LAH Drum Horse Removed from Ebay (1 Viewer)

[Shannon Reuss]

Honestly, I don't know any locals who say 'cricket' in any sense other than the little black bug, but I think it is such an excellent way to explain 'honorable, fair, above board, sporting etc.' that I felt compelled to borrow it.
I spend enough time with the lot of you (another English phrase vs. 'you guys'!)that I do feel comfortable throwing in a good old Queen's English phrase every now and again.
Must be from attending London shows...or talking with the Nevilles...or watching Wallace & Grommit and Fawlty Towers. Who knows, but thanks for sharing your verbiage .

 

[Njja]

Ok, yet again, I listed no picture, no reference to Nazi, etc and ebay informed me that I violated their listing policy because a picture is required for any WW2 item. Now this is really horse crap, so I called my number and lo and behold it is because another member reported it and provided a picture. They wouldnt give me any more information than that. Personally, I think it is really low for someone to do this and my only question is why?? Because I have one and they dont? Or because it commands a high price and they don't like it?? What gives.
TD

Ebay makes a lot of sense do da, do da!
Ebay makes a lot of sense oh do da day!

Tom......Drum Horse is back up #320342120167

It just makes no sense!

 

[tdubel]

Ebay makes a lot of sense do da, do da!
Ebay makes a lot of sense oh do da day!

Tom......Drum Horse is back up #320342120167

It just makes no sense!

I saw it, good luck to the seller, I hope it makes it!

TD

 

[Andanna]

EBay is a private organisation. Advertising anything that could be understood to promote any national socialistic movement might damage their reputation as a "clean" company.

The "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" clearly triggers various alerts. EBay being a large cooperation does not have the resources to check whether there is an actual reference to promoting national socialistc policies or not - they can afford to just say no.

And let's not forget that EBay is a global player - many countries prohibit use of national socialistic symbols etc. Why take a risk?

 

[The Military Workshop]

Hi guys,
Just caught up with this thread.
I had a WWI FW Hitler figure removed because mentioned his name.
I thought another explanation was that the owner of Ebay was or is Jewish. That being the case it is within his/her rights to decide what to allow. Not saying that I agree with it.
I am a patriotic Brit and if I was to suddenly take over Ebay I guess that would give me the right/power to ban anything American from 1776 !!! Redcoats would of course get a discounted listing fee. However I suspect I would lose a massive amount of customers overnight.
Just joking guys.
In relation to the Drum Horse I remember when it came out collectors tended to buy the foot figures first as cheaper. I guess there was only one production run. You will recalll it was retired fairly quickly.
Regards
Brett

 

[theBaron]

I just have to wonder, given the number of WWII German items that I see up at any given time, in all categories, whether there's someone with grudges against some of you, because of the frequency with which eBay makes you pull your auctions. I mean, there are good numbers of knives, belt buckles, Iron Crosses, genuine and reproduction uniforms from the Third Reich, that all seem to get posted and run to completion without any problems. I think for whatever reasons, not through any fault of your own, you've got some enemies who feel like hassling you. Downside of the Internet.

 

[Njja]

I do not believe it is an issue of grudges, or any single person. I have been on Ebay now for 11 years and it is simply Ebay excercising control.

Most businesses treat their customers as a valued asset Ebay does not. If
you have a problem such as a non-paying bidder leaving negitive feedback on the seller.......to bad they don't care. Heck now a seller can't leave feedback on a buyer at all!

The seller pays all the ebay fees, listing and selling......the buyer pays nothing. Ebay should be geared toward the seller.....the people paying their fees......but instead they focus on the buyer who pays nothing! Certainly the buyer is important....but to the seller, who wants repeat business.

Lets look at a normal business, say Home Depot when they buy a load of
hammers if they sell a few and they are defective they take care of their customer.....then send them back to the manufacter who takes care of Home Depot (their customer)

How long would the hammer manufacter be in business if it told Home Depot we don't care about you, we will only deal with the end user of the hammer?

Everyone likes to think they are respected by the person they do business with. Unfortunately Ebay feels they are unique.....so they have little concern for the actual people that pay their fees.

 

[theBaron]

I see your point, and I agree that eBay's service has deteriorated, and that they have slanted themselves towards the buyer. But I still think there is something going on, that a smaller sample of the many auctions for WWII German and/or Nazi items seems to get pulled, while so many more run to completion, apparently without any complaints.

 

[IXEC]

I see your point, and I agree that eBay's service has deteriorated, and that they have slanted themselves towards the buyer. But I still think there is something going on, that a smaller sample of the many auctions for WWII German and/or Nazi items seems to get pulled, while so many more run to completion, apparently without any complaints.

That's what I've been trying to tell members of the forum, but no one cares.

 

[4th Hussar]

The seller pays all the ebay fees, listing and selling......the buyer pays nothing. Ebay should be geared toward the seller.....the people paying their fees......but instead they focus on the buyer who pays nothing! Certainly the buyer is important....but to the seller, who wants repeat business.

Everyone likes to think they are respected by the person they do business with. Unfortunately Ebay feels they are unique.....so they have little concern for the actual people that pay their fees.[/QUOTE]

Ebay has a lock on the market. Their few competitors have limited listings and not much exposure. When you have a monopoly you don't have to listen to your suppliers because they have nowhere else to sell their product. Walmart operates similarly - if Mr Hoover wants to sell his vacuums at Wally World he will price and package to Wally's specs. Unfortunately the Ebay and Walmart attitude to wards suppliers is getting more common.

 

[tdubel]

That's what I've been trying to tell members of the forum, but no one cares.

Paul, I certainly do, but we are handcuffed. Not sure how to attack it. I would love to call my family, but that is another story.....

TD

 

[IXEC]

Paul, I certainly do, but we are handcuffed. Not sure how to attack it. I would love to call my family, but that is another story.....

TD

I think it could be addressed if the forum was open to discussing weather there should be anonymous members.

 

[jazzeum]

Paul,

Do you mind explaining your last post. If this is directed to your prior posts, the question has been asked and answered. If that's the case, let's move on.

 

[theBaron]

That's what I've been trying to tell members of the forum, but no one cares.

(in my best Bill Clinton impression) "Ah feel your pain"

Seriously, I believe you, and that's why I asked the question I did earlier in this thread. If we know, I mean, really know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that a member did something outside the forum, whether to another forum member or not, that would tend to bring disrepute on the forum, even by virtue of keeping him as a member, could the management decide to expel that member? Let's say it goes beyond hassling someone via eBay. What if someone turned out to be a pedophile, splashed all over the news? Or a member of al-Qaeda? Or a member of Congress, for that matter? Would we want to associate with him? Forgive is one thing, but on the other, there is such a thing as right and wrong, and justice, and paying the consequences of your actions.

 

[1879fanatic]

(in my best Bill Clinton impression) "Ah feel your pain"

Seriously, I believe you, and that's why I asked the question I did earlier in this thread. If we know, I mean, really know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that a member did something outside the forum, whether to another forum member or not, that would tend to bring disrepute on the forum, even by virtue of keeping him as a member, could the management decide to expel that member? Let's say it goes beyond hassling someone via eBay. What if someone turned out to be a pedophile, splashed all over the news? Or a member of al-Qaeda? Or a member of Congress, for that matter? Would we want to associate with him? Forgive is one thing, but on the other, there is such a thing as right and wrong, and justice, and paying the consequences of your actions.

Brad,
Now where are you going to teach that (moral behavior) these days??!!
Good Luck. If there is a wrong, there shall be a right.
Mike

 

[jazzeum]

The administrators don't engage in hypotheticals but in the facts of actual situations so let's confine it to that.

 

[theBaron]

Brad,
Now where are you going to teach that (moral behavior) these days??!!
Good Luck. If there is a wrong, there shall be a right.
Mike

Good point, I taught in a Catholic school (Holy Cross, Delran NJ), and even there, they wouldn't discipline the kids.

I thought the nuns made a crucial mistake by abandoning the habit, for just wearing their colors. So, gray skirts and cardigans, and blue blouses. Instead of looking like Kathleen Freeman in "The Blues Brothers", they looked like your favorite aunt. They couldn't instill fear and respect in anyone.

 

[1879fanatic]

The administrators don't engage in hypotheticals but in the facts of actual situations so let's confine it to that.

Brad,
Absolutely agree...I'm just weeping, wailing and knashing my teeth over the general decay of Western Society
Mike

 

[damian]

Good point, I taught in a Catholic school (Holy Cross, Delran NJ), and even there, they wouldn't discipline the kids.

I thought the nuns made a crucial mistake by abandoning the habit, for just wearing their colors. So, gray skirts and cardigans, and blue blouses. Instead of looking like Kathleen Freeman in "The Blues Brothers", they looked like your favorite aunt. They couldn't instill fear and respect in anyone.

They need to reintroduce "The Little Sisters of No Mecry"