One step at a time- this is why I didn't want to waste anyone's time. I don't appreciate the comment "no wonder you get nowhere in your inquiries." Why bother going into detail- what magic can you or anyone else on here do- which is why I was asking for contact information... not for you to solve the problem- because you can't- unless you are an eBay decision maker- are you? But for fun-- here you go- this is the link that I received with my notification about the item being taken off eBay- Button and coin batteries mandatory standards | ACCC Product Safety It's a AU government website- Basically- the item sold have to clearly marked with a choking hazard warning which mine does. If you look under: Products, the mandatory standards do not apply to the last point:
- re-supply of consumer goods in a one-off transaction by a consumer such as a private sale to another consumer.
When you look into the actual makes of the type of batteries, the item I am selling uses a CR2032- fairly common. If you look at the links on that page, they list the batteries involved- mine isn't one of them. As far as what I am selling- I can't share the item without running the risk of afoul of their infraction. I can show you the listing of all the other sellers selling the same item. Here is one- if you scroll down, you can see 20 more of the same item: Portable Scale Digital LCD Display 110lb/50kg Electronic Luggage Hanging Suitcas | eBay (I'm not sharing the listing to get the seller into trouble- just making the point.)
I was asked if I appealed the decision—I said no—and then I was told not to waste my time. I attempted to explain that it didn't make sense because there were dozens of other sellers- she suggested that I wanted to relist the item- even though I knew it was recalled because of a safety issue and if I did- my account would be suspended- I told her that I was offended of the accusation- and suggested she gets her facts straight before making allegations-she hung up on me-
Now, they said the item I'm selling was recalled in 2019—it wasn't. The recalled item is attached—it was sold on Priceline. The recall notice doesn't even show the manufacturer's name! I've checked Canada, the US, the UK, and the EU, and no similar recall notice has been issued.
That's why I'm ticked off-
The other issues I mentioned are things that have been happening shortly after Canada Post went on strike- before Black Friday where Canadian sellers that had stores were not able to offer discounts- That lasted till almost the end of November- We were told that there would be remuneration of some for the error- never happened. Then in January, we had a similar issue and told the same thing- still nothing.
Yes, according to someone here, eBay doesn't care about Canada or its sellers because we represent less than 1% of the market - actually, it's 1.25%, but his point is still valid (although- that is the number of sellers using the .ca site,_- not Canadian sellers also using the .com, .co.uk, .au etc, nor does it include the Canadian buyers). All I can say is I've lost thousands of dollars in sales- and now this $20 item is the straw that broke my back- The accusation of me knowingly trying to sell dangerous items is offensive and insulting- But as Dutch says- if I don't like it- what am I doing here?
So the Canadian GM- is getting a letter- and I'm hoping Dutch is wrong.
