Dominating categories with listing strategies

[Mpuma Stamps 10]

Can anyone please point me to the Bidorbuy terms and conditions for:

 

- Listing items individually that sell for less than R1 to dominate "crazy auction" searches?

- Listing items on very short auctions (e.g. a one day listing automatically relisting every day)

 

A seller can dominate a category with this strategy and it becomes even worse when all competing sellers start doing the same.

[admin 8]

Hi tinusp,

 

Link to the Listing Policy : Listing Policy

[Mpuma Stamps 10]

Thank you Admin. Do you perhaps have any guideline for the repeated multiple relistings with short duration? Do you pick this up automatically?

 

1.15. Listing abuse, manipulation and excessive listing on bidorbuy.

 

In order to create a fair and level playing field, and provide an enjoyable and safe experience for Buyers, Sellers may not manipulate or abuse the listing service to get items featured more regularly, prominently or spam the bidorbuy website with multiple product listings. This is entirely at the discretion of bidorbuy and will be monitored on a case by case basis.

 

This also includes but is not limited to: repeated multiple relistings with short durations, keyword spamming, spamming categories with multiple items (with the same or similar items), and listing in the wrong categories. Users found abusing the system will be given a warning first, thereafter, if this activity continues, the Seller will be charged an excess Listing Fee of R0.10 per listing on their listings over and above their free listing allowance. The free listing allowance will be calculated as the greater of:

[qball 12]

This is generated in a report once week, which we monitor, we have several criteria which we look at, including average listing duration, sales that week etc. Is there a particular seller you are referring to?