eBay Reverses its Gun (parts) Policy

[TennJed]

Sure.

Made the mistake of purchasing about 3k worth of items for my wedding using a paypal mandated vendor.

About 6k later, we realized paypal was auto debiting our checking account which was linked to payevil, again by mandate ( payevil, not the vendor)

Vendor was not re-chargin us. Payevil was redbiting without authorization.

Long story short, very cash strapped for about 3 weeks after my wedding until they fixed it.

3 weeks.

After my wedding.

Imagine.......what would you need 3K+ dollars for immediately proceeding your wedding?

What did you do after your wedding, go to the dollar store ?

Nah, I was happy to wait for payevil to realize they had f'd up royally, close our checking accounts, almost come to the brink of needing a lawyer, instead of celebrating being married.

Even after being proven correct from day one, it still took them 26 days to get us the money back.

There ya go. All of it 100% true.

I can understand that. I work in banking and all banks I have worked with will always have errors and disputes resolved no later than 10 days (usually less). I can understand someone being bitten like that upset. That though is not a reflection of their gun policies

 

[lemaymiami]

to bring this discussion full circle... I did a quick check yesterday and found 189 items listed for sale under ".30 carbine". Lots and lots of junk and items that were only distantly related to the topic I called up. Mixed in there were some very interesting items for any old carbine owner..... Hooray.

As I said before, I've had very good luck on E-Bay with only one small problem in the last five years. It's still the same tough marketplace you'll find at any gunshow... watch carefully, know the value of the goods you're seeking, and be patient - I've found it's well worth it.

 

[hso]

Feuds are emotional and not reasonable.

When a company reverses a policy that we don't approve of it is smart to make sure they understand we approve of the change just as it was smart that we let them know we didn't approve of the policy that offended us. You can't keep punishing after they're doing what you want them to do.

 

[blarby]

You are correct Jed, its not a reflection of their gun policies.

To me its a reflection of their business practices in general.

If things like this are allowed to happen, I can only imagine the flawed thinking that occurs near the top.

Of my currency, they get none. Pro-gun, anti-gun, or anywhere in the middle.

Ebay beginning to allow firearms paraphernalia but not actual firearms might just be a well reasoned litmus test on market acceptability and ROR.

If enough funds are generated on this small excursion, maybe they will see the light and decide their earned percentage might justify the regulatory hop-scotch that firearms transfer requires.

That would be great for gun buyers and sellers, as ebay backs most of the transactions pretty well.

From a paypal perspective, a large part of the reason that gun dealers wanted in on the action evaporated this year, with accounts totaling more than 10k in sales given 1099's for the first time starting this year.

The market and advertising base is great, but having tax-free sales was a godsend they cant look forward to any longer.