Restricted

• 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.

Restricted

• 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 section 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.

Restricted

• 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.

• Adult novelty items in the shape of genitalia—including toys, collectibles, soaps, key chains, or food items–must be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Vibrators and massagers intended for sexual pleasure can only be listed in the Adult Only category. Other massagers can be listed in the main eBay categories, but if a listing indicates the item is for sexual use it can be removed.

• Anatomically-accurate sex dolls or mannequins can only be listed in the Adult Only category. Regular mannequins or other store displays are allowed in the main eBay categories.

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 with full-body images of models cannot include nudity. Footwear includes shoes and socks. 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.

• Any used clothing item with content we find to be inappropriate. We consider the overall content of the listing, including the description and images, when making this assessment.

Restricted

• Images of full nudity (including photos of explicit sexual activity) are only permitted in the Adult Only category.

• 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."

• Nude art, drawings, pin-ups, and photographs that contain explicit sexual content can only be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Celebrity photographs containing nudity must be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Frontal nudity in the Art categories, where the medium is a photograph, must include the item specifics attribute "Subject: Nudes" and must be professionally produced.

• Outside of Adult Only and the Art categories, vintage photographs, postcards, and pin-up art can contain topless or suggestive images of female breasts, but not full frontal nudity (male or female), when listing in the following categories only:

  • Collectibles > Paper > Pin Up > Vintage (Pre-1970)

  • Collectibles > Postcards > Risqué

  • Collectibles > Photographic Images > Antique (Pre-1940) > Risqué

• Post-1970 pin-up art or photographs can only be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Descriptions of items containing nudity can't contain explicit or overtly sexual content.

Not Allowed

Nude images or photos in which any part has been obscured, covered, or hidden. The entire image must be visible because members need to see exactly what they're buying. Note: eBay normally allows nude and sexually explicit images as long as they're listed in the correct category. For more details, please see the restricted section above.

Restricted

• Playboy, Playgirl, and Penthouse magazines can be listed in the Books > Magazine Back Issues category in the general eBay categories if the listing doesn't contain any images of nudity or sexually explicit content. If the listing shows nudity or sexually explicit content, it must be listed in the Everything Else > Adult Only category.

• All other adult magazines, nudist publications, or adult anime/manga that include sexually-explicit content, nudity, or sexual stories can only be listed in the Adult Only category regardless of publication date.

• Romance novels are permitted outside of the Adult Only category, but the listing can be removed if the description contains explicit content.

• Books on sex, relationships, sexual education, and self-help are generally allowed in the appropriate category outside of the Adult Only category, but the listing can't contain nude images or explicit content.

• See the Other adult items section below for additional Playboy, Playgirl, and Penthouse item restrictions.

Allowed

• Unrated movies that originally had an MPAA rating, or unrated versions of an MPAA rated film (like director's cuts) are permitted outside of the Adult Only category if the content of the film isn't sexually explicit.

• Any media item that has product details available from the eBay catalog when the listing is created can generally be listed outside of the Adult Only category. However, this doesn't guarantee that a listing will not violate our policies.

Restricted

• Movies with a rating above X, or any movie created for an adult audience, can only be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Unrated films that contain explicit sexual content must be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Adult-only video games or video games rated M (mature) can only be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Profanity that's part of the original title or description of a DVD or CD is permitted in the listing.

• Movies related to sex education, self-help, relationships, and sexuality are permitted in the appropriate category outside of the Adult Only category, but the listing can't contain nude images or explicit content.

Allowed

• Professional headshots for child actors and models are permitted.

Restricted

• Some works of art and films will contain underage actors or models that appear nude in the work. These items may be allowed to be listed as long as the listing doesn't include nude images of minors and doesn't promote the sexualization of minors.

Not allowed

• Items that contain nude images of minors aren't generally permitted on eBay.

• Underage modeling photos are generally not permitted even if the subject is fully clothed.

• Items using the words "child," "children," "young girls," or "young boys" in a sexual context to describe an item or containing nudity or sexual situations are not allowed. Items with those words or phrases can't be listed even if the performers are 18 years or older or the words are part of the product title. At our discretion, we may also remove listings with "teen," "teens," "teenager," or "Lolita," if they are used in a sexual context and there's no indication that the performer is 18 years or older.

Restricted

• Netsuke (miniature Japanese sculpture) that contains nudity or explicit sexual content must be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Adult-oriented domain names must be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Playboy, Playgirl, and Penthouse merchandise, such as calendars and clothing, may be listed in the general categories if the item doesn't contain nudity or sexual content. Other Playboy, Playgirl, and Penthouse merchandise that contains nudity or sexual content must be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Nude playing cards or trading cards can only be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Bumper testicles—also known as truck nuts or truck balls—can only be listed in the Adult Only category.

• Any item with a visual representation of human genitals that suggests sexual activity or intercourse must be listed in the Adult Only category.

Not allowed

• Child pornography is illegal and not allowed on eBay. We generally don't allow the listing of any item that depicts people under 18 years of age naked, including child erotica. We may also remove listings that involve the exploitation of minors, regardless of whether the items are sexual in nature.

• Obscene materials, while not easy to define, aren't allowed on eBay. For some guidance, we prohibit items depicting or describing bestiality, necrophilia, rape, scat, and incest (real or fictionalized).

• Used sex toys

• Services that include any sexual/adult activity

• Links to sites that contain adult items prohibited on eBay

• Digitally delivered adult goods