The eBay online auction is known as the largest online resource where users can put up for sale a variety of categories of goods, except perhaps those prohibited by law. Until recently, magic items were also on display on eBay, but this practice will end in September.
The debate over whether magic is real or just a niche for enterprising charlatans has been going on for decades. Nevertheless, the magic and occult business is flourishing, advertisements for the services of sorcerers, witches and fortune-tellers can be found both in print publications and on the Internet. Shops selling various occult goods are also flourishing.
EBay was no exception in this regard, where you could find a variety of magic goods, from amulets and talismans to magic elixirs. But since September 2012, the practice of selling occult goods at auction seems to have come to an end. The administration of the service announced that it would stop posting information about magical goods and services from the beginning of autumn. The sale of spells, curses, various potions, amulets and talismans is now prohibited; it is now not allowed to offer magical services, including fortune-telling.
The main reason for this decision was the large number of disputes between buyers and sellers of goods in this category. The eBay administration, tired of endless showdowns with both, decided to end the practice of advertising magic goods. From now on, it is prohibited to publish information about their sale, and the corresponding sections of the auction will be removed. All sellers of goods in this category were asked to sell them before the beginning of September or to withdraw offers for sale.
This decision by the eBay administration has caused conflicting reviews. Some users are glad that sellers of such goods will finally be denied access to the auction. Others, on the contrary, are puzzled by the decision, since on eBay one could find really interesting, and sometimes very rare goods. In addition, the imposed restrictions are considered by many as an encroachment on freedom of religion - if some people believe in the effectiveness of magic, then why are they forbidden to buy and sell cult accessories corresponding to their faith?
Some auction goers go even further, seeing the decision as a Christian conspiracy to expel members of other cults and beliefs from eBay. As evidence, they point out that the administration of the service did not prohibit the sale of holy water and other holy Christian objects and relics, and this is nothing more than discrimination on religious grounds. Representatives of eBay do not comment on such statements in any way, but make it clear that the decision made is final and will not be revised.
