Online auction eBay will remove listings for the six Dr. Seuss books that will no longer be published.
A company spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal in an email, “Ebay is currently sweeping our marketplace to remove these items.”
The newspaper found hundreds of listings for the six books Dr. Seuss Enterprises had announced would not be published anymore.
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Those books include:
- “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street”
- “If I Ran the Zoo”
- “McElligot’s Pool”
- “On Beyond Zebra!”
- “Scrambled Eggs Super!”
- “The Cat’s Quizzer”
Other books written by Seuss will not be affected by the publishing decision.
Prior to eBay’s decision, WBAL Radio found listings for the books selling for hundreds of dollars each.
Dr. Seuss’ other books have been dominating best seller lists on Amazon and Barnes and Noble since the announcement on Tuesday, CNN reported.
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