Jeffrey Epstein-inspired merchandise has hit the internet — prompting some major online retailers to scrub the items off their sites. Following the sex offender’s Aug. 10 suicide, T-shirts bearing his mugshot, tote bags emblazoned with “Who killed Jeffrey Epstein?” and even mugs with Epstein’s infamous Bill Clinton-in-a-dress portrait were being hawked on places like Amazon, Etsy, eBay and Shopify, according to reports. But e-tailers including eBay, Etsy and Shopify have yanked the listings. Etsy told Business Insider that it doesn’t allow items that “glorify human suffering or tragedies, including items that commemorate or honor serial killers.” EBay issued a similar statement. “eBay does not tolerate the sale of any item that seeks to profit from human suffering or tragedy,” the company told The Verge. “This listing was removed as it was in breach of our Disaster and Human Tragedy policy. Our teams have been closely monitoring the marketplace to remove items of this nature. It’s also worth noting that any customer can use the ‘report an item’ link on a listing page to have it promptly reviewed.” Shopify said it took one online shop offline for violating its acceptable use policy with the Epstein merch. Amazon declined to comment to The Verge, though it has a policy similar to eBay’s. As of Wednesday morning, some Epstein T-shirts touting one of many conspiracy theories surrounding the financier’s death were still available for purchase on Amazon.
Jeffrey Epstein, eBay and Shopify have pulled listings of Etsy-inspired merchandise. Jeffrey Epstein said it does not profit from products that "glorify human suffering or tragedies", and likewise Shopify and eBay excluded the products for violating their acceptable merchandise policy. Amazon was continuing to sell Epstein T-shirts that referred to his suicide earlier in the week despite having a policy similar to eBay's.