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Chitter Chatter => General Discussion => Topic started by: Monsters For Sale on September 02, 2025, 04:32:12 PM

Title: eBay Censorship
Post by: Monsters For Sale on September 02, 2025, 04:32:12 PM
Since when does eBay censor private messages between buyer and seller?

A Japanese seller told me he was afraid that a poster I bought would be held up in our mail for tariff charges and told me he would help pay the price.

I was writing back to tell him that the tariff was ruled illegal by a judge and it arrived duty free.  In describing our situation here, I used the word "bastard" and had my message rejected by eBay.  I changed the term to bag of dirt and it went through.

(I was a little surprised all my other terms were deemed unoffensive.)

Never had a private message rejected by eBay before.  Is this something new?
Title: Re: eBay Censorship
Post by: michblk on September 04, 2025, 09:36:05 AM
I know they censor from putting email addresses in, but didn't realize censored other words.

Brian K
Title: Re: eBay Censorship
Post by: Mike Scott on September 04, 2025, 10:41:59 AM
You should have spelled it like Tarantino did.
Title: Re: eBay Censorship
Post by: Monsters For Sale on September 04, 2025, 03:33:17 PM
Funny thing is, in a previous message I used the "F" word in reference to the same unnamed person, and it went through without objection.
Title: Re: eBay Censorship
Post by: Mike Scott on September 04, 2025, 05:27:24 PM
Quote from: Monsters For Sale on September 04, 2025, 03:33:17 PM. . and it went through without objection.

Weird!