Stay Out of Trouble with eBay's Listing Policies. (Pt.2)

Clearing E-Bay Policies Mist

The 'autographed items' entry, doesn't mean that you can't sell anything that's been autographed - it just means that you can only sell it if it comes with a certificate of authenticity.

The 'artifacts' entry prohibits you from selling Native American graves; 'celebrity material' means you can't sell unauthorised pictures of celebrities;

'embargoed goods' means that you can't sell anything that comes from Cuba… on and on it goes, and most of it you never need to know.

If your chosen kind of item seems to be on the list, though, and you're concerned that you might not be able to sell it, then check the full list at
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/items-ov.html to see whether the item is banned entirely or there are just a few restrictions.

eBay WILL remove any items that it believes violating the copyright law, but in reality they don't have that many people to monitor the site.

You will generally only find that your auction gets removed if someone decides to report you - and even then, they might not get around to it.

Still its' wise to be aware of it, Be safe then to be sorry!!

Really, buying and selling on eBay can sometimes feel more complicated than it really is, thanks to all the rules surrounding it - not to mention the jargon. Our next posting is a 'jargon buster', to help you learn the language of eBay.