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Ebay terminated my auction, stating my COA wasn't an approved source!!!!

My Epperson COA item was removed twice in two days. After calling twice the Ebay gentlemen told me that Epperson is not an approved Ebay authenticator and all items with his COA are in the process of being removed. Say what?! Those are the only ones I buy these days. Anybody know what's going on?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 16, 2017 at 6:47am

John Willisms,

Since it says trademark violation, it could be what you listed and not Roger’s COA. You can’t always rely on with a customer support person at eBay tells you.

Post what you were trying to list.

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Permalink Reply by John William on December 16, 2017 at 7:12am

I listed a bowie autograph with a pic and Epperson's cert. No long winded speech about the item, just a simple description and the cold hard proof. I agree, Trademark violation is misleading, but when I called....twice.....each time they said "wasn't an approved authenticator"....I assume the trademark violation is a generic heading for the message they sent. Either way it's bogus and they got an ear full....X2

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on December 16, 2017 at 7:16am

That is a nice piece. I thought about buying it from Epperson myself previously.

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on December 16, 2017 at 7:42am

based on your story, I'd say something is lurking behind the scenes and I smell a rat (conspiracy).

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 16, 2017 at 7:51am

Maybe they’re changing the rules and only allowing approved TPAs.

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on December 16, 2017 at 7:55am

very possible

it would be nice to hear an official explanation from ebay regarding all this

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Permalink Reply by John William on December 16, 2017 at 8:01am

give me the questions and I would be happy to call again and report back....

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on December 16, 2017 at 8:12am

First ask for a written explanation of their actions.

Then ask if Roger's COA had anything to do w/ it and are they changing their authentication policies?

You also may want to contact Roger first.

I still smell a rat in all this, but there are still 43 items listed on ebay with Epperson COA

You can also try reposting your item for sale on ebay without mentioning the COA and see what happens. Or just say COA included like all the other BS sellers

But I wouldn't let this slide by the wayside

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Permalink Reply by marc e on December 16, 2017 at 9:28am

can It have anything to do with the new California trade show law

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on December 16, 2017 at 12:05pm

I don’t think so, John. BTW, that law has been changed. I’ll talk about it when I have time.

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Permalink Reply by Christopher on December 16, 2017 at 11:25am

Depending on what the underlying cause is determined to be, perhaps a petition from collectors clearly explaining Roger's credentials and that his work is accepted by masses of legitimate collectors and some big time auction houses as well. I'd sign such a petition immediately.