Sears, Amazon Pull Swastika Ring from Websites After Outcry

Websites like Sears or Amazon don’t just let you buy directly from them, they also let you purchase goods directly from third-party sellers. Well, one of those sellers was offering a swastika ring, and both Sears and Amazon took it down today.

Here’s a screengrab of the item in question:

CET Domain is the seller in question. On another site still selling the ring, the description reads, “This gothic jewelry item in particular features a Swastika ring that’s made of .925 Thai silver. Not for Neo Nazi or any Nazi implication. These jewelry items are going to make you look beautiful at your next dinner date.”

(Yeah, if your next dinner date is with World War II reenactors.)

Both retailers have taken down the ring, and Sears posted an apology on its Facebook page:

The ring was not posted by Sears, but by independent third-party sellers on Sears Marketplace. All Marketplace Sellers must accept our seller agreement terms in order to sell their items on sears.com and part of that agreement includes an understanding that certain offensive items may not be listed. If a problem occurs, we take appropriate action. The ring has not been purchasable since this morning and we are in the process of completely removing the items from our site.

[h/t Business Insider]
[images via screengrab]

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