eBay Seller Lists Racist Leather Handbag (Warning: Contains Offensive Image)

eBay Seller Lists Racist Leather Handbag (Warning: Contains Offensive Image)

A Shanghai-based eBay seller named, “collecting_coins” currently lists a “Korean style Lady PU leather handbag” in a variety of descriptive colors including rose pink, peach blossom, watermelon red, and nigger brown.

If you are familiar with the eBay interface, you know a customer can complain about a merchant through a process that allows a negative or positive overall review of a seller.  As of this writing, collecting_coins has received 1,536 positive reviews and only 14 negative comments. None of the 14 dings on their record mentions the racist descriptor.

eBay Seller Lists Racist Leather Handbag (Warning: Contains Offensive Image)
Actual eBay screenshot

According to eBay’s rules and policies, they “don’t allow … hateful, offensive, profane, or vulgar language” in listings, titles or descriptions, but these “nigger-brown” bags have been on sale since mid-July of this year.


The bags sell for $7.98.

If you would like to share your opinion about this with Ebay, visit the item page and click “report item.” Three drop-down menus will let you select “listing practices,” “inappropriate item description,” and “profanity, obscenity and vulgar language.”


This same color descriptor has reared its racist head in other Chinese products. Read more at HuffingtonPost.com

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