Confederate Flag Merchandise Now BANNED on eBay, Amazon and Etsy

jeffweico · #1 06-23-2015

Just an FYI...

If any part of your business relies on selling merchandise that contains the confederate flag, you may have a difficult time selling it online very soon. Amazon, eBay and Etsy have all announced they will no longer allow that merchandise to be sold.

Amazon, Etsy to Ban Confederate Flag Merchandise, Joining Walmart, eBay - ABC News

I did not post this for political reasons, it is just a heads up to anyone who sells this merchandise. Please do not post political rants about this one way or the other.

MM78 · #2 06-24-2015

Websites selling the Confederate Flag are gonna make a killing.....

doL · #3 06-24-2015

That's pretty ridiculous imo. I don't really want to get into the debate whether or not its a racial symbol, but if people picked up a book and truly knew what it meant, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Also, sucks because one of my top 10 items has a Confederate Flag background. :P

jeffweico · #4 06-24-2015

I learned long ago, that as a seller, you CANNOT afford to fall in love with your merchandise. You never know when it could be banned. Even if it is not controversial, it could run into problems. Let's say you have 100 legitimate copies of a DVD. Then the actor in the DVD's kills someone while driving drunk. You are now the proud owner of 100 pieces of landfill fodder.

As sellers, we have to be able to quickly rid ourselves of products that cannot sell and replace them with products that WILL sell. I used to sell DVD's. I LOVE movies. But it just was not worth all of the headaches and the declining profit margins.

So, my attitude these days is that I am all about sales. While I CARE about what I sell in terms of the QUALITY of the products, I never allow myself to care about the products themselves. If a product needs to be ditched, out it goes!

wtfebay · #5 06-24-2015

Confederacy had a flag. Union had a flag. Dumbasses turned it into something "racial". End of story.

rsot · #6 06-25-2015

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Originally Posted by wtfebay

Confederacy had a flag. Union had a flag. Dumbasses turned it into something "racial". End of story.

The fanaticism of the few...

LoopHole · #7 06-25-2015

Eh i can careless. I'm white and i can careless about it maybe b/c i wasn't born in this country but i don't find it a big deal. If i was black i could careless as well. Its just a flag.. piece of cotton in my eyes.

rsot · #8 06-25-2015

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MM78 · #9 06-25-2015

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Originally Posted by LoopHole

Eh i can careless. I'm white and i can careless about it maybe b/c i wasn't born in this country but i don't find it a big deal. If i was black i could careless as well. Its just a flag.. piece of cotton in my eyes.

That's Right....cause it's all about this:
http://pix-media.s3.amazonaws.com/bl...hite-money.jpg

MM78 · #10 06-25-2015

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Originally Posted by LoopHole

Eh i can careless. I'm white and i can careless about it maybe b/c i wasn't born in this country but i don't find it a big deal. If i was black i could careless as well. Its just a flag.. piece of cotton in my eyes.

That's Right....cause it's all about this:
http://pix-media.s3.amazonaws.com/bl...hite-money.jpg

doL · #11 06-25-2015

That's the only fabric I care about :D And the fabric of this country.. ok not really, that was a terrible pun.

rsot · #12 06-26-2015

You and me both doL - though I do want a General Lee to drive in

GreenBean · #13 06-26-2015

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Originally Posted by MM78

Websites selling the Confederate Flag are gonna make a killing.....

Damn Yankees.

james13v · #14 07-01-2015

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Originally Posted by LoopHole

Eh i can careless. I'm white and i can careless about it maybe b/c i wasn't born in this country but i don't find it a big deal. If i was black i could careless as well. Its just a flag.. piece of cotton in my eyes.

That's a whole lot of less caring you could do...

MM78 · #15 07-01-2015

Time to invest in some Confederate Flags!

dealagreeproceed · #16 07-01-2015

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Originally Posted by MM78

Time to invest in some Confederate Flags!

supply n demand at its finest

rsot · #17 07-01-2015

The South will rise again! /consarnit

yotano211 · #18 07-02-2015

wow, i really dont want to live in this country anymore. no wonder i refuse to become a US citizen, and i am the last one in my family that hasn't become one.

rsot · #19 07-02-2015

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Originally Posted by yotano211

wow, i really dont want to live in this country anymore. no wonder i refuse to become a US citizen, and i am the last one in my family that hasn't become one.

all you

james13v · #20 07-02-2015

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Originally Posted by yotano211

wow, i really dont want to live in this country anymore. no wonder i refuse to become a US citizen, and i am the last one in my family that hasn't become one.

Got a better country to go to?

oompaloompa · #21 07-02-2015

ridiculous, and what about the vintage market where it exists aplenty...it is hardly a nazi swastika....
what about rockabilly stuff, uses it alot as symbolism...
I always thought it was a nice looking flag too....

yotano211 · #22 07-02-2015

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Originally Posted by james13v

Got a better country to go to?

Yea, back to Cuba in about 10 years, well.....maybe....