Prohibited items

Some things may never be listed. Others may, but only once the seller has been checked far enough that a buyer can see who they are dealing with.

1. Never

• Weapons, ammunition, explosives, and parts intended to convert a weapon.
• Illegal drugs, and equipment whose purpose is to take them.
• Prescription medicines, and anything sold as a cure.
• Stolen goods, and anything you cannot prove you may sell.
• Counterfeits and replicas presented as genuine.
• Live animals. Rehoming a pet belongs with a rescue, not a marketplace.
• Human remains, body parts and bodily fluids.
• Personal data: contact lists, identity documents, account credentials.
• Anything sexual, and any service involving a person's body.
• Government documents, uniforms and identification.
• Hazardous waste, asbestos, and unlicensed chemicals.
• Recalled products, and safety equipment that has expired.

2. Only above a trust level

These are legal to sell and are also where losses hurt most, so they need the seller to be checked first. Trust levels explains how that works.

3. Allowed, with care

• Tickets — face value or below, and only where resale is lawful.
• Cosmetics — sealed and in date.
• Car seats and cots — never if they have been in a collision or are recalled.
• Tools — with guards present and working.

4. If we got it wrong

A held listing tells you exactly what tripped it. If the rule does not apply to what you listed, reply in that ticket and a person will look at it. We would rather review a legitimate listing twice than let one bad one through.