Item already sold, so it's more of a retrospective.
Listed a pair of Airpods Pro on marketplace, it was initially put under review but was quickly approved - probably an automated process. A day later it was removed due to policy violation, the exact reason was unclear but reading between the lines it seems someone or the algorithm thinks that it's counterfeit - perhaps it's too cheap to be genuine. So the ad was relisted with updated wording to make it clear that it's used second hand, previously was described as preowned like new.
Just like the first time, it was in review then approved, but hours later removed again. Good thing is someone was already in touch while the ad was visible, so the sale went through without any drama.
Still puzzles me why it was removed, there are other AirPods, new and used, listed on the marketplace, so clearly they aren't rejecting everything. I wonder what triggered the removal, did someone report it? Or is there a secondary process to re-visit earlier approved listings?
I have sold many high value items on marketplace over many years, so it's unrelated to seller history or value of the item.
Probably because people suspect that it’s fake. It’s very hard to tell the real ones from the fake ones, which is why I genuinely never buy one from marketplace or eBay.