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#1 fisheye

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Posted 07 June 2020 - 10:51 PM

I recently bought a Stone Cobra Battle Beasts figure. Of course I based whether or not to buy on the images. The figure in the images of the listing that I bought has two unique flaws. 

 

Just earlier tonight, I found another Stone Cobra listing that was posted back in March. A couple of months before the listing I bought. And it's the exact same images of the figure with the exact same flaws. I contacted the seller of the listing that was still up about the images. They didn't respond. But they took down the listing instantly. I also contacted the seller I bought from asking the same question. Which I haven't heard from yet. 

 

Anyone encounter this before? I'd think that stock images wouldn't be allowed to be used for used items that need to be shown for condition and legitimacy. 

 

Update: The seller of the one I bought assured me that I'll be getting what's pictured. So there's that assurance. Which leads me to another question. Could the same person have multiple accounts to sell the same item over a few listings? This could be just me over thinking things. But another example is the Silver White Leo. The seller I bought from has one up as well as another Japan seller. Again, both using the same exact images of the figure. But, the second seller of the Leo isn't the same as the seller who took down their 'fake' Stone Cobra listing. Which would mean that the seller I bought from would have at least have 3 accounts. Again, most likely just me over thinking.  


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Posted 08 June 2020 - 11:03 AM

One of the options when listing an auction is to base it on an existing listing for the same or similar product. People will also rip off the images of other auctions plenty of times. Whether it's "allowed" or not is a different matter depending on the kind of auction.


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Posted 09 June 2020 - 11:58 AM

I can understand when it's brand new. But posting a used item(especially a collectable) should have it's own pictures. How would a seller save themselves if a buyer pointed out that the item didn't match the images?

 

Thankfully it came in today and it in fact is what's pictured.   


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Posted 09 June 2020 - 01:29 PM

One known half-scam that has shown up in one of the other toy-collecting circles I follow goes like this:

 

Japanese or Hong Kong seller lifts pictures from an American eBay auction for a high profile item and lists it in their country for a much higher price. If they sell it, they then buy it from the American listing and either drop ship it or reship it to their customer.

 

Drop shipping happens a lot on Brick Link too. People advertise Lego sets or minifigs for surprisingly high prices on eBay or Amazon. When someone who doesn't know or doesn't care buys them, the seller then buys from someone on BL and has it sent to their buyer.

 

 

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Posted 09 June 2020 - 01:42 PM

Didn't even know that was a thing. I'v been in the hobby for at least 4 years and still learning new things surrounding it. 


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