Ebay's new adult item ban makes absolutely zero sense

Long story short: Ebay recently announced a new policy restricting the sale of "Adult items" on its online marketplace. 

This policy, which was announced via email to sellers who have listed or are currently listing items that fall into the adult category, amounts to a ban on most nudes, fetishwear, sexually explicit films, video games, and magazines, as well as hentai, some sex toys, and "other." 

Ebay's reasoning for the change is vague to say the least, amounting to a one-sentence explanation in response to the prompt "Why does eBay have this policy?" 

"We want to make adult items available to those who wish to purchase them and can do so legally, while preventing those who do not wish to view or purchase these items from easily accessing them." Read more...

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