The ladies here at Beauty and the Breast recently took on the subject of auctioning off breast implants, something that pops up in the news often but seems… un-remarkable?

The story that started it all was the ongoing saga of British model Jordan Price, just one of many famous women who put her implants up for sale. (video after the jump)

What do you think, readers? Would you sell your used breast implants online? Would you buy any?

Beth:

Just a comment on the breast implants being auctioned off.  This is a real problem I have with ebay.  They have rules on certain things you can sell and BREAST IMPLANTS are NOT one of them.  However, if someone, say, a celeb gets on there and will sell their USED fake boobs, it’s okay, but if someone like me for instance, not that anyone would want them, would sell my implants, my auction would be taken down.

So you ask, how do I know this?????  I started my crusade of educating the public on breast implants way back when and there were many women that were selling their implants on ebay.  Some were selling implants that had never been used. So I reported several because first of all I don’t think this is something that should be sold on ebay and their rules and regulations (I believe) specifies nothing toxic.  So when I reported some of these people, (I only reported the people that were selling them as being something safe, not those out to educate people on the dangers)

Anywho, those auctions were immediately taken down and for a while there was no one selling implants on ebay.  Then one day, I saw some celeb selling her ’special’ made implants to be reused.  I was shocked and appalled and reported her.  I mean come on USED implants to be REUSED!  BARF!  That particular auction was never taken down and since, I have noticed that any celebs selling implants are permitted to do so but someone like Joe Schmo is in violation of ‘ebay rules and policies’. So this really burns my butt.

Everyone also knows that you are not permitted to mail implants??? The post office has deemed them ‘TOXIC’?  I know that about 3 years ago, most of the top explant surgeons would mail them directly to a doctor for you but stopped because of postal rules and regulations of transporting toxic materials in the mail.

Gretchen:

Wow Beth… thanks. That is CRAZY that someone would sell that on ebay. I mean I guess “my rant” and why I am so against it is that these implants almost killed me!! Would ebay let someone put something on there that is DEADLY? It is just so frusterating that it is not known how harmful these were to us. I get so mad .. i dont know if you guys feel the same way, but that is what gets me every time is how “Casually” implants are treated.

P.S.. i had SEALED contact lenses that i wasnt even allowed to sell on ebay!

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Beth:

Yes, I feel the same way Gretchen.  Mine about killed me as well so I’m very angry too!  I’ve learned to move on with the life I have now and voicing my opinion on the internet every chance I get really is healing for me. Also helping other women get through this ordeal helps.

Oh, I just read the contact lenses comment.  See that is what I mean! Implants are okay if you are a celeb but contacts that are sealed are not. Ebay needs some revamping!!!!

Krista:

Why in the world would someone want someone else’s USED implants to begin with?! Gross!! Ebay AND the post office deems them toxic! If they are being deemed “toxic” then why are they still being placed in women’s bodies? I just don’t get it!

P.S I tried to sell a sweater on Ebay once, the name brand was “wet seal” and they took it down…..as if I was selling an actual seal on there or something??? 

Beth:

EXACTLY!  I think they have a program that scans all auction titles and if you have one that violates their policy, it is taken down!!!!!  EBAY SUCKS.  However, I have just started selling on there again but I had several auctions taken down in the past for violations that I wasn’t even breaking.  So I stopped for the longest time because every auction I put up was immediately taken down for stuff that I wasn’t even doing and after three violations, you lose your right to sign onto ebay.  Which also happened to me.  I was furious.  I had to fight to get it back.  They have a very poor system in my opinion and people that aren’t breaking rules are reported and others aren’t. 
 
Did you know that the guy with the myfreeimplants site started on ebay???  I reported him so many times and he was not taken down.  It took a very long time and many of us to report him.  I believe he would still be on there if it weren’t for the implant crew reporting him everyday.  So, it didn’t matter anyway as we all know that he makes the headlines very frequently.  I think we need a ‘www.myfreeexplant.com’.  If only…
 
As for USED implants, that is just it.  What sicko would want them.  I have my implants and it sickens me to just look at them and they came out of MY body, not someone else’s body.  I’m saving in hope that some day, there will be a class action suit and I will then have proof of all that crap that was growing inside there. 
 
When I mailed my implants to a doctor, he told me not to say that they were implants but failed medical devices.  He said that if they thought they were mailing implants, then they would not allow it or they would not get through customs.  Too toxic for mail delivery but not to put in a woman’s body.  It is so nuts!

Kacey:

I just think it’s interesting that breast implants are considered too toxic for the mail system, but not too toxic for our bodies.  I also dislike the double standards that eBay has… but when it comes down to it, they’re in it for publicity.