NO MORE SLOT MACHINES ON EBAY!

[Nations Attic]

I was just informed by eBay today that they will no longer allow slot machines to be sold on their site.

What is going on with them?????

[cpdretired]

When will this start? There are several listed now.

[Nations Attic]

There are a few on there now but most were shut down today. I had one taken down and one is still on. eBay told me that any slot machine that takes coins will not be allowed.

[honal]

I find it hard to believe that ebay would ban slots. They are far too greedy to lose the income.

[lostwages]

Hi guys:
Newbe here, and I think we are ok as far as slots on e-bay.
According to e-bays PROHIBITED ITEMS, slot machines will not be allowed, unless, and I quote:
Antique slot machines: Generally, slot machines that are at least 25 years old may be listed on eBay, provided that the seller explicitly states the age of the machine in the listing. However, buyers and sellers in the following states may not participate in antique slot machine sales due to laws prohibiting slot machine ownership in their state: Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Tennessee. A few states require that slot machines be even older to qualify for antique status, but a few allow more recent machines. So check your local laws to ensure that your transaction is lawful in your area. Please note that replica coin-operated slot machines that are operable and are less than 25 years old may not be listed on eBay.

All listings for antique slot machines must include the following text:
Due to laws regulating the sale of antique slot machines, I, as the seller, will not sell to from members in the states of Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Bids from members residing in any of these states will be cancelled. Buy It Now transactions with buyers residing in these states will be considered void.

Most of the machines that got pulled DID NOT play by the above rules and got yanked. Several of them are back up now with the age of the machine as well as the States that disallow antique slots have been added to the discription section.
Now of course, this is only my opinion on what's going on with this issue and I sure hope I'm right.
Life would be pretty boring if I had to talk to my wife ALL NIGHT LONG.
Erik

[Nations Attic]

As a eBay Gold Power Seller I have actually called them twice today. Both times I got a different person and was told the same thing. "any slot machine that takes coins will no longer be allowed to be listed on eBay".

I asked them why this new rule was put in effect and both times they simply stated it was a new policy. They also said any new listings will be shut down but not as quicly as soom were today.

I just hope enough people call and ask them to change this stupid policy. I'm going to try re-listing my machine tonight and see what happens.

[777]

Oh no!!! So where am I now going to find a RARE ANTIQUE Golden Nugget or War Eagle???

The policies that a previous poster referred to have been in place for a very long time. E-Bay has chosen to totally ignore the ones about the reproduction machines though. In the past, I have emailed them notifying them about some blatently misrepresented machines. They didn't even bother to reply to my email and the clowns selling the RARE ANTIQUE Golden Nuggets continued.

Frankly, I don't really care if E-Bay shuts down slots or not. There is so much pure garbage listed there that it isn't worth my time.

[rogers1313]

I have posted to the Security Support group the following question(s)

Ask about selling or billing (for sellers only) > Listing and managing your item > Is this item allowed or prohibited?

Message: I have noticed that you are removing slot machines from Ebay listings. I deal in machines that are built between 1900 and 1960. These are real antiques and legal in every state except those listed in the ebay rules. I am noticing that you are removing machines left and right on Ebay. I need to know what the true criteria is for sale of these machines. I think Ebay owes the antique sellers and dealers a complete explanation as you folks are being inconsistant with your policies.

[Dave]

Let me speculate on what happened.

Person buys a slot machine which is illegal in his particular state.
Person gets busted.
Person reports who he bought the machine from and it was through E-Bay
Feds contact E-Bay
E-Bay does not want to deal with future problems and wants to be cooperative with the feds so E-Bay shuts down all slot auctions

This is pure speculation but I think it is a reasonable explnataion on why E-Bay would shut down slot auctions without giving any advance notice.

I, and the rest of us, would be very interested in hearing any official announcement from E-Bay. However, I wouldn't hold my breath on geting one.

Dave

[randybro]

I have another speculation: As we all know, many of the slots sold on e-Bay are NOT vintage. It is my understanding that many unsuspecting folks who thought they were getting the "real thing" have been complaining quite a bit. I don't think this is the entire reason, but I think it may be a contributing factor