The online auction site eBay has admitted it needs to do more to protect its users after allowing the sale of illegal knives. Researchers on the BBC’s Watchdog bought five knives, including a stealth knife and a dagger disguised as a pen, on the website. All were illegal to sell or carry in the UK and cost less than £10 each. They were sold by US vendors through eBay’s British website.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ebay-stops-sale-of-illegal-knives-1604556.htmlIllegal knives sold on online auction website eBay
The online auction site eBay admitted it needed to do more to protect its members after illegal knives were sold on “the world’s online marketplace”.Researchers on the BBC’s Watchdog programme bought five knives, including a stealth knife and a dagger disguised as a pen, on the site, all of which are illegal to sell or carry in the UK.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/4559828/Illegal-knives-sold-on-online-auction-website-eBay.html
eBay stops sale of illegal knives
The online auction site eBay has admitted it needs to do more to protect its users after allowing the sale of illegal knives. Researchers on the BBC’s Watchdog bought five knives, including a stealth knife and a dagger disguised as a pen, on the website. All were illegal to sell or carry in the UK and cost less than £10 each. They were sold by US vendors through eBay’s British website.