[meteorite-list] eBay restriction on international auctions of meteorites?

[cdtucson at cox.net]

Gary,
This has happened to me many times before. In most cases you can simply change the listing slightly and re list it.
In some of the cases I was selling antique ivory or swords and there are countries that do forbid these objects. When I called eBay about the sword listing they told me in Portugal NO weapons are allowed to be purchased by it's citizens so, eBay will not allow international listings of weapons of any kind. 
But, again usually a call to eBay can straighten out these messes. dial 866-907-3229 and prompt to continue without a pin number and ask to speak with a rep. 
On another note eBay has been sued and lost cases many times. The most recent hit ebat took involved a seller selling fake Tiffany antiques. For this now most sellers some day soon may be required to have stuff authenticated by a licensed appraiser prior to listing the "Name Brand" stuff for sale.
Yes, it is getting tougher out there. 
Cheers,
Carl
meteoritemax
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---- Gary Fujihara <fujmon at mac.com> wrote: 
> Aloha,
> 
> I was working on inputing my lineup of offerings on ebay's scheduler, when I received the following emails from ebay stating they are removing the international site visibility feature.  Here's what the message says:
> 
> > You recently created or revised this eBay listing that included the International Site Visibility feature:
> > 
> > 230676640288 NEW! NWA 6929 H4 (S2,W2) 2.77g Meteorite Full Slice,
> > 
> > However, we had to remove International Site Visibility from your listing. Of course, we won't be charging you the fee for it.
> > 
> > Because the laws and eBay policies vary by country, sometimes items that can be listed in your country can't be listed internationally. It's also possible that the listing itself violated an eBay policy in another country. In situations like this, we automatically remove the International Site Visibility feature from the listing.
> > 
> > We're sorry for the inconvenience this causes.
> 
> Anyone else experience this?  I never have.
> 
> Gary Fujihara
> Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693)
> 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
> http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/
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> (808) 640-9161
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