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Image or Description Theft

Do not use other eBay user's images or descriptions in your listings without their permission.

Guidelines

Describe your item in your own words, take your own pictures, and you're ready to list!

Examples

The following examples are not allowed on eBay.

  • You want to sell an item on eBay but do not know how best to describe it. So you copy all (or substantially all) of someone else's description of the same item and, without their permission, paste it into your listing.
  • You copy someone else's image (without permission) and include it in your listing since it looks very similar to the item you are offering.
  • You like the way your competitor's About Me page looks, so you copy their look and feel and a substantial amount of the text and include it in your About Me page.

Warning

Listings that violate eBay's Image and Description theft policy may be removed early. Multiple violations of this policy could result in the suspension of your account.

 

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