Restricted product list
6 July 2020
These products are not permitted under any circumstances.
Sexual in nature, adult-oriented materials ae not permitted on Peddler.
Images of nudity are not allowed except for nude art.
All adult magazines, nudist publications cannot be listed.
Unrated films containing explicit sexual content are not allowed.
Links to sites that contain adult items are prohibited on Peddler.
Narcotics, steroids, and other controlled substances are prohibited.
Drug paraphernalia can't be listed either. This includes all items
designed or primarily intended for use in manufacturing, concealing,
or using a controlled substance.
We do not allow organisation, business, or items on our site if
they fall under the embargo regulations with the following countries.
(Since we can't determine when an item was removed from a specific country,
we don't permit items that claim to be pre-embargo):
- Burma (Myanmar) – only jadeite and rubies are prohibited
- Cuba
- Iran
- North Korea
- Sudan
- Syria
Firearms, weapons, air rifles, explosives, military
items and knifes can't be sold on Peddler.
Governmental items (or the ones that appear to be governmental items) are not
allowed on the site to prevent identity theft or fraud.It is against the law
to law to transport hazardous materials or 'dangerous goods'
per transport regulations.
For a safer commercial experience on Peddler, we don't allow selling
or linking to items that encourage, promote, facilitate, or
instruct others to engage in illegal activity.
For legal reasons, you're not allowed to list any lock-picking
or locksmithing devices on Peddler.
Peddler doesn't allow the listing of names, addresses, phone numbers,
email addresses, or other personal information. Peddler does not
allow for substances or item that require a prescription from, or the supervision
of, a licensed practitioner.
It also doesn't drugs and drug-like substances.
Medical Devices are not allowed to be posted or sold.
We don't allow items that promote or glorify hatred,
violence, racial, sexual, or religious intolerance, or promote
organisations with such views.
Police-related items are not allowed.
Peddler doesn't allow the stolen property to be posted or
offered since it contravenes national or international law.
Peddler does not allow for used cosmetics to be sold.
Credit card, prepaid cards or debit cards are restricted items.
Peddler does not allow for the sale of products that are mainly
intended to record the private oral, wire or electronic conversations
or activities of others without them knowing.
The sale of stock or security interests isn't allowed on Peddler.
Bootleg recordings are unauthorised recordings of concerts or live
performances. We don't allow listings for bootleg recordings on Peddler.
Modchips, game enhancers, custom firmware, and boot disks are
devices that enable domestic video game systems to play backup
or import versions of video games. These devices are not allowed on Peddler.
The below products are only partially restricted.
Archaeological findings that haven't been reported in accordance with
applicable law. It's up to the Merchant to make sure that any item is
approved for sale by the relevant law of the country in question.
Peddler does not allow for titles of nobility to be sold or exchanged.
Peddler does not allow listings for catalogues that buyers can
order from. We do allow merchants to list old and collectible
catalogues that can no longer be ordered from.
Used clothing (except underwear) can be listed on Peddler as long as
it has been cleaned according to the manufacturer's instructions,
is stain-free, and does not include adult or inappropriate content
within the listing.
Peddler does not allow replica stamps and counterfeit or fake
currency to be listed as real. Replicas are allowed provided they
are clearly listed as replicas.
Concert, festival, sports, theatre and comedy tickets can be
sold provided that the following conditions are met:
- The listing must stipulate the price of the ticket
and the face value price which must be accurate and truthful.
- You must have legal permission and authority to be selling these tickets.
- The tickets are not for an event where entry is free of charge.
Aside from wigs which may contain human scalp hair, we do not allow
for selling of items that are constituted in its totality or in part by
human remains or body parts.
You can list plants or seeds that aren't on any restricted list.
However the merchant can only do this provided that the merchant
undertakes all legal obligation regarding the relevant governmental
authorities to make sure that the plants or seeds in question will
not harm the environment, and any required special certificates
of compliance from government authorities are acquired and are complied with.
You can sell valid manufacturer's vouchers subject to the
following conditions:
- You may sell up to €100 or 25 valid, unexpired, original coupons per month.
- You can't sell more than 25 coupons in a single listing. The allowed
25 coupons per month include multi-quantity listings. Make sure you
clearly state in your description how many vouchers you're selling.
If we can't tell how many vouchers are offered, the listing
breaches our policy.
The following items are not allowed:
- Coupons for "free" products: You can't sell coupons for
"free" products. This restriction includes coupons for free items,
or coupons where the coupon holder buys a quantity of items at one
price, and receives additional items for free.
- Electronic 'scanned' vouchers: All vouchers sold through Peddler
must be physical vouchers printed on paper, not vouchers that can be
sent electronically to the buyer to be printed. Also, to reduce the
potential for coupon fraud, don't include unaltered scans of vouchers
in their listings that could be copied, printed, and redeemed in stores.
- The sale of scanned or photocopied vouchers may breach copyright
laws, and merchants of unlawful items like these could face legal
action. We don't allow the sale of these kinds of vouchers.
- Vouchers for recalled items: Vouchers for items that
have been recalled by the manufacturer can't be listed on Peddler.
- Recalled vouchers: Vouchers that have been recalled
by the manufacturer can't be listed on Peddler.
- Recalled vouchers: Vouchers that have been recalled
by the manufacturer can't be listed on Peddler.
The sale of postage meters and franking machines is regulated by the
national postal service and it is not allowed. However the following
items are permitted:
- Postage meter bases;
- Postage scales;
- Actual postage (such as collectable stamps).
Merchants aren't allowed to list items that are prohibited from being sold
because of a recall. If an item can be legally sold but is subject to a
recall, merchants must include appropriate information about the recall
within the listing.
Merchants are not allowed to sell most tobacco products on Peddler
because of strict government regulations.
We have special guidelines for listing travel and travel services on Peddler,
including air, train and sea travel; hotel, spa, and resort stays, holiday
packages and gift certificates and travel vouchers. The following are the
necessary conditions for listing travel services:
- Merchants with an Air Travel Organisers Licence (ATOL) may sell
plane tickets or package holidays that include air travel.
- Listings for train tickets by an authorised person (someone acting in
the course of their duties who is an employee or agent of the relevant
train operator), or any other person authorised by the train operator or
a person operating any railway assets. You must make it clear in the
listing that you are authorised to sell train tickets.
- Travel-related certificates, if they are issued by one specific provider
of travel services (i.e. one particular airline, hotel chain, cruise company etc.)
for use only with that company.
- Gift certificates or travel vouchers issued by a specific travel provider
(e.g. hotel chain or airline), provided that the issuing company is disclosed.
- Listings for accommodation rentals, such as homes, apartments, villas,
B&Bs and timeshare weeks are not allowed, unless:
you personally own the property
or have ownership rights OR you are an accredited travel provider or licensed
travel agent and you list in the Holidays & Travel > Accommodation category
- Cruises and vacation packages are allowed if your business is
authorised to issue these. A choice of travel dates is allowed,
but the specific destination, location of the hotel, spa, or
resort or cruise line and cruise must be clearly identified in your listing.
Certain types of software - including academic, beta and OEM
software - aren't allowed on Peddler or certain restrictions
apply when listing them, as described below:
- Academic software is sold at significantly discounted prices to
students, faculty members, and educational institutions.
You aren't allowed to
list academic copies of software on Peddler unless you are authorised to do
so as an educational reseller, an educational institution, a student, or a
faculty member.
- Beta software can't be listed on Peddler. This includes: test, prototype,
and evaluation software, Beta keys, beta cards and access codes,
previously redeemed or activated beta codes and Digitally-delivered beta codes.
- Original equipment manufacturer (OEM), bundled, recovery software,
unless it is included with the purchase of new computer hardware.
It is Peddler's policy that merchants can't list these types of
software products unless they are selling it with the original hardware.
- Perfume testers and dramming bottles (which are bottles from which small
quantities can be taken for supply to consumers as free samples),
typically marked with the words 'demonstration'
or 'not for sale',
may not be listed on Peddler. Also, you need to make sure that the essential
and legally required information - such as, among others, the identity of
the manufacturer or the person responsible for marketing the product,
the composition of the product (content and list of ingredients),
the use of the product (function and particular precautions to be observed in use)
and preservation of the product (date of expiry) - is not missing from any
permissible cosmetic or perfume product. Smell-alike perfumes may not be
listed on Peddler when they are compared to a well-known brand or scent.
You may not list a perfume in a bottle other than the original bottle.
