@krys888 wrote:
1. I’m a seller exclusively of dolls and doll clothes. So I know my customer. And I can assure you that people — males and females — of all ages, including children, purchase dolls and doll clothes. Yes, they even purchase expensive ones.
2. The second or third comment tells me how to report it, which I did. Had you read that and the several times I’ve acknowledged that, you’d know that.
3. No poster specified gay sex as being the issue. The issue is porn and toys in the same store where the porn is not in the adult category. Whether or not it was intentional by the seller, as you noted, we do not know. However, the sellers intention is not relevant to the fact it violates policy and is against the law. And there is a reason why it violates policy and the law. And those reasons, whether anyone likes it or not, are rooted in values. Everyone is different when it comes to values. That’s how communities are built; around shared values. And for many of us, mixing porn (gay or otherwise) and toys in a general marketplace goes against our shared values and we’re speaking up about it. And reporting it. And for some of us, it is shocking and disturbing to have it in your face on what you think is a general marketplace.
So, have I learned a lot in the past 24 hours? Absolutely. LOL.
I'm also a seller of vintage Barbie since 1999. My customer base is quite varied as well but I am certain none of the items I sell are purchased by children. I do get the occasional mother/grandmother/aunt who buys a doll from me for a child in their lives, but otherwise I pretty sure I don't have children shopping in my store on even an irregular basis. Not that it would matter because I don't have any questionable items. I don't sell or buy porn to begin with.
That said, I stick with my assessment that your seller is not offering dolls that children would be all that interested in. In my experience, kids don't want Silkstones or collector Barbie dolls from 10+ years ago. I suppose there could be a few but not nearly as many nor anywhere near the capacity some posters are making it out to be. Unless something has changed recently...
And yes, there was a poster upthread who made it a point to mention it being gay porn being shown to children by a "filthy" ebay seller. My point is in the case of the seller in question, I highly doubt that is his intention. More importantly, any stripe of porn on a public website should be problem enough without having to specify outrage over what kind it is.
I'm gay and have been in a monogamous relationship with my husband for 35 years last month. For the record, I don't want to see skin magazines when I'm shopping for something completely unrelated either. The difference is I don't automatically think the worst of any seller unless it is blatant category manipulation like the Chinese sellers I mentioned in an earlier post. I prefer to give the benefit of the doubt that there may have been a simple listing error. I for one appreciate when a buyer lets me know I have something wrong in one of my listings. We all make mistakes.
Regardless of which kind of porn we might prefer. If any.
Joe
