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Item Description and Picture Theft

eBay members are not allowed to use another eBay user's pictures or descriptions in their listings or About Me pages without the owner's permission.

Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:

  • Listing cancellation 

  • Loss of eBay fees  

  • Limits placed on account privileges  

  • Loss of PowerSeller status  

  • Account suspension

Examples

  • A seller doesn't know the best way to describe an item. The seller copies a substantial amount of another member’s description and pastes it into a listing, without receiving the original writer’s permission.   

  • A seller uses someone else's picture and includes it in a listing, since it looks very similar to the item the seller is offering.  

Report a member who is using your text or images without your permission.

Note: You must own the rights to the text or images you are reporting for unauthorized use.

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