Don't know if anyone else has seen this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7121330161
Mine's here btw:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7121330161
EBAY Banning sale of Paintball Markers
- Thread starter Stan
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That sounds pretty similar to the thing that I encountered this time last year when I was selling my Impy.
They removed my auction the first time for god knows what reason and the second time I was very careful about how I described the marker and it was fine.
As far as I can see they only remove your auction if it has the words "gun" or "bullets" or similar sorta things in it. So as long as you call your marker a marker you'll be ok Or at least I always have been
They removed my auction the first time for god knows what reason and the second time I was very careful about how I described the marker and it was fine.
As far as I can see they only remove your auction if it has the words "gun" or "bullets" or similar sorta things in it. So as long as you call your marker a marker you'll be ok
Or at least I always have been 
Totally banned!
Had this email the other week.
Seems they are writing "paintball guns" into the prohibited items list this time. This means they will be lumped in with firearms!!
Means that even if you list it with goggles, any "jobsworth" who reports the item is assured of getting it instantly banned. This removes the grey area that has been around for a while.
The only reason I can see for doing this, as markers are not illegal, is to avoid possible legal action against eBay, for the sale of markers to minors.
Still suck though.
Had this email the other week.
Seems they are writing "paintball guns" into the prohibited items list this time. This means they will be lumped in with firearms!!
Means that even if you list it with goggles, any "jobsworth" who reports the item is assured of getting it instantly banned. This removes the grey area that has been around for a while.
The only reason I can see for doing this, as markers are not illegal, is to avoid possible legal action against eBay, for the sale of markers to minors.
Still suck though.
Don't you have to be of a certain age to have an Ebay account anyway? Thus negating the argument that it prevents markers being sold to minors....
Not really
Example: 13 yr old makes up eBay account, buys a marker and pays with Postal orders. He will pay a bit more with the postal orders but "hey presto" he owns a paintball marker!
Well there are no credit card checks for buyers, only sellers need some form of account to pay for the listing fees, so the age of the buyer is an unknown quantity!Originally posted by Smally85
Don't you have to be of a certain age to have an Ebay account anyway? Thus negating the argument that it prevents markers being sold to minors....
Example: 13 yr old makes up eBay account, buys a marker and pays with Postal orders. He will pay a bit more with the postal orders but "hey presto" he owns a paintball marker!
Ahhh, you learn something new every day, my first experience of Ebay was selling so I did need some ID of some sort and I presumed that it would be the same for everyone.
Pesky Ebay
Pesky Ebay 
Could this also be ebay's attempt at cutting off the Scammers who have been giving them such a bad name recently??
I'm quite sure the scammers aren't confined to selling Markers, that just a pretty good way of making money because Paintballers are so cheap that they see a rediculous deal and think they can save some money
there is a way of getting round the whole age thing. All it takes is for phone confirmation from the ebay user and if under 18 then there is a parental control or viewing lock on some iteams such as firearms
ebay are jsut too damm lazy to do anything of the sort cos it will increase costs slightly
ebay are jsut too damm lazy to do anything of the sort cos it will increase costs slightly