"Don't Buy Our Costumes" The Flaming Lips hit out at ebay seller

Front man for The Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne, has appealed to fans to not buy any items from an Ebay user selling band paraphernalia.

Coyne tweeted over the weekend and urged fans "Please DO NOT buy this stuff.

The guy selling this stuff knows we want it back but demands that we give tens of thousands of dollars.. Please DO NOT give him money

Dude with Flaming Lips costumes and equipment on E-Bay is completely un sympathetic... I've spoke with him and he's a prick!!!

Don't give him your money he is the worst kind of opportunist.. He profits from others misfortune.. F**k him!!

However the Ebay listing from seller okiebuysell claims the items "were purchased from a storage locker rent by the FLAMING LIPS and we are the legal owners".

"We purchased at an auction for default payment of rent."

You can check out the items here.

Four costumes are up for sale and as yet there has been no bids.