Selling weapons on Ebay

[kaydees1]

 When did Ebay start allowing weapons to be sold on Ebay???????

[myjunqueyourtreasure]

Pretty much anything can be a weapon. Can you be a little more specific?

[thedeadheadshop]

The policy that address what can and can not be listed appears in the link below. But yes, some items you might consider to be weapons are permitted. 

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/firearms-weapons-knives-policy?id=427...

[kaydees1]

By Weapon I mean a rifle that can actually be fired and kill people. There has been several Japanese WWII rifles sold on Ebay over the last month. I notified Ebay about these listing and nothing happened. There is a Japanese WWII Type 99 Arisaka for sale as we speak. I would like to know how these are being sold without going through a Federal Firearms License Dealer (FFL).

[reallynicestamps]

@Anonymous 

This is worrisome.

[kaydees1]

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@myjunqueyourtreasure wrote:
Pretty much anything can be a weapon. Can you be a little more specific?

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By Weapon I mean a rifle that can actually be fired and kill people. There has been several Japanese WWII rifles sold on Ebay over the last month. I notified Ebay about these listing and nothing happened. There is a Japanese WWII Type 99 Arisaka for sale as we speak. I would like to know how these are being sold without going through a Federal Firearms License Dealer (FFL).

[kaydees1]

By Weapon I mean a rifle that can actually be fired and kill people. There has been several Japanese WWII rifles sold on Ebay over the last month. I notified Ebay about these listing and nothing happened. There is a Japanese WWII Type 99 Arisaka for sale as we speak. I would like to know how these are being sold without going through a Federal Firearms License Dealer (FFL).

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@thedeadheadshop wrote:

The policy that address what can and can not be listed appears in the link below. But yes, some items you might consider to be weapons are permitted. 

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/firearms-weapons-knives-policy?id=427...

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[kaydees1]

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@myjunqueyourtreasure wrote:
Pretty much anything can be a weapon. Can you be a little more specific?

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By Weapon I mean a rifle that can actually be fired and kill people. There has been several Japanese WWII rifles sold on Ebay over the last month. I notified Ebay about these listing and nothing happened. There is a Japanese WWII Type 99 Arisaka for sale as we speak. I would like to know how these are being sold without going through a Federal Firearms License Dealer (FFL).

[treasure.hunter.d]

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@kaydees1 wrote:

 When did Ebay start allowing weapons to be sold on Ebay???????

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 I looked and didn't see a complete working rifle sold or listed still however that doesn't mean it isn't there as I only took a glance and may well have missed it and I definitely do not doubt that its possible.

That being said, are they doing the AR-15 ghost gun routine to do an end run around the rules? Selling a kit of parts that ebay wouldn't immediately recognize as anything other than militaria collectible parts?

[kaydees1]

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@treasure.hunter.d wrote:

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@kaydees1 wrote:

 When did Ebay start allowing weapons to be sold on Ebay???????

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 I looked and didn't see a complete working rifle sold or listed still however that doesn't mean it isn't there as I only took a glance and may well have missed it and I definitely do not doubt that its possible.

That being said, are they doing the AR-15 ghost gun routine to do an end run around the rules? Selling a kit of parts that ebay wouldn't immediately recognize as anything other than militaria collectible parts?

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What would you call this a Cap Gun. 

[Anonymous]

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@kaydees1 wrote:

 When did Ebay start allowing weapons to be sold on Ebay???????

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Hi @kaydees1, I've reviewed your recent reports and can confirm all have reviewed and appropriate action was taken. One of the items you reported is no longer on the site as an ended listing, which is a strong indication that we've taken action on the item to remove it. As for all of your other reports, it looks like you have primarily been reporting rifle barrels from WWII, none of which violate our firearms policy. You can review the full details of our policy here. Please continue to report any concerns you have for review so we can ensure nothing is being missed. 

[Anonymous]

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@kaydees1 wrote:

By Weapon I mean a rifle that can actually be fired and kill people. There has been several Japanese WWII rifles sold on Ebay over the last month. I notified Ebay about these listing and nothing happened. There is a Japanese WWII Type 99 Arisaka for sale as we speak. I would like to know how these are being sold without going through a Federal Firearms License Dealer (FFL).

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Hi @kaydees1, I just wanted to follow up that I was unable to find any reports from you for a listing with a full rifle, only rifle barrels. A firearms ability to be fired is a not a factor on whether we will remove it, as we do not allow any full firearms to be listed on the site. We do allow for some parts and accessories as noted in the link I provided previously, and the barrels you reported would not be in violation.

[kaydees1]

Trinton,

I will never inform Ebay of any violations. You stated that the individual was selling barrels, which is not a violation. The seller can state that it is a barrel but when a receiver is attached it is a rifle. All parts are available on Ebay to complete the assembly of the rifle. I inform Ebay several times abut Violations and they do nothing and the item sells. I go to the community center and ask a question and respond to questions by other members and I get this from Ebay.

Post edited - naming and shaming

Hi​​​​​​​ kaydees1,   I’m sorry to let you know this is an official warning for a violation of the Community Guidelines.   Your recent post, found here, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Selling/Selling-weapons-on-Ebay/m-p/29881103#M1429957 has been edited, because it violates the following: No naming and shaming. We will not tolerate posting about listing or member violations. Item numbers, auction links, negative/neutral feedback scores, other members’ ID or contact information. Ebay would not even allow me to post their complete reply.

There is a problem here and I will no longer assist Ebay with violations.

kaydees1

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