The site is vast over 7 billion listings on at any one time, so some will invariably slip the net and become listed.
There has a new ruling on anything bladed or deemed to be bladed so once the system has caught with those, and they're spotted and reported like yours was, if they have broken the ruling they too will be removed.
This was eBay's latest announcement:
Keeping shoppers and sellers safe: Buyer age-verification for bladed items
To help keep buyers and sellers safe, we’ve expanded safety requirements for selling bladed items on ebay.co.uk, with the introduction of buyer age-verification to cover more potentially dangerous items. If you sell bladed items on ebay.co.uk, you need to:
- Add an age-verified delivery option. Choose a delivery service that requires age verification on receipt.
- Correctly package the bladed products, and clearly label the parcel to indicate there are bladed items inside.
- Ensure your packages are delivered to buyers in person, not to parcel lockers, collection points or via local pick up.
Please note that the sale of many types of knives and bladed items is already prohibited on eBay. However, legal bladed products for sale in the UK can be sold to customers who are 18 and over. Proof of age will be required at checkout. You can learn more about adding age-verified delivery options to your listings on our Seller Centre page.
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