It was an example of someone requesting permission to take over another persons eBay ID/store. Consent to do so was given. It wasn't in reply to your post/what you were refering to.

eBay User Agreement

3. Using eBay

While using the eBay services, you will not:

• transfer your eBay account (including Feedback) and user ID to another party without our consent

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/user-agreement.html?rt=nc