Online Consumer Goods Website eBay Bans All Paranormal Related Items, From Witchcraft Spells and Potions To Haunted Items, It's All Banned - Haunted Society Paranormal News... Subscribe To Our Paranormal News Feed Here
Sunday, August 19th, 2012
Article By: Phillip Brunelle
www.HauntedSociety.com
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA --- For as long as there has been eBay, consumers have been able to purchase psychic, witchcraft and paranormal related items, such as magick spells, potions, haunted items, etc., But the sale of these items are coming to an end on eBay, effective immediately.
The metaphysical category has been a section on eBay for the past seven years, but following a executive meeting at eBay headquarters in San Jose, California, eBay execs decided to eliminate the metaphysical category, and to ban all future paranormal related sales.
The paranormal ban on eBay includes everything from psychic readings, love potions and witchcraft spells and curses, to the notorious haunted dolls and all haunted items. If you're looking to buy or sell any metaphysical or paranormal related item, eBay will no longer be the place to go.
There's a significantly large market for psychic readings, witchcraft spells and potions, haunted items and various metaphysical and paranormal related items. But apparently eBay believes that items that are intangible, and more specifically, related to the paranormal, and items with metaphysical attributes, are too risky for consumers to purchase through their website. This executive decision, while "protecting" consumers, will sacrifice tens of millions of dollars in sales, annually.
Effective September 1st, 2012, any listings that meet the criteria of the paranormal ban on eBay will be removed, and sellers who violate this new policy will be subject to having their eBay account suspended, or entirely removed and banned from the website. eBay sellers should be sure to read the details of the metaphysical and paranormal ban since any auction listings with keywords related to the paranormal or metaphysical will be flagged for removal.
Haunted Society offers a Paranormal Marketplace to our members, which is located within our various Forum categories, where paranormal items can be sold, and in the future we will consider expanding upon this opportunity that eBay doesn't want a part of.
We would like to know what you think about the paranormal ban on eBay. Have you ever bought or sold a paranormal or metaphysical item in an eBay auction? Do you think eBay should ban paranormal items from their website? Comment below with your thoughts. If you're not yet a member of Haunted Society, it's free to join and use this website, Join Here.
Comment by Mr Bagabones McKavanagh on January 13, 2013 at 6:25pm They have decided too protect the consumers,mmmm,look if i buy a product and i get rippt off,i aint gonna wine about it,i was suckered in,i just wont buy another and tell my friends,example guys got piece of toast for sale with Jesus image on it,i bid on it,i win,im happy when i receive it now hangs in ma living room,i do not need protection,others may think i am crazy to buy it,hey my money,but E BAY classified on metaphysical items ?made a decision, so be it.
Comment by WALTER T. ROGERS on January 13, 2013 at 4:37pm I'D Like to Own A D'jinn ITEM From A Real Seller Anyone Know Where I Can Find These Wonderful Toy's?..
Comment by WALTER T. ROGERS on January 12, 2013 at 3:34pm HI!,.I got a LOT of Fake Item's BUT!,I Got A FEW ITEM'S That Were Real That Came From Ebay Too!..
Comment by Charles Worrilow on December 25, 2012 at 10:28pm Well I have purchased many items from Ebay sellers selling items with spirits attached. This is one thing that I sometimes regret doing. You see, I had purchased what was suppose to be a good luck charm from a seller and spelled with a good luck spell. The thing I was sceptical about was that it also indicated that when you hold the talisman in your hand and place your other hand over your heart you can feel 2 heart beats. When I received the item, that was exactly what it was, 2 heartbeats. I started wearing the talisman and after a week I started to change (my demeanor that is) and started to hear voices in my head (no I am not a person who has ever heard voices in my head). I was given a name, a name I have never heard before and was told many things I can do for you for we are connected. My need to continue to wear this item was getting intense and even to work I would wear it. He is one weird example of this entity's work. He told me (telepathically) go to the front yard I want to show you something. Look in the clover in your yard. Many people believe that 4-leaf clover is good luck, right. I started looking and found as many as 6 4-leaf clover. Not just that but I found 2 5-leaf clover and thought it to be odd. When I kept the talisman on my neck for a few weeks now, my demeanor was intense and other knew it. They saw the change as well. Then all hell broke loose one night at work, for 2 nights I had what were seizures, my legs would bounce, I would shake and mummble. I was working the overnight shift doing paperwork for the priors days inbound trucks. The first night, fellow co-workers came back and saw and I was taken to the hospital due to they thought I was having seizures. At the hospital, I was thoroughly check and a CAT Scan was done, nothing showed. One of my fellow co-workers told me that I scared her so bad for my eyes were completely white. Then the next night it happened again, only this time, I was taken up front a place into a room and there all of a sudden I started to speak in tongues, HOW EMBARRASSING! Again, they thought I was having another seizure and at the hospital nothing had indicated that. I didn't know what was going on. I contacted a good friend who actually knew of someone who could help, for when he saw me he knew I wasn't myself. My look was different and my eyebrow was raised on the left side. His clergyman told him to see me and to get rid of the item for it is a portal of some kind. I told him that I was talking with someone on Yahoo chat and that she wanted the item. I took the talisman, put it in a brown envelope, addressed it to the woman and my friend sent it out to the community mailbox. After I had gotten rid of the item, I started to feel better in alot of ways but my vision is still alittle double at times, I do get alot of shakes at night to even where my head moves side to side fast for a couple of times. There is a problem though, at night I have something visit me from time to time and it can be alittle un-nerving. I have kept a journal. This all happened Sept 2006- March 2007.
Involving this topic: In a way, I can see why Ebay closed the metaphyscial auctions. I have been looking on the site and noticed that there are some that are still selling item. BE CAREFUL what you Purchase. Good Luck charm not so GOOD. Like I said I was promised so many things from an enitity connected to a tangible item on almost a possession. I would bet that the item was connected to an evil spirit of some kind.
Comment by Violet Riot on November 8, 2012 at 5:38pm Doesn't make much sense to me. If people choose to spend their money on a psychic reading or a haunted doll, who is Ebay to tell them that they aren't getting their moneys worth ? They'll delete this entire category but I bet you'll still be able to buy bottle of whiskey, "just for the bottle, contents are not to be ingested..wink, wink", and the ever so popular adult section where you can get used shoes and all the porn you can watch.
Comment by Marie on October 16, 2012 at 2:13am Religion has always a very touchy subject for everyone because there are so many beliefs out there, and if each and everyone of us questioned how we got here without having a belief in how we exist we would make ourselves crazy.. agreed?
If a spirit/entity/demon can attach itself to a home or a person, who can prove that a spirit/entity cannot attach itself to an item/vessel. People wear crosses to be closer to god and to have him guide them through life, people wear deceased relatives jewelry to have faith those they love are somehow still with them, watching over them. Now why can't a person wear a blessed item by someone in the wiccan religion that gives them hope and faith, whether there is a spirit/energies/angels/entities/djinns/faeries ect... We have a lot more to worry about then what others believe in, so ebay taken away items due to them being categorized as intangible is really taken away someones belief in having faith and hope in life. Unfortunate circumstances that many of us are faced with everyday careers, family, health ect, if these items are making people feel better about their life then why take that away. So a buyer realizes the "love spell" didn't work...no harm done, maybe disappointment, but the spell didn't end them up in a hospital. They are not killing people over their beliefs, and neither are these items. Take diet pills and "miracle drugs off ebay that's the real problem, not a piece of jewelry, doll or even spells and potions. There are no harmful side effects. Whether or not these items being sold are legit, its not our place to judge what people believe in. I personally have seen my aunt who was born "gifted" do some very unexplainable yet remarkable things for people who lost all faith. Lifeless people who were just existing started living again because my aunt did a clean cleansing ritual or did a spell for them, whatever it is she did- worked. She didn't have to prescribe drugs to make people feel better, no one got addicted her "cure" for them. She simply helped someone start living life again, by putting a little hope in their life. If it takes witches, psychics, spirits, energies or even "jinns" to do that, who cares. I'm not saying you have to believe in what I'm saying, but any belief is better then none at all.
Witchcraft is not just about "fake" spells and potions, its about worshiping the earth and believing in the life it gives to us.
Whether or not Ebay did the right thing by banning "intangible" items, we don't know of how many complaints it took for the decision, it could have been only a few or a few hundred. I sure their decision has some impact on many incomes for full time sellers who depended on the money to survive, and most likely added a few more to the unemployment/welfare assistance line.
Good job ebay. The skeptic buyer got beat 20 bucks, but the full time seller is now losing their home.
Now who is really hurting from the decision?
That's my opinion.
Comment by Magickals on October 2, 2012 at 12:14pm I know that eBay has caused much frustration, anger, and sadness, within our community and we all knew that it was coming. They have driven a huge wedge in our community and have left everyone to fend for themselves as far as what they are to do next. Many sellers have decided to go their own separate ways, or try and join up together but are finding that it is more difficult than previously thought.
Buyers on the other hand are lost as well. Trying to keep up with their favorite sellers and all the different places their sellers are selling on is mind boggling as well. This needs to stop and the hopelessness that people are feeling now can finally go away.
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We are a group of former buyers whom got together and have created this new home for Metaphysical Sellers and buyers. We are a neutral group of individuals we are not representing any religion, coven, seller, sellers, groups, etc so all sellers can feel comfortable listing with us.
We offer everything sellers are used to at eBay such as Seller Stores, Seller Newsletters, Buy it Now, Make an Offer, Highlighted Items, etc, to just name a few of the seller options that are available to sellers. We also have our own Forum and Blog for Magickals so that our community can stay together and communicate on important news and keep up to date on what is happening in the Metaphysical/Paranormal Community. This is your personal invitation to come and see the newest and Biggest Metaphysical Auction website. Everyone is welcome here! Magickals.com
Comment by Spooky Rodgers on September 29, 2012 at 4:32pm I am for it. There are too many charletons on EBay and it is hard to weed them out from the few legitimate ones on there. I would never knowingly buy a haunted item and bring it into my home. You are just asking for trouble when you do. And the woman on there that had over 30 dolls and all were haunted...don't you think this is a bit over the line? Where in the world does she shop that every doll she has is haunted? But there is money to be had in the paranormal field just as there is in every field. One just has to be willing to sell their soul for it.
Comment by Brian Peloquin on September 10, 2012 at 6:21pm Sounds ridiculous to me! I bet you can still buy marijuana on ebay!....LMAO
Comment by Michelle K. on August 31, 2012 at 12:21am whew after watching TV the other nite I would never buy a Dybbt box from e-bay for sure....not any other "haunted" item for that matter.
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