I hope you are right, Craig... It is disconcerting when you have people bypassing the rules. Fortunately, I have a good relationship with eBay and as long as the rules are being followed, there are no worries. Those who are selling current production non collectible tins will soon be getting a surprise.Empty tins are allowed, with the abuse of selling tins that contain tobacco will soon be coming to an end.
Craig
I couldn't agree more. Funny thing is that I brought this exact subject up not long ago. I spoke out against a couple of auctions that were prime examples of the dishonest practice of selling current production tins under the guise of the disclaimer. Turns out the auctions I had referenced belonged to a popular member of this very forum. You would have thought I had blasphemed against the virgin Mary herself based on the reaction I got. Was even politely told to shush by a site moderator and told "that's just a trick we use to get around eBay's rules" in another thread on the subject.I hope you are right, Craig... It is disconcerting when you have people bypassing the rules. Fortunately, I have a good relationship with eBay and as long as the rules are being followed, there are no worries. Those who are selling current production non collectible tins will soon be getting a surprise.
Pipestud
No sir, it is still up but you sure made me jump when I read your post! (-:Did eBay cancel the Pipestud Bell's Three Nuns listing? There was a thread more relevant to the discussion of eBay cancelling sealed tin listings, but I cannot find it. - Buroak
That is where the situation gets sticky, Eric. It just depends on who is guarding the hen house at any given time. The problem is that most of the eBay employees know nothing about pipe tobacco tins. If they see that Peterson's Old Dublin is still in production your tin may be yanked. A prime example is Dunhill. An Orlik paper label tin of Nightcap looks almost identical to a painted label Murray's era Nightcap. Murray's Nightcap is no longer in production and technically, should fit the criteria to allow its sale on eBay. However, if an eBay employee does an Internet search, they see Dunhill Nightcap being sold all over the place. So, they yank the auction. Another eBay employee at the guard gate may understand the difference and let it ride.What about selling an old version of a currently produced tobacco? I have a couple of old style tins of Old Dublin for sale here but am getting no action. May need to move to ebay. The tin design was changed around 2004 to Peterson's current boring blue label. Would ebay remove my listing even if I follow accepted protocol?
No apologies necessary, buroak. If the tin had been yanked, I would have simply called eBay with an explanation. Fortunately, I am on file with eBay regarding the sale of out of production pipe tobacco tins and they know I am following the rules. Still, it is annoying when a tin auction comes down and I have to start all over.pipestud, My sincerest apologies for causing alarm. I do not know what went wrong with my eBay search. I could find your listings, but the Three Nuns tin was not among them. I ran the search again just now and the tin was in there with your other listings.- buroak