Ebay Photosharing
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Ebay seem to have sunk to a new low. They have instigated an 'opt out' photosharing system, where any photos you upload will be stored for other users to also use!
It strikes me that this will simply allow scammers to find good (ie non-stock) photos of items in real settings, making their scams more realistic! Also bad sellers can simply use photos of new or undamaged items to sell tat. There are a number of problems with this, to say the least.
Details and how to opt out here: http://naamah-darling.livejournal.com/411410.html
It strikes me that this will simply allow scammers to find good (ie non-stock) photos of items in real settings, making their scams more realistic! Also bad sellers can simply use photos of new or undamaged items to sell tat. There are a number of problems with this, to say the least.
Details and how to opt out here: http://naamah-darling.livejournal.com/411410.html
Do what I do. Put your eBay username on every photo you upload. Make sure part of it goes over the item you are selling, not enough to obscure it, but enough to make it difficult for someone else to edit it out.
(I suppose you could also do the occasional search for items like ones you've recently sold, then if you find any of your own photos you can report them to eBay but I'm not sad enough to stoop to that. Yet.)
(I suppose you could also do the occasional search for items like ones you've recently sold, then if you find any of your own photos you can report them to eBay but I'm not sad enough to stoop to that. Yet.)
Evangelion said:
Do what I do. Put your eBay username on every photo you upload. Make sure part of it goes over the item you are selling, not enough to obscure it, but enough to make it difficult for someone else to edit it out.
(I suppose you could also do the occasional search for items like ones you've recently sold, then if you find any of your own photos you can report them to eBay but I'm not sad enough to stoop to that. Yet.)
Yes, that works - but reporting it won't as they are sanctioning it by providing the system to do it.(I suppose you could also do the occasional search for items like ones you've recently sold, then if you find any of your own photos you can report them to eBay but I'm not sad enough to stoop to that. Yet.)
People who havent sold don't seem to have the option yet, so that means it is probably being trialed at the moment.
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