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gradedcollector · 2026-04-07T19:36:00.469000Z

Hello everyone, I need to vent my frustration and issue a warning here. A Pokémon 1st Edition Base Set Booster was recently sold for €2,060 . The problem: It is unquestionably a cheap counterfeit (typical eBay junk for €5). The signs are obvious to anyone who knows their stuff (print quality, fake seal, discoloration).I have already reported the listing multiple times through the reporting function, because a potential buyer is being defrauded out of a huge sum here. eBay’s response every time was: "We have reviewed the item and could not find any violation of our policies." How can that be? This is not a gray area, but an illegal trademark counterfeit and attempted fraud. For an amount of €2,000, I expect a platform like eBay to take reports from experts or informed users seriously instead of brushing them off with canned responses. In my opinion, consumer protection and the Digital Services Act (DSA) are being completely ignored here.Does anyone have any tips on how eBay can still delete it now, even though "Start a complaint" was unsuccessful? What else can be done? The mediation service Bitkom Servicegesellschaft doesn't work either; in short, this is the response: "Bitkom Servicegesellschaft mbH exclusively provides mediation services for disputes between a platform and commercial users. " Article: 117118137598

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