You just GOTTA love Liberals

I put an auction on e-bay for a bobbin lace pillow holder. Yeah, it's not macho- but if I could sell some it would REALLY help in the ambulance bill department.

Anyway- I put it up and ask for the sliding postage thingy plus $2 for S & H.
Not too bad- for driving to the Post office and dropping it off.

I got a message from E-bay telling me they pulled the auction for ***Evading E-Bay fees***
Because, according to them:

Dear kangroo78656,

Thank you for your recent auction-style listing. You listed the following:

110040377802 - Lacemaking pillow stand


Unfortunately, eBay removed your listing. All fees related to this listing have been credited to your account. We also notified members who placed bids on the item that the listing has
been canceled.



The listing was removed because it violated the eBay Circumvention of eBay Fees policy. The violation occurred when you included the following information in your listing:

Shipping costs: US $25.70




Using systems and techniques that enable sellers to avoid paying eBay fees is not permitted. Trying to avoid fees is damaging to the online marketplace, penalizes sellers who pay their fees, and undermines members' trust.

eBay doesn't permit excessive shipping and handling charges because they may confuse buyers about the real cost of an item. Appropriate fees cover the expenses of mailing, packaging, and handling. To ensure that your shipping charges are not excessive, we recommend charging for the cost of the actual shipping and packaging materials. You may also charge a reasonable handling fee.

For more information on the eBay Circumvention of eBay Fees policy, please visit:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-shipping.html



Please note: violation of this or other eBay policies may result in forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings, limits on account privileges and account suspension.


To learn more about why eBay may remove auction-style listings, please visit:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/listing-ended.html

To learn how you may ensure a successful listing in the future, visit:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/policies.html

To review the eBay User Agreement, please go to:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html

Thank you for your understanding.


Sincerely,

eBay Trust & Safety

In addition- so as not to scare anyone who surfs the sporting goods section under anything related to guns (I have a BP loading stand there) They DO NOT allow ANY guns to be pictured. Even if it's to demonstrate how the item is used/fits/works...whatever.