Boycott Ebay

[Dharmaeye]

Boycott Ebay

In mid-August, Ebay will be updating our Firearms, Weapons and Knives Policy to place more restrictions around gun-related items. Once these changes take effect, we will prohibit listings of any firearm part that is required for the firing of a gun. This includes items like bullet tips, brass casings and shells, barrels, slides, cylinders, magazines, firing pins, trigger assemblies, etc. Please read the Firearms, Weapons and Knives Policy for more details on our current policy.
As you may know, eBay does not allow the listing of any items which are regulated by individual states or the federal government; however, there are still a large number of firearm-related parts that are legal and are widely available in retail stores. These items have also historically been allowed on eBay.

After learning that some items purchased on eBay may have been used in the tragedy at Virginia Tech in April 2007, we felt that revisiting our policies was not only necessary, but the right thing to do. After much consideration, the Trust & Safety policy team – along with our executive leaders at eBay Inc. – have made the decision to further restrict more of these items than federal and state regulations require.

This new update continues to encourage safety among our community members and brings our policies in the U.S. and Canada in closer alignment with our existing policies in other markets around the globe.

[Hazcat]

I never but on Ebay any way.

[Pathfinder]

Better yet, bombard eBay with nice emails - lots of 'em - and demand an answer to why they are doing this, do they prohibit car parts that may be used in bank robberies or drunk driving accidents, hammer them hard. Hint at class-action lawsuits for violations of 14th amendment and Uniform Commerce Code - hit them where they live. Threaten their advertisers with not buying their products, whatever it takes.

So long as we sit idly and passively by, nothing will change. Hit these greedy little b@st@rds where it hurts them - in the wallet!

[tumblebug]

Post it to the want it now post I did

[jaybet]

How ridiculous is that?
Ebay- the arbiter of what is right.

[Sponsor]

[Lawrence Keeney]

It's not that big of a loss for me anyhow if I quit ebay.

I used it to bid on pocket knives (spydercos mostly) and to troll for good deals on used holsters.


The ebay stores have it so fixed now that you can never really get any deals on stuff like that anyhow anymore.

[fatdog]

I sent a donation to NRA-ILA in honor of this troll Halprin who wrote the letter in the first post, and had them notify him.  If I had his home address I would have signed him up for a one year membership.

After 8 years on ebay and a 100% rating in over 350 transactions I decided I can live without the place, quit and let them know why....the things for sale there can be had else where.

I just don't get why some companies want to wade into politics (on either side) knowing that it can and will impact their business in a negative way....Jet Blue being the other recent example...