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eBay To Ban Sale Of Hexes And Spells

Started by rashore , Aug 17 2012 03:37 PM

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#1 rashore

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 03:37 PM

I wasn't sure if this was the right forum for this or not... Ebay sells stuff that could fall into different threads.

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eBay has announced it will ban the sale of spells, hexes and magical items from its online auction site.
Yes - it actually used to allow it.
It seems that for years users have been taking to eBay to purchase love potions, artefacts with supposedly magical properties and spells for use in their daily lives.
But according to a post on its official blog, it will now be cracking down from September on "advice, spells, curses, hexing, conjuring, magic, prayers, blessing services, magic potions, [and] healing sessions".

http://www.huffingto..._n_1795469.html

Personally, I think it's past time that some of this foolishness gets taken off the sales rack.

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 03:45 PM

Sweet though I must admit that I enjoyed the threads we got here because of them.

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 03:52 PM

Back to black market love potion for me!

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 03:53 PM

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If people want to go outside & play Harry Potter then who is ebay to stop them? Personally I think that if your dumb enough to buy that crap then you deserve to loose a couple of bucks. & if they're cracking down on this, then why don't they bring the hammer down on haunted items as well. I saw a haunted watercooler on ebay once... & someone spent $350 on it. Really?! Who's haunting the watercooler? Must be Jim from accounting. He always wanted to be part of the conversation. Poor Jim.

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 03:54 PM

Well the hexes and spells are still "out there" - just not for sale on E-bay - so the discussions will continue no doubt.

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 03:56 PM

Biff Wellington, on 17 August 2012 - 03:53 PM, said:

If people want to go outside & play Harry Potter then who is ebay to stop them? Personally I think that if your dumb enough to buy that crap then you deserve to loose a couple of bucks. & if they're cracking down on this, then why don't they bring the hammer down on haunted items as well. I saw a haunted watercooler on ebay once... & someone spent $350 on it. Really?! Who's haunting the watercooler? Must be Jim from accounting. He always wanted to be part of the conversation. Poor Jim.

You're just jealous I got that watercooler and you didn't!

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 04:01 PM

Pssh! I got the haunted love potion for $630! What a steal!

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#8 Simbi Laveau

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 09:24 PM

*rolls laughing*

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#9 Simbi Laveau

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 09:31 PM

*rolls laughing*

Oh....someone I know is so totally screwed ....couldn't happen to a nicer bunch ...

libstaK, on 17 August 2012 - 03:54 PM, said:

Well the hexes and spells are still "out there" - just not for sale on E-bay - so the discussions will continue no doubt.

They're all sold on etsy .
Potions,amulets ,blah blah .

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Posted 18 August 2012 - 01:11 PM

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Darn it. I was going to sell my magic weather rock. Its really awesome. It tells the weather...... No really it does. You see you leave it out on your door step. If it's darker color it's cloudy, if its wet it's raining, if it's got ice on it it's freeking cold. It actually works.

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Posted 18 August 2012 - 01:37 PM

Seeker79, on 18 August 2012 - 01:11 PM, said:

Darn it. I was going to sell my magic weather rock. Its really awesome. It tells the weather...... No really it does. You see you leave it out on your door step. If it's darker color it's cloudy, if its wet it's raining, if it's got ice on it it's freeking cold. It actually works.

It's magic!

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Posted 18 August 2012 - 03:21 PM

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But according to a post on its official blog, it will now be cracking down from September on "advice, spells, curses, hexing, conjuring, magic, prayers, blessing services, magic potions, [and] healing sessions".

Wait! Does this mean no more Viagra?

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Posted 19 August 2012 - 10:50 AM

Coincidentally, I was looking at halloween candles on Ebay last night and they had wax poppets for sale. Last time I saw a wax poppet was in the Witchcraft museum in Cornwall.