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Re: eBay removing pellets

#11 Post by Polchraine »

Pete wrote:Surely, the trick is never buy from anyone with less than 100%.............?

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Only takes one delivery mess to ruin a 100% rating though. High 90s definitely.

Have had a look for Polymag and Metalmag pellets, still plenty listed which shows exactly why the what contact was talking ******s.


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According to the Home Office ..............

• It is an offence for a person under the age of 18 to purchase or hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon.• It is an offence to sell, let on hire or make a gift of an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of 18.

As you have no guarantee that the buyer is over 18 , you and all the other sellers on ebay are probably committing an offence .
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MistAgain wrote:According to the Home Office ..............

• It is an offence for a person under the age of 18 to purchase or hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon.• It is an offence to sell, let on hire or make a gift of an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of 18.

As you have no guarantee that the buyer is over 18 , you and all the other sellers on ebay are probably committing an offence .
And ebay offer knives for sale and they have the same age restriction. Millions of those on ebay !


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#14 Post by walesdave »

MistAgain wrote:According to the Home Office ..............

• It is an offence for a person under the age of 18 to purchase or hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon.• It is an offence to sell, let on hire or make a gift of an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of 18.

As you have no guarantee that the buyer is over 18 , you and all the other sellers on ebay are probably committing an offence .
Not sure about this as ebay policy says you need to be 18 to have an account. Not sure if there would need to be age verification as part of the delivery process though - same as when buying booze or knives online....
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#15 Post by Pippin89 »

Polchraine wrote:
MistAgain wrote:According to the Home Office ..............

• It is an offence for a person under the age of 18 to purchase or hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon.• It is an offence to sell, let on hire or make a gift of an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of 18.

As you have no guarantee that the buyer is over 18 , you and all the other sellers on ebay are probably committing an offence .
And ebay offer knives for sale and they have the same age restriction. Millions of those on ebay !
I thought ebay UK didnt allow the sale of knives either? I bought a kitchen knife from Japan on ebay and it wouldnt let me buy it. Thankfully the seller knew the problem and changed the listing to "kitchen utensil" and it allowed me to buy it.
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Re: eBay removing pellets

#16 Post by Polchraine »

Pippin89 wrote:
Polchraine wrote:
MistAgain wrote:According to the Home Office ..............

• It is an offence for a person under the age of 18 to purchase or hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon.• It is an offence to sell, let on hire or make a gift of an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of 18.

As you have no guarantee that the buyer is over 18 , you and all the other sellers on ebay are probably committing an offence .
And ebay offer knives for sale and they have the same age restriction. Millions of those on ebay !
I thought ebay UK didnt allow the sale of knives either? I bought a kitchen knife from Japan on ebay and it wouldnt let me buy it. Thankfully the seller knew the problem and changed the listing to "kitchen utensil" and it allowed me to buy it.
Plenty there ... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50-STANLEY-R ... 2843786036? 50 blades as a start.


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#17 Post by Pippin89 »

Seems most are banned with a handful of exceptions:
What is the policy?

Knives are generally prohibited on eBay.

The following knives are allowed:

Dining cutlery sets that include knives used for eating
Letter openers
Razor blades and surgical blades
Tools such as chisels, axes, saws and hoof trimming tools
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Re: eBay removing pellets

#18 Post by MistAgain »

walesdave wrote:
MistAgain wrote:According to the Home Office ..............

• It is an offence for a person under the age of 18 to purchase or hire an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon.• It is an offence to sell, let on hire or make a gift of an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon to a person under the age of 18.

As you have no guarantee that the buyer is over 18 , you and all the other sellers on ebay are probably committing an offence .
Not sure about this as ebay policy says you need to be 18 to have an account. Not sure if there would need to be age verification as part of the delivery process though - same as when buying booze or knives online....
ebay doesnt seem to verify an address , let alone a buyers age .
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