eBay

daismarg · ‎02-07-2025

Have 2 Folding Electric Bikes I want to sell but every time I list them it states I am not allowed to do so because I am not a business seller. Just doesn't make sense! Why?

jckl1957 · ‎02-07-2025

It is almost certainly connected to the rise in fires caused by e-bike batteries.

Detailed article here with quotes from Ebay.

https://www.thefpa.co.uk/news/ebay-take-action-over-e-bike-battery-sales

"There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (1813 - 1855)

View solution in original post

tobiasd4 · ‎02-07-2025

Only business sellers are allowed to sell e bikes on ebay.

You will have to sell elsewhere.

daismarg · ‎02-07-2025

Yes I accept your answer but was wondering what the reason was?

jckl1957 · ‎02-07-2025

It is almost certainly connected to the rise in fires caused by e-bike batteries.

Detailed article here with quotes from Ebay.

https://www.thefpa.co.uk/news/ebay-take-action-over-e-bike-battery-sales

"There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (1813 - 1855)