Grounds for Immediate Post Removal, Board Sanction and/or eBay Suspension
The following types of postings are cause for immediate post removal, warning, board sanction and/or suspension from the site. Other inappropriate postings not listed below may also warrant removal and/or suspension from the site. eBay reserves the right to remove any post without warning or further notice.
Posting contact information about another individual.
Posting material containing profanity, vulgarity, hate speech, or threats of violence.
Posting material (graphic or text) that is obscene, pornographic or adult in nature.
Using JavaScript, active or other coding, making repetitive posts, or other actions that interfere with site operations.
Posting material with the intent to impersonate eBay Staff or another member through the use of similar IDs or any other method or device.
Encouraging others to violate eBay policies or the eBay User Agreement.
Advertising merchandise, auctions, services or commercial web sites, including offers to trade, or charitable solicitations.
Refusing to follow eBay staff instruction or direction.
"Wanted" posts, or posting solicitations of interest in the sale of an item or service.
Posting private emails.
Posting material that in any way violates the eBay User Agreement or Community Values.
In the title of a threaded discussion: Posting user ID's in a derogatory manner, posting URLs, auction numbers, or web sites, or violating any other board posting policy.
Inappropriate threads started in Community Help Boards, i.e. eBay policy commentary started in the Community Help Registration Board.
Posting auction reports or member violations. To report suspected violations, please use our online forms:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/investigates.html#how_to_report Discussion or reposting of deleted posts or discussion of no longer registered members.
Only persons aged 18 or over may post to the boards, without regard to whether an adult actually owns the registration or parental/guardian permission.
Reporters and third party representatives need permission from Legal prior to posting or emailing members in their official capacity.
Posting copyrighted items without the permission of the copyright owner.