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الخميس، 30 يونيو 2011

You Can Sell Anything on eBay – Or Can You?


Over 100 million people are members of eBay.



Through eBay, you can buy items in almost any



category that you can imagine – at great prices.



You can also sell almost anything you can



imagine on eBay – people often sell items that have



absolutely no real value for very high prices. There



are limits, however, to what can be bought and sold.





eBay does not allow certain items to be auctioned



through their website. Services are one type of ‘item’



that cannot be auctioned – simply because it is not



an item. Some seller’s blatantly ignore this however.



The sell of other items is illegal, even if it isn’t being



sold through eBay. eBay restricts the sale of any



type of item that is considered ‘illegal for sale’ in any



other selling format. Illegal items such as satellite



descramblers are forbidden as well.





Anything that is copyrighted - such as copies of



DVDs, CDs, or software - may not be sold through



eBay auctions. You can, however, sell a DVD, CD,



or any software that you bought legitimately…as



long as you are not just selling a copy that you



made of these types of items. eBay does not allow



the sale of ‘replicas.’ A replica is a knockoff version



of designer items, such as purses, dresses, shoes,



or sunglasses that look identical to those that have



designer labels.





Items that are regulated by the state or federal



government are forbidden on eBay. These items



include alcoholic beverages, weapons and firearms,



all tobacco products, and both prescription and



illegal drugs. There are small exceptions to this rule,



however. If you have a collectable, such as a tin that



contains tobacco, you may sell that item if the



package has never been opened, and if you state the



contents of the package are not meant for



consumption. There are other conditions that must be



met as well when selling these types of collectables.





Any type or breed of animal or reptile may not be



sold through an eBay auction. This includes animals



that were once living, and are now stuffed and



mounted. This rule may also apply to items that are



taken from endangered species, such as Ivory. When



it comes to these types of items, when in doubt,



don’t.





Tickets may be sold, but it is illegal to sell tickets



for a higher price than you originally paid for them.



This is called ticket scalping, and it is illegal.



Lottery tickets are also banned from eBay



auctions, as well as raffle tickets. Again, if you are



not sure if your item is eligible for an eBay auction,



either don’t put it up for auction, or contact eBay to



get an answer one way or the other. Don’t risk breaking the law!


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