Ebay aarrrrhhhhhhhhhhh

[Zed]

Ok how comes on ebay you cant sell a MT but you can buy a set of kitchen knives (weapon choice of the wood be chav) this really winds me up, ebay gets on my T#Ts  sorry for the rant, hope this is in the right place 

paul

[Neil]

Ok how comes on ebay you cant sell a MT but you can buy a set of kitchen knives (weapon choice of the wood be chav) this really winds me up, ebay gets on my T#Ts  sorry for the rant, hope this is in the right place 

paul

You can't buy or sell MTs on the Irish or UK ebay sites since last March.  You shouldn't be able to buy kitchen knives either except table cutlery.

[Zed]

Ok how comes on ebay you cant sell a MT but you can buy a set of kitchen knives (weapon choice of the wood be chav) this really winds me up, ebay gets on my T#Ts  sorry for the rant, hope this is in the right place 

paul

You can't buy or sell MTs on the Irish or UK ebay sites since last March.  You shouldn't be able to buy kitchen knives either except table cutlery.

there is MT from ire and the uk and a rather nice full set of kitchen knives, they told me off and removed my 'A' nuf yesterday as im never going to use it and then i find all of these others, i gave them what for   

paul

[Neil]

They'll get pulled.  Occasionally one slips the net though.  I saw a TTI up a couple of weeks back, someone bought it BIN before ebay could pull the auction   (not me like)  but I was pleased for the minor victory

[Zed]

They'll get pulled.  Occasionally one slips the net though.  I saw a TTI up a couple of weeks back, someone bought it BIN before ebay could pull the auction   (not me like)  but I was pleased for the minor victory

  yeah i saw a nice SAK a few weeks back it even sold, glad a few get through, ebay pulled something of mine laste year because i wrote something wrong, it was really stupid , i got my money back though, i know they have lots of rules and are on a knife downer, but as said if you read the news how many people get stabbed with a SAK or a LM etc, i was stabbed in my neck and my hand 15 years ago , it was a normal steak knife nothing flash, long story dont ask lol

paul

[Neil]

I now what you're saying.  Sadly when ebay introduced the new rule they very specifically named SAKs and LMs as being banned

And of course they've also implemented blocks to buying such items from other ebay sites as well. No sneaky grabbing SAKs from .com or the like, it won't let you.  In the early days of that being enforced you'd still occasionally be able to get a bid in which is how I managed to grab my XXLT but since then I've failed every time

[Zed]

blooming chavs    its a sad old state of a fairs this is true, thanks neil for the info, 

paul

[Benner]

I think they should ban the sale of paper too as I just my finger on some once...

[Zed]

I think they should ban the sale of paper too as I just my finger on some once...

  1 person dies every 2 hours with a paper cut 

[Magnus]

They should ban the sale of cars too, far more people are killed by cars than knives in the UK.

I now what you're saying.  Sadly when ebay introduced the new rule they very specifically named SAKs and LMs as being banned

And of course they've also implemented blocks to buying such items from other ebay sites as well. No sneaky grabbing SAKs from .com or the like, it won't let you.  In the early days of that being enforced you'd still occasionally be able to get a bid in which is how I managed to grab my XXLT but since then I've failed every time

if you actually go to .com and sign in there you can.

[Neil]

They should ban the sale of cars too, far more people are killed by cars than knives in the UK.

I now what you're saying.  Sadly when ebay introduced the new rule they very specifically named SAKs and LMs as being banned

And of course they've also implemented blocks to buying such items from other ebay sites as well. No sneaky grabbing SAKs from .com or the like, it won't let you.  In the early days of that being enforced you'd still occasionally be able to get a bid in which is how I managed to grab my XXLT but since then I've failed every time

if you actually go to .com and sign in there you can.

   Not every time I've tried.

... just tried again, still nope

You just get...

Dear Buyer

To prevent the circumvention of the eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie Weapon and Knives policy, it is not possible for you to bid on, or buy this item.

Thank you for your understanding.

eBay Trust & Safety

[Zed]

can you buy hammers and screw drivers, they can be dangerous  and dont start me on staple guns 

[Neil]

You can buy, saws, axes and bill hooks as well

[Zed]

You can buy, saws, axes and bill hooks as well

chuck in a hockey mask and your well away 

[Neil]

Now lets not go pretending that there is any kind of logic to all this  

The whole thing was a publicity stunt

[Zed]

Now lets not go pretending that there is any kind of logic to all this  

The whole thing was a publicity stunt

hhmm ebay trying to make itself look good for once,  what works for them i guess, they still annoy me, although angie recons im a grumpy old git and everyone annoys me 

paul

[DaveK]

They should ban the sale of cars too, far more people are killed by cars than knives in the UK.

I now what you're saying.  Sadly when ebay introduced the new rule they very specifically named SAKs and LMs as being banned

And of course they've also implemented blocks to buying such items from other ebay sites as well. No sneaky grabbing SAKs from .com or the like, it won't let you.  In the early days of that being enforced you'd still occasionally be able to get a bid in which is how I managed to grab my XXLT but since then I've failed every time

if you actually go to .com and sign in there you can.

   Not every time I've tried.

... just tried again, still nope

You just get...

Dear Buyer

To prevent the circumvention of the eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie Weapon and Knives policy, it is not possible for you to bid on, or buy this item.

Thank you for your understanding.

eBay Trust & Safety

You need to create a .com account with a US address. I bought a Squirt there a couple of weeks ago. Paying for what you've bought is a bit of a challenge though - I haven't found a way round that yet (well I have, but it cost $10 a pop and is a bit messy).

[nuphoria]

It is an almighty pain in the hoop but I managed to get a few things before they were removed, or at least contact the seller with my info so we could go from there when it was pulled.

Maybe we should all move to the US

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

On the plus side you can still buy and sell MT's here...

www.edcsource.com

[cerbera147]

I agree with you on this one Paul 

What gets me is that you can buy multitools and knives from other online retailers like Amazon  No chance of a used bargain there though 

Strange for ebay to cut out a considerable portion of their revenue  What impact have they made on knife crime in the UK??

[Magnus]

yeah, it is a real pain, it is now pretty much impossible to get a used bargain in the UK.

[Grant Lamontagne]

On the plus side you can still buy and sell MT's here...

www.edcsource.com

That's a great idea Mike- I wish I'd thought of it! 

Def

[Dunc]

On the plus side you can still buy and sell MT's here...

www.edcsource.com

Plus one  I was hoping to be the first to mention it but Mike spoiled it for me   

[SlackOne]

Strange for ebay to cut out a considerable portion of their revenue 

They did the same thing when they began weird limits on what firearms items can be sold over the US eBay.  Frankly, they make enough money off of people selling nicknacks, useless trinkets, and collectable bubblegum wrappers that cutting out a relatively minor income source like MTs wouldn't hurt much at all.

[cerbera147]

they make enough money off of people selling nicknacks, useless trinkets, and collectable bubblegum wrappers

  Sad but true