Web shoppers hoping to attain some Jeffrey Dahmer-inspired gear for Halloween are actually formally out of luck … as a result of eBay has pulled the plug on costume items paying homage to the serial killer.
A spokesperson for eBay tells TMZ … the corporate has insurance policies that prohibit listings glorifying hate, violence and felony actions — and the Dahmer gross sales clearly match the invoice.
The official coverage, listed on their website, says there is no area for “gadgets carefully related to or that profit violent felons, their acts, or crime scenes throughout the previous 100 years.”
We’re informed eBay is continually sweeping the positioning … in search of comparable listings that additionally violate insurance policies.
As we reported, tons of costumes impressed by Dahmer have been up on the market on the web site because the Nexflix collection gained recognition — every part from his distinct glasses, a blonde wig and a shirt just like one worn by Evan Peters on the present.
Not solely have been folks on-line up in arms over the tone-deaf costume selection, however the households of the victims see it as triggering … so says Shirley Hughes, mom to deaf and nonverbal sufferer Tony. She informed us it hurts to see Netflix AND on-line shops revenue off her son’s loss of life.