website info on your about me page and NO where else and yes jealous people always turn everyone in. They have done it to me many times over the years, until I learned OK play it totally by the stupid rules on your auctions and they won't be able to cancel them anymore!
You know Ebay they want ALL the money! LOL
I so sorry this happened to you gals!! Someone definitely has a mean streak, jealous bug, or both.
Just a thought, but I think it's mean spirited of ebay to not allow website links in the auctions. After all, don't most artists with a website that sell on ebay also have a link to ebay in their site? That generates $$$ for ebay too!
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Tracy
You're right Tracy! I have a link to eBay on my web site....though I rarely use it anymore. It all really boils down to eBay making a buck. If they think you're profiting from listing your site on their auction and in turn may be making another sale that they're not reaping the benefits from, well,......there you go. Nevermind that you link their site to yours. It just doesn't seem fair at all.
Warmest bear hugs, :hug:
Aleta
