"Checked then on Ebay UK and Ebay have a "Nazi Militaria" Category with 6800 items currently listed" - eBay have never had a 'Nazi Militaria' category, nor sub-category; certainly not in the near 20 years I have been selling here.
Your clock was probably removed under eBay's Offensive materials policy, which prohibits listings or content that promote or glorify hatred, violence, or discrimination; probably under one of the following sections:
- Historical Holocaust-related and Nazi-related items, including reproductions
- Any item that is anti-Semitic or any item from after 1933 that bears a swastika
To sell in this area of history you must be aware of what is allowed and what is not. This is further complicated if selling internationally where some countries have laws not only banning certain, items, symbols and topics; in addition to banned book titles and authors.
Getting back to your military clock; are you certain it was not displaying any symbols specific to the Nazi regime at the time? Even the display of an SS rune (also known as pseudo-runes) are defined and recognised as symbols of hate and will be enough to have the listing removed.
It is a complex area in which to sell, and even being aware of the rules I have fallen foul of this policy; recently having had a book removed which had a small pseudo-rune on the cover which I had overlooked at the time of photographing the book. This is not to say that eBay also don't get it wrong at times, it is understandable in such a sensitive area where they have to err on the safe side. I have also had listings incorrectly removed; you just have to live with it.
The word 'Nazi' in a listing title will not get a listing banned - thousands of historical books have the word in their title. It is the context to how the word is used which will draw attention to it. A quick check of listings using the word indicate the majority to be books, stamps, coins etc. This does not define them as Nazi Militaria or Memorabilia.
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