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

    ...Live together in perfect harmony.

    (let's sing together !)

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

    1. Profit!

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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