Selling used car parts on eBay
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Hi all,
Had an email from eBay regarding selling car parts on eBay which is somewhat confusing. Basically what I do is buy ECU's & speedos from usually private sellers on eBay, fix them & re sell on eBay, all legit in terms of being self employed etc. However this reads as if it's something I shouldn't be doing. It also reads as if no private seller should be selling any form of used car parts?
"We would like to take the opportunity to share some very important information with you regarding Environmental Permitting Regulations. This regulation applies to all businesses, as well as private sellers who are selling used vehicle parts:
•If you are dismantling vehicles yourself, you must have a permit to do so and display the permit number in your item description. If you do not have a permit, you are operating illegally.
•If you are not breaking vehicles yourself, you must obtain these from a verified source that has a permit to depollute and dismantle end of life vehicles.
We are asking you to familiarise yourself with the regulations and to end any of your listings that are not compliant with the above requirements. Please note that your eBay account is at risk if you fail to comply."
Had an email from eBay regarding selling car parts on eBay which is somewhat confusing. Basically what I do is buy ECU's & speedos from usually private sellers on eBay, fix them & re sell on eBay, all legit in terms of being self employed etc. However this reads as if it's something I shouldn't be doing. It also reads as if no private seller should be selling any form of used car parts?
"We would like to take the opportunity to share some very important information with you regarding Environmental Permitting Regulations. This regulation applies to all businesses, as well as private sellers who are selling used vehicle parts:
•If you are dismantling vehicles yourself, you must have a permit to do so and display the permit number in your item description. If you do not have a permit, you are operating illegally.
•If you are not breaking vehicles yourself, you must obtain these from a verified source that has a permit to depollute and dismantle end of life vehicles.
We are asking you to familiarise yourself with the regulations and to end any of your listings that are not compliant with the above requirements. Please note that your eBay account is at risk if you fail to comply."
Presumably you are buying non-functional parts from private sellers who have bought a working spare to fix their problem, so neither you nor the seller are dismantling end of life vehicles and you have nothing to worry about. It might be worth replying to the email and explaining that.
Then again, '•If you are not breaking vehicles yourself, you must obtain these from a verified source that has a permit to depollute and dismantle end of life vehicles.'
The private sellers he buys the parts from will not meet the requirements.
I wonder what would happen if you listed them in some random catgory, eg, furniture, and let the search function take buyers there? Would that dodge it?
The private sellers he buys the parts from will not meet the requirements.
I wonder what would happen if you listed them in some random catgory, eg, furniture, and let the search function take buyers there? Would that dodge it?
It’s understandable that eBay and the government don’t want people breaking cars without proper licences but providing information where a part has come from is unreasonable in my view. I’ve got a shed full of spares for my cars from over the years which technically I’m now not allowed to list on eBay.
Here’s a link which explains why they’re doing this, it doesn’t state however what you should do when buying/selling parts from cars which haven’t been dismantled!
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-age...
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-age...
acealfa said:
It’s understandable that eBay and the government don’t want people breaking cars without proper licences but providing information where a part has come from is unreasonable in my view. I’ve got a shed full of spares for my cars from over the years which technically I’m now not allowed to list on eBay.
I find it unreasonable too, but eBay makes its own rules.If asked where you bought the item from, you could try answerng 'eBay', and ask if they have a 'permit to depollute and dismantle end of life vehicles'...
acealfa said:
Hi all,
Had an email from eBay regarding selling car parts on eBay which is somewhat confusing. Basically what I do is buy ECU's & speedos from usually private sellers on eBay, fix them & re sell on eBay, all legit in terms of being self employed etc. However this reads as if it's something I shouldn't be doing. It also reads as if no private seller should be selling any form of used car parts?
"We would like to take the opportunity to share some very important information with you regarding Environmental Permitting Regulations. This regulation applies to all businesses, as well as private sellers who are selling used vehicle parts:
•If you are dismantling vehicles yourself, you must have a permit to do so and display the permit number in your item description. If you do not have a permit, you are operating illegally.
•If you are not breaking vehicles yourself, you must obtain these from a verified source that has a permit to depollute and dismantle end of life vehicles.
We are asking you to familiarise yourself with the regulations and to end any of your listings that are not compliant with the above requirements. Please note that your eBay account is at risk if you fail to comply."
Just sell them on an exchange repaired item basis requiring a deposit that's refunded on return of the old unit, I'd have thought you would do that anyway.Had an email from eBay regarding selling car parts on eBay which is somewhat confusing. Basically what I do is buy ECU's & speedos from usually private sellers on eBay, fix them & re sell on eBay, all legit in terms of being self employed etc. However this reads as if it's something I shouldn't be doing. It also reads as if no private seller should be selling any form of used car parts?
"We would like to take the opportunity to share some very important information with you regarding Environmental Permitting Regulations. This regulation applies to all businesses, as well as private sellers who are selling used vehicle parts:
•If you are dismantling vehicles yourself, you must have a permit to do so and display the permit number in your item description. If you do not have a permit, you are operating illegally.
•If you are not breaking vehicles yourself, you must obtain these from a verified source that has a permit to depollute and dismantle end of life vehicles.
We are asking you to familiarise yourself with the regulations and to end any of your listings that are not compliant with the above requirements. Please note that your eBay account is at risk if you fail to comply."
If you really don't want old core returned, just make the deposit insignificant.
eBay has taken the government guidance and applied it across the board to business and private sellers alike.
Presumably because they deem it too much work to separate them.
Looking at listings there are some who have the permit number displayed and some don’t (presumably private sellers)
Until someone actually says they’ve had a listing removed then it’s just up in the air.
Simpo Two said:
Then again, '•If you are not breaking vehicles yourself, you must obtain these from a verified source that has a permit to depollute and dismantle end of life vehicles.'
The private sellers he buys the parts from will not meet the requirements.
They don't need to, they are not dismantling end of life vehicles.The private sellers he buys the parts from will not meet the requirements.
The issue with eBay is you have to play their games or they simply kick you off their platform and there is nothing you can do about it as eBay simply don't care about small business and self employed or private sellers. (I say that as someone running a small business on eBay).
eBay aren't going to be bothered in looking at the specific circumstances of individual sellers who claim they are exempt from the new policy for whatever reason, they will simply close your account if you don't fall in line and move on, it's wrong but it's how they run
eBay aren't going to be bothered in looking at the specific circumstances of individual sellers who claim they are exempt from the new policy for whatever reason, they will simply close your account if you don't fall in line and move on, it's wrong but it's how they run
Ean218 said:
Simpo Two said:
Then again, '•If you are not breaking vehicles yourself, you must obtain these from a verified source that has a permit to depollute and dismantle end of life vehicles.'
The private sellers he buys the parts from will not meet the requirements.
They don't need to, they are not dismantling end of life vehicles.The private sellers he buys the parts from will not meet the requirements.
Seems like a lot of nonsense to me. What if I want t remove parts from my own vehicle and sell them? For example if I am upgrading my suspension or doing an engine swap? I'm not breaking a vehicle and it's not an end of life vehicle. Why is it any different to selling some Lego bricks that I don't need out of a set? It really isn't.
LunarOne said:
Seems like a lot of nonsense to me. What if I want t remove parts from my own vehicle and sell them? For example if I am upgrading my suspension or doing an engine swap? I'm not breaking a vehicle and it's not an end of life vehicle. Why is it any different to selling some Lego bricks that I don't need out of a set? It really isn't.
I agree it's ridiculous. If I decided to by the engine you remove & list it for sale on eBay they could turn round and ban my account. The whole thing is mental. If it's purely around making sure fluids are disposed of properly then surely they should put an end to servicing and repairing of our own vehicles. Gassing Station | Business | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff