Not allowed

• Listing an item on eBay and then being paid outside the eBay system.

Restricted

• Including links to eBay Stores and items is OK, as long as they're not URL redirects

Not allowed

• Referring to or promoting the seller's individual website (including links to home page URLs that promote outside-of-eBay websites), sales outside of eBay, or other businesses

Not allowed

Offering or requiring the buyer to:

• Make an additional purchase

• Pay an amount beyond the final price and a reasonable shipping fee

• Sign up for a service with the purchase

• Take any unrelated action (such as pay for a hotel room) as a condition for receiving the item or its benefit (such as free or discounted airfare)

Allowed

• Using a multi-quantity listing to offer more than one of the same item in a single listing

• Offering buyers a t-shirt in 3 sizes and 2 colours as multi-quantity listing with variations

Not allowed

• Using a standard, single item listing, but offering more than one of the same item for sale within it

• Encouraging buyers to indicate the number of the same item they want

• Stating that buyers can get the same price for additional similar items (such as one square metre of carpet sold at the final sale price, with the option to buy more square metre at that price)

Allowed

• Using a multi-quantity listing with variations to offer items, such as clothing and home items, with a choice of size, colour, and material

• Single-item listings for custom made items or services that are created or customised to the buyer's specification. Some examples of this would include made to order clothing, personalized mailing labels or ring re-sizing. All options offered must be provided at no additional charge to the buyer.

Not allowed

• Selling different brands of an item, such as jeans, in a single listing

• Offering a choice between two entirely different items, such as a watch or pair of shoes

• Selling items that aren't in similar condition, such as a new and a refurbished laptop, in the same listing

Restricted

• Listing contact information (including home page URLs that promote outside-of-eBay websites) in the title, subtitle, item location, or images is only allowed when the item for sale is a domain name

Allowed

• Selling old or collectible catalogues from which you can no longer place an order (such as a Sears catalogue from 1931)

Not allowed

• Listing catalogues from which buyers can currently order directly, which could result in sales being completed outside of eBay

Allowed

• Using the reserve price option or setting the starting price at a minimum to avoid selling below a certain price

Not allowed

• Stating the reserve price of the item when the item has not been listed using the reserve price feature

• Cancelling bids and ending a listing early because the desired sale price hasn't been met

Allowed

• Using the Want It Now area to post want ads

Not allowed

• Using a standard listing format to post a want ad or advertise a desire to buy or trade items

Not allowed

• Offering a discount to the buyer for using a preferred form of payment

• Charging an additional fee for using standard forms of payment, including cheques, money orders, electronic transfers, and credit cards

Not allowed

• Listing items, such as homes and vehicles, that belong in a flat fee category outside of the appropriate category

Allowed

• On rare occasions, (such as the result of a site outage), we may extend the duration of a listing

Not allowed

• Extending of the listing duration by the seller, either manually or using automated tools

Restricted

• You can offer an optional warranty or service (such as installation) to complement the item and provide better service for the buyer, as long as it:

  • directly relates to the item - doesn't significantly alter the value

  • isn't an additional item

  • isn't excessive in price

  • doesn't make the listing price artificially low

• Items valued at more than £15 that offer a written warranty or service contract need one of these in the description:

  • full text of the written warranty

  • statement explaining how a free copy of the written warranty can be obtained upon request

  • link that takes members to the warranty details