Franz Kafka Is Alive and Well and Working at eBay

WHAT COULD BE a greater putdown than being kicked out of an organization? I’ll tell you what: being kicked out of an organization to which you don’t even belong.

My wife has been more than an eBay buyer; she’s been an eBay advocate, a tout, a shill, an unpaid but enthusiastic salesperson.

So it was with a mixture of annoyance, anger and sadness that she showed me a message from eBay on her screen:

Dear [her online name],

We regret to inform you that your eBay account has been suspended due to the violation of the site policy below:

Previously suspended user