Difficulty Reporting Sellers

[throbinson]

Was looking online at 1975 Gibson Les Pauls, and started to notice a few sellers with different names selling Les Pauls using the same photos. Trying to report because an issue for anyone trying to buy vintage musical gear... obviously the photo isn't of the exact guitar you are buying, how can there be that many guitars with the exact same wood grain, blemishes, etc? Somethin's fishy.

Tried to report item but rejects the item numbers because different sellers. Tried help/contact and just takes me to the phone option. 

Is there not a way to simply email to eBay and say hey, these sellers, these item numbers, something's suspicious please investigate?

[femmefan1946]

No, the next step is the phone option.

Which takes you to a pin number and eventually a human being.

It's best when this is the option to choose a comfy chair and a refreshing beverage because at some times of the day you may be on hold.

Do phone during US mainland business hours, the Utah reps often have painful accents but seem to have more responsibility than the Phillippino clerks.

Multiple reports from a single member are less likely to be taken seriously than single reports from multiple members, by the way.
One person could have a vendetta.

[cscritiques]

I think the confusion is in the  drop shipping things......   we order it from someone who charges more then the seller , the they buy the item lower from the seller. 

[femmefan1946]

True, but in this particular situation the guitar is a OOAK collectible, being offered by several sellers.
If it were an iPhone-- no biggie, droppshipping is a reason.

But a unique item  with many sellers? Nope.

[throbinson]

Yup... exactly... iPhone's all look the same and currently built. 

'75 Gibson Les Paul, not many around. And the same photo being used by different sellers... something like that it's important to see the photo to see condition.