Restricted item policy

[tubes4ever]

I just had ebay drop some of my listings due to their restricted item policy. This was concerning refillable butane lighters I had on there. 

What I don't understand is why just mine when there are literally thousands on from various sellers???

Listings that don't follow policy (It was all of the items below but I am not allowed to list the number)

Battery Shaped Lighter---Refillable Butane Gas---NOVELTY Piece!! NEAT! 

Battery Shaped Lighter---Refillable Butane Gas---NOVELTY Piece!! NEAT! 

35045)Battery Shaped Lighter---Refillable Butane Gas---NOVELTY Piece!! NEAT! 

Battery Shaped Lighter---Refillable Butane Gas---NOVELTY Piece!! NEAT! 

Battery Shaped Lighter---Refillable Butane Gas---NOVELTY Piece!! NEAT! 

[vintage-camerastuff]

Its not allowed.  You got caught and they didn't.

[inhawaii]

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@vintage-camerastuff wrote:

Its not allowed.  You got caught and they didn't.

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I couldn't have said it better myself.   😃

[wastingtime101]

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@tubes4ever wrote:

What I don't understand is why just mine when there are literally thousands on from various sellers???

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Theirs haven't been caught ... yet.

• Which policy did eBay say was violated?
• Do you remember what category you used to list?
• Did you have international shipping enabled?
• Were the lighters listed full or empty?

I believe empty lighters sold domestically are allowed. I'm sure someone will correct me if that's wrong.

[inhawaii]

BTW 

I currently have a butane lighters for sale.

But mine ship empty (without butane).

Go ahead and report me if you wish...

[gurlcat]

Do the others you see for sale have 'butane' right in the title?  I've sold plenty of vintage ones with no trouble, didn't even know there was a restriction on them!  But I don't think I ever put 'butane' or even 'refillable' in the title; usually the collectible brand or shape/materials/etc. sold it. Of course I'd have closeup photographs of all sides so that the port could be seen, figuring that lighter collectors know better than I do what the heck kind of gas goes in them just by looking at the pictures. 
 I don't even recall what category(s) I've used.  I am curious to know what category you're using and if you do international, like someone else asked.   But I do think sometimes 'vaguer is better' when it comes to dodging bots, and that's all I have to say about that.  

[wastingtime101]

Yeah, I really do think "refillable butane gas" in the title is what got the listings pulled. If they were offered internationally, that's a double whammy. If they were listed in the wrong category and classified as an accessory violating the tobacco policy, that's a triple whammy. If they were full that's a quadruple whammy.

[wastingtime101]

This is what happened to the OP: