Well Allen, everything you said makes sense, but I still wonder if ebay could put some software security in place that would prevent someone from copying a listing, etc. I'm so leary about messages I receive that I actually reported an email that turned out to really be from ebay....!
As for cowl tags and the like, I just don't see it as black and white due to the legality of it. I see it as an ethical issue. One can buy firearms and tobacco in every state, however ebay bans those listings, so they can pick and chose what they ban. Yes, yes, I know they are being sold elsewhere, but no where with the audience of buyers that ebay has. I'm very concerned about the ethics (or lack thereof) in our hobby today, and I feel that ebay is turning their back on the problem. And it's not like they haven't received letters from me and many others who have tried to get them to ban the listings of cowl tags. There is currently legislation going through Oklahoma that will make their sale illegal. Maybe once that passes, ebay will have to comply.
Verne