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HERE'S THE eBay POST
In Response To: eBay STUPIDITY ()

Dear hoohah1948,

You recently listed the following auction-style listing:

140166809511 - 182 Crest Seal Poker Chips in original wd box c. 1916

"The auction-style listing was removed because it violated the eBay Hateful or Discriminatory policy. All fees related to this listing have been credited to your account. We also notified members who placed bids on the item that the listing has
been canceled.

In order to ensure that all listings are consistent with the spirit of the worldwide community, eBay members are not allowed to sell items that may be viewed as promoting or glorifying hatred, violence, and racial or religious intolerance. Items that promote organizations with these views are also prohibited.

Accordingly, members are not allowed to sell items (such as helmets, daggers, and medals) that bear the Nazi, Neo-Nazi, or Aryan Nation symbols. Even if members block, crop, or simply don't show the organization's symbol in their listing, the items are still not permitted on eBay. Members are also not allowed to sell items that were owned by or affiliated with Nazi leaders."

The seller had said in his listing: "The swastika symbol chip was manufactured by the USPCC (United States Playing Card Company) prior to the rise of Nazi German, and ceased to be manufactured after the rise of HIteler. These Crest & Seal chips have nothing to do with Nazi German or anti-semitism, and weremade several years before the rise of Hitler."

What appears to have happened is that the use of the words "Nazi," "Hitler" and possibly "swastika" caused the ebay robot to pull up and automatically cancel the sale.

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