Do You Know What You Can’t Sell On eBay??
Now we all know you can sell basically anything on eBay, but do you know what you can’t sell?
You would be surprised of the amount of items that get pulled down because seller’s haven’t done their work on what you can’t sell on eBay.
eBay would have to be one the best home based business opportunities out there in the world right now, so it’s natural progression that so many are eager to find highly profitable items for resale on eBay. However, it’s important to know that there are certain items that can’t be sold.
Here are a few of them …
Some items are copyright infringement and can actually land a seller in prison or with huge fines as one seller in the UK has just found out:
1. Knock offs of music, TV shows or movies. The “bootleg” movies, for example, are often made by guys who sneak a movie camera into a newly released movie where they crouch behind a seat and make a dodgy copy. There is a large production of these counterfeit items in Asia, so beware not to order any products from here.
2. Software and computer games can also be copied and their sale is illegal by all Australian and US laws. Naturally, the items above may be sold if you have a copy that you purchased legitimately and no longer want.
3. The so called “replica” (for brand names) market for handbags, designer sunglasses and clothing is definitely forbidden although these items are often sold in physical stores around the world.
4. Sometimes lazy and less than honest sellers often steal copyrighted material from other sellers. eBay has a program called VERO (Verified Rights Owner) that will remove offending auctions, although there seems to be no penalty attached to the seller, which is unfortunate but if the user gets too many violations their account can become suspended.
5. Alcoholic beverage sales are not allowed although if you have an alcohol license you are permitted to sell on eBay
6. Cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco or coupons for such items are not permitted on eBay.com.au or ebay.com
7. Firearms are strictly prohibited and may not be sold on eBay.com.au.
Keep up to date with eBay’s restricted items before you invest time and money into your product, check out all the items that are restricted by clicking on the link below for more indepth information:
http://help.ebay.com.au/Help/Policies/Banned/Restricted_items/Overview







