Jayd 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 eBay has announced it is banning the sale of knives on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie. Will this affect anyone on here? Or will you just buy from eBay.com or another foreign eBay? Discuss Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,274 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 It might help to stop knife crime, but from waht I can gather majority of knives used come from the kitchen. A lot of replicas knives on ebay anyhow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Are they going to ban the sale of screwdrivers as well? What about baseball bats? How many people are injured by baseball bats each year. I think they should be licensed, and their sale by mail order should be stopped................. Where will it all end..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jayd 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I remember when they first stopped selling BB guns, then it spread to paintball guns too. I think it's a good step in one way, for the knife crime, but it punishes the genuine people, like most of them do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bullterrier Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 believe me this will not have an affect on knife crime in anyway next time your in your local supermarket have a look at the sharp knifes for sale a couple of pound if that.. ..john Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 With everyones kitchen full of them i think its a bit of a waste of time really!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craftycarper 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 When does this come into affect, just been on ebay and knives are still on sale. I thought it was just imported knives being banned, although for the life of me i don't see the difference ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wuzzy 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) hey you might not be able to buy bricks next might stock,up fact is people will use what they can get there hands on legal or illegal ebay is just taking a moral stand for pr uses Edited February 10, 2009 by wuzzy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jayd 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 When does this come into affect, just been on ebay and knives are still on sale. I thought it was just imported knives being banned, although for the life of me i don't see the difference ... Hi, Don't know when they are bringing it in, just going off the announcement. http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200902.shtml#2009-02-09183038 I assume they're giving sellers time to get rid sharpish (excuse the pun ) I just wonder where the madness will end sometimes... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhitehunter 47 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Are they going to ban the sale of screwdrivers as well? What about baseball bats? How many people are injured by baseball bats each year. I think they should be licensed, and their sale by mail order should be stopped................. Where will it all end..... pretty much anything can be used as a weapon cant it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
just jack 998 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 it was on watchdog last night, the ebay spokesman said it could take up to 2 wks to get it sorted, so get your orders in now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
biffo 0 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 totally absurd. theyre still allowing cutlery to be sold tho, wether or not cutlery includes kitchen knives i dont know. if it does its even more absurd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 It's like banning all cars because a minority of drivers are dangerous/careless drivers. How many people are killed on the roads each year due to dangerous/careless driving? I'm not sure, but I bet it's a damn sight more than victims of stabbings. However, I'm not belittling knife crime far from it, but the only way this is going to be tackled is on the street, with tougher laws for offenders, not with token gestures from the likes of ebay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paddy.t 5 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 It's like banning all cars because a minority of drivers are dangerous/careless drivers. How many people are killed on the roads each year due to dangerous/careless driving? I'm not sure, but I bet it's a damn sight more than victims of stabbings. However, I'm not belittling knife crime far from it, but the only way this is going to be tackled is on the street, with tougher laws for offenders, not with token gestures from the likes of ebay. Beat me too it exactly what i was thinking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeTheDog 153 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Think about it lads!...It's not the baseball bats and the kitchen devils in Sainsburys we need to worry about. It's the nasty fecking scummie kids that want to look wellard with a flash flick nife!...No street cred carrying a bread knife! Yea so they can rob their mums kitchen or their dads shed for a weapon but it's not the same as having a nice piece of kit in your track suit trousers is it? It's shit heads like the youth of today that mean I can't walk out with a sencible knife to gut a rabbit when the dog brings one back on a mooch. I blaim that Blair, stopping us giving the lippy brats a thick ear.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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