Don't  count on finding one of those discontinued "Django Unchained"  slave toys on eBay any time soon -- TMZ has learned, the action figures have now  been banned from the auction website.

TMZ broke the story ... the  Weinstein Company (which produced the film) discontinued  the promotional figurines in response to a massive backlash from  several African-American advocacy groups.

After the toy company halted  production, the toys began to pop up on eBay as "rare" collectibles ... and bids  skyrocketed.


But  last night, all the listings for the "Django" toys were yanked from the website -- and eBay explained itself to sellers with an email, saying, "Since the  manufacturer of this product has discontinued the item’s sale due to its  potentially offensive nature, we are not allowing it to be sold on  eBay.”

eBay also cautioned the sellers not to re-list the items.

A rep for the auction website confirmed the story, telling us, "These  [toys] were removed as they were in violation of our Offensive Materials  policy."

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