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.......Have reported a "Nazi Holocaust" headscarf twice to ebay & they have STILL not removed??!!!..........

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willywonka · 07/05/2007 12:39

Came across it when looking for a headscarf the other week and would apppear that it's a regular item in stock for this particular power seller. Have now reported it twice as a "potentially offensive" item (or something similar) through the usual ebay links but they're still for sale .
Surely this should not be allowed? Or maybe I'm just being unreasonable...?

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themildmanneredjanitor · 07/05/2007 12:40

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mamazon · 07/05/2007 12:43

i dread to think what a "nazi holocaust headscarf" would look like. but i dread even more the sort of person that would buy it.

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willywonka · 07/05/2007 12:46

It just has this horrible fascist print thing all over and, as you say, I hate to imagine what sort of person would consider it OK to buy/wear.

Would welcome any suggestions of what else I can do to try and take this further. FWIW I'm not Jewish, I simply find this sort of far right iconography offensive in the extreme.

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mamazon · 07/05/2007 12:48

do you have the item number? some of us could also make a complaint and pressurise ebay into removing it

kittypants · 07/05/2007 12:50

so you can sell offensive items but no cloth nappies-ebay gets better every day!

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willywonka · 07/05/2007 12:51

The item number for a scarft whose auction closes in three days is 300108094316. There is another before then but as it can take up to 48 hours for ebay to sort, is probably best to try for an item that's still active otherwise they may just ignore it.

Thanks to anyone whose willing to give it a go.

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Original poster
willywonka · 07/05/2007 12:52

Agree totally kittypants, and seem to remember making a similar comment when I reported this the first time round...

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mamazon · 07/05/2007 12:57

Examples of items that will generally be removed:

Items that bear symbols of the Nazis, the SS, or the KKK, including authentic German WWII memorabilia that bears such marks, whether visible or covered.

i have reported the item and quoted the enay policy for offensive items in my email.

hopefully it will be of some assistance to them

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willywonka · 07/05/2007 12:59

I've seen that too mamazon which is why I can't understand that the scarves are still available for sale. Hopefully a bit of pressure from enough MNers might make them force the seller to stop selling them. It does seem to be one rogue item amongst their stock rather than one of many, thank Heavens.

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mshadowsnumber1fan · 07/05/2007 13:01

can you do a link. the more people who complain the better

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willywonka · 07/05/2007 13:03

Here you are

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Smaug · 07/05/2007 13:05

I've reported this to ebay as well. Vile.

rabbleraiser · 07/05/2007 13:08

Good grief! I'm almost certain that this will be removed. That sort of iconography is actually illegal in Germany, so I'm surprised the German domain hasn't picked up on this before now.

mshadowsnumber1fan · 07/05/2007 13:16

have reported it

Rantum · 07/05/2007 13:16

How do I make a complaint to ebay about this?

sniff · 07/05/2007 13:18

I have reported it too. good to see no bids I hope it gets removed

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willywonka · 07/05/2007 13:19

Rantum - at the foot of the page, click on the "Report this item" and go from there. It qualifies as a banned item. Thanks for helping.

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Rantum · 07/05/2007 13:25

Have reported it now, too.

sixlostmonkeys · 07/05/2007 13:47

reported too

grouchyoscar · 07/05/2007 14:09

Reported it too

eBay don't make it easy to contact them do they?

bran · 07/05/2007 14:25

I agree the description is objectionable and posting should be removed because of that, but the headscarf doesn't actually have any nazi iconography on it. That isn't a swastika and while I don't particularly like it, the skull and crossbones is a fairly common sight and not really offensive.

grouchyoscar · 07/05/2007 14:25

sorry to take over but I thought you'd like this snippet of info...I've just got this mail from eBay

Hello,

Thank you for your email. We know your time is valuable and we
appreciate your taking a moment to express concern over this particular
item.

We take reports of banned items listed on the eBay website seriously and we'll investigate your report as soon as possible, usually within 24-36
hours. If we find the item/s breach eBay's listing policies for sellers, we'll remove them from the site. You can review the policy by copying
this link into a new browser window:

pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/listing-ov.html

Please be aware that, as it's important that eBay maintains member
privacy, we can't share details of the action we take. We'll only
contact you again about this matter if we need to ask you for more
information.

Again, thank you for your report and for helping us to keep eBay a safe, fun place to shop.

Regards,

The Http link may be of useful info for you

Rantum · 07/05/2007 14:47

Actually bran, this cross (a form of the Maltese cross) was used as one of the Nazi symbols and was also outlawed along with the Swastika in the postwar period. It was subsequently re-introduced, but is still often used by neo-Nazis to evoke the period of Nazi rule. See here...

www.netpages.free-online.co.uk/gms/sinister.htmWikipedia

Rantum · 07/05/2007 14:49

Wikipedia

sorry mucked up my link...

GreebosWhiskers · 07/05/2007 15:05

I've reported it too.