Posted on 06/23/2015 9:58:14 AM PDT by C19fan
EBay says it will ban the listing of confederate flags and related items containing the confederate flag image - Reuters
So you have a historical flag and you can’t sell it on eBay? Strange. I suppose they felt cornered. I know you can buy Nazi memorabilia and all sorts of awful items. Weird. I don’t care, mind you, but weird.
I wonder if you can sell Dukes of Hazard dvds on eBay.
I like eBay in spite of their many warts. Sometimes I have to step away for awhile. But this is silly. I see all sorts of depraved things on there at times.
I wonder if they will ban Civil War movies.
Will YouTube ban Dixie? Gettysburg tours that display a CBF?
Reruns of Nick Adams if “The Rebel?”
It’s coming if not already here.
You are right on the money. The republicans are too stupid to figure this out.
This flag issue is dividing SC. I live here.
dixie chicks hoisted on their own left wing petard
Our experience as sellers (”Power Sellers”) on eBay was HORRIBLE. It’s a lousy company with some of the worst custom support I’ve ever encountered.
Exactly.
Once the Men in Black hand homosexuals their legal trump card expect crosses to be banned, too.
I would like to ban rainbow flags given how their meaning has been abused lately.
Do they sell Korans?
Amen and AMEN!.
Two of my listings . . .
Folding forward pistol grip for Hi Point carbines. 4595TS, etc.
BSA Lum80 Professional Sport Flashlight for Hi-Point carbine
. . . were blown off the air, along with this message (underlines mine):
"After reviewing your eBay account, it looks like you haven’t followed our Assault Weapons Parts and Accessories policy. We understand that you may not have been aware of this policy or that this may have been an oversight, so we're including some policy information to help you with your future listings. We also had to take the following actions:
- Listings that didn't follow eBay guidelines have been removed. A list of removed items is available further down in this email.
- We have credited all associated fees except for the final value fee for your listing(s).
You listed a part or accessory that fits multiple firearms and mentioned it fitting or being usable with a firearm (The Hi-Point Carbine) that eBay considers as an assault weapon. While we appreciate that you have chosen to utilize our site, we must ask that you only relist this item if you remove the reference to the assault weapon while continuing to list other firearm fitment. We would have loved to explain this to you over a phone call, however, we were unable to reach you when we called. (No message on answering machine or on "Missed Calls" on my cell phone.)
Due to numerous laws and regulations regarding the sale of assault weapons (including parts and accessories for assault weapons), these items aren't allowed on eBay.
You may list accessories that would fit a variety of different weapons, such as scopes, sites, and shoulder straps. However, if you sell these items, you may not mention assault weapons in your listing.
Listings describing parts or accessories for assault weapons will be removed, including items that do not attach to assault weapons.
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with this information and be sure that your current and future listings follow these guidelines. If they don’t, they'll be removed and we may, at our sole discretion, decide not to refund your fees. It could also result in additional actions, including loss of buying and selling privileges on eBay."
I changed "carbine" to "rifle" and they were accepted - and sold. Proving yet once again "A rose by any other name . . .".
[sidebar] A few years ago they blew one of my auctions off the air because I used the common identifier when I listed "Lyman bullet seater for the 6.5MM Jap". They said that it was "offensive to some people".
I put it back up under "6.5MM Nipponese", with this explanation in the description:
I cannot use a technical description of this article as the PC Thought Police at eBay deem it objectionable. Let me just say that this cartridge was used by those wonderful folks who brought us Pearl Harbor and the Bataan Death March, among other things."
The item was accepted - and sold.
First they came for the swastikas, but I didn’t object because I wasn’t a Nazi. Then...
Sales of Confederate Battle Flags up 3,000% today.
I wonder if liberals are going to start burning the books of Shelby Foote, Bruce Catton or Stephen Sears among others?
Nowhere near what it used to be.
I miss the old ebay. Amazon.com is better in what little I use it. Craigslist with some sensible use has generally been good.
Will this apply to dukes of hazzard merchandise? Doing a search on ebay brings up 5500 items. Racing sets, cars, lunch boxes, etc.
Sales have been very bad since Hussein became POTUS.....
eBAY is the 800lb gorilla...though.
You ain’t just whistling Dixie!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.