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Title: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: URSAY on September 20, 2013, 03:41:05 PM
eBay has informed me that I have "violated the Digitally Delivered Goods policy" and has removed my listing for bitcoin stickers.  You can see the same product being sold on Bitmit...

https://www.bitmit.net/en/item/8102-10-bitcoin-logo-stickers-on-clear-vinyl

Because stickers are neither bitcoins or a digitally delivered item I called eBay to inquire further.

After having my call escalated, I am now waiting for a callback on this issue to know if I will be able to sell such an item on eBay.

 ???


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: Rannasha on September 20, 2013, 03:46:22 PM
eBay has informed me that I have "violated the Digitally Delivered Goods policy" and has removed my listing for bitcoin stickers.  You can see the same product being sold on Bitmit...

https://www.bitmit.net/en/item/8102-10-bitcoin-logo-stickers-on-clear-vinyl

Because stickers are neither bitcoins or a digitally delivered item I called eBay to inquire further.

After having my call escalated, I am now waiting for a callback on this issue to know if I will be able to sell such an item on eBay.

 ???


Probably an overzealous worker-drone that saw the word "Bitcoin" and pulled the trigger, without looking into it any further.


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: cbhelp on September 20, 2013, 03:48:01 PM
Sounds communist at this point.


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: Rannasha on September 20, 2013, 03:52:55 PM
Sounds communist at this point.

Communist? You mean that eBay represents a nations production and wealth being controlled equally by its populace?

People need to learn the difference between communism and totalitarianism. The two are often combined (that is, most states that claim to be communist (but really weren't) were also totalitarian), but are in fact completely orthogonal ideoligies.


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: URSAY on September 20, 2013, 04:11:29 PM
After receiving a callback I was informed the issue was that the item was in the wrong category.

I confirmed that sellers do NOT have the freedom to choose the category they sell in unless it is the "CORRECT" category.

Therefore, instead of listing my item in Coins & Paper Money / Virtual Currency, I had to list my item in Home & Garden / Home Decor / Decals, Stickers & Vinyl Art

 ;)



Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: BorderBits on September 20, 2013, 04:27:04 PM
Sounds communist at this point.

A private corporation's policies are communist?  Words mean things.  Free market, motherfucker.  If eBay doesn't wish to expose themselves to the risk and scams associated with funbux-related auctions, that's their choice. 


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: Gabi on September 20, 2013, 04:27:21 PM
Sounds communist at this point.
Lol at people who don't even know about what they are speaking


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: Jace on September 20, 2013, 04:35:09 PM
eBay = PayPal = anti-Bitcoin no matter what.

These companies are the scum of the earth. Especially PayPal.


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: LiteCoinGuy on September 20, 2013, 04:38:24 PM
eBay has informed me that I have "violated the Digitally Delivered Goods policy" and has removed my listing for bitcoin stickers.  You can see the same product being sold on Bitmit...

https://www.bitmit.net/en/item/8102-10-bitcoin-logo-stickers-on-clear-vinyl

Because stickers are neither bitcoins or a digitally delivered item I called eBay to inquire further.

After having my call escalated, I am now waiting for a callback on this issue to know if I will be able to sell such an item on eBay.

 ???


Probably an overzealous worker-drone that saw the word "Bitcoin" and pulled the trigger, without looking into it any further.

yep, sell agian in 2-3 weeks. there are alot of bitcoin, litecoin stuff on ebay, so why not stickers?


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: grue on September 20, 2013, 04:42:06 PM
Sounds communist at this point.
Yeah, I bet Stalin was behind this all along!


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: tinus42 on September 20, 2013, 07:32:12 PM
Sounds communist at this point.
Yeah, I bet Stalin was behind this all along!

Or was it Lenin? Oh no, his name was Stalin wasn't it?  ;D

http://www.bitmit.net/en/item/17334-banksy-stalin-punk-mohawk-vinyl-decal-sticker


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: asdf on September 20, 2013, 10:58:27 PM
Sounds communist at this point.

It's terrorism!


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: Rez on September 20, 2013, 11:19:19 PM
After receiving a callback I was informed the issue was that the item was in the wrong category.

I confirmed that sellers do NOT have the freedom to choose the category they sell in unless it is the "CORRECT" category.

Therefore, instead of listing my item in Coins & Paper Money / Virtual Currency, I had to list my item in Home & Garden / Home Decor / Decals, Stickers & Vinyl Art

Yep, that's where I have mine and I've not had any issues yet. :)


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: marcovaldo on September 21, 2013, 02:26:42 PM
You can give us feedback when you receive the answer from eBay.
But what is the term that was violated there?


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: 01BTC10 on September 21, 2013, 02:33:43 PM
You can give us feedback when you receive the answer from eBay.
But what is the term that was violated there?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=298638.msg3198541#msg3198541


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: vqp on September 21, 2013, 07:37:44 PM
Sounds communist at this point.

Communist? You mean that eBay represents a nations production and wealth being controlled equally by its populace?

People need to learn the difference between communism and totalitarianism. The two are often combined (that is, most states that claim to be communist (but really weren't) were also totalitarian), but are in fact completely orthogonal ideoligies.
They are always  combined in the real world because only by force people will share their wealth and skills with the poor and unskilled.


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: pyra-proxy on September 21, 2013, 07:40:32 PM
eBay = PayPal = anti-Bitcoin no matter what.

These companies are the scum of the earth. Especially PayPal.

I think the anti-bitcoin argument is losing steam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrK-152xfy0

I'm a long time kiva user and everytime I've had to interact with them I put a request for them to accept Bitcoin (not many times I've had to interact with them mind you...), every time they tell me that paypal does all their processing for free and I need to contact paypal to ask them to accept Bitcoin, then I think in my mind fat chance of that ever happening until they have no choice.  Then I'm left in a quandry, do I boycott the service ultimately hurting the people who need cash not kiva/paypal or do I just roll over and do what I can.....  someone really needs to make a crypto version of kiva!  And one that can offer some marginal return on value (1 to 3%) to offset potential lending losses, maybe even with the stipulation that the 1 to 3% must be relent, I'd accept that as it would stretch my donation to support more people.


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: p2pbucks on September 21, 2013, 10:54:59 PM
eBay = PayPal = anti-Bitcoin no matter what.

These companies are the scum of the earth. Especially PayPal.

yea , dont be so naive ,they hate BTC


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: pinger on September 21, 2013, 11:00:55 PM
eBay = PayPal = anti-Bitcoin no matter what.

These companies are the scum of the earth. Especially PayPal.

I think the anti-bitcoin argument is losing steam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrK-152xfy0

I'm a long time kiva user and everytime I've had to interact with them I put a request for them to accept Bitcoin (not many times I've had to interact with them mind you...), every time they tell me that paypal does all their processing for free and I need to contact paypal to ask them to accept Bitcoin, then I think in my mind fat chance of that ever happening until they have no choice.  Then I'm left in a quandry, do I boycott the service ultimately hurting the people who need cash not kiva/paypal or do I just roll over and do what I can.....  someone really needs to make a crypto version of kiva!  And one that can offer some marginal return on value (1 to 3%) to offset potential lending losses, maybe even with the stipulation that the 1 to 3% must be relent, I'd accept that as it would stretch my donation to support more people.

The problem is they will probably never able to return it if they have to return the same bitcoins.


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: marcotheminer on September 22, 2013, 04:57:14 AM
I think any listing that includes the word bitcoin is treated as a potential scam or breach of terms of conditions.
I wanted to buy some though ebay but all of a sudden all listings were deleted lol :D


Title: Re: Bitcoin stickers removed from eBay
Post by: Darktongue on September 23, 2013, 06:35:04 AM


 PayPal doesn't give two shits about btc don't flatter yourself and think they do.  They have used every excuse to avoid it.  More then likely for reasons seen with the gox drama.  They are not a currency exchange.  Right now that's the only reason PayPal is even mentioned in this community.  The way I look at it.  The more they dig in, the more btc survives.