Sells “Stupidity Stones” Online, But eBay Cancels Cricket Ad

Expelled from an online sales channel in the same way that they expel dissidents from the Movement. This time, without respecting the rules, 5Stelle founder Beppe Grillo was “censored” by an online shopping platform for an advertisement for the sale of a fake product.

But let’s proceed in order. Yesterday an ad appeared on eBay with which Grillo, like many other users, decided to search for acquirers, with the username “altabeppegrillo”, for one of their products: the “pumice stone to crush the brain of human stupidity”. Cost: “A thousand euros a piece, I can’t do less.” A gimmick like many of the pentastellati founders, but eBay has decided to predict the measures by canceling the listing today.

“” Dear elevated beppegrillo, after reviewing the activities related to your account we have decided to suspend it as we believe that these activities represent a risk for the eBay community, “reads the statement from the trading site that Grillo published on his Facebook profile “We do not take this decision lightly – continues the note – However, it is our priority to guarantee a reliable market in which people from all over the world can buy and sell safely”.

It is, eBay continues, “a suspension is permanent”, so that Grillo “will no longer be able to participate in any purchase or sale on eBay in the future.” In short, expelled.