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EBay Pressured To Block Sales of Ivory Products

Posted by timothy on from the first-they-came-for-the-ivory-guys dept.

RickRussellTX writes "eBay is being pressured by an animal welfare group to ban sales of ivory and animal tooth products on its site. Although eBay is in compliance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species when it warns users that such postings may be inviolation of national and international law, the International Fund for Animal Welfare is demanding that they go a step further to search for and delete any posting of ivory products."

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  1. That will work great by oahazmatt · · Score: 5, Funny

    That will work great for my new eBay listing...

    African Elephant - tusks removed - contains 0% Ivory!

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    1. Re:That will work great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Or mine - an elephant penis cudgel. It's infused with epoxy and guaranteed to never corrode or break when you crack it against the skull of some Free Mumia loser.

    2. Re:That will work great by Detritus · · Score: 2, Funny

      Where can I get my free Mumia?

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  2. Grumbling.... by sesshomaru · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ohh, and I was going to buy that Ivory backscratcher!

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  3. Re:Have these people never taken an economics cour by Stanistani · · Score: 5, Funny

    Time for me to start re-selling Ivory Soap on eBay if they do. I love to help other folks train their word filters. Like the NSA. God is great, isn't he?

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  4. Re:Have these people never taken an economics cour by hostyle · · Score: 2, Funny

    But you can buy any old shit on ebay ...

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  5. Ebayny and Ivory... by Rastignac · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Live together in perfect harmony.

    (let's sing together !)

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  6. Re:Have these people never taken an economics cour by hostyle · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Profit!

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  7. Re:Have these people never taken an economics cour by bsDaemon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Neil Armstrong reached the moon in one small step. Seems to me that's all we really need...

  8. Re:I'll skip to the end to save you some time by Dancindan84 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're right about the little people though. eBay doesn't care about them. Nope, you can sell as many midgets as you want.
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  9. Re:Have these people never taken an economics cour by happyemoticon · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'd say drug abuse definitely has a victim. In fact, anyone who's seen pictures of Amy Winehouse's skin condition has grounds to sue for emotional distress.

  10. Re:Vintage items? by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 2, Funny

    and the location of origin (Asian vs. African) I don't know that!
    AAAAaaaagghhhh...
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  11. Re:Have these people never taken an economics cour by pi_rules · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where you gonna get a nuke warhead?
    ebay.ru?
  12. Re:Have these people never taken an economics cour by BrotherBeal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Isn't a "used nuclear weapon" a euphemism for "massive fireball hotter than the surface of the sun?" If so, one wonders how the shipping is handled...

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  13. Re:Pianos by Myopic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow that's weird. I read all the way down to your comment before I realized that the rest of you think ivory comes from elephants. Where I'm from, ivory comes from walruses.

  14. Re:You're a good example of liberal fascism. by Chosen+Reject · · Score: 2, Funny

    I say keep the guns for humane reasons. If people are murdering people with spoons, it's only because it's dull, so it hurts more.

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  15. Re:Have these people never taken an economics cour by tsm_sf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or you could get a job like my friend Ji had, working in fiddles. He says it was the bomb.

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  16. Re:Have these people never taken an economics cour by Stanistani · · Score: 4, Funny

    I slam no fiddle makers. Peace be upon him.

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