eBay restrictions on California buyers - I’ve had enough!

[Sergey1972]

Good to know, explains why when I look for higher caliber specific I don't see much. This all may be useful for those selling as well. Lots of potential in CA being prevented. I did notice Bass Pro Shop has a list of Areas they will not deliver to because of city/county ordinance. Only a couple areas in CA.

Thats all it takes. Ebay doesnt want to track by county so they ban whole state. Amazon you cant get a red dot shipped to Cali if seller also ships night vision. Have to find another seller to get simple red dot.

 

[K. Tran]

I lived in the state of Mass which airguns were legal to buy and sell, but there were some municipalities that outlawed possession of them. So to stay safe Amazon and others deny sales the entire state. I believe it is a smart business decision on their part.

I'm from MA. I don't know of any areas that outlaws them because they are legal in the state and you can get them when of legal age. Their usage; however, is different. Some towns ban any discharge even from airsoft. That's when you just have to join a range. I have all the legal licenses and Amazon won't ship them and that's silly, especially a 15 minute drive to New Hampshire and you can get any air stuff without any questions.

 

[imbrbing]

Hi there AGN. I know there have been some similar posts to this, but I’d like to take a moment of your time. As you may know, eBay has decided that even though they are perfectly legal, California buyers are not allowed to purchase Airguns through eBay. We are allowed to sell on eBay, but not buy.

I’ve spoken to a chat representative, who wasn’t helpful. I can post the chat logs, but the gist of it was he didn’t even know California was a US State. I kept asking him questions to the point where he said he would send this matter to an “escalation team” that would get back to me in 48-72 hours. (I’ll be pleasantly surprised if they actually do.)

Here’s where I’d like your help:

My plan is to combat their reasoning, if they have any, that forbids the sales. I suspect they will say that CA law states you must be 18+ to buy them, to which I plan to respond with item numbers on eBay of sex toys, play boys, and drug/tobacco paraphernalia.

Any other ideas? We’ve got smarter people here than I, surely someone can see an angle that I can’t.

We should do the same with Gamo not selling piston seals to anyone in the U.S.

 

[CharlieF]

All of the above is why I live in Alabama. Sorry for those who have to live in those states who restrict peoples lives.