Reminds me of the time 10 years ago I listed a miniature toy pistol like the kind a doll would hold, not a big doll either. It was about 2 inches long and photographed next to a ruler for scale. It was taken down because it didn't have an orange tip. It was also over 80 years old. I just couldn't believe it. How ridiculous can the rules get.
Morale of the story is I don't buck the system. As ridiculous as it may be if something in a particular genre is forbidden or some variation of such best to avoid the entire thing all together. From that day forward, orange tip or not I never will list another toy pistol ever again.
I am pretty much like you I don't fight or try to push back against the eBay policies, too much time wasted and too much risk. As eBay continues to expand its list of prohibited items and the VERO program they have pretty much forced me to other platforms/venues, with much smaller fees, that have no issues with the listings and don't pay that much attention to what buyers may or may not find offensive.
