Not allowed

• Blueprints or schematics of airports, subway systems, or train stations

• Classified or restricted government documents (see also our government documents, IDs, and licenses policy)

• Design plans of commercial airlines or plane engines

• Internal, not-for-public documents, manuals, and other materials from companies that provide public transportation, including airlines, buses, ferries, subways, and trains

Allowed

• Halloween costumes designed to look like mail carriers (a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) outfit, for example)

• Promotional merchandise bearing the logo of a shipping company like Federal Express (FedEx), DHL, or United Parcel Service (UPS)

Restricted

• Most vintage transit or shipping company uniforms and accessories like bags, hats, and ties can be listed, as long as the seller meets all of the following conditions:

  • The item is 10 years old or older.

  • It's no longer used by any transportation company.

  • It doesn't look like current uniforms or accessories.

• Vintage U.S. Post Office Department items, as long as they don't look like current postal mailbags, uniforms, and so on

Not allowed

• Current airline uniforms and related items, including:

  • Flight attendant, pilot, or other flight crew uniforms

  • Baggage attendant gate agent, and other ground crew uniforms

  • Uniform components like badges, wings, and other accessories

• Current public transportation uniforms and accessories like hats, pins, scarves, and ties. This covers items from any company that provides public transportation, including buses, ferries, subways, and trains.

• Government uniforms and accessories, including badges, hats, and patches. This covers items from the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) and the U.S. Senate.

• New York City Transit (NYCT) uniforms and accessories like badges, hats, patches, and pins, regardless of how old they are

• Shipping company uniforms, including those from DHL, Federal Express (FedEx), and United Parcel Service (UPS)

• Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uniforms, and accessories like badges (see also our police-related items policy)

• U.S. Postal Service (USPS) uniforms, including badges. This applies to old USPS items.

Allowed

• Collectible Transit Authority novelty items like maps, posters, tokens, and other items that are generally available to the public

Restricted

• New York City Metro card where the value on the card is zero

 Not allowed

• Items with the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certified emblem, such as patches and signage

• Keys, tools, or anything (regardless of how old the item is) that can control transit vehicles. Examples include railway switch keys or switch lock keys.

• Shipping company decals, logos, or delivery vehicles like those from Federal Express (FedEx), DHL, or United Parcel Service (UPS)

• U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mailbags, mail bins, and delivery vehicles

• Valid New York City Metro cards