Monitoring Ebay for illegal selling?  Best of luck!  I've even seen pirated
DVDs and videos on there, and they always put the emphasis on the seller not
offering such restricted items, and do not police themselves.  If you want
an eye-opener, go through their restricted items list and see how many items
ARE on sale on Ebay:

Prohibited and Restricted Items List:
     a.. Academic Software
        b.. Alcohol
        c.. Animals and Wildlife Products
        d.. Anti-circumvention Policy
        e.. Artifacts
        f.. Authenticity Disclaimers
        g.. Autographed Items
        h.. Batteries
        i.. Beta Software
        j.. Bootleg Recordings
        k.. Brand Name Misuse
        l.. Catalog and URL Sales
        m.. Catalytic Converters and Test Pipes
        n.. Comparison Policy
        o.. Compilation and Informational Media
        p.. Contracts and Tickets
        q.. Counterfeit Currency and Stamps
        r.. Counterfeit Items
        s.. Credit Cards
        t.. Downloadable Media
        u.. Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia
        v.. Electronics Equipment
        w.. Embargoed Goods and Prohibited Countries
        x.. Event Tickets
        y.. Faces, Names and Signatures
        z.. Firearms, Ammunition, Replicas, and Militaria
        aa.. Fireworks
        ab.. Food
        ac.. Freon and Other Refrigerants
        ad.. Government IDs and Licenses
        ae.. Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Items
        af.. Human Parts and Remains
        ag.. Importation of Goods into the United States
        ah.. International Trading - Buyers
        ai.. International Trading - Sellers
        aj.. Lockpicking Devices
        ak.. Lottery Tickets
        al.. Mailing Lists and Personal Information
        am.. Mature Audiences
        an.. Medical Devices
        ao.. Misleading Titles
        ap.. Mod Chips, Game Enhancers, and Boot Discs
        aq.. Movie Prints
        ar.. OEM Software
        as.. Offensive Material
        at.. Pesticides
        au.. Plants and Seeds
        av.. Police-Related Items
        aw.. Postage Meters
        ax.. Pre-Sale Listings
        ay.. Prescription Drugs and Devices
        az.. Promotional Items
        ba.. Real Estate
        bb.. Recalled Items
        bc.. Recordable Media
        bd.. Replica and Counterfeit Items
        be.. Satellite and Cable TV Descrambers
        bf.. Slot Machines
        bg.. Stocks and Other Securities
        bh.. Stolen Property
        bi.. Surveillance Equipment
        bj.. Tobacco
        bk.. Travel
        bl.. Unauthorized Copies
        bm.. Used Clothing
        bn.. Warranties
        bo.. Weapons & Knives
        bp.. Wine


Brian Longstaff

You'll know when you've been Tango'd!
----- Original Message -----
From: "No Name" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 9:49 PM
Subject: metal detectors selling on ebay


> I have been increasingly concerned at items I come across on ebay which
are
> from metal detector finds
>
> what is being done about monitoring this vast selling forum for illegal
> selling at home and abroad?
>
> for those who have not looked go to
> www.ebay.co.uk
>
> click on search and then on 'by seller' and put in this one sellers name
> stigs-antiquities
>
> then when you have looked at items currently for sale in his list, click
on
> the number in brackets after the name - it was 2244 when I looked last and
> has a red star next to it - this will take you to his feedback lists where
> clicking on the huge number of item numbers will tell you what he has
> already sold and how much he got for it
>
> this is only one of many and I am very concerned that ebay is a potential
> major source of moving minor and major artefacts around the world and will
> encourage people to go out secretly and not report finds.
>
> Ros