eBay Selling Policies

We have a number of policies to ensure eBay remains Australia’s top online marketplace. These policies set the rules for how buyers and sellers interact and trade on eBay. You can browse all of our selling policies via eBay Help.

To get started, here’s an overview of some of our most important policies::

• eBay User Agreement and User Privacy Notice: All buyers and sellers are governed by laws and regulations outlined in the eBay User Agreement and User Privacy Notice
• Intellectual Property and the eBay’s Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) Program: Intellectual property owners can report listings as part of eBay’s Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) Program
• Payments Terms of Use: Terms on which getting paid works on eBay
• Listing policies: Actions that are and aren’t allowed in listings to promote a safe, fair and enjoyable trading experience
• Selling practices: The basic requirements all sellers need to follow in order to meet our seller performance standards and provide a great customer experience
• Duplicate listings: Sellers aren’t permitted to have listings for more than one identical item live at the same time
• Product Safety Guidance for APAC Sellers: Ensure your products comply with the applicable mandatory standards with guidance from government agencies on product safety laws and standards for US, European and Australian sites
• Prohibited and restricted Items: Some items can only be listed under certain conditions while others we don’t permit on the site at all
• Payment methods policy: Information about the types of payment buyers can use on eBay

• Shill bidding: As a seller, you’re not permitted to bid on your own items or have family members, friends, or employees bid on your behalf
• Offers to buy and sell outside eBay: By selling with us, you agree to completing transactions on-site. Taking sales off-platform is risky and violates our policy
• Unpaid item abuse: You can’t file for a final value fee credit on a transaction where the buyer paid for the item
• Taxes and import charges: Learn about your GST and income tax responsibilities selling on eBay and find out more about import charges

We have sophisticated filters in place to detect policy and listing violations. Consequences for violating our policies may range from simple warnings to account suspension. So it’s important to make sure you review, understand and follow all of our policies and rules for sellers.

If you’re not sure how a particular policy works or affects you, you can choose to get in touch with us through the links at the bottom of all of our policy pages. Our Customer Service team will be happy to help you.

If you suspect a listing is in violation of eBay policies , we want to know about it. We rely on our community of users to help keep eBay a great place to buy and sell. 

To report a listing violation, click the Report item link immediately above the item number in each listing.

To report abusive buying activity, you can report a buyer.

To report a policy violation:

• Search for and review the policy page that deals with the violation
• Click the Report link at the bottom of the page
• Enter the item number(s) of the listing that you wish to report
• Click Send to submit your message to eBay Customer Service
• We’ll consider the circumstances of the alleged policy violation and the member's trading record before taking action