Anybody Else Been Bloccked From Selling Goteks on Amiga?

[danbeaver]

Hello, this is not a sales post but a question. I hope this is in the right place.
Anyhow, I just got off the phone with Ebay as they closed down one of my Gotek listings claiming that I was selling a modified devices intended for piracy.
I tried to explain to them that what I am selling is no for piracy, but that must be done on the software level.
Needless to say, they would not believe me and I can no longer sell them, that is so long as they are flashed to work with the Amiga.
Anyone else having this problem?

Technically, you are selling a "Value Added Product" and increasing the sale of Gotek devices overall for the manufacturer.  I am not a lawyer, but there is no piracy involved unless the firmware coder has expressed that his "work product" should not be used for commercial use.  I haven't check his site recently, but there was no mention of restriction on use (it was freely available for download) when I programmed the several I have.

[danbeaver]

I am sorry, I just checked the author's web site: https://cortexamigafloppydrive.wordpress.com/

And there is now added in red:
"The informations and softwares provided on this page can’t be sold directly or indirectly into a preflashed device."

[danbeaver]

Well I guess one could add the header line, the USB UART device, and instructions on how to do it.  I hated the colors and made 4 painted in Amiga beige.

P.S.,  I wish someone would invest in a 3D printer and start making Amiga cases for these, A4000 front fascia's, custom A1200/600 cases, and parts to build an A1200 tower.

[danbeaver]

1) The Goteks are still selling unrestricted on UK eBay.

2) The case for them (Gotek devices) doesn't fit A1200/600's so a 3D printed one would be "sweet."

3) If someone could do Amiga plastics (cases, case fronts, inserts) on a 3D printer they would make some fast money.

[danbeaver]

The keys can be found plenty of places, but the cost of a 3D printer large enough to do case parts would easily be recouped in a matter of weeks.

Or if someone could find a firm willing to do them, that would work too!

[danbeaver]

Still, to contact US eBay and not UK eBay is odd (he appears to be located in France, just a Chunnel away).