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For the eBay Marketplace to succeed, buyers must have faith in the integrity and fairness of the Marketplace. Shill Bidding damages the integrity and fairness of the Marketplace. For that reason, eBay has a policy prohibiting Shill Bidding.
eBay’s policy on Shill Bidding is very simple:
- Shill Bidding is bidding that artificially increases an item’s price or apparent desirability, or bidding by individuals with a level of access to the seller’s item information not available to the general Community. Shill Bidding is prohibited on eBay.
Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:
- Listing cancellation
- Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings
- Limits on account privileges
- Loss of PowerSeller status
- Account suspension
- Referral to Law Enforcement
We want to help you better understand this policy in order to help you avoid violating it.
There’s one thing we should tell you: the information in this tutorial is not intended to be, and shouldn’t be considered as, legal or professional advice – it is an informational summary of eBay’s Shill Bidding Policy only. If you have a specific question about whether your eBay listing and bidding behavior is lawful or permissible, you should contact a lawyer. In the interests of maintaining trust across our global platform, eBay policies may sometimes be more stringent than the law in certain places, and they are binding upon you as a condition of your eBay membership. |
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