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WTF? Ebay shut down my GTA:SA auctions!

Tarazet

Member
But I'm free to relist them in the Mature Audiences section...

We regret to inform you that your eBay auction:


8207185949 GRAND THEFT AUTO SAN ANDREAS XBOX NEW NR
8207185536 GRAND THEFT AUTO SAN ANDREAS PS2 NEW NR



has been ended. All fees associated with this auction have been credited to your
account.

The item you have listed does not appear to be consistent with eBay guidelines.

We wanted to call attention to a policy that you may have overlooked when
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be "adult" in nature. Items that fall under this classification must only be
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Items such as those you’ve listed are not permitted within eBay's general
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So here's my new auction (Xbox version):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5600509866&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
 
SWEET....i think it just makes it more valuable. i suggest you wait until all stock is pulled. personally i'm waiting for the relabeled AO version
 

Vieo

Member
How is Rockstar handling this? Are they going to remove the adult part of the game off the disc and give it an M rating? Or are they gonna alter the game so you don't need hot coffee to access the adult part and give it an AO rating? Or are they just gonna have a M version and a AO version of the game from now on?
 

Tarazet

Member
Gek54 said:
Did you try listing it with out going through the catagory crap?

I think I have to put it in the Mature Audiences category. But I'm going through it, and for some reason because it's a different kind of auction I can't choose a 1-day duration and I can't offer Paypal. This sucks.
 

TheDiave

Banned
That's incredibly lame... Because now I want the game solely for the sake of adding it to my collection of bad ideas (alongside a Pets.com puppet and a press kit from a dot-com I worked for that folded). :lol
 
I don't give a shit about the game, I was just curious to see whether people are managing to rachet up stupid prices or not with it.
 

Truelize

Steroid Distributor
This is just so stupid. I can't believe this whole thing has blown up this bad. Even all the rental places have pulled the game. Insanity. And I got rid of my copy cause I was waiting to repurchase the xbox version after a price drop or two. I guess the game will be back out by then, but then I'll have to show ID to get it. :lol. Lame.
 
TheDiave said:
That's incredibly lame... Because now I want the game solely for the sake of adding it to my collection of bad ideas (alongside a Pets.com puppet and a press kit from a dot-com I worked for that folded). :lol



GTA is the most fun and original game in years!



*sodomizes his gamecube in protest*
 

evil ways

Member
Hey sonarrat for how long were your auctions listed before they were taken down? Cause there's still a ton of them on Ebay getting sold as "Videogames - Games", granted most are 1 day auctions.
 

Tarazet

Member
evil ways said:
Hey sonarrat for how long were your auctions listed before they were taken down? Cause there's still a ton of them on Ebay getting sold as "Videogames - Games", granted most are 1 day auctions.

They were up for about 12 hours.

Edit: I tried searching for my listing and it isn't showing up... WTF?
 

evil ways

Member
sonarrat said:
They were up for about 12 hours.

Edit: I tried searching for my listing and it isn't showing up... WTF?

Porn items don't appear on regular searches, you gotta choose the Other category and be registered as an adult ebayer.

Basically Ebay fucked you up as anybody looking for the game and typing Grand Theft Auto San Andreas on the search will not find your auctions.
 

Matlock

Banned
belgurdo said:
Holy shit this is 1954 and EC Comics all over again

God Bless and Goodbye, R* :_:

For that metaphor to be correct, R* would be absorbed by EA, then someone would come along with a new company with new ideas and match EA.

Hrrrm.
 

Barnimal

Banned
well looka here

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Tarazet

Member
evil ways said:
Porn items don't appear on regular searches, you gotta choose the Other category and be registered as an adult ebayer.

Basically Ebay fucked you up as anybody looking for the game and typing Grand Theft Auto San Andreas on the search will not find your auctions.

SON OF A BITCH!

I'm going to need to advertise it on Usenet...
 

Tarazet

Member
I'm going to cancel the PS2 auction. The game wasn't sealed when I bought it, and at this point I'd rather return it and get something I actually want than try to sell it...

I'll leave the Xbox auction up though. I'm curious to see how it will fare.
 

M3wThr33

Banned
MrPing1000 said:
*laughs at america*

This has finally topped when giants:citizen kabuto was censored for the USA NO TITTIES FOR U!
It actually wasn't that bad. Due to certain European crap going on they had to change the blood color and cover up the sirens. But renaming one file that's on the CD and placing it in the folder overrides it.
 

xsarien

daedsiluap
Naked Shuriken said:
Yeah, only 15 millions copies of it in the aftermarket.

Yeah, seriously this is what I don't get. Everyone and their fucking mother probably has San Andreas at this point, whether it's on the PC, PS2, or XBox. It's pretty stupid to think that a copy of what's been out is going to fetch much on eBay.
 

Wulfer

Member
It's working a copy went for $86 yesterday. What's your point??? Just watch some auctions for the proof. The price keeps changing.
 

evil ways

Member
xsarien said:
Yeah, seriously this is what I don't get. Everyone and their fucking mother probably has San Andreas at this point, whether it's on the PC, PS2, or XBox. It's pretty stupid to think that a copy of what's been out is going to fetch much on eBay.

Every Grand Theft Auto fan maybe, but there are literally millions of gamers on both consoles and PC who don't and probably saw the news or heard word from a friend and the controversy sparked their interest into knowing what the fuzz is about.

Then there are those who must have a sealed copy of the game even if they don't like GTA just for collecting purposes.
 
the above eBay URL... for me said:
eBay has made a policy decision not to allow access to the Mature Audiences category outside the US.
This restriction applies to browsing, bidding and selling.


This decision has been taken due to laws that restrict the sale of pornography over the Internet.
Often, these laws are more restrictive than those in the US and vary substantially from country to country, while often being unclear.
To avoid potential legal exposure for our members and out of respect for laws regulating such material, we have implemented this policy.

We do know that in some countries access to at least some material of this nature may be lawful, however eBay is unable to block access to the Mature Audiences category on a country by country basis.
Therefore, to avoid potential legal exposure for our members and out of respect for laws regulating such material, we have implemented this policy.

In the event that the laws in this area become more clear and as we become better able to handle such materials on a country by country basis, eBay may ease this restriction.

this was news to me.
 

Ranger X

Member
Doth Togo said:
Thank Hillary Clinton and Jack Thompson for this mess.

This is what Jack Thompson looks like.

Jackass.jpg


20031122042658659_1.jpg

Thank you for this photo. Now i only need 15000$ and it's done for him.
GAF should raise funds for me.
 

Tarazet

Member
It's currently at 45.99 shipped, and there's still 25 hours to go... so it looks like posting on rec.games.marketplace worked. :)
 
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