Etsy Bans Human Body Parts … But You Can Sell Hair and Teeth

Like eBay, Etsy has a list of items that its third-party merchants are prohibited from selling. The company spent the past several months conducting extensive research to maintain Etsy as a safe marketplace for both shoppers and sellers, and it looked into such issues as those surrounding the sale of human bones and the corrosive and toxic properties of mercury. While items on its prohibited list may be subject to legal regulations, some aren't, and, "when it comes right down to it, some things just aren't in the spirit of Etsy," the company wrote.