Prohibited & Restricted Items
Before you list your
item, you need to find out if your item is allowed on XS-Machinery and if the type
of item is subject to certain restrictions to avoid potential issues with your listing.
As an XS-Machinery seller, you are ultimately responsible for making sure that selling
an item is legal in the eyes of the law.
Violations of these policies
may result in a range of actions, including:
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Listing cancellation
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Limits on account privileges
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Account suspension
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Forfeit of XS-Machinery fees on cancelled listings
When policy violations
occur, XS-Machinery emails the seller, as well as bidders, that a listing has been
ended. You may contact XS-Machinery to report violations by using the “Contact Us”
links found on most policy pages.
Understanding the
rules about prohibited and restricted items
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Policies about listing items are often based on country
and state laws. However, many restrictions may involve the sale of dangerous or
sensitive items and are not necessarily prohibited by law. The limitations are the
result of input by numerous stakeholders, including the Community.
- When selling across borders, be aware of international trading and
import restrictions. Certain items may be legal in your country, but may be illegal elsewhere.
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Note: Examples are designed to help explain the
policy and should not be viewed as an exhaustive list.
Prohibited and Restricted
Items List:
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Adult Only
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Alcohol (see also
Wine)
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Animals and Wildlife Products
- examples include live animals, mounted specimens, and ivory
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Art
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Artifacts
- examples include Native American crafts, cave formations, and grave-related items
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Catalytic Converters and Test Pipes
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Cell Phone (Wireless) Service Contracts
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Charity or Fundraising Listings
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Clothing, Used
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Coins
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Contracts
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Cosmetics, Used
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Counterfeit Currency and Stamps
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Credit Cards
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Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia
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Drugs, Describing Drugs or Drug-like Substances
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Electronics Equipment
- examples include cable TV de-scramblers, radar scanners, and traffic signal control
devices
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Electronic Surveillance Equipment – examples include wiretapping devices, and telephone bugging
devices
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Embargoed Goods and Prohibited Countries - examples include items from
Cuba
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Event Tickets
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Firearms, Weapons and Knives
- examples include pepper spray, replicas and stun guns
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Food
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Gift Cards
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Government and Transit Documents
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Government and Transit Uniforms
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Government IDs and Licenses
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Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Items - examples include batteries, fireworks, and Freon
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Human Parts and Remains
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Importation of Goods into the United States - examples include CDs that were intended only for distribution
in a certain country
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International Trading
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Items Encouraging Illegal Activity – examples include an eBook describing how to create methamphetamine
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Lockpicking Devices
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Lottery Tickets
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Mailing Lists and Personal Information
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Manufacturers' Coupons
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Medical Devices
- examples include contact lenses, pacemakers, and surgical instruments
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Multi-level Marketing, Pyramid and Matrix Programs
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Offensive Material
- examples include ethnically or racially offensive material and Nazi memorabilia
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Pesticides
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Plants (see Weeds and Seeds)
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Police-Related Items
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Political Memorabilia
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Postage Meters
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Prescription Drugs
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Prohibited Services
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Real Estate
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Recalled Items
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Slot Machines
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Stamps
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Stocks and Other Securities
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Stolen Property and Property with Removed Serial Numbers
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Surveillance Equipment
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Teacher's Edition Textbooks
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Tobacco
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Transit and Shipping Related Items - examples include blueprints of transit facilities, airplane
operations manuals, and flight attendants’ uniforms
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Travel
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Weeds and Seeds
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Wine (see also
Alcohol)
