It would be wrong to think that eBay has no interest
in this issue. Their published policy (which is
likely nothing more than a "Cover Your Ass") addresses
the issue of CB amplifiers fairly well. They wouldn't
publish that if they weren't aware of the issue. So
at some level, they DO care.
However, their sellers are smart enough to know how to
break down eBay's resolve (not that they probably had
much). Sellers place amplifiers in the HamRadio
category, say things like "not for CB", etc.
If eBay starts squashing ads based on keywords (like
Palomar or Galaxy) the sellers would do like the
spammers and use spaces and asterisks to spoof the
filters. So without a human staff of CB-amplifier-
sniffers, they aren't going to stop this. Experienced
website guys realize that this cat-and-mouse game can
take lots of time so my guess is that this (a
published policy) about all we are ever going to see
from eBay without our involvement.
But we can use their own policy "against" them. By
being that "human staff", and sending eBay a list of
violations and letting them know the FCC will be
informed (and actually doing so) perhaps we will see
some results.
To be sure, nothing will happen without hams taking
some action. Although some might find it distasteful
to "play cop", we have little choice. There's no way
to know if we can make a difference without trying.
Mike N2MG
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