Ecommerce Industry News
New Zealand marketplace Trade Me adjusted its weapons policy following the shooting rampage that took place in that country last week in which 50 people died and 34 people were injured. “We have listened to […]
Facebook updated its “Regulated Goods” policy to add firearms to the policy. The New York Times said the company was banning private sales of guns, calling it a move meant to clamp down on unlicensed gun transactions. […]
Concern about gun control has helped boost the sales of guns in the past. In 2008, the founder of GunBroker told us that sales had picked up around the time President Obama was elected over […]
A day after the New York Attorney General announced a settlement with 30 Amazon sellers over the sale of toy guns, UK newspaper the Guardian published an expose about the alleged illegal sale of real weapons on […]
eBay is getting bad publicity this week over a report that criticizes the way eBay handles the sale of gun parts on its marketplace. “For the do-it-yourself crowd,” wrote Reveal in an article on Wednesday, “building an […]
If you sell toys online, you should be aware of restrictions placed on the sale of toy guns. The New York Attorney General is investigating the sale of prohibited toy guns on Amazon and other […]
You probably don’t think of guns when you think of Etsy, the marketplace known for handmade goods and vintage items. Indeed, the site prohibits the sale of firearms and weapons. But on Monday, Etsy announced […]