So in the past week I have had three auctions for beacons or other lights I was bidding on disappear without a trace, and one buy-it-now sale for a Whelen strobe that I bought and paid for was also removed *after the sale*. I contacted the seller last night to ask if they had shipped it yet (since it had been 5 days without any update) and I got a worried-sounding reply this morning saying no, they didn't ship it, and that eBay chastised them for selling "blue lights", and they'd refund my money after they talked to eBay today, blah blah blah. I was going to argue since I paid for it and they had my money they should just send it, but thought better of it... Instead I told them in the future to remove lenses and domes of any red and blue lights when they photograph them and list them and replace them before shipping to protect the bulb or strobe tube... I doubt that will get me anywhere, but we will see. I've also noticed several new auctions and listings disappear without a trace over the last couple of days, and then I saw this on a listing for something being sold by "lightbarparts":
"Unfortunately, Due to eBay's strict policy regarding listing restricted products i.e. Police Related items we will no longer list any items on eBay that contain, Blue or Red Lenses, Filters, Domes, Lights (LED or Halogen) or Electronic Sirens We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause however we cannot afford to be suspended from eBay once again due to these violations!"
So it looks like eBay is stepping up enforcement of the rules and it's really just going to affect/hurt us collectors of older stuff with colored domes and filters, and not the whackers and wannabes who load up on the LED stuff with clear lenses.
"Unfortunately, Due to eBay's strict policy regarding listing restricted products i.e. Police Related items we will no longer list any items on eBay that contain, Blue or Red Lenses, Filters, Domes, Lights (LED or Halogen) or Electronic Sirens We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause however we cannot afford to be suspended from eBay once again due to these violations!"
So it looks like eBay is stepping up enforcement of the rules and it's really just going to affect/hurt us collectors of older stuff with colored domes and filters, and not the whackers and wannabes who load up on the LED stuff with clear lenses.