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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. Re:The more serious issue by 0xdeadbeef · · Score: 4, Informative

    Ebay's own list of prohibited and restricted items:

    * Adult Material (see Mature Audiences)
    * Alcohol (see also Wine)
    * Animals and Wildlife Products - examples include live animals, mounted specimens, and ivory
    * Art
    * Artifacts - examples include Native American crafts, cave formations, and grave-related items
    * Catalytic Converters and Test Pipes
    * Cell Phone (Wireless) Service Contracts
    * Charity or Fundraising Listings
    * Clothing, Used
    * Coins
    * Contracts
    * Cosmetics, Used
    * Counterfeit Currency and Stamps
    * Credit Cards
    * Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia
    * Drugs, Describing Drugs or Drug-like Substances
    * Electronics Equipment - examples include cable TV de-scramblers, radar scanners, and traffic signal control devices
    * Electronic Surveillance Equipment - examples include wiretapping devices, and telephone bugging devices
    * Embargoed Goods and Prohibited Countries - examples include items from Cuba
    * Event Tickets
    * Firearms, Weapons and Knives - examples include pepper spray, replicas and stun guns
    * Food
    * Gift Cards
    * Government and Transit Documents
    * Government and Transit Uniforms
    * Government IDs and Licenses
    * Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Items - examples include batteries, fireworks, and Freon
    * Human Parts and Remains
    * Importation of Goods into the United States - examples include CDs that were intended only for distribution in a certain country
    * International Trading
    * Items Encouraging Illegal Activity - examples include an eBook describing how to create methamphetamine
    * Lockpicking Devices
    * Lottery Tickets
    * Mailing Lists and Personal Information
    * Manufacturers' Coupons
    * Mature Audiences
    * Medical Devices - examples include contact lenses, pacemakers, and surgical instruments
    * Multi-level Marketing, Pyramid and Matrix Programs
    * Offensive Material - examples include ethnically or racially offensive material and Nazi memorabilia
    * Pesticides
    * Plants (see Weeds and Seeds)
    * Police-Related Items
    * Political Memorabilia
    * Postage Meters
    * Prescription Drugs
    * Prohibited Services
    * Real Estate
    * Recalled Items
    * Slot Machines
    * Stamps
    * Stocks and Other Securities
    * Stolen Property and Property with Removed Serial Numbers
    * Surveillance Equipment
    * Teacher's Edition Textbooks