Ebay now removing E cigs.

[ProStreet]

Just received an email that says my listing has been removed.


"you recently listed the following Fixed Price listing:

270331572358 - Electronic Cigarette DSE901 ULTIMATE Starter Kit


Unfortunately, we had to remove your listing because the following information violates our policy:

Because of various regulatory issues, cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco products are not allowed on eBay.





We notified members who placed bids on the item that the listing has been canceled.

eBay does not permit listings for most alcoholic beverages and tobacco products on our U.S. Web site. This includes cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco. In addition, non-U.S. members are not allowed to sell alcohol to an eBay member who is located in the United States.

However, listings for some tobacco- or alcohol-related collectibles, such as packaging, containers, and other memorabilia, are permitted on eBay under certain conditions. We understand that some unopened tobacco products may be considered collectible. Sellers are permitted to list these types of items, even if they contain a real tobacco product, under the following conditions and as long as the item description contains the following statements:

Conditions:
- Sellers must take steps to ensure that the buyer is at least 18 years old.
- Buyers and sellers are responsible for ensuring that any transaction involving tobacco complies with all applicable laws and shipping regulations.

Statements:
- Bidders must be at least 18 years old.
- The package has not been opened, but the product within is not for consumption.
- The seller will ensure that the sale complies with all applicable laws and shipping regulations.
- The value of the item is in the collectible packaging, not in the tobacco itself.
- The collectible tobacco packaging is not available at any retail outlet.
- The value of the packaging is substantially greater than the current retail price of the tobacco product in the package.

For more information on this eBay policy, please visit:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/tobacco.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.

You can review our list of prohibited and restricted items here:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/items-ov.html


Thanks for your understanding.

Sincerely,

eBay Trust and Safety team


Why eBay may remove your listing:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/questions/listing-ended.html"

 

[Madisavapor]

Sorry to hear that mate.
Probably its time to setup / boost your website...

 

[Sun Vaporer]

Strange--I did not know e-cigs containted tobacco?? "eBay does not permit listings for most alcoholic beverages and tobacco products on our U.S. Web site. This includes cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco. In addition, non-U.S. members are not allowed to sell alcohol to an eBay member who is located in the United States"--Wonder what is up with that?--Sun

 

[ZambucaLu]

Yep. That e-liquid recipe I posted the link for here not too long ago....removed too.

Lu

 

[ProStreet]

I wonder if I called it a personal vaporizer if they would remove it? Looks like its time to think about setting up a website.

Anybody have any experiance with yahoo merchants? Looks like that would be a quick easy way to get started.

 

[TropicalBob]

It is interesting, Sun, because e-cigs are not a tobacco product.

This is a new category to be disallowed by eBay.

 

[ProStreet]

Strange--I did not know e-cigs containted tobacco?? "eBay does not permit listings for most alcoholic beverages and tobacco products on our U.S. Web site. This includes cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco. In addition, non-U.S. members are not allowed to sell alcohol to an eBay member who is located in the United States"--Wonder what is up with that?--Sun

I have a feeling they consider nicotine a derivative of tobacco (which it is) and this would fall under smokeless tobacco.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

I would relist it and lable it "No Tobacco Electronic Cigarette DSE901 ULTIMATE Starter Kit" and see what E-bay does--worth a try as you are not violating their policy from what I can see.

 

[MasonM]

The problem is the nicotine and the fact that it shouldn't be sold to minors (which is very hard to police on the web).

I would probably just set up a website and let it go at that instead of trying to fight a (probably) losing battle with eBay.

 

[Madisavapor]

Just checked the UK Ebay site.
Everything is still on offer, as usual.

I guess its just a matter of time now.... sigh

 

[Trumpybloke]

Dare I say ........ here it comes USA
Please dont let this happen without a fight .... bombard e-bay asking why, preferably by phone etc emails are easy to ignore these days. Present the facts , there is NO tobacco , therefore by their current rules it is not in violation. if you can head off the ebay issue, you are one step closer to getting legitimacy, not a big one , but each step counts... You can guarantee the powers that be will use e-bay as an example of private industry already supporting whatever they have planned... something like e-bay is a huge player in public awareness and distribution.e-cigs here in Australia were only pulled by e-bay AFTER the ban... Methinks there may be some pro-active lobbying by those who want you illegal that has been presented to ebay , ebay is usually only pro-active in such matters when they are pushed by someone with some clout !!!

 

[TropicalBob]

The eBay thing comes only a few days after Google said it would no longer allow electronic smoking devices in its "adverts" that we all encounter everywhere.

If recent developments are a trend, the chart line is not where we want to go!

 

[Harry Crazington]

Guess ya can't sell eJuice or even juice recipes there either, I just got this email from eBay about a recipie I bought there recently.......

[FONT=Arial, Verdana]MC036 eBay Listing Removed (273140280)[/FONT]

Dear cableguy

Thanks for your interest in this Fixed Price listing:

150323259900 - Electronic Cigarette E-LIQUID

Unfortunately, the item is no longer available for purchase. This is disappointing for everyone, but sometimes it's necessary to protect you as a buyer.

There are three main reasons why we remove listings:

-- The listing doesn't follow eBay guidelines.
-- The item isn't allowed on eBay or can only be listed under certain conditions.
-- The listing contains pictures or words in it that may have created copyright or trademark issues.

If the seller is able to fix the problem and relist the item, we hope you'll bid on it again.

We apologize for the inconvenience and have many other great deals on eBay. Just go to http://www.ebay.com to continue your shopping today. We hope to see you soon.

Thank you,

eBay, Inc.

Please don't reply to this message. It was sent from an address that doesn't accept incoming email.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

I just checked e-bay and emailed a few people I know who have been selling on there since 1998. They made inquiry and the response was that they have not heard of any problems and there are currently 630 e-cigs for sale there. Also one member made inquiry to e-bay and said the e-cig does not fall in their banned catagory---So I do not know what happened in your case

 

[ZambucaLu]

Harry,

Yep, that's the same one I referred to earlier.

Lu

 

[ZambucaLu]

I just checked e-bay and emailed a few people I know who have been selling on there since 1998. They made inquiry and the response was that they have not heard of any problems and there are currently 630 e-cigs for sale there. Also one member made inquiry to e-bay and said the e-cig does not fall in their banned catagory---So I do not know what happened in your case

Wonder if it's in the wording of the ad?

Lu

 

[surbitonPete]

The worst word to use is 'Smoking' ...... e-cigarettes do not smoke or burn....they boil and steam....like a kettle.

 

[Pepper]

I had a similar problem with Facebook as well, they rejected my ads because they were for 'tobacco products'. I tried to argue my case, but they weren't prepared to listen.

 

[Sir_Puffalot]

To quote Denis Leary:-
I love to smoke. I smoke seven thousand packs a day, ok. And I am never f**king quitting! I don't care how many laws they make. What's the law now? You can only smoke in your apartment, under a blanket, with all the lights out? Is that the rule now, huh?! The cops are outside, "We know you have the cigarettes. Come out of the house with the cigarettes above your head." "You'll never get me copper! I'm never coming out, you hear? I got a cigarette machine right here in my bedroom. Yeah!"

Thought it was funny but now it seems they are taking this approach to vaping

 

[sherid]

On a search on ebay for electronic cigarettes, I get 643 listings here electronic cigarette, Health Beauty, Electronics items on eBay.com