removal of auction unfair threat

[madelaine]

You might even suggest everyone "accidentally" list a few things in the wrong category, and email support when they get deleted! [evil laugh]

And you seemed so nice, John!

[lilused]

I had the same thing happen to me. 3 like items there for months and months in one catogory suddenly in the wrong one. I have way too many items to go through each and check each. Catogories change it seems almost daily. What might be in the right place today may be wrong tomorrow. Without sellers this would be a pretty empty place. Sad thing to happen to sellers. Sure makes you feel bad.

[generalvariety500]

After only a few seconds of reading the Ebid policy rulz, decided not to sell, seems they are bully's.... doubt will put upfront money when their petty rules are able to pull the rug under at whim...gee kind of reminds me of Ebay..but Ebay is still King...and has buyers.

Give us free selling rights without contracts, with low fee's, then I would sell...right now seems they want the cart before the horse.
Who in their right mind wants unknown's to withdraw monthly fee's? does craigslist, kijjiji ask to put their hands in your wallets?

[astral276]

They walk amongst us. Take care.

[terry5732]

Noticed a listing of mine missing today

No notice of any sort

The item was not 'prohibited' when I paid to sell here

I doubt the idiotic policy is going to bring mammoths back from extinction

[plantsfish]

Noticed a listing of mine missing today

No notice of any sort

The item was not 'prohibited' when I paid to sell here

I doubt the idiotic policy is going to bring mammoths back from extinction

Do they let you know when an item is removed?

[astral276]

Noticed a listing of mine missing today

No notice of any sort

The item was not 'prohibited' when I paid to sell here

I doubt the idiotic policy is going to bring mammoths back from extinction

The only valid 'gripe' there is the no notification. As an action (manual or automatic) must be taken to remove an item, there is no reason a notification cannot be generated at the same time.

eBid can change their listing rules and terms as need arises. Laws change, and what was legal yesterday may not be today. The fact that something used to be legal is no excuse for doing it when it is no longer legal.

Assuming your item was some form of ivory, then CITES is not going to bring back all the dead elephants or impact greatly on current poaching. Such restrictions are not intended to resurrect the dead, but to hopefully protect the living - by making trade in their parts more difficult.

Even legal trading in such items is a minefield, and one I doubt eBid would be in any way desirous of being associated with - particularly when they have no way of checking legality.

[terry5732]

No law changed

Mammoth ivory is completely legal to sell

CITES does not cover extinct species

Mammoth ivory is not similar to any covered species

[booksntings]

No law changed

Mammoth ivory is completely legal to sell

CITES does not cover extinct species

Mammoth ivory is not similar to any covered species

I think what astral is trying to say is that to save any possible sale of illegal ivory (not saying your's is) ebid feel it prudent to exclude all sales of this product, much in the same way that knives are excluded.

This could be a minefield in the courts, without an expert to check each individual item personally (physically) this would appear to be their best option.

[astral276]

I think what astral is trying to say is that to save any possible sale of illegal ivory (not saying your's is) ebid feel it prudent to exclude all sales of this product, much in the same way that knives are excluded.

Exactly that. Anyone party to the sale of such items must be satisfied that an object is legal to trade. eBid have no way of doing that - so their only option is a blanket ban.

Enforcement agencies are taking an interest in what goes on on eBid. I doubt that if eBid were found to be facilitating illegal trading that the 'We are only a venue' would cut it in a court of law.

Bottom line is that, illegal or not, eBid has the right to refuse the sale of any item through its site. That is something that sellers must simply accept.