Comments on: eBay UK to ban electronic cigarettes, limit voucher sales

By: Mike - smokeless cigarettes

Mike - smokeless cigarettes — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:43:17 +0000

This hurts man…. We also have an electronic cigarette business. http://www.electroniccigarettesource.com

I really hope that the US, FDA does not ban this product, that would really be bad, and thousands of current e cigarette users in the US will suffer, all because of big tobacco and lobbyists.

By: George

George — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:44:04 +0000

You will find that there are a few reasons why eBay will ban electronic cigarettes and acessories. The main reason is not because of tax but pressure from pharmaceutical companies who wish that they had come up with the idea. Electronic cigarettes are only another form of nicotine replacement but unlike patches and gum they actually work. I sell electronic cigarettes and liquids etc on eBay as “Brummy_George” and I also have an online shop http://www.oksmokey.com. Many of my eBay customers are changing to my shop already and many more are asking what they will do when they are banned. In the short term it’s not worth worrying about. Worse is yet to come!

By: Super Max

Super Max — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:34:49 +0000

#5 Whirly: customers like #4 are easy to get, you just start spamming blogs/forums pretending to be a customer saying how great your product is, in the long term though, it will make you look like a unethical spammer and this sort of thing could help explain why #4′s product is no longer allowed on ebay.

#6 they have probably been banned due to concerns about children buying them and the lack of clear legal guidelines.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:40:31 +0000

I think it may have something to do with TAX. I assume these ecigs are not taxed in the same way as cigarettes?

By: Helen Burgess

Helen Burgess — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:51:40 +0000

#4 What is the point of eciggies with no nicotine if you’re looking to quit??? The whole point is to slowly reduce your dose on nicotine and then use zero nicotine cartridges.

With regards to the Ebay ban, I bought a kit 2 months ago from a seller and regularly buy cartridges instead of normal ciggies.

I’m down from smoking almost 40 a day to just 2. The electronic ones have been a lifesaver. I’ve tried gum, patches and the dreaded champix and nothing but electronic cigrarettes have worked.

Ebay UK should stand up to EU pressure and allow people to sell them. Electronic cigarettes are really helpful. I have read about problems with quality and ingredients but I’d rather smoke something with 5 ingredients and no tar than the carcinogenic sticks the government allows.

Goodness me it’s 2009. Shouldn’t we be supporting change and demanding supply of something that helps lives not wrecks them.

Thank heaven for suppliers with websites. I’m sure I’ll quit fully soon and will just have to source my supplies eleswhere.

Shame on you Ebay.

By: whirly

whirly — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:50:01 +0000

#4 I wish I had customers like you

By: Buy Electronic Cigarettes Online

Buy Electronic Cigarettes Online — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:35:25 +0000

Ok – there are plenty of places to buy ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES online, but only one place that i can recommend. I buy electronic cigarettes online without worry of FDA approval because they do not put nicotene in their product. Check out http://www.healthechoice.net/healthysmoking They are the ONLY website selling FDA REGISTERED electronic cigarette product, also known as SmokeFree, and take credit cards. They’ll even let you sign-up as a distributor so you can purchase their electronic cigarettes at wholesale prices and resell them.

Also, email buyelectroniccigarettesnow@gmail.com if you have any more questions. They’ll be more than happy to answer your questions and help you along.

By: eCigsOnline

eCigsOnline — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:08:45 +0000

As a major supplier of eCigs on ebay UK no doubt this hits us hard.

We have supplied to many people who through careful, controlled use have cut right down or indeed successfully quit. Our driving force and passion to supply has been for health benefits foremost.

We will continue to sell after the ban on our website and hopefully continue to service the needs of those in the midst of a quit programme with supplies.

For sure this is a draconian measure taken by ebay to impose the ban but I feel the puppet master wears a real smokers jacket.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:00:45 +0000

The whole componant battery thing is perhaps *the* thing that desperately needs clarification, Whirly – I see one battery seller on the PSB almost having a heart attack already over this.

By: whirly

whirly — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:23:27 +0000

The ban also includes component batteries…I can smell disaster for sellers selling ordinary batteries

As for “Full details of these two policies will be available on 30th June” I think that is disgusting, it just highlights even further the ever widening gap between eBay and its fee paying customers, many of whom have built up successful businesses on eBay…shameful.