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The Ebay Blacklist
Author: David Riewe
eBay can be most likened to an online
flea market. But, as with most flea markets, there is always the possibility
that questionable hawkers lurk around the corners. Therefore, there must be
rules in place to insure that the auctions and transactions formed through
eBay are legal. Only then can a market - online or not - flourish.
Certain types of items are prohibited or regulated on eBay. eBay reserves
the right to terminate auctions that violate its specifications for allowed
items on listing. In the case of such, eBay emails the bidder and the seller
to notify them of the violation and to explain the need to terminate the
auction.
eBay's policies describe items that may not be posted for auction. They fall
under three categories: Prohibited Questionable, and Potentially Infringing.
Prohibited This describes items that are not permitted on eBay.
This list includes alcohol, tobacco, drugs, animals, human parts or remains,
government properties, lottery tickets, and others.
eBay contains a complete list of such in their policy statement.
Questionable Items listed as questionable can be posted provided they follow
certain conditions. For example, some adult material may be listed for
auctioning only if they are posted in the Mature Audiences section of eBay.
Event tickets may be sold provided that the auction closes before the actual
event itself.
The list also includes batteries, artifacts, food, used items, event
tickets, weapons and knives, police related equipment, Freon, hazardous
chemicals, offensive material, mature audiences material, international
selling, and international buying among others.
Potentially Infringing Items listed under this heading may be legal.
However, they almost always violate copyright, trademark, and other rights.
Some examples of such are: academic software, beta software, bootleg
recordings, contracts and tickets, downloadable media, movie prints, OEM
software, Replica and counterfeit items, and unauthorized copies.
This list is updated periodically and is incorporated into the User
Agreement of eBay. These guidelines do not represent legal advice. It would
do well to check with law enforcement agencies, a lawyer, or other legal
outlets to verify the legality of a questionable item to be posted.
This policy applies even if you offer to give your item away for free. As
long as it is posted on eBay, it is subject to the abovementioned policy.
As a final note, it is stressed that the buyer if subject to liability if he
or she purchases an illegal item. It is still the responsibility of the
buyers and sellers to monitor the legality of their transactions since eBay
is merely a facilitator in the market process.
About the author:
David Riewe is a Publisher and Online Marketer. Visit his eBay Blog to
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