If I recall correctly, their policy extends to firearms parts and magazines, altho' I occasionally see a few listings for those. I've got a bunch of surplus 1911 parts in the shop that I'd love to move on eBay but...

I've seen several very funny listings put up by extremely frustrated sellers trying to sell spent brass casings. The morons who police the auctions for such sales kept taking the auction down because they were selling "ammunition." The sellers persevered and continued to re-list the auction with lengthy, highly sarcastic and hilarious explanations for the benefit of the e-Bay drones that "spent" means totally inert. They are mere cylinders of brass - i.e., scrap metal whose greatest hazard would be if someone threw a piece at you and it hit you in the eye.

I think e-Bay has since modified its policy so you can't even sell spent brass anymore. I could be wrong on that, but it wouldn't surprise me - although it would annoy me.

Ebay- aiding federal crimes since...well, forever.

It's probably just an entrapment scam with some nanny-staters. Screw em, hope they get drug into court and shut down. The original justification iirc on limits on evil gun parts was that they were based in Kali. I'd love to know the legal status of switchblades in the peoples republic. Damn hypocrites!