Before listing your item, make sure we allow it on eBay, and find out if we have specific rules and conditions on how you should list it. Check the list of prohibited and restricted item policies above. You also need to make sure that the sale of your item complies with all laws.

Activity on eBay is required to follow this policy, the eBay User Agreement and all applicable laws, as well as respect the rights of third parties. If it doesn't, eBay may take action consistent with applicable laws and the eBay User Agreement, and may even be legally required to do so. Such actions may include, as an example only: Removing the listing or other content, issuing a warning, restricting activity or account suspension.

In certain scenarios, we may hide your listing from being visible to shoppers until the problematic content is fixed. Once these changes are made and approved by eBay, they will be available to shoppers once again.

Understanding the rules

Our policies are often based on country and state laws, although in some cases, we may also base our policies on input from our members and our own discretion, especially for dangerous or sensitive items.

Read and understand our policies before listing items. Follow our guidelines and review our examples so you know beforehand what you can and can't sell on eBay.

When selling internationally, read our International trading policy. Although certain items may be legal to sell in your country, they might be illegal elsewhere.

To find out if we have other guidelines that might affect your listing or product, read our listing policies and our rules about intellectual property and the VeRO program.

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Visit Seller Help to find details of any policy issues with your account or listings, and get the information you need to quickly resolve them.

Reporting listings that don't follow policy

If you see a listing that doesn't follow one of our policies, report it via the Report item link in the listing.

If we determine that a listing or product isn't following a policy, we email the seller and the bidders or the buyer to let them know that we've removed or hidden the listing or product.

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