I dont know for certain, a small assumption on my part. I looked at the bidders profile and it is a woman whose only purchases on ebay were makeup items and she ignored every friendly message I sent her regarding the item. I figured it was a bit odd and it seemed surprising she would be interested in ww2 german collectibles, so I thought it was possible she reported the item, as there are certainly people who actively try and stop potentially offensive historical items being sold. My guess was this could be one of those situations, however it could have just been an ebay moderator that removed it.

I understand ebays policy for potentially offensive items, I am definitely not arguing about the removal of the item as third reich militaria are sensitive and potentially offensive to some. However I hope ebay will remove the $100 insertion fee which certainly seems unreasonable for the circumstances.

Thanks for your reply