Ebay wont let people in Minnesota buy airguns from them.

[Beer Nap]

I live in Minnesota, you can hold that against me, I do. I tried to buy my first airgun off of ebay years ago and they wont even let me bid on it because they wont let a airgun be shipped to this frozen wasteland. I gave up on ebay and was concerned that my state was New Jersey and I couldn't even order one. There are no state laws against having a airgun shipped here, I would have saved thousands if there were. Today I contacted ebay to find out the reason. After being transferred three times and told how much that they appreciate me (something that my ex-wife never said) and this was the final answer.

"Upon checking the details, I can see that eBay don't allow these product to sell on eBay however some states does. I would request you to contact the seller for this and ask them to change the category of the product, once they will do the changes with the category then you will be able to purchase the item."

I guess to buy a airgun off of ebay I need to have the seller classify it as furniture or a sex toy or whatever, anything except a airgun.

 

[ChuckHunter]

Crazy world we're living in!
From airgun to lead spitter and your golden!

 

[silvershooter589]

Crazy world we're living in!
From airgun to lead spitter and your golden!

If you want to go after the rich clientele, list it in the "pneumatic airborne projectile dispenser" category.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Try buying pellets on Amazon if you live in Massachusetts, let alone airguns! No laws on the books that say you can’t but Amazon has decided they won’t ship…

I know this doesn’t help your cause, but as long as you are carful you can find good used airguns on here, airguns.net and other reputable airgun forums.

-Marty

 

[Beer Nap]

Try buying pellets on Amazon if you live in Massachusetts, let alone airguns! No laws on the books that say you can’t but Amazon has decided they won’t ship…

I know this doesn’t help your cause, but as long as you are carful you can find good used airguns on here, airguns.net and other reputable airgun forums.

-Marty

That's sad coming from a state that has the motto of “By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty.”

 

[Clear Fork]

I've run into that with Amazon. Apparently their algorithm doesn't know the difference between Washington State and Washington D.C......

 

[MartyMcFly]

I've run into that with Amazon. Apparently their algorithm doesn't know the difference between Washington State and Washington D.C......

Sorry to tell that their algorithm is a person…

-Marty

 

[Trucker3573]

I believe eBay still lists Michigan as a prohibited state as well. The law changed long ago but of course their system lags behind. However the eBay system doesn’t keep me from bidding. It’s the sellers that sometimes are the limiting factor. They don’t want to ship to Michigan. Once I had to ask someone to look up the law. When they saw it was good to ship here I bought it.

 

[Beer Nap]

Sorry to tell that their algorithm is a person…

-Marty

I agree that in the end it is a person making the call. I've seen laws passed just because a lawmaker said that they didn't like the way something looked.

 

[Firewalker]

Nothing I can say that wont get this thread locked.

 

[Beer Nap]

Nothing I can say that wont get this thread locked.

Can you explain it by using puppets? J/K, I know how frustrating it is having others running the show.

 

[mercado]

I live in PR .. I could purchase at eBay. Bullet molds, lead ,casting equipment and reloading tools..but I can't purchase a airforce condor..

 

[Beer Nap]

I live in PR .. I could purchase at eBay. Bullet molds, lead ,casting equipment and reloading tools..but I can't purchase a airforce condor..

I can buy those items too, just not a airgun unless it's posted as modern art.

 

[KWK]

Only land owners should be allowed to vote

 

[Beer Nap]

Only land owners should be allowed to vote

Yep, this thread could get political real fast and locked if one is not careful.

 

[Beer Nap]

Only land owners should be allowed to vote

BTW, if you don't have a allodial title then you really don't own your land.

 

[Septicdeath]

I live in Minnesota, you can hold that against me, I do. I tried to buy my first airgun off of ebay years ago and they wont even let me bid on it because they wont let a airgun be shipped to this frozen wasteland. I gave up on ebay and was concerned that my state was New Jersey and I couldn't even order one. There are no state laws against having a airgun shipped here, I would have saved thousands if there were. Today I contacted ebay to find out the reason. After being transferred three times and told how much that they appreciate me (something that my ex-wife never said) and this was the final answer.

"Upon checking the details, I can see that eBay don't allow these product to sell on eBay however some states does. I would request you to contact the seller for this and ask them to change the category of the product, once they will do the changes with the category then you will be able to purchase the item."

I guess to buy a airgun off of ebay I need to have the seller classify it as furniture or a sex toy or whatever, anything except a airgun.

If you live around Duluth there is a ordinance or something that ebay will not ship to.

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[Beer Nap]

If you live around Duluth there is a ordinance or something that ebay will not ship to.

It could be something as simple as one city or County ordnance in a state to shut down the whole state. I think that Duluth is just caught up with the whole MN ban because someone contacted ebay and unlawfully said don't ship here. I say that because Tennessee has dry counties but other counties can still sell spirits and have home shipping.

 

[Septicdeath]

It could be something as simple as one city or County ordnance in a state to shut down the whole state. I think that Duluth is just caught up with the whole MN ban because someone contacted ebay and unlawfully said don't ship here. I say that because Tennessee has dry counties but other counties can still sell spirits and have home shipping.

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[Beer Nap]

If you live around Duluth there is a ordinance or something that ebay will not ship to.

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Good information and thank you. Funny thing is that in Minnesota you can get any Black Powder gun sent to you without going through a FFL dealer but they held the line on airguns from ebay that are much more ineffective in damage. Both will lose in any real fight against anyone using a modern PB but I guess that isn't the point.

Just know that we have a Federal Congressman that asked if the US put too many troops on one side of a Island would it cause the Island to tip over.