New Ebay policy

[Mike1951]

From an MSNBC article:

Gun accessories, books, a calculator
Blazers5505 bought two 10-round magazines for a Walther P22 — one of two handguns used in the massacre. The clips were bought March 22 from a gun shop in Idaho — a transaction that was legal.

.............On March 23, Cho apparently made a purchase from a seller named “oneclickshooting,� who sells gun accessories and other items. On other occasions, he sold a calculator that contained several games, along with many books about violence, death and mayhem. Several of those books were used in his English classes.

Strange. I missed the announcement where they would no longer sell calculators and books!

[Hoppes]

I quit using eBay a long time ago because of their anti-gun silliness. I also refuse to use Paypal (owned by eBay) -- not just because they have the same anti-gun policies, but because of the horror stories I've read about frozen accounts, seized money, etc.

I have never been satisfied with Paypal's security. I refuse to use it so I don't hang around Ebay.

Hoppes

[stevie_d_64]

I am glad that Ebay has admitted that V.Tech was their fault.

That sure does leave them wiiiiiiiide open for a lawsuit...

If I was a really mean person, I'd be tempted to try and carve me off a big piece of that rump roast...

[grandpatim]

Are there any other online auctions to buy these things? Since ammo has gotten higher in price I was going to start reloading again. I was going to try to replace a few things by getting them off of e-bay.

[Xander]

Are there any other online auctions to buy these things? Since ammo has gotten higher in price I was going to start reloading again. I was going to try to replace a few things by getting them off of e-bay.

Gunbroker.com has auctions for reloading equipment and supplies, and ammunition as well.

-Xander

[grandpatim]

Gunbroker.com has auctions for reloading equipment and supplies, and ammunition as well.

Thanks a lot.

[stevie_d_64]

Again, eBay-who???

[Hoppes]

I am glad that Ebay has admitted that V.Tech was their fault.

That sure does leave them wiiiiiiiide open for a lawsuit...

If I was a really mean person, I'd be tempted to try and carve me off a big piece of that rump roast...

That might be a big piece of rump roast too.

Hoppes

[GlockenHammer]

This is the final straw for me.....I will no longer participate with ebay. I have had my account since 1998 and will be cancelling it today.

Edit to add: My account is now cancelled.


Jason

I applaud the man who takes action instead of merely commiserating with his compatriots. Bravo!

[Frost]

The great thing about free markets is that idiotic policies like these simply create opportunities for competition.

[gregthehand]

I just canceled my account!

[Mike1951]

I've had an account set up with Gunbroker for years, but I've never bought or sold anything. I'm sure that will continue unchanged.

You see, I'm a firm believer in using sniping programs. Sniping is good for the buyer, but bad for the seller. I use the freeware version which places a bid, up to my specified limit, about 15-20 seconds before the auction ends. I could set up every item I was interested in and forget about it.

Before someone compares that to the automatic bidding, it is nothing like it. I can place an automatic bid with a limit several days before the auction ends and that guarantees that the bidding competition will reach my maximum well before the auction ends and usually exceed it.

Anyone who sells on ebay will object to the use of such programs, but it's the only way I will bid.

Gunbroker is set up to extend the auction every time a bid is placed in the last 15 minutes, assuring the seller does well and the buyer loses.

I never cared for ebay's policies, but I'll never use Gunbroker.

{putting Nomex on now)

[American]

Hmmmm...Halprin is a Jewish name. Why are so many leftist, Jewish folks involved in gun control? Boxer, Feinstein, Bloomberg and the list goes on. You would think after the trouble they had in Germany, they would know the importance of gun rights more than any other group. Are there any pro gun Jewish people on this board that might know why?

[srothstein]

Because the religion has nothing to do with their beliefs about guns. There are as many Jews who support guns as there are against it. Look at the JPFO or at Israel as proof.

I really think it is more about power. The ones who are anti-gun that you mention are all trying to maintain some claim to power over the public, even if it is just the economic power of E-Bay.

[longtooth]

Nitrogen is Jewish & very pro gun.
I dont personally know any others on the board.