Embargoed Goods ????

[12345jamesstamps]

Hello everyone!

I wish when eBay makes changes they tell us 'the sellers'.

I woke up to 4 listings taken off by eBay....only 4 items!

Still half asleep this morning I took off the other '38' more myself.

I suspect one of my competitor's reported 4 items and that is why they were ended?

I have to believe that since I still had 38 listed.

Russia has been quietly put on the embargoed goods policy by eBay.

No one told me.

I guess it's open season to report all these sellers selling Russia stamps.

Nothing with the name Russia can now be sold.

[rioco_56]

At this point it's just a gripe we have to get used to. I get it. It doesn't take into account history, It's their business that we pay to use, and its easier to use an all encompassing term so they don't have to deal with it. I just hate getting penalized whenever I see items unlisted with a RED mark all over the place that says they removed my items because its BANNNED and doesn't follow the rules. 

As far as I've seen the only way that I've seen folks get away with selling historic items regularly is to use more Historically relevant terminology. I could be wrong though

[adamcartwright]

@12345jamesstamps 

I'm looking into this policy, as I want to list a vintage item that's made in Russia.

There are tons of listings with "Russia" in the title, posted in many different categories.

The actual Embargoed Goods Policy reads: 

• Items from Russia subject to international sanctions

I looked up what that means, and did not read it to include stamps. Maybe I'm wrong?  These policies should be enforced correctly and fairly.

[12345jamesstamps]

I guess we can use Soviet Union and USSR where artificial intelligence tends to not understand that they were a part of the country.