# Gun folks, check out this Ebay auction! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-folks-check-out-this-ebay-auction/293617 "2005-03-09T02:19:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-folks-check-out-this-ebay-auction/293617/1 "2005-03-09T02:19:29Z")
I sure hope this guy gets what he needs, he sounds a wee bit stressed out to me [http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=383&item=7140301227&rd=1](http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=383&item=7140301227&rd=1). Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-folks-check-out-this-ebay-auction/293617/2 "2005-03-09T02:28:05Z")
Is selling live ammo on ebay against The Rules? Or is that just in Australia? I mean they sell ammo at Walmart fer christ sakes. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-folks-check-out-this-ebay-auction/293617/3 "2005-03-09T03:00:41Z")
I cant find the thread right now, but this has been discussed before. Sounds like a spot o trouble with the ebay folks, eh? ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-folks-check-out-this-ebay-auction/293617/4 "2005-03-09T03:04:36Z")
Ebay has sillier gun rules than “the Peoples Republic of California” and a lot of “gun folks” refuse to conduct business with them (or Paypal) because of the percieved “anti-gun” stance that they take. Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-folks-check-out-this-ebay-auction/293617/5 "2005-03-09T03:27:31Z")
I think that auction is a bit og mocking commentary on the fact that eBay has closed more than a few auctions based on cursory inspection of the type done by **Madd Maxx** and **CynicalGabe**. They are empty primerless shell casings… no live ammunition. It looks like the auction gets modified every time it’s relisted after eBay closes it for no valid reason.