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eBay knife question from a new member...got item deleted by eBay due to ivory handle...
Any others experience this?
 
Elephant Ivory is on the CITES list of materials not allowed to sell, trade or give away.

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Mikael
 
Yes that is their policy, I even had a knife deleted that had African pink ivory wood and they wouldn't allow me to use the word ivory. There are ways around it, just use "handle is an expensive natural material" and don't mention ivory anywhere in the ad. There are several mammal bone that aren't allowed either.
 
Generally you can sell a knife made with elephant ivory if it is documented "pre-ban" ivory as far as I know. Correct me if I am wrong. That has nothing to do with fleabay rules however.
 
Ivory has heavy restrictions on it, which are eased somewhat if you can prove it is before the bans went into place. If your provenance is of dubious merit, you are risking the loss of your item among other consequences.
 
gadgetgeek said:
https://www.bladeforums.com/help/site-rules/
See #7. Be very confident that you understand the laws surrounding your sale. If that is part of the discussion, that is generally fine. Discussion in regards to circumventing the law, regardless of your agreement with it is not so, and generally is frowned upon by the mods.
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Of course you should consider any laws regarding your own dealings and adhere to them to the best of your abilities. You should also consider the maker followed the laws when making the knife otherwise you could be making false claims against someone, without proof of which can also be actionable against you.
 
007Airman said:
Of course you should consider any laws regarding your own dealings and adhere to them to the best of your abilities. You should also consider the maker followed the laws when making the knife otherwise you could be making false claims against someone, without proof of which can also be actionable against you.
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If you are being vague towards me, I'm a little slow today, so I missed your point. If it was to the thread in general, law only cares about right now, not the past. Carry on as you wish, I'm not here as a hall monitor. Just that I've seen threads like this end very badly in the past.
 
gadgetgeek said:
If you are being vague towards me, I'm a little slow today, so I missed your point. If it was to the thread in general, law only cares about right now, not the past. Carry on as you wish, I'm not here as a hall monitor. Just that I've seen threads like this end very badly in the past.
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It's a general observation not directed at you. Sellers take responsibility for their own actions regardless if they take advise from others.
 
There have been some big changes in the law regarding selling ivory in the last year or two. A few years ago all that was needed was it to be preban ivory and thats no longer the case. I think it depends on what state but some states dont allow it at all and some only allow it to be sold within the same state. Thats how I understand it.
 
Spalted said:
There have been some big changes in the law regarding selling ivory in the last year or two. A few years ago all that was needed was it to be preban ivory and thats no longer the case. I think it depends on what state but some states dont allow it at all and some only allow it to be sold within the same state. Thats how I understand it.
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According to what I've read elsewhere, a recent change for my state of Illinois is that we cannot purchase Mammoth Ivory now either. Where's the logic in that, I have to wonder. Unless I'm missing something, an already extinct species requires no protection.

Apparently, if we already own Mammoth Ivory we cannot sell it and it can only be given away if we die or expect to die soon.
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Railsplitter said:
Where's the logic in that, I have to wonder. Unless I'm missing something, an already extinct species requires no protection.
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There is a lively business in the acquisition of artifacts both man-made and naturally-occurring. It leads to the destruction of sites that would otherwise be researched or at least left undisturbed. Removing the financial incentive is one way to protect them.
 
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