I find it funny that people consider EBAY as anti gun. I like the fact that many boycott them for that reason. As an EBAY buyer it reduces the competition. You can buy gun parts, scopes, holsters, pretty much you name it, except guns. How can that be anti gun? I fully suspect their non sale of guns is to avoid all the red tape and legal issues--nothing to do with anti-gun. Do you boycott your plumber, dentist, doctor, auto mechanic, grocery store, air conditioner repairman, church --on and on---because they don't sell guns? One example is Bausch & Lomb Rochchester NY made optics such as binoculars, you can always find them on EBAY, but I have never seen any at a garage sale. BTW I find those binoculars to be the best buy around. Many pairs from World War 2 still around and as good as new--over 70 years old. They can be bought at a fraction of what people spend on high priced German optics, and it might be true that a sophisticated machine could detect a slight difference, but the human eye cant.
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Less competition is a good thing.
I have purchased very few times on EBay but not as a protest but rather as a lack of looking there. Should they have an item I want I would certainly bid on it.
I do know that EBay can be a great source for odd items or this no longer made.
I have purchased very few times on EBay but not as a protest but rather as a lack of looking there. Should they have an item I want I would certainly bid on it.
I do know that EBay can be a great source for odd items or this no longer made.
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9.3X62AL
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I've heard these same claims about E-Bay being "anti-gun" on a couple other sites, but E-Bay's practices and business model don't bear that out. I can't keep track of all the businesses we are supposed to be boycotting for whatever reason, so I opt for the obvious ones--if a business is placarded as a "gun-free zone", I very seldom enter it. Places like that are dangerous.
smokeywolf
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Thanks to Charles, I have a brand new spare bolt for my '98 Springfield Krag on the way and for a pretty reasonable price.
fiver
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I have bought a gun from my mechanic and my doctor, I sold a gun to the local grocery store owner.
so I gotta go with yes I do buy them at those places
for a while there,, E-bay wouldn't let guns or gun accessory's be listed on their site and that's where the anti-gun thing come from.
so I gotta go with yes I do buy them at those places
for a while there,, E-bay wouldn't let guns or gun accessory's be listed on their site and that's where the anti-gun thing come from.
frnkeore
Member
I've been buying off Ebay for about 10 years, I do remember that gun parts and barrels where dis allowed but, I believe bullet molds have always been sold. Ebay is very lacks at policing the the gun parts, I have seen compete rifles sold as parts but, they had all there parts, including the action. About 30% of the molds that I own, have come from Ebay.
Now the other thing that gives the impression that they are anti-gun is, PayPal. It seems they have a offical anti-gun policy. I use that too for purchasing gun related things and never have a problem. I think they turn a blind eye for the money.
Frank
Now the other thing that gives the impression that they are anti-gun is, PayPal. It seems they have a offical anti-gun policy. I use that too for purchasing gun related things and never have a problem. I think they turn a blind eye for the money.
Frank
I do know PayPal looks for illegal transactions. I used to get calls from a lady there asks about steroids and the legality of importing them into the U.S. They won't allow funds to be used for that kind of transaction.
I bet gun related stuff is a low priority. Money laundering and drug deals are likely a larger issue for them.
I bet gun related stuff is a low priority. Money laundering and drug deals are likely a larger issue for them.
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freebullet
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Pretty impressive deals on optics if you get lucky.
Many people mispronounce Leupold scopes as Leopold and lots call them Leo's. Go to Leupold site and first thing they say is it is pronounced Loo Pold. No Leo in the spelling nor pronunciation. Leopold stuff is mostly art stuff and I found a Leupold scope listed on EBAY as a Leopold amongst all the art stuff and I was only one bid on it. Got it for a bargain. But my son in law was the recipient of the real bargain on it. It was a 1x-4x scope and I put it on a real clean Savage 24V --.222/20 gauge that had a highly figured butt. I thought the 1x would be dandy for the shotgun but it is not regulated. With .222 on , the shotgun is a little low. Anyways gave it to a son in law.
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KHornet
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Learned something about ebay today. A few weeks back, I bought a Rotor (#21 for RCBS Little Dandy). Decent price, but a couple of hours ago, I wanted to drop between 16-17 gr of 4227 for a 7.62 x54 cast load. The RCBS chart showed that #21 should drop 16.8 gr. Well, when I scale weighed the dropped charge, I was getting about 15.2 fairly consistently. So I emptied the hopper, took out the #21 Rotor and examined it closely. The bottom of the powder cavity looked a little odd compared to the bottoms of some of the others rotor cavities. Took a small screwdriver and checked the bottom of the cavity. Got a scratch, somebody had wanted to reduce the capacity of the rotor and had put X amount of lead(presume liquid) in the bottom. I put the rotor in a pair of vice grips, took it outside, and applied the Burnzomatic to it. Got a pretty fair amount of lead drop from the rotor. Took it back inside and went at the cavity with some fine steel wool. Reassembled the rotor (after it had cooled off), filled the tube with 4227, and it dropped 16.8 consistently. The rotor is perfectly good, but had been modified by someone the easiest way he knew how. Probably could have done similar with glue, and a drill bit after it hardened. Anyhow I learned that it is possible to modify a rotor with a bit of bubba application.
Elkins45
Active Member
I think when eBay first started they allowed guns to be listed, but they had ended that by the time I first started using them. I used to buy brass on eBay but they ended that too right shortly after the Columbine shooting. The "once fired" 10mm brass that broke my Glock came from eBay. I think barrels went away for a short while at that time as well, but somebody eventually figured out that barrels weren't guns and they reappeared a few years ago. Within the last couple of years I bought a slide and barrel for a S&W 1006 on eBay, and paid with PayPal. That allowed me to comple a "frankengun" using a 1076 frame I found sitting on a dealer's table at a gun show 15 years ago.
If I had to boycot every business with views or practices I dislike, I would be sitting naked in the dark with no phone or computer.
If I had to boycot every business with views or practices I dislike, I would be sitting naked in the dark with no phone or computer.