Encouraging Illegal Activity
eBay prohibits the sale of items or links to items that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity. eBay also prohibits buyers from requesting or encouraging sellers to break any applicable laws. In addition, eBay may remove listings as requested by law enforcement to cooperate with any investigation or to prevent harm to eBay and its members.
Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:
Limits on account privileges
Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings
Loss of PowerSeller status
The following are examples of listings that are not permitted on eBay:
A link to a Web site that provides information on how to hijack an airplane
An eBook describing how to create methamphetamine
Basing feedback ratings upon another member’s decision not to engage in illegal activity may be considered Feedback Extortion.
Buyer requests or seller offers to falsify customs declarations or mark an item as ‘Gift’ in order to evade customs fees is illegal. Report this activity.
Note: Reports of a request to falsify customs documents only will be reviewed by eBay if the listing description clearly and prominently specified who is responsible for paying any applicable customs fees, duties, import taxes, etc.
Why does eBay have this policy?
This policy helps protect buyers and sellers from engaging in illegal activity. eBay urges its sellers and buyers to comply with all governmental laws and regulations. Since encouraging illegal activity may be prohibited by law, sellers may not use eBay to encourage other members to engage in illegal activity.
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