EBay lets potential buyers ask questions about items for sale. But they don’t want them to arrange the sale outside eBay, since they would lose most of their commission. Solution? Get buyers to report themselves, if they catch themselves breaking the rules. This notice appears when the buyer uses the contact form:
Marketplace Safety Tip
Is this message an offer to buy your item directly through email without winning the item on eBay? If so, please help make the eBay marketplace safer by reporting it to us.
It reminds me of the question on U.S. Immigration forms: “Are you a member of a terrorist organisation?”
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