For years now, I have bought and sold gently used cloth diapering materials through ebay. A few days ago, I posted a listing for a "lot" of gently used small diaper covers (wraps)...I just checked my email, and this is the message I had:
"You recently listed the following auction-style listing:
190086943259 - Cloth diaper cover lot: small (s) approx 10-15 lbs
The auction-style listing was removed because it violated the eBay Adult Material policy. All fees related to this listing have been credited to your account. We also notified members who placed bids on the item that the listing has been canceled.
Adult material (material that is not appropriate for people under 18 years old) can be listed in the eBay Mature Audiences category only. Also, even though it may be legal to sell certain items to adults, sales of these items are still not permitted on eBay.
Sales of used underwear are not permitted on eBay."
So my infant-sized diaper covers are now somehow ADULT MATERIAL or USED UNDERWEAR???? Get real. Ebay even has a listing category specifically devoted to cloth diapering!!
Sadly, I just today noticed some discussion of this on MDC...but I half-ignored it, thinking it was an isolated incident. Nope.
Found a petition, circulating on MDC and elsewhere, to ebay to permit cloth diaper sales. Please consider signing!
Ebay cloth diaper petition - I'm number 3311!
6 comments:
Your blog faithful deserve a shout out for responding so urgently to the petition!
Originally posted to your "new obsession/I've done it again", this was lost to cyberland when the blizzard and 3 day power outage hit Iowa last weekend:
The public wants more...pictures of your slings in action please. Blizzard provided opportunity for mom and me to finish our own sling project (courtesy instructions from Rixa. Thanks, Rixa!) We experimented with four fabrics - poly/spandex, cotton/spandex, linen/spandex, and a cheap knit. The knit was really cheap and kept popping seams whenever we played "sling" with baby C - who was amazingly tolerant of all our experimentations for the day. (elmunditodececilia.blogspot.com for pic of grandma and Cecilia in the cheap knit). Thanks for link to the Frankenkozy...now I'll have a project for the next blizzard!
I signed the petition.
So Erin, which fabric did you like the best? Did you make a pouch sling?
Yes...we used your instructions for the pouch sling.
The polyester/spandex turned out the best (yes, I know polyester is not organic...don't tell Jen ;), with the linen/spandex a close second. I think I would have liked the knit the best had we bought a little higher quality/tighter weave knit. As it was, we ended up using seam tape/ribbon we had on hand to reinforce all the stitching (except for the french seam...it was fine).
Funny, I liked the the poly/spandex because it was a heavier fabric with greater strength & secureness around the baby; but I liked the knit for just the opposite - more give, so baby could kick around a little, and stretch her arms. I think the linen will be great for summer.
Feel like I should mention, that I made these for my sister-in-law & niece; and can't speak to what is working best for her.
Erin, agreed whole-heartedly! Thanks to you lovely mamas for joining the signature brigade :)
Nice looking sling! I want to see pics of the other finished ones too...and I can't believe how big baby C is! How old is she now? Wow, time flies :)
Sorry to hijack the activism aspect of this post but... ummm... what exactly are you selling? And what do you hope to get for them?
Judit
down to business
LOL - PMing you with pics Judit :)
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