eBay bans spells and magic potions
As of August 30, magic spells and potions will be added to eBay's list of prohibited items.
eBay is continually updating their rules, and continually ticking off huge segments of their community. This time, they are ticking off the magickal community, and you have to wonder if this wasn't a particularly unwise move on their part.
From eBay's perspective, listings for things like "I will cast a spell for you" and "I will send you a magical potion" have a high rate of complaints. What eBay calls a "bad user experience." Meaning, a lot of people get fleeced by these listings, or think they do, and contact eBay to complain about it.
As of August 30, magic spells and potions will be added to eBay's list of prohibited items. To quote eBay, "transactions in these categories can be difficult to verify and resolve." After all, if a seller advertises an iPad and sells you a block of wood painted with an apple, you can complain to eBay under the "item not as described" policy. But what if you are buying a bottle of "magical demon destroyer potion"? How is eBay going to be able to determine whether or not the tiny dropper bottle actually contains magical demon destroyer potion, versus plain old tap water?
