PadACheek banned from eBay?

Kemosabe · Post by **Kemosabe** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:32 am

Got a email from eBay today:

eBay wrote:Please be aware that the following fixed price listing:

Item Number - 5630992450
Item Title - PAD A CHEEK = CPAP Sleep Apnea Mask Strap Pads

has been removed by eBay for violating of one or more of our policies. Any offers or bids placed on this fixed price listing are now null and void. We advise you not to finalize this transaction with the seller. As stated in the eBay User Agreement, neither seller nor buyer should engage in transactions that violate the law or eBay policy.

Huh??

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:43 am

Kemosabe,

I'm sure that the words "CPAP Sleep Apnea" put it in their category of "medical devices" and that's why they pulled it.

Good luck.

Den

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:29 am

Since I spoke with Karen this morning, I know the answer.

She had been cleared via a letter from eBay to advertise on their site. However, she feels that this was probably done by computer; and when the computer picks up anything with the letters "CPAP" in the ad's title, it pulls the ad off the site since eBay does not allow their sellers to sell anything that needs a prescription, such as CPAP machines.

She is taking care of it. In the meanwhile, I would PM her on this site if you want to place an order for the Pad A Cheeks. I'm sure she'd take care of it for you, the lovely woman that she is.

Pad A Cheek · Post by **Pad A Cheek** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:40 am

Hi all,
Yes I too received the message this mornign that eBay has taken my sale off their site.
The message they sent to me stated :

Dear treeloftstudio,

**PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT EMAIL REGARDING YOUR LISTING(S)**

We appreciate that you chose eBay to list the following fixed price
listing(s):

5630992450 - PAD A CHEEK = CPAP Sleep Apnea Mask Strap Pads

However, your fixed price listing(s) violates eBay's Medical and
Prescription Items policy and has been removed. In accordance with our User
Agreement, items prohibited by law or by eBay policy are not allowed on
eBay. We have credited all associated fees to your account and notified
eBay users associated with the transaction that it has been cancelled.

Controlled drugs or items (or their components) that require a
prescription from a licensed practitioner (such as a doctor, dentist,
ophthalmologist or optometrist) are not permitted on eBay; this includes drugs
and devices prescribed by veterinarians for animals.CPAP (Continuous
Positive Air Pressure) machines require a prescription from a licensed
practitioner and are therefore not permitted on eBay.For more information
on Medical and Prescription Items visit the following Help page:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/prescriptions.html

For more information on Medical and Prescription Items visit the
following Help page:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/prescriptions.html

Please note: violation of this or other eBay policies may result in
forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings, limits on account privileges
and account suspension.

Please review eBay's Prohibited and Restricted Items guidelines and
User Agreement at the following locations:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/item_allowed.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html

For more information on why eBay removesfixed price listings, or to
write to us with questions, please review the following Web page:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/l ... ended.html

We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Regards,

eBay Trust & Safety

SO that is it in a nut shell. Funny thing is I got pre-aproval before I ever placed my product on eBay, and received an email to that effect as well.
Guess they didn't see that. I am in the process of waiting for eBay to get back with me on this one. I did nothing wrong.
Thank you for your support.

Karen

Kemosabe · Post by **Kemosabe** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:13 pm

Stupid eBay.

I ordered a couple from Karen last week and tried one last night. It does make a positive difference. I had considerably less "strap beard" in the morning and the mask was a lot more comfy overall. That it's red and orange with leopard spots is a bonus.

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:00 pm

PADACHEEK,

eBay's right hand often does not know what it's left hand is doing. HOW RIDICULOUS! I guess you would not be able to sell a power strip if it was intended to be used to plug in a cpap. I think that there is more to the eBay cpap ban than they are stating. My guess is that the DME industry has "gotten to them" and convinced eBay to stay out of their territory. The Mafia is alive and well! ...just operating in a different business.

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:07 pm

Wading,

you think???

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:46 pm

Sleepless on LI wrote:Wading,

you think???

A couple of ResMed executives????

Snoozie · Post by **Snoozie** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:54 pm

They also took the other guy's strap covers off also, and the cpap tubewrap that I purchased for my hoses seems to be gone also. It also said the buyer could be in trouble for completing the transaction. What if it is already paid for? Can they really go after a buyer for not knowing?

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:31 pm

[quote="Snoozie"]They also took the other guy's strap covers off also, and the cpap tubewrap that I purchased for my hoses seems to be gone also. It also said the buyer could be in trouble for completing the transaction. What if it is already paid for? Can they really go after a buyer for not knowing?

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:39 pm

Snoozie,

I wouldn't give it two seconds' thought. Could you imagine reading that story in the papers? "Woman Arrested and Prosecuted for Purchasing Pad A Cheeks Via eBay"???

And, Wader, LOL...good caption for the photo.

Snoozie · Post by **Snoozie** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:37 pm

LOL! Actually if they ban me from EBay, that would be a good thing!

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:59 pm

eBay's policies are ambiguous. They say they won't carry sales of new or used cpap equipment as it violates the law.

But they sell a lot of other *equally* restricted medical equipment.

I think there is a probability that eBay are acting under pressure - my guess is that if true the pressure will be coming from the xPAP mfgrs - I know for a fact that ResMed has changed the names of their xPAP models in Australia & USA just to block the flow back of machines into Australia from dealers in the US.

They had been discussing changing the colours of them to identify the country they were exported too. This info came to me from a highly reliable source who deals with ResMed directly.

So, I think eBay will sell anything to anyone given the chance but under duress they will allow lobby groups to police the sales & report back to them violations that they then 'act' on.

DSM

tomjax · Post by **tomjax** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:48 pm

tRY YAHOO AUCTIONS
THEY SELL CPAP .

btw- I saw a cpap advertised on ebay and sent a question to the seller to reply if it was removed.

My remstar auto should arrive in a day or two.

275.00 + shipping
used 4 months

Jere · Post by **Jere** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:49 pm

What a bunch of idiots. We need to raise a legal aid fund and take this to the Supreme Court!

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