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A comment on eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear.

Re:eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts H... by mindcrime on Friday October 16, 2026 @03:57PM (#50123716)
Lots of interesting discussion here, but let's cut to the real question:

1. Since people are still going to find a way to buy items the FCC doesn't want them to have, what's that new outlet going to be? I saw somebody mention TikTok. OK... what else? Facebook groups? Craigslist? Private old-skool phpbb forums? Usenet? Mastodon? AliExpress? Something that hasn't been invented yet?

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Re:eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts H... by MobiusHorizons on Friday October 16, 2026 @09:01PM (#50126768)
Aliexpress / Temu most likely. People already buy cheap Chinese radios from those places now, since they can be cheaper than ebay.
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Re:eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts H... by Scoundreller on Saturday October 17, 2026 @11:59AM (#50132235)
it's great for the manufacturers when regulators crush 2nd hand markets.

Deplorable for consumers, but why have circular economies when you can increase your foreign dependencies?

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