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jerzee908 · ‎08-02-2017

I sold a fairly rare TOY cork gun to an individual in Canada and it was confiscated. It was sold through the Global Shipping Program........

How do I get this TOY back? Can I get this TOY back? Why is a TOY gun from the 1970's considered something restricted to sell? This is a toy that they are not going to make anymore (especially in these times when everyone lives in fear from what they see on the news/social media).

Because this is the 4th time this has happened to me, I'm not going to offer ANYTHING through the Global Shipping Program anymore. The GSP sounds like a great idea on paper, but its a guessing game as to what can be sold through it and what can't. It's also not "buyer friendly" because the buyer has no idea what the item is going to cost them in the end.

dhbookds · ‎08-02-2017

You still have the money from the sale.....correct? You would rather they send you back the toy and refund the buyer?

gracieallen01 · ‎08-02-2017

Perhaps that is the reason some folks aren't well suited for selling on ebay.

Unlike ebay - for some folks - money in nice, but isn't the end-all of everything and the 'bottom-line' isn't - when all is said and done - what necessarily makes a 'beautiful day', when the sun is setting and one is ready for a restful sleep.

Not saying 'NO' doesn't mean 'YES'.

The foolishness of one's actions or words is determined by the number of witnesses.

Perhaps if Brains were described as an APP, many people would use them more often.

Respect, like money, is only of 'worth' when it is earned - with all due respect, it can not be ordained, legislated or coerced. Anonymous

jerzee908 · ‎08-02-2017

@dhbookds wrote:
You still have the money from the sale.....correct? You would rather they send you back the toy and refund the buyer?

Yes I do have the money and yes I would rather get this item back and refund the buyer. My buyer isn't happy, I'm not happy.........

I am very big on making sure anyone buying anything from me is happy in the end. What will upset me most is if this item is lost forever in GSP limbo.

siayan · ‎08-02-2017

Just pretend you shipped it yourself and it was confiscated at customs. Shipping replica and toy guns to Canada is illegal.

Even if this may have passed Pitney Bowes is not going to risk it.

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Prov 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

siayan · ‎08-02-2017

You also may want to review eBay rules.

You can list air rifles, air pistols, pellet guns, BB guns and pop guns, as long as:

You have Above Standard or higher seller status on eBay
Your listing follows the air gun guidelines outlined below
Your item is located in the US and you offer US shipping only

pop·gun
ˈpäpˌɡən/
noun
noun: pop-gun
1. a child's toy gun that shoots a harmless pellet or cork.
  a small, inefficient, or antiquated gun.

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Prov 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

tdumonde2014 · ‎08-02-2017

Be glad you did ship it through the GSP. Had you shipped it directly and it was conficated by Canadian Customs, you would be out the product and you would be refunding your buyer. GSP protected you from yourself.

"Those who enter the arena unarmed or unprepared are quickly dispatched."

emerald40 · ‎08-02-2017

Yes, I see them for sale all the time in the 1960s 1970s toy categories.

But every country has its own restrictions. Did you check to see if it could be sold internationally and to which countries?

jerzee908 · ‎08-02-2017

@emerald40 wrote:
Yes, I see them for sale all the time in the 1960s 1970s toy categories.

But every country has its own restrictions. Did you check to see if it could be sold internationally and to which countries?

After looking over the restrictions for toy guns, I made the mistake of offering it internationally.

After looking at some of ebay's rules though, they should just get rid of the toy gun/cap gun category completely.....

The item has a blaze orange barrel plug permanently attached to the weapon. Some states and localities may have additional requirements for color markings on these items and you must comply with these requirements if you are shipping to those jurisdictions.

I can assure you that any cap gun made in the 1970's or earlier listed on here DOES NOT have an orange cap "permanently" attached to the toy gun (not using the word weapon because it is a TOY). This would damage the toy gun if you were to do this and any serious collector of toy guns will want a refund for a cap gun with an orange plug. I can guarantee you that unless the toy gun had an orange cap from the factory, NOBODY in their right mind is gonna deface a valuable toy just so they can sell it on ebay. This would be like saying you can sell Steiff Teddy Bears, but you have to permanently glue a red clown nose to the face to sell it.

I also recently sold an original Corvette overflow tank (car guys will know what this is) and that too was confiscated through the GSP. Another item that will not be made anymore (they reproduce them, but mine was an original one with a date code and all). I can't find anything about this being restricted?

I understand this is ebays house and their rules, but I should at least have the opportunity to get MY items back if I made the honest mistake of selling something I wasn't allowed to sell.

dakotasmoke · ‎08-02-2017

If I remember correctly, Ebay motors has several items that are restricted via GSP, especially used parts that have the potential to have fluid left in them.

mg152 · ‎08-02-2017

I also recently sold an original Corvette overflow tank (car guys will know what this is) and that too was confiscated through the GSP

Some girls/women know what an overflow tank is also. I do!

Patricia
eBay member for 25 years

d-k_treasures · ‎08-02-2017

@emerald40 wrote:
Yes, I see them for sale all the time in the 1960s 1970s toy categories.

But every country has its own restrictions. Did you check to see if it could be sold internationally and to which countries?

I wouldn't ship it to any country in this day and age.

In fact, I quit listing any cap gun here.

And the blaze orange plug .. use your imagination. No one will glue one in.

And what happens when a real criminal simply puts orange tape around the barrel of a real gun? Is that going to save anyone?

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jerzee908 · ‎08-02-2017

@mg152 wrote:

I also recently sold an original Corvette overflow tank (car guys will know what this is) and that too was confiscated through the GSP

Some girls/women know what an overflow tank is also. I do!

I am so sorry, I should know that women love their muscle cars, too! 🙂

An overflow would have coolant in it, but the part was well cleaned and I doubt there is any way that anything that might remain can become combustible.

I'm more upset than anything that a harmles toy cork gun that was made in the town I grew up in, was still sealed in its' package and will never be made again will be in GSP limbo world.

I'm upset that a Corvette part that is not a reproduction like the 100 listed on here and had a date code that was right for the buyers' Corvette will never get to the buyer and never get on the Corvette like I would of liked to see.

Also happened with another cork gun, this one being a Daisy marked Plymouth, Michigan. Not a rare toy, but the factory where this gun was made is no longer there and demolished. One less toy in the world that was made in America and in GSP limbo.

I'm admitting defeat by offering the pop gun internationally. I get warnings for listing stuff with Media Mail and for using the word "Indian" for something not Native American, but I do not recall getting a warning about the pop gun......maybe I did, maybe I didn't. I've been selling on here for a loooooong time. Things are always changing on here and restrictions are always changing.......mistake on my part. I did a refresher for sure.

My toy guns are gonna sit with the other stuff I know I can't sell on here along with the Nazi stuff, military manuals, switch keys, etc.

emerald40 · ‎08-02-2017

You can sell cork guns within the US. And they can be sold on ebay.

So you would not get a warning from ebay.

But if you sell Internationally you need to be aware of what items cannot enter which countries.

timemachine777 · ‎08-02-2017

@jerzee908 wrote:
I sold a fairly rare TOY cork gun to an individual in Canada and it was confiscated. It was sold through the Global Shipping Program........

How do I get this TOY back? Can I get this TOY back? Why is a TOY gun from the 1970's considered something restricted to sell? This is a toy that they are not going to make anymore (especially in these times when everyone lives in fear from what they see on the news/social media).

Because this is the 4th time this has happened to me, I'm not going to offer ANYTHING through the Global Shipping Program anymore. The GSP sounds like a great idea on paper, but its a guessing game as to what can be sold through it and what can't. It's also not "buyer friendly" because the buyer has no idea what the item is going to cost them in the end.

It's gone, unless eBay decides to resell it. I had a pair of princess decanters heading for Africa get plucked while going through the GSP. Gone. Never to be seen again. I got my email from eBay saying it was a banned item, and that was it.