Ebay - same photo's, different sellers?

[AngelMell]

I collect china and I noticed two different sellers, (one registered as a business seller the other not) were both using the same three photos. They seem to be based in different parts of the country, so I thought it must probably be a scam.

Has anybody else seen anything like this?

TIA

[hc4361]

Yes. It is not unusual for lazy sellers to 'steal' other peoples photos.
Very easy to do.

[wolf63]

Sometimes I google the item that I am selling and use the image that I find when selling the item on Ebay.

It maybe legit - but since the items that you are selling are not new I would think that a buyer would prefer to see a photo of the actual item that is being sold.

[AngelMell]

Thank you both, if I decide to go ahead, I'll definitely be asking some questions

[heathfield]

I had one of my photos copied by another seller. Contacted them and pointed out it was against Ebay's rules and I'd report them if they didn't remove it. They did.

[joko]

if the item is new and freely available, lots do it...but if its a personal seller and an individual used item then they should really show their own

[DrFilth]

this happens a lot when people sell sim cards on ebay, to save time they just copy another persons picture

sometimes the sim they sell is not the one in the picture