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Firearms, Ammunition, Replicas and Militaria policy

Policy overview

Most weapons can't be sold on eBay due to national and international laws, so our policies reflect this. Bear in mind that to safeguard the community, we may also ban other related items that are legal to sell outside of eBay.

 You'll find a comprehensive list of what is and isn't allowed further down on this page.

Make sure your listing follows our guidelines. If it doesn't, it may be removed, and your buying and selling privileges could be restricted.

What are the guidelines?

Actual firearms can't be listed on eBay. However, some accessories for firearms are okay to sell, but only under certain conditions. See the list below for more details.

Allowed

  • Bulletproof vests/ flack jackets

  • Caliber conversion information or blueprints

  • Magazine holders, moon clips, speed loaders or stripper clips

Restricted

  • Accessories for guns such as butt plates, cleaning supplies, holsters, pistol grips, racks, scopes, slings, stocks, storage cases or trigger guards. The listing must include a description of the type of firearm the accessory or part is used for. If it doesn't, the listing may be removed.

  • Muzzle loader or black powder gun parts or accessories, as long as each item is offered in one listing at a time. (However, having separate listings for items that can be used to build a gun is prohibited.)

Not allowed

Items that are not allowed include, but are not limited to:

  • Firearms regardless of their ability to fire, how old they are, or their status as collectibles

  • Firearms include all component parts of a firearm, sporting, collectible, curio & relic, signalling pistols, and antique firearms

  • Any item that is designed to discharge any shot, bullet or other missile

  • Any listing for a firearm accessory which contains a picture of the firearm itself

  • Converters (items that can be used to give a firearm automatic firing capability)

  • Gun parts, including, but not limited to:

    • Barrels

    • Choke tubes

    • Cylinders

    • Firing pins

    • Frames, including grip frames

    • Magazines, regardless of capacity

    • Receivers, including parts, upper or lower, cut, or 80 percent receivers

    • Slides

    • Trigger assemblies

  • Firearm kits that are used to create a firearm

  • Flash suppressors

  • Reloading presses and equipment

  • Sears

  • Silencers

  • Zip guns

Live ammunition and ammunition components can't be listed. See the list below for details.

Allowed

  • Plastic, rubber and wooden ammunition

  • Snap caps

Restricted

  • Empty ammunition boxes. The listing needs to say the item doesn't contain ammunition.

Not allowed

Items that are not allowed include but are not limited to:
  • Blank, dummy, live or inert ammunition

  • Bullets

  • Cartridges

  • Cases

  • Gunpowder

  • Hulls

  • Primer

  • Reloading equipment, including items such as dies and molds

  • Shells

Replica firearms look very similar to real guns. Replica or imitation firearms cannot be listed.

Allowed

  • Miniature firearms for action figures

  • Toy guns that clearly look like a toy

Restricted

  • Miniature Gun lighters, unless they appear to be full size.

Not allowed

  • Any listing for a firearm accessory which contains a picture of the firearm itself

  • Realistic cap guns

  • Replica firearms

  • Replica Blaster Kits

We don't allow listings for Airsoft guns, BB guns, pellet guns, or air rifles because they generally shoot a projectile.

Not allowed

  • Air rifles, air guns or air pistols

  • Airsoft rifles or Airsoft guns

  • Any frame or receiver for a BB gun or air rifle

  • BB Guns

We do not permit the sale of weapons issued and formerly used by the military as we cannot confirm that the item has effectively and permanently altered for lawful and safe transport and sale.

Restricted

  • Demilitarised military vehicles and aircrafts, unless weaponry is attached to the vehicle

Not allowed

  • Ordnance, military weaponry (such as grenades and landmines), ammunition and related parts, even if it has been made "unserviceable" or has been "de-militarised" or "demilled"

  • Metal replica hand grenades

  • Atom or nuclear weapons

  • Explosives

  • Flamethrowers

  • Missiles, rockets, or launchers

Allowed

  • Bows and arrows

  • Non-pneumatic spear guns

Not allowed

  • Blow guns

  • Crossbows

  • Dart guns

  • Disguised stun guns

  • Flares, flare guns, flare launchers or receivers for flare guns

  • High voltage electric stunning devices

  • Paintball guns

  • Potato guns such as bazookas, cannons, or launchers

  • Pneumatic spear guns

  • Replica tasers

  • Shockers and shock guns

  • Stun guns

Why does eBay have this policy?

For safety concerns and in order to follow laws and regulations, we restrict the kinds of weapons and accessories that can be sold on eBay. Be sure to follow all laws and regulations – as well as eBay policies – before buying or selling these items.

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