Posh removed my listing

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Got this email today:

We hope this email finds you well. We are reaching out to let you know that we were obligated to remove this listing because you referenced a specific brand to describe your item yet your item was not manufactured by that company. Using a brand name to falsely describe or promote an item violates trademark law, even if the item is not explicitly "counterfeit". For example, the use of the words "look" or "inspired by" preceding or followed by a brand name is not allowed on our platform if your item was not manufactured by that brand. This includes the use of the words/phrases like "faux" or "inspired by" followed by a brand name (example "inspired by Chanel").

Rest assured, we understand that you meant no harm and there was no intent to mislead. In fact, we welcome you to recreate a listing for this item, but please refrain from referencing a brand in this way or your listing will be subject to removal once again.

Please let us know if you have any questions and thanks for your understanding.

Sincerely,
Poshmark Moderation Team

The thing is, I didn't mention any other brands in my listing, or in any way imply that these are a knockoff of someone else's design (because they're not). Here's the complete text of my listing:

Beautiful earrings from Philadelphia jewelry designer Maria Eife. These interlocking spheres were made on a 3-D printer and then hand-dyed. Very colorful and extremely lightweight! I bought these at a jewelry boutique in Asheville NC a few years ago but rarely wore them. Excellent condition.

My photos (including the business card of the store I bought them from and mention in the description):

   

[chapeaunoir]

I suspect it's the business card where you purchased them, unrelated to the item itself (even though the item came from there). The people who review those violations are just posh ambassadors like myself and some I think are too literal minded, but it does violate the strict 'letter of the law' I think. I'd just take the photo with the card out and relist it.

My question is why anyone would have reported that to begin with? With people trying to sell all kinds of unsupported items, including pianos and burial plots, why someone would pick on that eludes me - it just took time away from cleaning up actual violations.

[sunsetpainter]

I agree with chap on why someone would be reporting this (I'd take out the photo with the card and relist it). Just today, I've seen DVDs, Christmas ornaments, and Corningware bowls. I didn't think that stuff was allowed.

[val2525]

I think it's the biz card too.

[kat]

I’ve been told all it takes is 5 peer agreements to a violation to be sent to an actual person to review.
If it exceeds 5 it’s automatically removed and they send a form letter like you received.
I have no idea how many are sent for peer reviews. 10? 50? 100?
I do know some are sent to review because of buzz words a bot picked up and some are users using the report button.
Idiots that just click agree can add up quickly.
I think the peer review is idiotic. I refuse to participate because I can share my items with that time instead of doing their job.

I’m going to assume the buzz word in yours was 3-D printer. Just like the girl who had her socks removed for saying something about being cozy with a warm mug of cocoa.
Send them an email and they will probably put it back up.

[somany]

That's pretty neat they were made with a 3D printer. My grandson is desperate to learn to use one. I had him signed up to take a class at the library but he had a conflict with the time so we had to cancel. He's in 3rd grade, and they had a "3rd grade sale" three times during the year. They are able to purchase things with their award bucks, and they can earn extra bucks by making something to take to the 3rd grade sale to sell. One of his friends made things with a 3D printer for the 2nd sale so for the 3rd sale, my DGS wanted to do something on the 3D printer. I had to explain to him that his friend had to have access to a printer other than the one at the library. The library says it can take several hours to print something depending on the design, and he would have needed to print 20 or more of whatever he made. Don't remember what he ended up making but he was sick the day of the sale so didn't get to participate anyway. He gets one more chance to spend his award bucks at an auction on the last or second to last day of school. School is so different that it was back in the good ol' days...

[Deleted]

I've heard of 3D printers for a while now, but very recently I read
that a 3D printed human bladder can be made/grown from the
patients own cells and transplanted into their body. No anti-rejection
meds needed as the cells are their own. Amazing!!

[chapeaunoir]

Vickie - that's amazing!

I recall my good old days of school - simple bribery worked wonders. It was amazing how some of the parents bought off teachers, principal, etc. for their kids. It's why I had to laugh at all the ZOMGGGGGGGGGGGG at the celebs purchasing entry for their kids in status schools and how everyone considered it a modern breakdown in morals - it was a very bad thing to do, but it's old as the hills.  At least the kids earned their award bucks (though that's a new one on me - maybe introducing them early to the concept of commerce?)