Duplicate listings

I Have just been informed that i have duplicate listings i am in the stamp business and no 2 stamps are the same apparently the wording is wrong and sends up flags through the ebay system has this happened to anyone else or am i the only one i contacted ebay and they understand of course can anyone help me as talking to an agent is like banging your head against a brick wall i am a top seller and have been listing on ebay for over 12 years and have never had any problems like this up until now whats going on i changed the wording but they are still telling me they are duplicate listings anyone help help

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Re: Duplicate listings

I have come across similar situations.


 


When dealing with stamps, it is easy to make a mistake and offer two identical items.


 


Periodically, to check all my listings.


I take a look at my Selling Manager and sort all items alphabetically using the title column.  Since I always use the same system for titles:  country - date of issue - brief description - catalogue number, it is relatively easy to spot duplicate listings and then remove them.


 


Good Luck.

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Thanks for the reply i do and have checked my listings but i do not have any they are telling me i do so i had to revise i did its still duplicate in the end i just ended the listings what a waste of time and money its ebay system they red flag because they know nothing about stamps example GB THE STORY OF THE TIMES PRESTIGE BOOKLET POST OFFICE FRESH Flagged because i have another Prestige Booklet how can we sell with their system like this in place

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Another example i had a Canadian Booklet up for sale they told me it was Duplicate it wa the only booklet that i had up for sale so how can it be duplicate this all started happening about 6 moths ago i am seriously thinking of pulling the plug and trying to sell elsewhere there must be other sites any enough of my rambling Thanks Again for listening

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Just add an extra letter or number or - or . or even a space at the end of the listing. The system should stop sensing it as a duplicated listing.


 


And please use punctuation in your posting x_o

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More importantly, to his eBay listings!

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Perhaps you should check your listings.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


GB # 51a PLATE 8 6d RED VIOLET CAT VALUE $115


 


GB # 51a PLATE 8 6d RED VIOLET CAT VALUE $115


 


 


 


 


 


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Just add an extra letter or number or - or . or even a space at the end of the listing. The system should stop sensing it as a duplicated listing.



 


Do you happen to know whether a slightly different price will have the same effect? 


 


The reason I ask is that I use Auctiva auction management.  In order to prepare multi-variation listings and still have the benefit of the Auctiva frames, fonts, etc. I would have to upgrade to a higher Auctiva monthly fee, which I'd rather no do for just a dozen or so items.  I suppose I could list them directly on eBay, but I don't like the "plain Jane" appearance of eBay listings. 

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