EBay to Restrict Sales of E-Bikes and E-Bike Batteries in Britain
Published on October 9, 2024
E-commerce giant eBay has announced it will restrict the sale of e-bikes and e-bike batteries on its UK platform from Oct. 31. After the changes come into force, only “eligible business sellers” will be allowed to list e-bikes and the batteries that power them. Consumer safety is a priority for eBay, a company spokeswoman said. “To further improve consumer safety on our marketplace, from 31 October 2024, only eligible business sellers will be able to list e-bikes and e-bike batteries for sale in the UK. “This policy change is in addition to the CE audits of listings offering e-bike batteries that we started last year, where we check that the products sellers are offering have valid CE documentation,” she said in a statement....