into the housing 2 of a merchandise securing device 1 and guaranteed corresponding shielding of the closure device 6 such protector elements 23 made of metallic materials are greatly disadvantageous in the case of the merchandise securing device 1 present here however since they just like the closure device 6 impair the functioning of the merchandise securing elements 4 5 15 and in particular the resonance frequency of an 8 2 mhz rf coil 5 and can actually make it impossible for this reason non metallic heat resistant materials such as mica silicone or the like should be introduced for example into an accommodation chamber lying opposite the needle like attachment means 3 below the closure element 6 so that they can form a heat shield and so that it is or becomes more difficult to melt the ball closure 6 out of the housing 2 of the merchandise securing device 1 during manipulation attempts also only indicated only schematically in the figures is a pass through opening 31 that extends through the housing 2 by means of which suitable flexible hanging devices not shown particularly wire cables or the like can be passed through with one end and fixed in place and which can be fixed in place on the merchandise securing device 1 by means of the closure device 6 at their other end in this way the merchandise securing device 1 according to the invention can be modified for being affixed to so called handle merchandise such as suitcases or the like on which the merchandise securing device 1 cannot be fixed.