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A photocopy of a ritual or other reproduction, probably yes. I've seen them pulled under the "copyright violation" complaint category, but this doesn't always work because ritual manuals aren't usually copyrighted. However, some have successfully argued it's private material and therefore protected under the "unauthorized copies" complaint category. I suppose VERO membership would strengthen your claim in this case.
But if it's an original item like an actual ritual manual, there's nothing you can do. Same deal as badges. Even if the ritual manual were copyrighted, it's not illegal for me to buy a copyrighted item on ebay. I can buy everything from a Baird's Manual to the latest NY Times Bestseller - they're all copyrighted. It's assumed part of the original purchase price included compensation for the owner of the work.
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