Mod chips, game enhancers, custom firmware, and boot disks are devices that enable domestic video game systems to play backup or import versions of video games. These devices are not allowed on eBay.
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 limits of your buying and selling privileges and suspension of your account.
What are the guidelines?
Copyright laws may protect video games. The types of devices mentioned in this policy may be used to circumvent copyright protection. As a result, eBay prohibits their sale on our site. For more information, please read eBay's copyright basics.
Allowed
The Falcon Chip
The Jasper Chip
Not allowed
Aladdin
Apple
Chameleon
Devilmod
DMS3
Enigmah
EvoX
JTAG (describing a gaming system)
Key
Lite Touch or LT 1.1
Magic2 module
M-Chip
Messiah Messiah -X
Pandora1
Pandora Battery Tool
PC BioXX
Pirate Chip
Sbox
Starchip
Stealth
Swapless
Titan-X
Trinity X - B.I.T.
X-executer
Xenium XBox
Xodus
Xtender
Restricted
The following game enhancers are allowed as long as they aren't listed as items to be used to play backup or import video games:
Action Play
Game Shark
Not allowed
Game Hunter
Pro Action Replay
Pro Action Replay 4 in 1
Pro Action Replay 5 in 1
Pro Action Replay Plus
PAR 5 in 1
PS Hacker
Goldfinger
Import Key
Import Loader
Mod Cart
Mod Clip
Sega Satellite
ST - Key
Turbo Key
USBmod
Allowed
DreamKey and other Internet boot disks for the Sega Dreamcast
Game Boy startup boot disks
GameCube startup boot disks
Not allowed
Boot disks, boot discs
Boot CDs
MP3 boot disks
MP3 boot devices
PS-X-Change
Swap disks
Xploder DC
Utopia boot disks
VCD boot disks
Freeloader boot disks
Magic Slide card
Swap Magic boot disks
CD loaders
Boot emulators
Converter disks
DC-X adapters
Disc loaders
Mod disks
HD loaders
Game loader
Restricted
Modded consoles, controllers, and Neo Geo systems are allowed but only when cosmetic changes have been made.
Not allowed
The following aren't allowed on a listed item when the purpose is to change or affect the way a video game is played:
Console enhancement
Enhanced console
Enhanced system
Pre-mod
Modded consoles
Modded systems
Modded games
Modified Nintendo cart
System enhancement
Upgraded consoles
Allowed
VGA converters
Power converters, such as converting from 50 Hz to 60 Hz
Honey Bee controller
Not allowed
The following items aren't allowed to be included on another item being listed if the purpose of it is to change or affect the way a video game is played:
60 to 72 pin converter
72 to 60 pin converter
CDX Converter
Family converter
HES dongle
HES unidapter
Honey Bee import adapter
Import adapter
Mega key converter
Pro CDX
Spica cartridge (or cart)
Spica converter
Spica T89
Super 8 converter
Super card
Super converter
Super mega key
T89 (T-89) converter
Unidapter MK II
Additional information
You can find information on copyrights at the following websites:
eBay urges our members to follow all laws and regulations. In addition, we're always looking for ways to improve the buying and selling experience. Video games, as well as other media, are often created and licensed to function in a certain part of the world. Production rights and licensing rights are a part of copyright protection.
When people devise ways to get around protected licensing, they are violating the law and the rights of the copyright owner. This policy helps sellers comply with the law, and it helps intellectual property rights owners protect their rights.
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