Va. Sisters: eBay Pulled Illinois-Shaped Frosted Flake Auction for Violating Policy

Published January 14, 2015

Two sisters from Virginia who are selling a corn flake shaped like the state of Illinois on eBay say the online auction Web site canceled their listing.

"Something really dramatic just happened with our corn flake," Melissa McIntire, 23, of Chesapeake, Va., said Tuesday, explaining that the sisters received an e-mail from eBay saying the state-shaped cereal was in violation of the site's food policy.

But the flake is back. The sisters say the Land of Lincoln twin they discovered in a box of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes is still available after all.

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McIntire and her 15-year-old sister Emily said they've relisted the flake on eBay, but this time they're auctioning a coupon redeemable for it, instead of the cereal itself. Bidding early Wednesday was at $116.11.

Copycat items have popped up on eBay, including corn flakes shaped like Hawaii and Virginia. There's also a potato chip shaped like Florida, and Illinois corn flake paraphernalia, including T-shirts and buttons.

A telephone message left with San Jose, Calif.-based eBay Inc. after business hours on Tuesday was not immediately returned.

Bidding on the 2-inch-by-1 3/8-inch flake was to end Thursday.

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