Bamboo restriction?

[bluecowthrift]

My account has been restricted just because I listed a bamboo melamine bento lunch box. How was I supposed to know that I can't list this? Then why are all the stores selling this if this is a restricted product? So now I have a 3 day selling restriction on my account. Great, thanks so much Ebay, you suck.

[dryophelia]

@bluecowthrift 

eBay isn't here to see your post.

There must be a bit of information yet to be divulged.

Was this a brand name box? 
Is Melamine a trademark or copyright?

Did you take your own pictures? write your own description?

[southern*sweet*tea]

Did you offer overseas shipping? Bamboo melamine is banned in several European countries:  https://www.tuvsud.com/en-us/e-ssentials-newsletter/consumer-products-and-retail-essentials/e-ssenti...

Yes, as a seller you're supposed to be aware of these things.

[katzrul15]

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@southern*sweet*tea wrote:

Did you offer overseas shipping? Bamboo melamine is banned in several European countries:  https://www.tuvsud.com/en-us/e-ssentials-newsletter/consumer-products-and-retail-essentials/e-ssenti...

Yes, as a seller you're supposed to be aware of these things.

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Thank you for sharing that.  I have no idea what bamboo melamine is, nor did I know it was banned.  Learn something new on here almoat every day!

[southern*sweet*tea]

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@katzrul15 wrote:

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@southern*sweet*tea wrote:

Did you offer overseas shipping? Bamboo melamine is banned in several European countries:  https://www.tuvsud.com/en-us/e-ssentials-newsletter/consumer-products-and-retail-essentials/e-ssenti...

Yes, as a seller you're supposed to be aware of these things.

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Thank you for sharing that.  I have no idea what bamboo melamine is, nor did I know it was banned.  Learn something new on here almoat every day!

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You're welcome!

I actually found that out last year, I was wanting to replace my old ratty plates with some new ones and was researching the newer types made with bamboo and wheat straw and that popped up. I went with the wheat straw and the old ones are now doing their duty serving the feral cats 🙂

[katzrul15]

I have got to get out more.....lol

(We still use correlle plates/bowls and fiesta ware.....lol

The wheatstraw is cute in the pastels....it's like I have been living in a cave!

[fuzzface50]

I agree with Southern Sweet Tea that it was do to you having worldwide shipping. 

Lots of things you cannot ship worldwide.  Some countries have ban on certain types of woods, some countries have ban on certain knives, others have ban on food and vitamins. then you take a company like Nike and you will get a vero takedown if you list them worldwide because  only certain ones are copyrighted in certain countries and never all countries so they nail you for it.

You really need to think if a certain item is worth risking listing worldwide just to try to make an extra dollar on it.  there is so much you cannot list worldwide as time goes on and it seems to be getting worse. 

[downunder-61]

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@dryophelia wrote:

@bluecowthrift 

eBay isn't here to see your post.

There must be a bit of information yet to be divulged.

Was this a brand name box?  Bento is the brand name and it is copyrighted world wide
Is Melamine a trademark or copyright? No melamine is a material - unbreakable like hard plastic

@bluecowthrift  bamboo melamine is restricted in a lot of  countries, so eBay will err on the side of caution which is why your listing was removed.

[moondogblues]

I thought 'bento' is a type of box.  Like a box that serves food.  How can it be copyrighted?

[bluecowthrift]

My concern is if the item I am selling is in stores available to purchase, then am i supposed to look up every item on ebay's policy list before I post? I understand if it is something obvious like ivory or chemicals or what not but it wastes time and I think it's unfair to penalize someone just because they were unaware it was a violation. And the restriction builds up overtime once you get 3 day, the next time is a 7 day restriction. I wish ebay would just block you before posting something that violates their policy.

[singular-source]

Good reason to turn off international shipping again.  Man has eBay tried...It is not worth it.  Run from international buyers.

[toomuchstuffagain35]

Even though many Euro countries have banned Bamboo fibre goods, it wasn't that.

ebay removed 2 kids bamboo fibre dinner sets a friend had listed (USA ship only) because they claimed they'd been recalled.

Not the first time ebay has overreached.

[glasser · Accepted solution]

I don't understand the penalty. Why doesn't eBay just block the listing, inform the seller of the violation, and move on. While it is ultimately the seller's responsibility to know, I am sure in many cases it's just like this who knew you couldn't list that for international sale?

This is the second post in the last week or so where the actual restriction was shipping outside of US. Why doesn't eBay just make the seller modify the listing and remove international?

Obviously repeat incidents or more serious violations are different. If what the OP says is true, this is hardly worthy of a suspension. Listing takedown and warning should suffice.

[bluecowthrift]

Thank you~ Yes, the other times were also the same, I also didn't know I couldn't sell a UV wand sanitizer, a navigation card, a children's swim floatie, etc it's unintentional stuff that I didn't realize I couldn't post that could violate ebay policy so everything builds up to 3 day restrictions to the next time 7 day, it hurts sellers who are trying to make a living. If ebay could develop and maintain something that could highlight certain words/items to be unable to post items like they do velcro, that would help and not hurt sellers in the long run.

[divwido]

OK, for once, I agree.   Who knew that?  How would we know that?