09-11-2021 01:24 PM - edited 09-11-2021 01:29 PM
After being notified that my listings were removed with the explanation that they "didn’t follow eBay's Illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia policy", I decided to further review said policy which did not explain why the listings were removed.
Naturally, I contacted support who affirmed that the policy applied to hemp also. So I reviewed the policy again and appealed the action based on the following:
According to eBay's Illegal Drug and Drug Paraphanalia policy - substances listed in Schedules I, II, III, VI or V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 801 are prohibited.
Whereas the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 801 specifically excludes any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that falls within the definition of hemp set forth in 7 U.S.C. 1639o, which in turn reads - "The term hemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.", I believe it is unreasonable and a blatant contradiction for sellers of non-drug products to be unfairly persecuted in such a unscrupulous manner.
Replies to other posts of this nature generally look something like "don't do it because they'll suspend your account" and "eBay doesn't allow hemp" which, to me, is a counterproductive response at most. This discussion needs to be had and if eBay has a "No Hemp" policy they need to explicitly state that so that seller's can take their business where it is welcome.
In the event that eBay's response to the appeal is not favorable then their whole spew about Social Impact, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion really isn't worth much, is it?
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09-11-2021 06:02 PM
"What if we stopped making up incoherent and counterproductive policies based on blatant misinformation, ignorance & prejudice;"
"We"(sellers) are not Ebay,'we' dont own the company,nor make the rules.
09-11-2021 06:11 PM
When I hear the word "hemp", does not bring the smoking type to mind. I think of the fibers used to make cloth or rope. In my part of the world, people didn't/don't smoke "hemp" they smoked pot, marijuana or called it a number of other names, but not hemp. Plenty of products made from the hemp plant that are even sold on TV.
09-11-2021 07:04 PM
Easy solution for you is to stop selling drugs on Ebay.
09-11-2021 07:33 PM
@thcrib wrote:What if we stopped making up incoherent and counterproductive policies based on blatant misinformation, ignorance & prejudice; and started treating things for what they actually are? What would happen then? I wonder.
I can make an educated assumption that the blanket ban has at least something to do with money and resources. It takes more effort, time, money, legal, customer service, etc to say - let's allow some hemp products, but not others, and where do we draw the line and what are individual state laws, etc. It's much easier and cost effective to do a blanket ban, even if that means turning away revenue from selling clothing and collectibles.
What it comes down to is that eBay dictates the policy and we choose to sell here or not. Certain products can't be sold here and if that turns you off to the venue as a whole, that's OK. You can submit your feedback to eBay about the policy, but they don't have to change jack if they don't want to. So with that knowledge, you make your choice to stick around and sell non-prohibited items or not. eBay policy overrules whatever feelings you may have about why certain things should be allowed or not - so make a choice if you can live with that and keep selling here. Maybe that's a simplistic way of looking at it, but I do think it's that simple in the end.
09-11-2021 08:28 PM - edited 09-11-2021 08:31 PM
I love a good witty comment, you know? Something really piquant, tongue-in-cheek, or better yet - straight up facetious! Got any of those?
09-12-2021 12:02 AM
@coolections wrote:Easy solution for you is to stop selling drugs on Ebay.
ROFL! Oh please, just stop. 😂