> It sounds like you didn't want to pay the price that the seller wanted, but instead of simply refusing to buy you tried to go around and try to abuse the reporting system
Or perhaps they simply know Ebay's policy on the matter.
"We encourage our community to report any listings they suspect of price gouging to us."
Ebay's policy is simply wrong. It may be a good move for them PR wise, but it will only result in people being unable to obtain the goods they need. When real prices shoot up, people will just avoid selling those things via Ebay at all.
Or perhaps they simply know Ebay's policy on the matter.
"We encourage our community to report any listings they suspect of price gouging to us."
https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-ite...