Nude art and photography is not entirely banned, but any listed nude art cannot 'contain sexually suggestive poses or sexual acts,' which seems subjective and liable for uneven enforcement if past cases of which bodies are and are not considered inherently sexual or offensive are taken into account. Some of the rules have nonsensical exceptions that make almost no sense if the intention is to keep adult items off the site, and the rest of them are simply worded incomprehensibly.įor example, adult magazines are banned except for Playboy, Playgirl, Penthouse, and Mayfair, for reasons the policy does not bother to explain. 'We want to make adult items available to those who wish to purchase them and can do so legally, while preventing those who do not wish to view or purchase these items from easily accessing them.'Īs a marketplace Ebay has the right to determine what can or cannot be sold on its domain, but that doesn't make the specifics of this adult items ban any less bizarre. This policy, which was announced via email to sellers who have listed or are currently listing items that fall into the adult category, amounts to a ban on most nudes, fetishwear, sexually explicit films, video games, and magazines, as well as hentai, some sex toys, and 'other.'Įbay's reasoning for the change is vague to say the least, amounting to a one-sentence explanation in response to the prompt 'Why does eBay have this policy?'

Long story short: Ebay recently announced a new policy restricting the sale of 'Adult items' (Opens in a new tab) on its online marketplace.

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