Apparently, the jewel-encrusted bra was pulled too because it violated an ebay policy.
Here is the msnbc.com article about that. No mention of the flip flops, though.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9603912/
Why did Britney's bra vanish from eBay?
Auction site says the undergarment fell into a forbidden category
SAN JOSE, Calif. - What happened to Britney Spears bra?
One of the many items Britney Spears was offering in a charity auction on eBay was her jewel-encrusted bra from the Toxic video. Then, that listing disappeared.
According to eBay spokesman Hani Durzy, it fell into a forbidden category. He says one of eBays policies is that it does not list used undergarments. Thats mainly to ward off fetishists.
Durzy says a customer support staffer caught the listing and pulled it.
However, he admits that it was probably a judgement call in a gray area. He says the item probably should not have been listed in the bra category, but as an entertainment collectible.
He says eBay has contacted the seller and will relist the bra under a new category if the seller desires.
That means bidding would start over. The bidding for the bra in the original listing had topped
$30,000.