joecool123
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posted on June 24, 2001 05:20:08 PM
Well the unexpected happened, Ebay suspended my account for 30 days for selling lawn darts three times within the last 6 months. All my auctions were taken down, fees refunded and now I sit. Thanks Ebay
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kathyg
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posted on June 24, 2001 05:23:04 PM
Lawn darts! You get what you deserve. We've killed 4 out of our 5 dogs with lawn darts, and it's all your fault.
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luvmy2bears
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posted on June 24, 2001 05:24:34 PM
For selling lawn darts? Why?
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jumpinjacko
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posted on June 24, 2001 05:35:35 PM
Timothy McVeigh's lawn darts is a NO NO
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ONE LOVE.......
EBAY ID
JUMPIN*JACK
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tuition44years
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posted on June 24, 2001 05:36:59 PM
You're selling lawn darts and you have to come here to ask why you were suspended? How can you sleep at night .. listing lawn darts .. what WERE you thinking! 
How bizarre!
Lynne 
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tuition44years
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posted on June 24, 2001 05:39:43 PM
[QUOTE]Timothy McVeigh's lawn darts is a NO NO [/QUOTE]
HUH????
Did he play croquet too??
Lynne
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chum
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posted on June 24, 2001 05:40:05 PM
Hehe I wonder what they will ban next? You can always try selling them on yahoo, or one of the free sites.
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doninpa
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posted on June 24, 2001 05:43:34 PM
eBay didn't have to ban them, they are illegal to sell anywhere.
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thetruthseeker
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posted on June 24, 2001 06:03:49 PM
do a search for "jarts"..........approx 10 listings........nothing under lawn darts though........a completed search shows them selling for A nice price...55 to 75 bucks......some buy it nows too.........
[ edited by thetruthseeker on Jun 24, 2001 06:05 PM ]
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rgrem
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posted on June 24, 2001 06:14:38 PM
To answer lovemy2bear's question, metal-tipped lawn darts (jarts) were federally banned several years ago due to many very ugly accidents and some deaths of children. The new plastic-tipped ones are no fun, so a good set of the old ones is valuable. To others: this is not an ebay thing- it is a federal ban on the sale of them.
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revvassago
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posted on June 24, 2001 06:26:16 PM
I was going to put up a velcro dart board tonight.
Now I am having second thoughts.....
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thetruthseeker
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posted on June 24, 2001 06:36:00 PM
rewassago
is that more of your humor that can only be understood with the little faces??? .......
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photogeyk
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posted on June 24, 2001 06:43:47 PM
what is a lawn dart?
every 20 seconds in america a woman is giving birth:SHE MUST BE FOUND AND STOPPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.................................................................
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eSeller004
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posted on June 24, 2001 06:48:08 PM
photogeyk,
You gotta STOP saying that! Geeez, we need to INCREASE the buying population NOT put an end to it!
[ edited by eSeller004 on Jun 24, 2001 06:48 PM ]
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revvassago
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posted on June 24, 2001 06:55:39 PM
THETRUTHSEEKER: Just go away.
[ edited by revvassago on Jun 24, 2001 07:47 PM ]
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photogeyk
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posted on June 24, 2001 06:57:17 PM
ill consider it but my question stands what is a lawn dart?
every 20 seconds in america a woman is giving birth:SHE MUST BE FOUND AND STOPPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.................................................................
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revvassago
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posted on June 24, 2001 07:01:39 PM
this is a lawn dart:
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photogeyk
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posted on June 24, 2001 07:06:21 PM
ya know i dont see the problem with that toy, what ever happened to lets go out and play, take your chances and come home in the ambulance, yaknow da good ole days!!!Before nintendo, and sega
every 20 seconds in america a woman is giving birth:SHE MUST BE FOUND AND STOPPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.................................................................
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revvassago
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posted on June 24, 2001 07:09:44 PM
I used to love playing with these things when I was a kid.
Tis a shame that a whole generation is growing up not knowing what real toys are.
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rgrem
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posted on June 24, 2001 07:12:08 PM
Several children were killed and horribly injured by them until their sale was banned. The follow-on wussy plastic-tipped ones are no fun. Yes we used to play with BB guns, arrows, rocks, knives, etc. but these things really caused some damage. BTW, photogeyk: I guess your comment means that every 20 seconds a woman is conceiving. Wow!
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spottydoggy
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posted on June 24, 2001 07:13:45 PM
http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1397.php
Not Spottydoggy anywhere but here!
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Powerhouse
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posted on June 24, 2001 07:32:51 PM
Man, oh man!
Sporks will be next!
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thetruthseeker
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posted on June 24, 2001 07:38:26 PM
rewassago
do you think i really care if you or anyone here like me?, how arrogant of you. the cheesy cartoon tells us much about you, and it ain't good sister........i guess i need to go find a cutesy cartoon and witty tag line...heres one i may try "rewassago is a whiner errr weiner"
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MichelleG
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posted on June 24, 2001 07:50:51 PM
thetruthseeker
Your comments directed to rewassago are insulting and have earned you a warning. Continuing in this manner will result in the suspension of your Message Center privileges.
Michelle
[email protected]
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revvassago
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posted on June 24, 2001 07:51:14 PM
thetruthseeker: What the heck did I ever do to you to warrant this kind of abuse? Please. I just went through surgery, and am in a lot of pain, and don't want to have to deal with you verbally assaulting me.
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This is my sig file. Deal with it.
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rgrem
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posted on June 24, 2001 07:55:15 PM
It is time for a group hug. hug hug hug
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rustybore
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posted on June 24, 2001 08:23:18 PM
Hey - I have some JARTS in my store room! What am I to do with them?
Sould I cruise on down to some street corner in the seedy part of town and hawk them to rich kids driving in from the surburbs and looking for cheep thrills?
Isn't that what usually happens to Federally Banned items?
Maybe competing gangs of fustrated ebayers can start staking out monopoly turf on which to sell all these (and other) ebay banned items!
If sales turn out to be brisk, these things can be produced and smuggled in from South America. Or perhaps some more enterprising citizens can manufacture Jarts in their attics under grow lights...
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rgrem
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posted on June 24, 2001 08:42:21 PM
Well, I guess that's pretty funny, but I live with the memory of a friend's little boy with a jart in his head. So seeing where this thread is going, I must say good night. I do hope your children are safe tonight from the many things that have been rightfully banned.
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photogeyk
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posted on June 24, 2001 09:30:41 PM
I am a paramedic by trade and i can tell you without a doubt that no toys of this nature should be played with without the supervision of an adult, and by far most of the calls i get for children with the type of injuries i have researched about this toy were UNSUPERVISED so dont preach about toys that should be banned if the parents are not going to watch thier kids.
every 20 seconds in america a woman is giving birth:SHE MUST BE FOUND AND STOPPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.................................................................
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blueyes29
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posted on June 24, 2001 09:41:52 PM
Notwithstanding all the comments about the safety issues/illegality of selling these items, I think it's pretty skanky of eBay to suspend ONE seller when there are still auctions running selling the exact same thing. It took me about 2 seconds to find these other auctions; why haven't THEY been suspended? Seems to me that if eBay is going to suspend one member for selling an illegal item, they ought to run a quickie search and yank 'em all off! Fair is fair.
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