Should sellers be saying - collection only - in time of lockdown or should eBay pull that option?

[blenglen]

More of a what do you think sort of question but I've seen some larger items that I would've bid on even during the present medical crises yet the seller is clear - collection only, will not post under any circumsatnces - so I've avoided, although the items I've been interested in could have posted. So should eBay be allowing the collection only option in a time of lockdown?   

[rusticrye]

Yes, of course Ebay should pull that option - and should be forced to do so by the government. Collection items are non-essential purchases, and involve non-essential journeys and banned meetings with those outside one's own 'bubble'. 

Couriers are essential during this time, to ensure the running of what is left of the economy.  Flogging off our old no-longer wanted possessions for personal collection is not comparable in any way.

Don't get me wrong, folks - the government's handling of the situation has grown ever more ludicrous and is doing far more harm than good, so I personally have no objection whatsoever to personal collection; but rules are rules, and should therefore apply across the board. 

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