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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 11494049, member: 5833&quot;]This one genuinely baffles me.&nbsp; Is the seller truly clueless?&nbsp; Do authenticators work from the listing as buyers have seen it &amp; evaluate how well they match?&nbsp; What is an authenticator supposed to do with an item that violates eB&#039;s rules as well as any number of laws?&nbsp; So I asked:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;eBay authenticators inspect items for authenticity and condition, but</p><p><b>they don&#039;t typically deal with ivory</b> because <a href="https://www.ebay.com/authenticity-guarantee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/authenticity-guarantee" rel="nofollow">eBay</a> has a <b>strict, long-standing global ban on selling all types of ivory</b>, preventing such items from even entering the authentication process for buyer purchase, consistent with CITES regulations on endangered species. Their job is to verify items like luxury watches, sneakers, handbags, and jewelry for authenticity before sending them to buyers, ensuring they match the listing.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I can tell, the GIA does not teach its students about materials such as lava &amp; shell.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know if they get much of anything on ivory either.&nbsp; I have seen so many erroneous descriptions written by people who put GIA after their name.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also asked &amp; got told:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;To report an ivory listing on eBay, go directly to the item&#039;s page, find the &quot;Report item&quot; link (often near the seller info or under the question mark icon), select &quot;Prohibited &amp; Restricted Items&quot; as the category, then specify &quot;Animal products&quot; and detail the violation (illegal ivory), providing evidence if possible, and submit your report. eBay strictly bans all ivory sales, so reporting the item directly addresses their policy violation rather than contacting the seller first.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I know I often overlook things on screens, so went back yet again &amp; slowly scrolled down, looking for the Report link or a question mark icon (anyone know what this is??) but still don&#039;t see it.&nbsp; Maybe they don&#039;t put it on items that are to be authenticated, trusting they will be caught at that step.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last night I did contact a seller of another &#039;lava&#039; cameo, this time because I know the cameo to be glass; I have one like it.&nbsp; These are beautiful and incredibly convincing for texture &amp; weight.&nbsp; If you have not seen multiples or a chip revealing the glass underneath, you really wouldn&#039;t suspect.&nbsp; I absolutely do not trust a GIA grad to catch this one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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