Dear Valued AuctionArms customer:
You may have heard the recent news or received a message from
EBay that they have taken yet another anti-Second Amendment position (their
first was in 1999 when they abandoned their firearms sellers) . They are now, once again, abandoning
their good and faithful customers who sell firearms parts, ammunition reloading components and
reloading gear. Here is that
announcement:
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***Message from Matt Halprin –
New Listing Restrictions on Gun Parts*** |
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July 30, 2007 | 10:00AM PST/PT
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Matt
Halprin |
Hello everyone…In mid-August, we will be updating our Firearms, Weapons
and Knives Policy to place more restrictions around gun-related items.
Once these changes take effect, we will prohibit listings of any firearm
part that is required for the firing of a gun. This includes items like
bullet tips, brass casings and shells, barrels, slides, cylinders,
magazines, firing pins, trigger assemblies, etc. Please read the Firearms,
Weapons and Knives Policy for more details on our current policy.
As you may know, eBay does not allow the listing of any items which are
regulated by individual states or the federal government; however, there
are still a large number of firearm-related parts that are legal and are
widely available in retail stores. These items have also historically been
allowed on eBay.
After learning that some items purchased on eBay may have been used in
the tragedy at Virginia Tech in April 2007, we felt that revisiting our
policies was not only necessary, but the right thing to do. After much
consideration, the Trust & Safety policy team – along with our
executive leaders at eBay Inc. – have made the decision to further
restrict more of these items than federal and state regulations require.
This new update continues to encourage safety among our community
members and brings our policies in the U.S. and Canada in closer alignment
with our existing policies in other markets around the globe.
Sincerely,
Matt Halprin
Vice President,
Trust & Safety |
We strongly disagree with eBay’s stance on the 2nd
Amendment in general and specifically in their lackadaisical abandonment of
their long and faithful customers.
We think it is unconscionable.
But hey, it’s their right, and we love them for helping us continue to
build our business!
While eBay may have disdain for the 2nd Amendment
rights of it’s customers, we here at Auctionarms believe you should be able to
sell any legal item you may care to, especially firearms, firearms parts,
ammunition, ammunition components and reloading gear…how else are you going to
defend yourself against mad men and the evildoers who stalk innocents in those
politically correct “gun free” zones?!
We believe you should have the right to sell these items in a
free and open market. We believe
you should have the right to be free from fear of abandonment by a online sales
venue that you've invested your time and money in to create profit for them and
a reputation and goodwill for yourself.
We have proudly built our business and reputation on
firearms. We have for almost 10
years now. We will continue to do
so. We will not abandon our customers at the whim of some misguided, liberal
minded, political correctness. That
is our pledge.
We invite all abandoned eBay seller to move your firearms,
firearms parts, ammunition, ammunition reloading components and reloading gear
immediately to AuctionArms. Show
eBay you can abandon them as quick as they abandon you and move to the BEST
place on the internet for firearms and firearms related auctions!
We will make this solemn pledge to you. WE WILL NEVER ABANDON OUR CUSTOMERS WHO
ARE SELLING LEGAL ITEMS, NEVER”.
We pride ourselves on customer service. We freely publish phone numbers through
our “Contact Us” link that appears on every page. (find a customer service phone number on
eBay!). We have real folks in the
good old USA to talk to when you call those numbers. We care about our customers and about
the rights of our customers to fully enjoy their rights under the Second
Amendment.
Top 10 Reasons to move to
AuctionArms:
- We won't abandon you,
ever.
- No Listing
Fees: There are never any fees to list an
auction at AuctionArms and our selling commissions are much lower.
- Free
sign-up: For abandoned Sellers signing up in August, we will
eat the sign-up fee for new abandoned sellers moving from Ebay (normally $4)
- Free
Auctions: For abandoned Sellers signing up in
August, we won't charge you for any Final Value Fees (sales commissions for
the first month if you disclose your eBay seller’s nickname) in order to ease
the transition and reward you investing in our learning curve.
- Free Special
Features: For abandoned Sellers
signing up in August, we will give you free Special Features for your first
month.
- Free over 200
Items listings: We will arrange
to waive fees for added auctions if you list more than 200 items at a
time. Just let us know.
- Feedback
Credit: We will credit your Ebay Feedback
record towards becoming a Penny Auctioneer (a highly popular and successful
feature on our site).
- Retained eBay
recognition: We will provide recognition of your
eBay earned feedback status and use of your eBay nickname (when available)
in order for you to salvage some
of your hard earned goodwill and reputation.
- Free
Introductions: We will send an email letter of
introduction to your past buyers at eBay, (you'll need to confidentially
provide us with an emailing list) introducing them to your account at
AuctionArms.
- Special
Discounts: We'll
provide you with special discounts based on fees payment history with eBay for
firearms parts, reloading components and reloading gear (we'll need you to
confidentially disclose payment history with eBay to us to qualify for this
benefit).
- Familiar
categories: To assist eBay’s newly abandoned
sellers in moving their auctions to AuctionArms, we have reproduced their
categories for firearms parts, reloading components and reloading gear so that
they will be easily familiar to you.
- Support for
pro-gun rights:
For every abandoned seller that signs up with us in the month of
August, We will be donate $ to
the NRA Foundation.
OK, I lied, there are 12. As always we like to add special
value for our sellers.
How can we offer all this free stuff? Well, we are so confident that once you
use AuctionArms to connect to our international customer base of like minded
firearms enthusiasts and see how well we work for you, you will like what you
see and stay with us. You'll
generate future sales and commissions and we'll all win. How can you loose…frankly, you
can't!
If you've received this message and are not an eBay seller,
but have purchased these sorts of items from eBay sellers, do them and yourself
a favor. Forward this message on to
them. Help insure you will continue
to enjoy a broad selection of firearms parts, reloading components and reloading
gear through the convenience of the internet and at a Second Amendment friendly
site!
Thanks for taking the time to read this message and thanks
for being a customer at the BEST place on the internet for firearms
auctions. We appreciate your
business and look forward to many years of providing you with unparalleled
service.
Spread the Gospel!
Manny DelaCruz
Chief Executive Officer
AuctionArms.com, Inc.
The BEST place on the internet for
firearms auctions!
