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eBay - what's going on?
Not quite on topic, but I just ran across an eBay listing that seems
to be censored here (QTH is Illinois USA): "Unfortunately, access to this particular category or item has been blocked due to legal restrictions in your home country. Based on our discussions with concerned government agencies and eBay community members, we have taken these steps to reduce the chance of inappropriate items being displayed." This is what I see under http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=46 75 What the h***? The description makes me doubt that someone is trying to sell a nuke warhead or a James Bond laser watch. Is eBay now ridiculously bending over to please the homeland security folks? Can anyone anywhere access this ad? Thanks. -- Eric Behr | NIU Mathematical Sciences | (815) 753 6727 | http://www.math.niu.edu/~behr/ | fax: 753 1112 |
"Eric Behr" wrote in message ... Not quite on topic, but I just ran across an eBay listing that seems to be censored here (QTH is Illinois USA): "Unfortunately, access to this particular category or item has been blocked due to legal restrictions in your home country. Based on our discussions with concerned government agencies and eBay community members, we have taken these steps to reduce the chance of inappropriate items being displayed." This is what I see under http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=46 75 What the h***? The description makes me doubt that someone is trying to sell a nuke warhead or a James Bond laser watch. Is eBay now ridiculously bending over to please the homeland security folks? Can anyone anywhere access this ad? Thanks. Saw it just fine here in Denver..... Ken KG0WX |
It came up for me, no problem.
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Ken Bessler wrote: "Eric Behr" wrote in message ... Not quite on topic, but I just ran across an eBay listing that seems to be censored here (QTH is Illinois USA): [...] http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=46 75 What the h***? Saw it just fine here in Denver..... Ken KG0WX Really bizarre. I just saved the source and put it up on my server: http://www.math.niu.edu/~behr/weirdebay.html That's exactly what I get. Maybe it's an eBay glitch caused by the fact that I run Safari, and with JavaScript disabled, but the end result is disturbing no matter what the reason is. I'm not making this up. I've since found another listing, also with WWII equipment, which gives me the same page. Thanks guys. 73, KC9DUX -- Eric Behr | NIU Mathematical Sciences | (815) 753 6727 | http://www.math.niu.edu/~behr/ | fax: 753 1112 |
That is a great advertising ploy. tell everyone you can not see the auction
because of some restriction and everyone who reads your post will try to look and see the auction. I will remember it. gundoc "Eric Behr" wrote in message ... Not quite on topic, but I just ran across an eBay listing that seems to be censored here (QTH is Illinois USA): "Unfortunately, access to this particular category or item has been blocked due to legal restrictions in your home country. Based on our discussions with concerned government agencies and eBay community members, we have taken these steps to reduce the chance of inappropriate items being displayed." This is what I see under http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=46 75 What the h***? The description makes me doubt that someone is trying to sell a nuke warhead or a James Bond laser watch. Is eBay now ridiculously bending over to please the homeland security folks? Can anyone anywhere access this ad? Thanks. -- Eric Behr | NIU Mathematical Sciences | (815) 753 6727 | http://www.math.niu.edu/~behr/ | fax: 753 1112 |
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gundoc wrote: That is a great advertising ploy. tell everyone you can not see the auction because of some restriction and everyone who reads your post will try to look and see the auction. I will remember it. We're being a bit paranoid today, aren't we? With all the garbage that's going on, I'm not surprised. But please don't accuse people without any factual basis. I do get the strange page from eBay. It is not my auction, I just stumbled on it looking for a power supply. Hmmm, on second thought, maybe I should patent that... 73 - KC9DUX. -- Eric Behr | NIU Mathematical Sciences | (815) 753 6727 | http://www.math.niu.edu/~behr/ | fax: 753 1112 |
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Looks like a normal posting to me. I don't see any message.
On 26 Jan 2004 05:12:14 GMT, (Eric Behr) wrote: Not quite on topic, but I just ran across an eBay listing that seems to be censored here (QTH is Illinois USA): "Unfortunately, access to this particular category or item has been blocked due to legal restrictions in your home country. Based on our discussions with concerned government agencies and eBay community members, we have taken these steps to reduce the chance of inappropriate items being displayed." This is what I see under http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=46 75 What the h***? The description makes me doubt that someone is trying to sell a nuke warhead or a James Bond laser watch. Is eBay now ridiculously bending over to please the homeland security folks? Can anyone anywhere access this ad? Thanks. |
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