It seems that the well-known online auction site Ebay has chosen to apply a rather strict policy against all merchandise linked to Varg Vikernes. The rumor is reported by the portal MetalSucks.net:
“A reader who spoke to MetalSucks on the condition of anonymity recently tipped us off that Burzum has been banned by the popular online auctioneer. When said reader recently tried to list two Burzum releases for sale on the site, he was met with the following denial (click to enlarge):
“A reader who spoke to MetalSucks on the condition of anonymity recently tipped us off that Burzum has been banned by the popular online auctioneer. When said reader recently tried to list two Burzum releases for sale on the site, he was met with the following denial (click to enlarge):
The reader then called eBay support to confirm, and it’s true: as of last week, you can no longer sell Burzum items on eBay, due to Varg Vikernes’ “history of violence.” It will take some time for the company to completely filter out all Burzum offerings — meaning, for the time being, you can still find Burzum items for sale on the site. But that won’t be the case for long. Sellers who have sold Burzum items in the past (such as the MetalSucks reader who alerted us to this development) are apparently being filtered out first [...]” (the article was published on MetalSucks on August 4, 2014).
Text by Herjann
herjann@unholyblackmetal.com
Text by Herjann
herjann@unholyblackmetal.com