AR-News: (NC) Bear parts sold on eBay in violation of their policy

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Letter to the Editor, Asheville Citizen-Times (citizen-times.com)

eBay needs to enforce its ban on selling bear products
By SPECIAL TO CITIZEN-TIMESJune 3, 2004 6:00 p.m.
I was appalled recently when several items made from bear parts were posted 
on the eBay Web site. Among the items offered for sale were: A set of ashtrays, 
made from grizzly bear paws, a black bear head mount, and a cinnamon black 
bear full taxidermy mount. In eBay's posted list of "prohibited items" it 
states: "Bears and bear products (for example, bear teeth, claws and rugs) may not 
be listed on eBay." This statement is found at the following URL: 
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/ wildlife.html. Obviously, eBay is failing to adhere to 
its own rules by permitting the sale of these items. Worse, it seems that 
eBay is ignoring the fact that grizzly bears are protected. eBay's failing to 
enforce its own policies puts the company at risk of being fined - and 
embarrassed - by the U.S. Fish Wildife Service's enforcement division. Many of us who 
live in Western North Carolina are interested in the well- being of bears, both 
here and elsewhere. Many of us also have used eBay to buy or sell on the 
Internet. I am submitting this letter as a "heads-up" to eBay shoppers and bear 
aficionados in the area. I, for one, will not be visiting eBay to shop anytime 
soon.
Kathryn Sherrard,
Franklin, NC
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