Ebay Is Really Getting A Bit Ridiculous

Allowed
Stamps, letters, and envelopes displaying Nazi postmarks
Currency issued by the Nazi German government, including military scripts
Items that have a swastika that are not related to Nazi Germany (such as good luck charms, Native American blankets, Buddhist sculptures)
Replica or novelty stamps or currency of Nazi Germany (must comply with the currency and stamp policies) even if they contain images of swastikas or German leaders.

funny I thought fakes - replicas couldnt be sold.

and what about all the other countries that have committed atrocities to other nations? there are a few of em, are all the items they used etc to be banned?
and not wanting to upset anyone, but some of the pics with captions of the most recent conflicts, or some of the things some are accused of are just as bad. or is it ok to be like that if you think your in the right?
not wanting to argue this, just my thoughts on what could be double standards.

Except that their "good-faith attempt" does not actually work as far as I can tell. Fortunately much of what ebay apparently bans can be had from dealers around here (France, Germany, Netherlands) ...

Christian

Sure. I was merely trying to point out that ebay's rules are ebay's rules, not anybody else's. I remember that, a while ago, I asked a German seller at ma-shops.de why he would cut the swastika out of his images. Well, he replied that he uses some of those images at ebay too, and ebay requires him to do that ...

Christian

Please note that I used the past tense. :) I don't use ebay any more, and my coins I buy elsewhere. My question, and the ma-shops seller's answer, about this were a while ago; I just found it strange then that in some images he would "cut the swastika out" while in others he would not, that is why I asked him. What ebay allows these days, and what it won't allow, with regard to such "markings", is ebay's business.

Christian

Ebays policies are a complete joke. I read their policy on offensive material and it took me less than 30 seconds to find dozens of listings that are far more offensive than swastikas (for example I typed "islamic jewellry sword" and found at least 10 listings for them, with the Arabic death threat to kill all infidels clearly legible). Perhaps the censors at ebay cannot be bothered to read Arabic inscriptions but its the vile sort of stuff that is still recited when victims have their throats slit by Al qaeda types.
Also had no trouble finding listings for vintage etc.

Nazi era coins/exonumia (1933-1945) appear to be banned on ebay, I have had them removed by ebay. I could not illustrate anything with a swastika on it (coins etc). I had listed partials, however, eventually I sold these coins locally in a bulk lot to be rid of them as I did not wish to list them and pay ebay anything not even a dime for 'Ostrich Mentality' ( ebay has adopted the 'Ostrich Mentality' ... if I do not see it, it can not hurt me).
Vote with your dollars (in this case a dime).

I see lots of Third Reich coins being sold on ebay and they all have swastikas on them. I also deal in 1/144 military armor and a third of the stuff that's sold have swastikas on them also. I will say that no more military stuff being made will carry a swastika because the manufacturer will have to pay a fee to the German government if it does. That rule went into effect about 2 years ago. Has pretty well ruined the military modeling groups.

My opinion

edgman