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Title: Freakin' ebay keeps on removing my auctions
Post by: Q*ris on October 26, 2011, 11:07:39 PM
It's the third times in 3 days that ebay removes my ad because they are, according to them, "an illegal activity".
I'm speechless...
2 firsts were electronic darts games, ebay removed the ad displaying a nice "illegal activity warning" for the followers of the auction.
Latest one was an N'Styl non-working arcade cab.
They told me that the game was regarded as a gambling machine (even if I sent them the exact definition of what a gambling machine is) because "you could insert euros in it".
What's the point of having a "pinball and arcade" section then??
Boys, are we back in April 1976 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball#Pinball_and_gambling)? Do I have to go in the courtroom to play a game or two of Kung-Fu Master to show them that it's not a game of chance but of skills?


Title: Re: Freakin' ebay keeps on removing my auctions
Post by: level42 on October 26, 2011, 11:30:04 PM
Ebay sucks.
Title: Re: Freakin' ebay keeps on removing my auctions
Post by: Tup on November 18, 2011, 10:52:20 PM
Oooh, I ,love kung Fu Master! Brilliant game indeed!   ;D
Title: Re: Freakin' ebay keeps on removing my auctions
Post by: level42 on November 19, 2011, 01:02:40 AM
It's the third times in 3 days that ebay removes my ad because they are, according to them, "an illegal activity".
I'm speechless...
2 firsts were electronic darts games, ebay removed the ad displaying a nice "illegal activity warning" for the followers of the auction.
Latest one was an N'Styl non-working arcade cab.
They told me that the game was regarded as a gambling machine (even if I sent them the exact definition of what a gambling machine is) because "you could insert euros in it".
What's the point of having a "pinball and arcade" section then??
Boys, are we back in April 1976 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball#Pinball_and_gambling)? Do I have to go in the courtroom to play a game or two of Kung-Fu Master to show them that it's not a game of chance but of skills?



And what is illegal about selling coin op machines anyway ?
Title: Re: Freakin' ebay keeps on removing my auctions
Post by: Q*ris on November 20, 2011, 03:15:20 PM
I've sent them a few emails and always got the same answer: if you can insert € in the machien, then it's forbidden to sell it on ebay Fr and Be.
Plain stupid.
I had enough of this "computer says no" kind of discussion so I dropped it.
Title: Re: Freakin' ebay keeps on removing my auctions
Post by: liquidx on November 20, 2011, 10:35:20 PM
I've sent them a few emails and always got the same answer: if you can insert € in the machien, then it's forbidden to sell it on ebay Fr and Be.
Plain stupid.
I had enough of this "computer says no" kind of discussion so I dropped it.


Just put on the ad that the coin acceptor has been disabled and it no longer accepts cash.
Title: Re: Freakin' ebay keeps on removing my auctions
Post by: Q*ris on November 20, 2011, 11:06:58 PM
Sure that's what I will do... but I still think that for ebay having an "arcade & pinball" section and not being allowed to advertise coin-op machines there is nonsense.
Title: Re: Freakin' ebay keeps on removing my auctions
Post by: Blanka on November 21, 2011, 12:52:37 PM
Or say it works on D-marks, Guilders or Drachmes. For the moment, these are not available any more. But you may never know if they returns in the near future.
Title: Re: Freakin' ebay keeps on removing my auctions
Post by: Q*ris on November 24, 2011, 11:13:03 AM
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/~chrischris/arcade/skill.jpg)