Sunday, May 25, 2008

What are the rules for selling adult novelty items on ebay? -

Also, is it true that you can t use Paypal for these items? Thanks.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/adul��

Policy overviewSexually-oriented adult material is meant for people who are 18 years and older. Ebay allows the sale of this material, but you can only list these items in the Everything Else Adult Only category.You can find the limited exceptions to this policy in the What are the guidelines? section below. The guidelines explain what��s okay to list, what you can t list, and where you should list these items. Additionally, you need to follow any applicable laws or shipping restrictions for adult material.Make sure your listing follows these guidelines. If it doesn t, it may be removed, and you may be subject to a range of other actions, including restrictions of your buying and selling privileges and suspension of your account.What are the guidelines?Amateur itemsRestricted * Adult films in the ��amateur�� genre must be produced by a legitimate studio where all actors were compensated for their performance. * Photographs of wives/girlfriends/husbands/boyfriends are only permitted in the Adult Only category, even if there s no nudity in the image.Not allowed * Hidden camera videos and amateur videos containing adult sexual activity aren t permitted.Adult anime itemsRestricted * Sexually explicit anime, comics, books, films, animation, manga, hentai, yaoi, and computer games must be listed in the Adult Only category. * Anime-style artworks must follow the nude art aspect of this policy in order to be listed outside the Adult Only category. * Action figures of characters from sexually-explicit anime can be listed in the appropriate doll or action figure categories as long as the listing doesn t include nude images or sexual content.Not allowed * Shota-con and loli-con items can t be listed.Bondage itemsRestricted * We only permit the sale of bondage or S M items in the Adult Only category. * Whips, floggers, restraints, and swings can only be listed in the Adult Only category. * Bondage clothing and jewelry such as collars, wrist chains, or handcuffs (real or fuzzy) that aren t specifically for bondage activities can be described using the term bondage outside of the Adult Only category, but the listing can t show the item being modeled. * Items such as nipple clamps, nipple jewelry, genital jewelry, and cock rings can only be listed in the Adult Only category.Clothing (new or used)Restricted * Modeled clothing that includes any information about the person wearing the item can only be listed in the Adult Only category. * Clothing listings that contain nudity are only permitted in the Adult Only category. Pictures of models wearing clothing that include sexual aspects, such as details of the genitalia, can only be listed in the Adult Only category. * All used clothing items must include a statement that the item has been properly cleaned. * Footwear listings in the main eBay categories can t include photos that go above the mid-thigh unless the model is clothed. If it looks like the primary focus of the picture is not about the footwear being sold, we may remove the listing. Listings in the main categories also can t mention fetish. However, footwear listed in the Adult Only category can show pictures of nudity and can be described as fetish. * Underwear listings that include photos must indicate that the pair being modeled is not the pair being sold. Underwear listings that aren t clear about whether the underwear is used or new will be removed. * See-through clothing is permitted but if the image shows nudity the item can only be listed in the Adult Only category.Not allowed * Used underwear can t be listed on eBay.Images of nudity and nude arteBay defines nudity as male/female genitalia, anus, or female breasts where the areola or nipple is visible. Butts (male or female), bare male chests, or female breasts where the areola is not visible aren t considered nudity. We won t determine if an item constitutes art, but we ll review the content of the listing description, images, and categories to determine if an item should be removed.Restricted * Images of full nudity (including photos of explicit sexual activity) are only permitted in the Adult Only category. * Outside of the Adult Only category, the use of nude images is restricted. * Frontal nudity is allowed in Art categories when the item is considered fine art, such as Michelangelo s David, vintage pin-up art, Renaissance-style paintings, and nude cherubs. * Nude art listed in the Art categories must include the item specifics attribute Subject: Nudes. * Frontal nudity in the Art categories, where the medium is a photograph, mu

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