Perhaps known by most but I just had a razor( with a bid) pulled by e-bay because I did not say cow bone but only BONE. Hope it was not one of our members bidding on this $2.50 listing. Well, I relisted with COW and hope it works.
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Perhaps known by most but I just had a razor( with a bid) pulled by e-bay because I did not say cow bone but only BONE. Hope it was not one of our members bidding on this $2.50 listing. Well, I relisted with COW and hope it works.
You can't say bone on ebay?
Thats funny,have bought/sold alot of Ivory scaled razors on the bay,also a few Ivory Que balls.
The way around it is to say:Scales are not plastic but a beautiful whitish natural material,I know not what.
Those in the know will:)
I saw a blade with ivory scales on the bay a while ago that described the scales as "real, organic faux ivory".:)
Organic Faux Ivory:) thats good.
On another tangent,I sold a complete springfield Rifle on the bay last month,took it apart and ran about 15 separate auctions.
Let me guess - one guy won 14 of the auctions ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
Price-wise, how did it work out for you vs. selling the whole thing at once via another method?
you are blessed as the ebay police don't allow any fire arm parts I thought. I had a set of 12 ga. chokes de listed because of that.
As a Californian, "chokes" only have one meaning when used as a plural noun:
http://lebonnefleur.files.wordpress..../artichoke.jpg
Chokes rule:)
You can list most gun parts on the bay,search winchester or any maker,tons of stuff.
You think bone is bad, try selling an antique book bound with human skin. That's a description nightmare.
I'm still curious how that guy sold his virginity on ebay without it being pulled.
Ok, kidding aside.
My wife just found a human hair and fingernail doily on regretsy. Thanks JohnJ or whoever posted a link to that site.
Also, I have found that people who know razors will know what the material is with any number of descriptions, just make sure that it couldn't be taken as ivory when you make these roundabout definitions of bone.
Should we list the scales as being made from a bovine internal structural support system?Quote:
Originally Posted by deighaingeal
Depending on how you are feeling you could state:
-osseous structure of domesticated ungulate
-femoral compact ossified cartilagenous connective tissue from Bos primigenius
Your suggestion may be better understood though.
I like things simple ... how about "cacified meat sticks"?
Let me guess, Hannibal Lector's mother was the seller :roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by deighaingeal
It can work in the buyers favour. I bought a razor, with what I assumed were white plastic scales. They turned out to be real ivory, which I'm pretty sure the seller knew but couldn't say.
Could be listed simply as a tome from the Mengele Library:(Quote:
Originally Posted by deighaingeal
I lucked out on one exactly like you did...I was stoked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Legion
There certainly is such a thing as real, organic faux ivory, made from the ivory nut, but it can't be big enough for complete razor scales. You may find it used as inlay, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Theseus
I would be cautious about listings which hint at an unmentionable natural material, or show a picture of an elephant. If they can't say "ivory", it can't be binding on them that it should be.
I once bought some knifemaking supplies from Jantz Supply, when I was in Saudi Arabia, and it included an unfinished boning knife, which came at the head of the customs declaration. So I got a phone call in my office, from our mail-room clerk, who said "Mr. John, I have a boner for you." Well, I didn't even know him that well. The delicately nurtured may have to think for a couple of minutes about that.
I just had one like that arrive. It was this here: Vintage straight razor, sheffield | eBayQuote:
Originally Posted by Legion
In hindsight, the wedge pin crack should have tipped me off, but a pleasant surprise.
As far as the general use of 'bone' on ebay, you can buy all kinds of bone blanks for knifemaking etc; I am not convinced that it's just the mention of bone that would get a listing pulled.
Gee, now I'm starting to worry. I was thinking of selling my Mo-Jo.
For those why have not had their bone pulled. Here is what ebay sent
You recently listed the following listing:
300577984334 - 14F-BUCKEYE BS SUPPLY, BONE GERMAN RAZOR
Unfortunately, we had to remove your listing because of the following:
You listed an item made from bone, but did not include the species (scientific name) that it came from. We need that information to make sure the item doesn't violate our policy. We do not allow bone from an animal that produces ivory. This includes, but is not limited to elephants, walrus, whales, mammoth, boar, warthog, and hippopotamus.
If you do not know this information, please don't list the item without verifying what species it is from. Sellers are responsible for including this information.
Due to the volume of listings that exist on eBay at any given moment, it is not always possible for us to catch everything that may be prohibited. If you see any similar listings that may also violate policy, please help us by reporting the items so we can address them as well.
Yeah, yeah, bone.....heh, heh.
Seen plenty of auctions say something like "scales made from organic substance with fine grain". One even described the handles as being made from I-V-O-R-Y.
But meh, I'm more interested in real endangered sea critter shell than discarded mammal tooth.
Vintage Straight Razor Shell Germany J. B. Crook Co | eBay
"some type of shell"
A I want that book, and B how did he manage to get paid to get laid, i lost mine for free lolQuote:
Originally Posted by deighaingeal
Uh oh. I just listed an item as bone... Just revised it to say cow. Hopefully its not human.
WANTQuote:
Originally Posted by chaos945
You want ten chars? heres the ten chars.
I don't think part of the Dovo company retirement program is using your bones as razor handles. I wonder if there is a organ donor program for this????Quote:
Originally Posted by chaos945
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Originally Posted by chaos945
Maybe they should. The line could be "hold old grandpa close." Until the grandchildren sell old grandpa on ebay for ten bucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mastershake
They might think they know, but they don't. There isn't a thing they can do when most of these apparent rule-bending descriptions turn out to have been referring to plastic. Nobody has a right to a breach of the rules when he things he was promised one.Quote:
Originally Posted by deighaingeal