Is it ok to sell knives on ebay?

THEMONEYSPIDER_2

Can anyone advise.
I have a set of kitchen knives i would like to sell?
Just wondering if i can sell them via ebay.
I have had a look on ebay and see that people do sell kitchen knives / blocks ect, but they seem to be business sellers.

starrybee

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/weapons.html

Whole section on knives here, it says dining/cutlery knives are ok but Sharp kitchen knives are not.

THEMONEYSPIDER_2

Thanks for the quick reply...off to read the policy now.

forgotmyname

Not worth the risk. Only take a couple of complaints and your accounts in trouble.

soolin

I got a slap on the wrist for listing a vintage set of fish knives and forks a while ago. I was going to argue it with eBay as it didn't breach their rules, but decided it wasn't worth risking my blood pressure over.

Strangely enough I also got a telling off on a Facebook selling page for a similar item as they said kids might hurt themselves? That was on the same selling page that allows legal highs to be sold along side fake Cartier sunglasses, dodgy Nike trainers and very dodgy DVDs (Film still only on cinema release)

I can only assume that the sort of person using my local Facebook selling pages do not teach their children to eat using a knife and fork.

charlies_mum

Definitely don't list. I listed a set of kitchen knives in a knife block and they were pulled within hours and I got a compliance warning from eBay.

I'm a top rated business seller so don't think it makes any difference

theonlywayisup

You cannot sell one knife in a block but it's ok to sell 12 serrated and sharp steak knives!

soolin

theonlywayisup wrote: »

You cannot sell one knife in a block but it's ok to sell 12 serrated and sharp steak knives!

Mine were only fish knives and I still got a slap, you couldn't even cut butter with them!

I've still got about 3 sets of them and apart from car boots have no way of selling them on at the moment.

THEMONEYSPIDER_2

I'm glad i checked with you all first, thank you for your replies

i know ebay can be a Mardy !!!!! at times, i once list a pair of brass decorative wall pistols, remember the sort? they were pulled as firearms!!

soolin

THEMONEYSPIDER wrote: »

I'm glad i checked with you all first, thank you for your replies

i know ebay can be a Mardy !!!!! at times, i once list a pair of brass decorative wall pistols, remember the sort? they were pulled as firearms!!

Strangely enough a few months ago I successfully sold 2 sets of them without issues, which shows eBay are very inconsistent.

charlies_mum

I listed a vintage Man from Uncle cap gun. It was pulled and I got a warning under the Firearms rule. They said it looked too realistic :rotfl: