eBay has always been committed to protecting third-party intellectual property rights and providing members with a safe trading venue. Illegal use of other people’s intellectual property rights is illegal and violates eBay policies. For example, unauthorized use of copyrighted materials and trademarks or the sale of counterfeit goods. eBay platform rules are very strict. At the very least, a warning letter will be sent to the merchant, and the merchant’s listing will be removed. In serious cases, the merchant’s account and store will be frozen or restricted. These actions will lead to increased operating costs, reduced merchant product exposure, and even disqualification of sellers and corresponding legal liability. The following focuses on the platform’s intellectual property violation rules.
Copy, Counterfeit and Unauthorized Copy Policy
Items listed on eBay with company names, trademarks, and brands must be official authentic products manufactured by the company itself. eBay does not allow the sale of any counterfeit items, counterfeits, copies, or unauthorized copies. Unauthorized copies, including backups, private sales, reproductions, and piracy, are all illegal and will infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.
Please note that the following items may infringe on the intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights of third parties, and therefore eBay restricts or prohibits the listing of the following items.
(1) Replicas, counterfeits and unauthorized copies.
(2) Academic software, beta software, OEM software and other related items.
(3) Celebrity property items, including portraits, photos, names, signatures and autographs.
(4) Brand-specific accessories, packaging, warranties and other items not sold with the brand’s products.
(5) Media items, including digital products, film (35mm, 70mm), pirated records, promotional materials and recordable products.
(6) Privately produced pirated videos or audio recordings.
(7) Equipment that can make illegal copies, including software or hardware that allows members to copy copyrighted products, chips, game modification settings and boot disks.