SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) - EBay Inc pulled a listing on Wednesday for a Nike Inc t-shirt displaying the phrase Boston Massacre, citing the online marketplace's policy against "offensive materials".

The t-shirt was listed for sale earlier this week on eBay and received bids of more than US$150,000 (S$190,000), according to bid history on the company's website.

The t-shirt refers to the rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox baseball teams and has images of red blood spattered on the word Boston.

In the wake of the Boston Marathon attack, Nike pulled all the shirts from stores, but a used one turned up on eBay.

An eBay spokesman said the shirt was removed because it violated a company policy that bans listings of items that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual, or religious intolerance, or promote organizations with such views.

EBay will also remove listings that graphically portray graphic violence or victims of violence, unless they have substantial social, artistic, or political value, according to the policy.

A check on Wednesday afternoon by Reuters confirmed that the listing was taken down.