This is the best episode you have ever done. This touched on many subjects that I am familiar with. Within the subject of history, we need to know where we have been to know how to proceed. Historical information, photos included, should NOT be banned. People need to learn about history (the good, the bad and the ugly) in order to pave the way to the future. I have done so many things in my life, and one of them is doing school assemblies. I cannot believe what kids are NOT learning. Regarding ebay, I also feel the same as you all do, where it comes to eBay changing things on the site and not giving us a heads up that we might experience a slow down due to work that is going on in particular areas. It is so frustrating. Thank you for this episode! Many of us feel the exact same way!
Awesome episode!! Two listings taken down last week and the same thing happened slow sales couldn’t figure out what was going on. Both were matchbook covers one was advertising a medicine the other was Disneyland advertising aunt Jemima‘s kitchen. I deleted both of the listings once they were taken down.
People naively think they've built their own business. All they've done is become a contractor for ebay's website without a contract and just a user agreement. It is a hustle, thats why you take the money you make out of it and find a better business to invest into, whete you can actually have an income and build equity.
I am only using reselling to build capital to eventually produce and sell my own products. As far as reselling I have already decided I am going to build my own Shopify store. Goal is to leave EBay behind completely.
Sadly, things are getting out of control with all the pc I understand being sensitive but come on somethings are of historical value to us the human race.
You may see more comments because I’m 6 minutes in but ALL 3 of you have hit the nail on the head. Thank you for speaking on this. As someone who deals with mainly ephemera and historical items it’s nice to see people with rational common sense views on these issues. As for now I can’t say much more because you have already spoken all my sentiments. Again a big thank you for speaking up about this. If you get one person to look at this stuff in the correct perspective you’ve made a difference. And we need that more than ever.
Thanks for discussing this topic. Josh, your knowledge is phenomenal. We are lucky to have you here. I think that probably eBay is taking this action because of lawsuits and for legal reasons. It is sad they don’t share this with Sellers. Has anyone talked with eBay and asked for more information?
First, thank you so much for your kind comment. Jon, Scott and I all appreciate you for taking the time to make this comment. I did contact eBay customer service regarding this, but it did not go in the direction that I had hoped.
No he doesn't. He always rambles platitudes. Always diverting attention from his Ebay business to discuss "wholesaling." No one knows what he's talking about.
These takedowns of perfectly legal items are just crazy and frustrating with Ebay. It's always been there like 9 years ago attempting to list a Velcro item and having it taken down. But now it just seems out of control over stuff like this. This month alone I have had 7 take downs in jewelry and one shotgun magazine. What's next ebay? I'll bet taxidermy isn't long for Ebay. I'll bet many more items in military surplus will also go. And many more to follow for sure!
One last thing - I'm calling eBay and telling them I'm OFFENDED by other people selling the same items I am, so they have to take them down!! Makes sense to me!!
This is the most important video you guys have released. If Ebay become a homogenized imitation of Amazon, it's over for the site and every seller who makes a living from selling on the site.
No one on this panel has actual academic credentials. This is to say, how one handles the historical artifacts especially the histories of native peoples, have a protocol that has been established by entities like the library of commerce or the Smithsonian et al. I’m a journalist and it takes many steps to use an image in a story. Throwing something you stumbled upon in a storage unite onto eBay for profit can be perceived as insensitive. Dunnig Kruger effect in action here. Good topic.
None of these items are from storage units. I appreciate you saying that we don't have the academic credentials that you deem necessary to discuss these things ... but I would disagree if that is what you believe is required to do research on historical items. I graduated from Queen's University in 2004 with an honours in Chemistry, 2005 University of Toronto with a Masters in Chemistry, 2006 University of Toronto Mississauga with a Masters in Project Management, 2007 PMP from PMI (let it expire).
So let me get this straight. If you’re not a journalist working for the mainstream media we shouldn’t discuss this? TH-cam is a forum for thoughts and ideas and the last time I checked there is no need for any degrees or credentials to express an opinion. Perhaps if we call ourselves independent journalists it might make you feel better?
@@TheJoshGaltAntique mall/ storage unit, what’s the difference? No one argues that you are very intelligent however Goggle and Wikipedia are not scholarship research reliable (Not even allowed in academic publication fact checking) even though those sources are reliable for science information. You missed the point entirely! For example: the image of the Samurai, seated, looking dejected, partial armor. This image makes a once mighty warrior look like a monkey in a costume. Not a historical record. Calm down, it’s not personal.
You lost respect once You said you’re a “journalist” lol. If you think that Samurai looks like a “monkey in a costume” that sounds like your own racist mindset. Good lord….
You can also snail mail museums, colleges, schools. etc. many of them have big budgets to add to certain departments collections. B2B with them would be possible and even recurring. Great site. nice and clean. well done
Josh keeps talking about how there is no policy. Have you read the eBay offensive materials policy? There’s a whole page outlining materials that might be deemed offensive. It’s not like this is coming out of left field. Media that perpetuates racial stereotyping is listed. It’s very possible your items crossed that line.
Is it really surprising a corporation of eBay’s size would be hesitant to participate in the sale of potentially offensive items? Josh is acting like all of his ‘research’ is gone… you mean eBay listings? You can still sell and write about these items on your own website. This is not about censorship or free speech, it’s about a private company choosing not to participate in certain categories. Seems perfectly reasonable. Especially if they are potentially offensive items.
You call yourself Stoner Dad - you are the exact demographic Beard is talking about. You are willing to sacrifice everyone and everything at the alter of political correctness. Your way of thinking is dangerous. Josh can sell these things on his own website - for now. Until they come for that website as well. And before you know it history is erased because some hipster in Oregon may feel offended for a race they are not even a part of.
@@Wellington-zz5ml Who said that? I said he is the demographic that supports silencing free speech. I never judged him for his recreational activities. you clown.
Possibly it's their advertisers/partners/sponsors/financiers that are telling them what is offensive. Nothing like losing a big contract over ebay listings that are trivial to them.
Excellent episode. I collect all the things eBay says I can’t list. I call it my Cancelled Collection®️ I actually love it. I wish they’d cancel more things. Only makes them worth more.
@@TheJoshGalt It really would. But there’s several pieces I wouldn’t be comfortable sharing publicly. I’d be accused of being a racist nazi misogynist predator all at once and I can only handle being accused of one or two of those things at a time. 🤣
Josh, could you get a List Perfect account and (copy) all your eBay listing to List perfect? So once all the listings are on List Perfect, then disconnect your List Perfect account from your eBay account? Then you can work off List Perfect getting the individual listings copied to your Spotify account at a comfortable work pace.
I remember hearing recently that the term Eskimo is now considered offensive. I would have thought that that was what got the photo taken down, the use of that word, but not the actual photo. But if you say Ebay simply said they don't want photos of marginalized groups, well that's absolutely ridiculous. Ebay is really hurting themselves if that is the case.
EBay does have enough sales or customers to be so picky. Just wait until things get worse and they will drop this nonsense. There is going to be a big backlash from normal people on on this PC stuff, I can feel it starting already.
Chaos equals frustration and desperation. This works to have inexperienced sellers to push their PL numbers up. More revenue for the stock report. Stock goes up, Jaime & his mob cash out.
Strangely however, I just searched on Ebay the words "antique native American photo" and there are 1,000+ results, with 160 sales. So clearly there's a lot up that has not been taken down. There are even multiple listings of the exact same Eskimo stereoview card in this video, and they use the word "Eskimo" in the title. Odd. I've had stuff taken down in the past as well. Nothing from Cuba can be listed, even if it is from pre-embargo times. My understanding is Ebay cut off anything from Cuba, it doesn't matter what time period it comes from. I listed a carved bone item that Ebay took down because they seem to have thought it was ivory. They wanted me to specify what type of cow bone it was, and I didn't want to make up a particular breed and then be accused of being wrong. So it gets elsewhere.
A large percentage (maybe majority) of black Americana collectors/buyers are ....... black. I expect that eventually the pendulum will swing in the other direction and there will be complaints that eBay is racist for NOT allowing this material to be sold.
I'm Japanese and I can't think of a single Japanese person who would try to report and take down a photo of a Samurai from anywhere, let alone an Ebay store. So it's probably someone from another group reporting it.
I think that Josh needs to go back and watch his own video again called "who cares" dated April 16, 2024. "I've said this before and I'll say it again and I challenge people who are upset with eBay and I understand why you are upset with eBay, but I challenge you with this - who cares. Who cares eBay favorites this they favorite that they do this and that who cares and I say who cares from a place where I thought deeply about this I've gone through the whole Gambit of it trying to figure things out and the reason why I say who cares is what can you do about it. Who cares? Answer, I care because it affects my sales. My response to you then is what can you do about it. Your answer is nothing so who cares .Waste of time and energy and it took me a while to get there it is an utter waste of time and energy to focus on that part of what's going on you can't control it. They're not, they're going to do whatever they want. They're not going to change."
This is the best episode you have ever done. This touched on many subjects that I am familiar with. Within the subject of history, we need to know where we have been to know how to proceed. Historical information, photos included, should NOT be banned. People need to learn about history (the good, the bad and the ugly) in order to pave the way to the future. I have done so many things in my life, and one of them is doing school assemblies. I cannot believe what kids are NOT learning. Regarding ebay, I also feel the same as you all do, where it comes to eBay changing things on the site and not giving us a heads up that we might experience a slow down due to work that is going on in particular areas. It is so frustrating. Thank you for this episode! Many of us feel the exact same way!
Thank you Calidebs! This was a great compliment! We appreciate you!
Awesome episode!! Two listings taken down last week and the same thing happened slow sales couldn’t figure out what was going on. Both were matchbook covers one was advertising a medicine the other was Disneyland advertising aunt Jemima‘s kitchen. I deleted both of the listings once they were taken down.
People naively think they've built their own business. All they've done is become a contractor for ebay's website without a contract and just a user agreement. It is a hustle, thats why you take the money you make out of it and find a better business to invest into, whete you can actually have an income and build equity.
I am only using reselling to build capital to eventually produce and sell my own products. As far as reselling I have already decided I am going to build my own Shopify store. Goal is to leave EBay behind completely.
Sadly, things are getting out of control with all the pc I understand being sensitive but come on somethings are of historical value to us the human race.
Wonderful episode! Such common sense and words of wisdom. I too hope we are at the bottom of the fake nonsense.
You may see more comments because I’m 6 minutes in but ALL 3 of you have hit the nail on the head. Thank you for speaking on this. As someone who deals with mainly ephemera and historical items it’s nice to see people with rational common sense views on these issues. As for now I can’t say much more because you have already spoken all my sentiments. Again a big thank you for speaking up about this. If you get one person to look at this stuff in the correct perspective you’ve made a difference. And we need that more than ever.
Thanks for discussing this topic. Josh, your knowledge is phenomenal. We are lucky to have you here.
I think that probably eBay is taking this action because of lawsuits and for legal reasons. It is sad they don’t share this with Sellers. Has anyone talked with eBay and asked for more information?
First, thank you so much for your kind comment. Jon, Scott and I all appreciate you for taking the time to make this comment. I did contact eBay customer service regarding this, but it did not go in the direction that I had hoped.
Every time Josh talks I know something great/informative is going to come out of his mouth
That is a very nice compliment. Thank you so much.
@@TheJoshGalt I have an item that you might be interested in. How can I message you?
No he doesn't. He always rambles platitudes. Always diverting attention from his Ebay business to discuss "wholesaling." No one knows what he's talking about.
@@cheddartreez6826If you can't tell what josh is talking about, that's on you.
Great subject, great discussion in a rational, adult discourse.
Josh you need to be hired by the Library Of Congress as a full time curator.
We have been going through Censorship for last couple of years. Red skins logo and Confederate flag like items for example.
These takedowns of perfectly legal items are just crazy and frustrating with Ebay. It's always been there like 9 years ago attempting to list a Velcro item and having it taken down. But now it just seems out of control over stuff like this. This month alone I have had 7 take downs in jewelry and one shotgun magazine. What's next ebay? I'll bet taxidermy isn't long for Ebay. I'll bet many more items in military surplus will also go. And many more to follow for sure!
One last thing - I'm calling eBay and telling them I'm OFFENDED by other people selling the same items I am, so they have to take them down!! Makes sense to me!!
This is the most important video you guys have released. If Ebay become a homogenized imitation of Amazon, it's over for the site and every seller who makes a living from selling on the site.
It’s a corporation. They can’t take any chances.
I agree. Any risk of liability is too much risk.
No one on this panel has actual academic credentials. This is to say, how one handles the historical artifacts especially the histories of native peoples, have a protocol that has been established by entities like the library of commerce or the Smithsonian et al.
I’m a journalist and it takes many steps to use an image in a story. Throwing something you stumbled upon in a storage unite onto eBay for profit can be perceived as insensitive. Dunnig Kruger effect in action here.
Good topic.
None of these items are from storage units. I appreciate you saying that we don't have the academic credentials that you deem necessary to discuss these things ... but I would disagree if that is what you believe is required to do research on historical items. I graduated from Queen's University in 2004 with an honours in Chemistry, 2005 University of Toronto with a Masters in Chemistry, 2006 University of Toronto Mississauga with a Masters in Project Management, 2007 PMP from PMI (let it expire).
So let me get this straight. If you’re not a journalist working for the mainstream media we shouldn’t discuss this? TH-cam is a forum for thoughts and ideas and the last time I checked there is no need for any degrees or credentials to express an opinion. Perhaps if we call ourselves independent journalists it might make you feel better?
@@ProfitPlaybookPodcast Triggered.
@@TheJoshGaltAntique mall/ storage unit, what’s the difference? No one argues that you are very intelligent however Goggle and Wikipedia are not scholarship research reliable (Not even allowed in academic publication fact checking) even though those sources are reliable for science information.
You missed the point entirely! For example: the image of the Samurai, seated, looking dejected, partial armor. This image makes a once mighty warrior look like a monkey in a costume. Not a historical record.
Calm down, it’s not personal.
You lost respect once You said you’re a “journalist” lol. If you think that Samurai looks like a “monkey in a costume” that sounds like your own racist mindset. Good lord….
You can also snail mail museums, colleges, schools. etc. many of them have big budgets to add to certain departments collections. B2B with them would be possible and even recurring. Great site. nice and clean. well done
Josh keeps talking about how there is no policy. Have you read the eBay offensive materials policy? There’s a whole page outlining materials that might be deemed offensive. It’s not like this is coming out of left field. Media that perpetuates racial stereotyping is listed. It’s very possible your items crossed that line.
Is it really surprising a corporation of eBay’s size would be hesitant to participate in the sale of potentially offensive items? Josh is acting like all of his ‘research’ is gone… you mean eBay listings? You can still sell and write about these items on your own website. This is not about censorship or free speech, it’s about a private company choosing not to participate in certain categories. Seems perfectly reasonable. Especially if they are potentially offensive items.
You call yourself Stoner Dad - you are the exact demographic Beard is talking about. You are willing to sacrifice everyone and everything at the alter of political correctness. Your way of thinking is dangerous. Josh can sell these things on his own website - for now. Until they come for that website as well. And before you know it history is erased because some hipster in Oregon may feel offended for a race they are not even a part of.
@@Wellington-zz5ml Who said that? I said he is the demographic that supports silencing free speech. I never judged him for his recreational activities. you clown.
Possibly it's their advertisers/partners/sponsors/financiers that are telling them what is offensive. Nothing like losing a big contract over ebay listings that are trivial to them.
This is a very good point I didn’t think of.
Although I think that there's some truth to this, their third-party advertising is now mostly PL. Maybe eBay internal elements?
Excellent episode. I collect all the things eBay says I can’t list. I call it my Cancelled Collection®️
I actually love it. I wish they’d cancel more things. Only makes them worth more.
Jake, that would be a super interesting video for you to do.
@@TheJoshGalt It really would. But there’s several pieces I wouldn’t be comfortable sharing publicly. I’d be accused of being a racist nazi misogynist predator all at once and I can only handle being accused of one or two of those things at a time. 🤣
eBay is like a bad boss!
When Ebay takes down an item, you can't even access the SKU, so how are you supposed to find the item? Stupid Ebay.
eBay keeps the SKU with the new takedowns and they give you a chance to appeal the takedown.
Great show. If slave tags were on whatnot, more than likely they were reproductions from the 1970s & 80s.
excellent show ..
Josh, could you get a List Perfect account and (copy) all your eBay listing to List perfect? So once all the listings are on List Perfect, then disconnect your List Perfect account from your eBay account? Then you can work off List Perfect getting the individual listings copied to your Spotify account at a comfortable work pace.
😮😮😮 OUR country is very divided...everyone wants to be recognized FOR WHAT?
I remember hearing recently that the term Eskimo is now considered offensive. I would have thought that that was what got the photo taken down, the use of that word, but not the actual photo. But if you say Ebay simply said they don't want photos of marginalized groups, well that's absolutely ridiculous. Ebay is really hurting themselves if that is the case.
Agreed, Eskimo is probably what got it taken down
Does anyone know if historical letters will be censored next on ebay?
EBay does have enough sales or customers to be so picky. Just wait until things get worse and they will drop this nonsense. There is going to be a big backlash from normal people on on this PC stuff, I can feel it starting already.
Josh, is Disney a sponsor of eBay? If so that would explain a lot….
Chaos equals frustration and desperation. This works to have inexperienced sellers to push their PL numbers up. More revenue for the stock report. Stock goes up, Jaime & his mob cash out.
Strangely however, I just searched on Ebay the words "antique native American photo" and there are 1,000+ results, with 160 sales. So clearly there's a lot up that has not been taken down. There are even multiple listings of the exact same Eskimo stereoview card in this video, and they use the word "Eskimo" in the title. Odd. I've had stuff taken down in the past as well. Nothing from Cuba can be listed, even if it is from pre-embargo times. My understanding is Ebay cut off anything from Cuba, it doesn't matter what time period it comes from. I listed a carved bone item that Ebay took down because they seem to have thought it was ivory. They wanted me to specify what type of cow bone it was, and I didn't want to make up a particular breed and then be accused of being wrong. So it gets elsewhere.
A large percentage (maybe majority) of black Americana collectors/buyers are ....... black. I expect that eventually the pendulum will swing in the other direction and there will be complaints that eBay is racist for NOT allowing this material to be sold.
I'm Japanese and I can't think of a single Japanese person who would try to report and take down a photo of a Samurai from anywhere, let alone an Ebay store. So it's probably someone from another group reporting it.
Saw the image in question + your other photos you had up; I didn't find any of them offensive and/or enforcing negative stereotypes
I agree 100%. It is such an important moment in history that can never ever be repeated.
We all get upset what are you gonna do??
I think that Josh needs to go back and watch his own video again called "who cares" dated April 16, 2024.
"I've said this before and I'll say it again and I challenge people who are upset with eBay and I understand why you are upset with eBay, but I challenge you with this - who cares. Who cares eBay favorites this they favorite that they do this and that who cares and I say who cares from a place where I thought deeply about this I've gone through the whole Gambit of it trying to figure things out and the reason why I say who cares is what can you do about it. Who cares? Answer, I care because it affects my sales. My response to you then is what can you do about it. Your answer is nothing so who cares .Waste of time and energy and it took me a while to get there it is an utter waste of time and energy to focus on that part of what's going on you can't control it. They're not, they're going to do whatever they want. They're not going to change."
Thank you for this.
We all get upset what are you gonna do?