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nilstbt · 2026-04-15T02:30:00.774000Z

Recently there has been a new policy that prohibits used and defective Li-Ion batteries and chargers for e-bikes. Supposedly these products are dangerous. However, that is not the case, especially with items that are simply used. This whole thing now means that complete e-bikes, their batteries or chargers can now practically only be found as "new" or "new: see item description", even though the description then almost always explicitly describes them as used or even defective. Of course, it is primarily the users who are violating the policy. Nevertheless, eBay should take a close look at this or reverse the rule again or at least relax it. No one should be shipping defective lithium cells - that's super dangerous. But intact batteries are, on the one hand, harmless and, on the other hand, it is not sustainable to no longer allow these products to be sold used.

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