Policy Changes for Mature Audiences Category

Beginning November 21, 2000, in addition to what is not permitted per our current Mature Audiences policy or on the core site, the following will also no longer be permitted within a listing:

• Descriptions depicting penetration or oral sexual acts and graphic portrayals of human genitalia
• Images portraying graphic sexual activity or graphic portrayals of human genitalia
• Hidden camera videos and amateur videos containing adult/sexual activity
• Listings depicting graphic violence and/or obvious bodily injury
• Listings featuring bodily fluids
• Necrophilia
• Links to sites that contain material prohibited on eBay as outlined in our Mature Audiences policy
• Listing titles which represent any of the above and what is covered under our existing policy
• Titles or descriptions which describe an item as XX, XXX or above
• Titles containing profanity
• Used underwear - including but not limited to, boxer shorts, panties, briefs, athletic supporters

** Please note that listings reported to eBay for violations of this policy will be reviewed based on the content of the listing and not on the item itself.

Our current policy also does not permit the following:

• More than 2 images in a listing

• Child pornography - eBay has made a policy decision that it will not permit the listing of any item that depicts nude minors (under 18 years of age). Listings of such material, even if described as nude "teens," "children," "youngsters," or "nudist," are not permitted.

• Obscenity - Obscene materials are not permitted on eBay, as they violate laws in the United States and in many other countries. While obscenity is not easy to define and depends on the standards in your community, eBay prohibits items depicting bestiality, rape sex, incest, or sex with graphic violence or degradation.

• Listing violations - All eBay rules apply within the adult area, as outlined at the following page:

  http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-items.html

If you are listing and/or bidding on items within this area please be certain to familiarize yourself with the policy in full, found at this page:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-mature.html