homebrew for sale??

blacksmith · Post by **blacksmith** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 12:00 pm

Hello all
this is my first post and I want to say how much I have enjoyed reading the various posts and really appreciate the help and info I have found here.
I wondered if anybody had seen the homebrewer hopeful on ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/6-pack-of-the-fi ... dZViewItem

did the laws change regarding selling homebrew? Also I'm a bit worried about the clear bottles.

Cheers Blacksmith

drsmurto · Post by **drsmurto** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 12:09 pm

Nope, its still illegal not to mention bloody ambitious. Who would want the first batch of a newbs homebrew - mine included! And clear bottles - a huge no no!

timmy · Post by **timmy** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 12:14 pm

I wouldn't bid on this - he's breaking eBay policy by attempting to sell alcohol without a license.

And just look at the label on the back....

DarkFaerytale · Post by **DarkFaerytale** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 12:26 pm

love the labels, i wonder how it turned out, better than my first batch, his made it to the bottle!

-Phill

drsmurto · Post by **drsmurto** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 12:28 pm

DarkFaerytale wrote:love the labels, i wonder how it turned out, better than my first batch, his made it to the bottle!

-Phill

I remember writing in the comments section for my first brew...

2/10 - I cant believe its not piss!

Kit + kilo of white sugar....shudder.....

It got 2/10 cos it was cold and wet (and not infected).

Emo · Post by **Emo** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 12:37 pm

You can sell alcohol on eBay if you have a liquour license.

drsmurto · Post by **drsmurto** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 1:40 pm

Emo - are you sure. My understanding was the alcohol for sale is there cos the containers they are in are worth loads more than the beverage itself - ie. Duff cans, premiership editions etc.

scblack · Post by **scblack** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 2:07 pm

Emo wrote:You can sell alcohol on eBay if you have a liquour license.

I very much doubt that.

But you could prove me wrong.

A liquor licence is pretty specific - pub at XXX location, or takeaway bottle shop at XXX location.

I have been a liquor licensee for a Rugby club.

timmy · Post by **timmy** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 2:33 pm

scblack wrote:
Emo wrote:You can sell alcohol on eBay if you have a liquour license.
I very much doubt that.

But you could prove me wrong.

Have a look at the ebay AUP:
http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/alcohol.html

scblack · Post by **scblack** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 2:55 pm

timmy wrote:
scblack wrote:
Emo wrote:You can sell alcohol on eBay if you have a liquour license.
I very much doubt that.

But you could prove me wrong.
Have a look at the ebay AUP:
http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/alcohol.html

So ebay is saying you can sell alcohol via ebay only IF the law in that state allows the liquor licensee to do so.

My point is that the state laws do not allow you to retail alcohol, except in very limited circumstances, such as wines and only where age can be verified and then only by a few carriers.

Ignoring collectables, hardly open trading.

timmy · Post by **timmy** » Tuesday Dec 12, 2006 3:25 pm

You're right. The ebay rules are there just to cover their own backsides. If no-one reports it they won't do anything.

That said, I don't think he's going to get many takers based on his description. By the time you pay postage you might as well go and get a 6-pack of decent beer.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 9:42 am

What a clown!

morgs · Post by **morgs** » Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 10:04 am

Its intended to be a joke. He even says do not bid on this item.

ACTbrewer · Post by **ACTbrewer** » Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 4:05 pm

Then why list it?

lethaldog · Post by **lethaldog** » Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 4:36 pm

I dare say the DO NOT BID was added after a bit more research on his part after the listing

beernut · Post by **beernut** » Wednesday Dec 13, 2006 10:12 pm

I've seen absinthe advertised on ebay b4.(at a price!)
It's the new wild wild west out there.

Iron-Haggis · Post by **Iron-Haggis** » Thursday Dec 14, 2006 6:48 am

If it came at a price, then you may aswell pop down to the bottle and buy a bottle of Absinthe.

Pale_Ale · Post by **Pale_Ale** » Thursday Dec 14, 2006 8:15 am

Hey, someone bid on his item!!!!!!!!!!!

beernut · Post by **beernut** » Friday Dec 15, 2006 10:50 pm

Absinthe is illegal in AUS.
The stuff 4 sale in b/s contains none of the active ingredient (thujone) derived from the wormwood plant.

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