Comments on: Extra verification for knife buyers on eBay UK

By: FenLex

FenLex — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:02:42 +0000

To paraphrase Yes Minister (hope you approve, Sue), I think it’s a case of eBay looking as if it is trying to look as if it is doing something!

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:13:07 +0000

eddie has a good point

By: Eddie (AuctionChex)

Eddie (AuctionChex) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:12:24 +0000

So a 14yr old with Â£10 in his pocket is thinking

*I need some drugs and a knife – which is it to be?*

*Shall I spend Â£10 on a knife on eBay or go buy some drugs around the corner ?*

*Nah – the drugs win, I can get a knife from the next house or shop I rob from*

What on earth makes eBay think under 18′s are buying knifes on eBay ???

By: just john

just john — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:08:32 +0000

#5 i agree lol
#6 i also agree

And before i get jumped on.i sold these knifes on ebay at one time ,over 4 years ago now. but times change. knife culture is out of control.

In saying that if a kid wants a knife go into any kitchen and you will find plenty of knifes.

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:09:26 +0000

ok ebay state you must have a credit card to bid,
but there is no restriction on contacting a seller and asking if they will take cash and post it to an address
all knives on ebay should be banned, as are all guns

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:03:52 +0000

“IMPORTANT THIS AUCTION IS FOR OVER 18s By bidding you are confirming you are over 18 years old and are sensible enough to own sharp objects”

as stated on a current ebay listing, a very nasty looking knife ,that is not for peeling your spuds,

my 10 year old grandson who can type twice as fast as me and knows microsoft office better than Bill Gates, could have this delivered to his door in less than a week, with just a little bit of thought

for Goodness sake its pathetic

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:12:07 +0000

ebay is awash with bayonets and swords every one of them expressly designed to kill people

having a credit card on file does not change what they were designed for

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:04:58 +0000

Cant understand why ebay allow the sales of knives at all!
why not adopt the same attitude similar to their gun policy,
ok there are pen knives and cutlery etc so what! [ ban them too]

make it even harder for some ned to get their hands on a knife
you cant sell a swastica on ebay yet you can sell a muckle great bayonet is barmy

By: Board_Surfer

Board_Surfer — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:22:26 +0000

There are no knives left on ebay

They are all stuck in sellers backs.

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:16:32 +0000

Chris, I think that would be being embarrassed in the national press about knives, whereas who cares if – as one of our esteemed colleagues put it earlier – “a few bead sellers kick off”.

By: John

John — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:54:23 +0000

Because thay are working the divide and rule?

Don’t want the customers finding out do we?

Either deliberate or incompetent, don’t much like either.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:49:55 +0000

How is it that eBay can make a proper announcement about something which will affect a very small percentage of buyers/sellers, yet the banning of BINs under 99p which will affect large numbers is still only on the forums?

By: ebuyerfb

ebuyerfb — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:38:14 +0000

I wish they’d treat everything on eBay like it was a knife.