Are N95 masks banned now?

[daneiac]

I can't seem to find any for sale?

[wastingtime101]

Banned for several weeks now. Read the announcements board.

[nobody*s_perfect]

eBay announced on March 5 that they were banning medical masks and other items that were subject to too much price gouging.

[daneiac]

I bought one several weeks ago after hearing the N95 or N99 were the safest way to filter out virus..thought it was a little high dollar wise at $12.95 w/ free shipping but bit the bullet anyhow..

[daneiac]

thanks..have not been spending much time around the ebay circle lately..

[gracieallen01]

@daneiac 

Well, yes and no.

Just now did a search and found a lot of them. 

Now whether they are suppoused to be listed, it depends with whom you speak.

[daneiac]

I saw some KN95 masks but no N95 masks?..wonder what the difference is between the two?

[andypa_81]

KN95 haven't been approved for medical use I believe

[gracieallen01]

Yes, looked again.  Many KN95, but still a few just N95 - it appears.  Then again, none of them may be real or worth the powder to blow them, ah, up, to begin with.

[vnyc2020]

Similar. Different countries call them different things. This is the Chinese classification. 

[coolections]

Yes, thousands of scramming sellers showed up here trying to scam the public during this crisis. The only way to stop it was ban them all.