San Francisco: eBay pulled a listing on Wednesday for a Nike t-shirt displaying the phrase "Boston Massacre," citing the online marketplace's policy against "offensive materials."
The t-shirt was listed for sale earlier this week on eBay and received bids of more than $150,000, according to bid history on the company's website.
The t-shirt refers to the rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox baseball teams and has images of red blood spattered on the word Boston.
In the wake of the Boston Marathon attack, Nike pulled all the shirts from stores, but a used one turned up on eBay....
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