Community Rules of Engagement

The eBay Community is a place where eBay Community members can connect, learn and share experiences and best practices with one another.  By participating in the eBay Community, you agree to act in accordance with these Community Guidelines as well as the Community Content Policy and the eBay User Agreement.  These principles exist to ensure that the Community continues to provide the support you need as you sell and buy on eBay. As a Community, we are committed to creating a useful, respectful, and enjoyable destination for all members.  

Most importantly, we hope you enjoy taking part in the Community and we're glad you're here!

Community Guidelines

1. Community is a peer to peer support community. While eBay employees will be on the discussion boards from time to time, the Community is not a dedicated customer service channel.  This is a peer-to-peer support community – inclusive of sellers, buyers and eBay employees. It is a place to get tips and advice from Community members.  If you require assistance directly from eBay Customer Support, please visit our Customer Support portal via the Help & Contact link.
2. Help keep the Community clean. It’s up to Community members to report inappropriate behaviour. If you see any offensive, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate content (including posts, pictures and videos), please use the “Report Inappropriate Content” link that is attached to the post or private message.  This will alert the moderators and they can look into the issue. We do ask that you only submit one report per post.  eBay will not discuss actions taken on a user with any other user. The reporting function is anonymous.
3. Only persons aged 18 or over may post to the Community boards, even in cases where the account is owned by an adult.  This is related to eBay’s Underage Users policy.
4. Be respectful.  Content that is harmful, hostile, threatening, abusive, baiting, vulgar, defamatory, harassing, or includes hate or racist speech, name calling, or profanity will be edited or removed.  More information regarding eBay’s guidelines about appropriate content can be found in both our Profanity policy and our Member-to-Member contact policy.
5. Spam. eBay does not allow spam to be posted to its discussion boards. Spam is an email (or part of an email) that is both unsolicited and commercial in nature. Unsolicited means the message was sent without the explicit request of the person who received it. Commercial means the message discusses buying, selling or trading of goods or services. More information regarding eBay’s guidelines about appropriate content can be found in both our Profanity policy and our Member-to-Member contact policy.
6. Do not post obscene, vulgar or pornographic content.  his includes media and text. 
7. Each of the discussion boards has a defined purpose, or topic. This is to help ensure that the discussion boards are a useful and productive forum for discussion about eBay. For example, the “Buying” and “Selling” boards are places where people can discuss tips and experiences surrounding those eBay activities.
8. Avoid duplicate, repetitive or disruptive threads and posts. Members should only post one thread per topic on the most relevant board for the issue or question.  Topics or posts that are duplicative or disruptive including the use of active code or JavaScript within posts that interfere with site operations may be removed without notice.
9. No naming and shaming. We will not tolerate posting member details or listing information for the purpose of shaming another member.  Additionally, a members’ ID or contact information may not be published.  Any posts containing such information will be edited or removed.  More information regarding eBay’s guidelines about appropriate content can be found in both our Profanity policy and our Member-to-Member contact policy.
10. Keep private interactions confidential.  We assume that email and private message content is intended only for the recipient(s).  Do not post the contents of private emails, private messages or chat transcripts, including the ones of the moderators or any other community member.
11. Messages posted to the eBay discussion boards are solely the opinion and responsibility of the person posting the message. eBay is not responsible for material posted by eBay members. You are solely responsible for the material you post.
12. Do not post copyrighted content without the permission of the copyright owner.  This includes posting images that depict persons without the permission of the depicted person.  Review the Copyrights, Trademarks and your Listing policy.
13. Do not discuss or post about moderation actions. Discussion of moderation actions, reposting of deleted posts or discussion of suspended or no longer registered members. It is not permitted to discuss or repost removed content. It is inappropriate to talk about others who are suspended from the community or eBay.
14. Do not advertise items, listings, services, or commercial websites, including offers to trade, "wanted" posts, or solicitations.  This is related to our Fee Circumvention policy. Members are not permitted to tell others to stop selling on eBay or to leave eBay for any reason to include naming or posting links to off-eBay sites, groups or forums, for more information, review the Avoiding eBay Fees Policy and the No Item Listing policy. 
15. Reporters and third party representatives need permission from the eBay Legal Department prior to posting or emailing members in their official capacity.  This rule helps assure that the eBay community is made aware if they are speaking to someone who is acting in a professional capacity, rather than as a fellow member.
16. Do not post or encourage posting that seeks to campaign or petition against eBay or its related services. This includes posting deliberately false, misleading or inaccurate information about eBay or its related services, material posted with the intent to impersonate eBay Staff or another member through the use of similar IDs or any other method or device.
17. Do not encourage others to breach eBay policies or the eBay User Agreement. It is against the spirit of the Community to suggest to other members that they do something that may be in breach of eBay policies. 

Behaviour contrary to these guidelines may result in temporary or permanent suspension of activity on the eBay Community platform. eBay reserves the right for itself and its moderators to edit or remove any thread, post, signature, image or video that we consider inappropriate or offensive to the Community.  Breaches of the eBay User Agreement these Community guidelines or any policy referenced above may result in warnings, board sanctions and/or suspensions from the site.  eBay reserves the right to remove any post without warning or further notice.