Maybe diggum was "turned in" by another seller that has a similar item and did not want competition. Or some screaming liberal from commiefornia <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.png" border="0" alt="" title="Wink" smilieid="4" class="inlineimg"> By the way I am a screaming conservative from northern Cali.
No, they use filters that automatically keep you from listing anything with "Ox Bone" in the title. The last time I tried listing a bone elephant compass, it was pulled shortly after I listed it. The reasoning was I didn't specify what type of "Bone" it was. Go figure. Let me jump through another hoop.
Two people in this thread have tried to somehow pin this issue on liberals. I have to say something here. You guys are being ridiculous. EVERYONE knows that ivory laws are stringent. Ebay is just trying to limit its liability. Get as annoyed as you want at ebay but this "liberal" blaming nonsense is just obnoxious.
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Since I was the first I'll reply. Limit it's liability? That's laughable and a typical response. It's more like bending to the will of a few complainers. Can you quote the law that says the term "ox bone" is illegal or that it is now legally defined as a synonym for Ivory? I didn't think so. Yes, they have stringent laws on the sale of Ivory, which they should. However, it does fall back to ebay being a liberally owned company, no matter how you want to look at it.
Their reasoning is because people are skirting the laws by using other key words to sell ivory. So they install filters to just wipe out every title that has ox bone in it, JUST TO PACIFY THOSE WHO ARE COMPLAINING. And we know who "THEY" are. <br>
Limit it's liability? Please show me a case where they have been sued because someone listed or sold an ivory item, much less an ox bone item. That's not what happens. Ebay just gets rid of you as a seller if you test their rules too many times. That's all. No lawsuits.
So yes, a company that bends to the will of a few complaining whiners is the definition of a liberal company in my view.
My complaint is a valid one. It's not like I didn't recheck the policies BEFORE listing my item. If you have a policy PUT IT ON YOUR WEBSITE IN WRITING, FOR ALL SELLERS TO SEE. Nowhere is it mentioned that ox bone cannot be in the title. To the contrary it says that it must be listed in the description. This is not something new. I have found threads relating to this dating back several years. Meanwhile as we speak there is a think tank of mindless millennial drones sitting around an office in Ca. dreaming up ways to improve their site. Yet they can't even update something that's been going on for years. Yes, pure ineptitude. For the record...
Ivory or bone
Though there a few exceptions, most ivory products can't be offered on eBay because of various international trade restrictions and treaties banning the sale of these items. You can find additional informationabout ivory laws below.
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- Bone from non-ivory–producing animals (such as bison, buffalo, and oxen) as long as the species is clearly stated in the listing description
- Cultured, man-made, or vegetable ivory as long as the listing description specifies what the item is made of
- Fossilized mammoth teeth or bone as long as they are listed in the Fossils category. Fossilized mammoth tusks are still prohibited.
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- Items made from ivory
- Bone from animals that produce ivory, including elephants, walruses, and whales
- Fossilized ivory or mammoth tus
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Here don't forget this too!
Make sure your listing follows these guidelines. If it doesn't, it may be removed, and you may be subject to a range of other actions, including restrictions of your buying and selling privileges and suspension of your account.
Are you sure it isn't the combination of "elephant" and "bone"? That would make more sense because ivory could be called elephant bone. Not saying that ebay ever makes sense.
No, it's the "Ox Bone" term that gets filtered automatically. <br>
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<img src="http://vpnavy01.com/lgdare/tn_link.gif" border="0" alt=""> Maybe not in the title but you can sure use that term <font color="#333333">"Ox Bone" </font>in a EBay description - here is one of them...<br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/AUM-CARVED-PENDANT-MENS-WOMENS-BOYS-GIRLS-NEW-AGE-HIPPIE-OM-NECKLACE-N0325-/162861695493" target="_blank">Hand carved black and white ox bone AUM pendant 45mm diameter</a><br>
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Correct as mentioned in my original statement.
By the way I am a screaming conservative from northern Cali.
