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#80 When EBay Banned the sale of Ghosts (Pocket Change)

#80 When EBay Banned the sale of Ghosts (Pocket Change)

Update: 2025-10-08
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You can buy almost anything on eBay or at least, you could.


In this episode of Money2Byrne: Pocket Change, David Byrne tells the hilarious true story of how people started selling haunted dolls, cursed jars, and even ghosts online… until eBay had to officially ban the sale of “souls and spirits.” 👻


From haunted auctions that went viral to the ridiculous complaints that followed (“My ghost isn’t working!”), this is a story about marketing gone mad, proof that on the internet, someone really will buy anything.


👻 Haunted jars, possessed dolls, and the policy that ended it all

💸 Why eBay had to write “no ghosts allowed” into its rules

😂 The lighter side of business — one haunting at a time


🎙️ Money2Byrne: The podcast that looks at the lighter side of business.

🍀 Stay safe, stay happy… but most of all, stay lucky.

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#80 When EBay Banned the sale of Ghosts (Pocket Change)

#80 When EBay Banned the sale of Ghosts (Pocket Change)

David W Byrne