Prohibited Items

Below is a list of items that are prohibited from sale on dontbidmorethan.com Limited. Please do not attempt to sell or buy these items as this will cause the listing to be removed and necessary action being taken against the member who placed the listing.

Adult items: dontbidmorethan.com Ltd currently does not allow for adult related items, movies and sex aids of any kind. Under no circumstances list child pornography. It is a legal requirement that if a member is found to be dealing in child pornography all details will be passed to law enforcement officers.

Aeroplane & Train tickets The civil aviation authority strictly regulates the sale of flight tickets in the UK therefore sellers must be ATOL licensed. For this reason we don't allow the sale of this item. The same applies to rail tickets.

Alcohol beers wines and spirits A license is required to sell alcohol in the UK. Therefore we ban the sale of it on dontbidmorethan.com Limited. The only occasion where it can be sold is in the instance where the container is the reason for sale and has a much higher value than the substance contained inside. Furthermore the item must also not be available currently in any retail shops. The seller must ensure that the description states that the container has not been opened and that the contents are not suitable for consumption. The seller must also ensure that the buyer is of legal age in the country that they are buying the item ( UK 18 – USA 21 )

Animal Products skins etc All live animals are prohibited from sale on the site. The only exception to this rule is the following:
Tropical, aquarium and pond fish including snails or similar.
Live insects, worms etc. That is intended as bait or for feeder food for pets.
In these cases the seller must ensure and guarantee the safe packaging and next day delivery and exclude overseas delivery.
Many native animals and birds are protected throughout the world and trade in their hides or body parts are illegal. It is because of this and the complicated regulations surrounding this category that dontbidmorethan.com Limited. has chosen to prohibit the sale of all animal products, stuffed animals, skins hides etc. from the website.

Batteries The following batteries are prohibited from sale: mercuric oxide button batteries (button-shaped batteries as used in vintage camera equipment) alkaline-manganese batteries containing mercury zinc-carbon batteries containing mercury.

Copyright descriptions & images The use of copied or scanned text and images can infringe on the owners copyright. Please ensure that you have permission from the owner to use them. Please ensure that you use your own images and descriptions unless you have the owner's permission to use them. Do not copy descriptions and images from other members.

Counterfeit & bootleg issues It is prohibited to sell any copy or bootleg items. Items such as, but not limited to clothing, footwear, handbags and watches etc that are not made by the original marked maker. Items including, but not limited to, CD, DVD, MP3, Video, VHS recordings, Video and PC software games and titles that are unauthorized copies are also prohibited. Any items that are suspected to be non authorized copies are prohibited.

Mod chips or similar devices used to facilitate the use of copied or imported games etc are prohibited

The use of a non authenticity disclaimer is not allowed. For instance placing in the description a line such as “I am not sure if this item is genuine or not so please take this into consideration when bidding” is not allowed. If you cannot vouch that the item is genuine then do not list it.

Counterfeit Currency and stamps. All counterfeit money or stamps are prohibited. Copy coins are accepted if permanently marked as copy and sold as such. Close attention must be made to rules and regulations laid out regarding the description of coins and stamps in relation to overgrading, cleaned and altered numismatic materials. Please make yourself familiar with The Hobby Protection Act.

Credit / Debit cards: Credit and debit cards, no matter what age are prohibited for sale on the website.

Database lists dontbidmorethan.com Limited prohibits the sale of any database lists of names, addresses, email addresses, personal information and mailing lists of any kind.

Downloads and EBooks The sale of items such as downloadable software or EBooks of any kind is prohibited from sale on dontbidmorethan.com Limited. This includes but is not limited to software programs, EBooks, music and video downloads and links to websites that offer free downloads. The sales of items delivered via email are prohibited with the exception of bespoke auction templates that are produced by the seller. EBooks in any form even if copied to disc are prohibited. The only exception to this rule is if the seller is the copyright owner of the Ebook and states this within the description and can give evidence to back up this claim if requested by dontbidmorethan.com Limited.

Drugs and drug related All forms of narcotics, steroids, prescription drugs or controlled and illegal substances are prohibited from sale on the website. The sale of Drug related items such as Pipes made from metal, wood, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or ceramic. Water pipes, chamber pipes, carburetor pipes, electric pipes, ice pipes, bongs, chillums. Wired cigarette papers. Traditional tobacco pipes made from Briar, clay, corn cob etc are allowed.

Fireworks All forms of fireworks are prohibited from sale on this website.

Football Tickets Due to restrictions placed on football clubs to regulate visiting fans to certain matches and venues the sale of all Football tickets is prohibited. The sale of unusable ( or used ) tickets for a collector, curio reason is allowed.

Franking Machines-Due to royal mail approval the sale of franking machines is not allowed on dontbidmorethan.com Limited.

Government, Licenses Uniforms etc Legal licenses, passports, birth and death certificates, identification papers, driving licenses or any government related official documentation may not be sold on dontbidmorethan.com Limited. The sale of any official transport uniforms is also prohibited, this extends to complete or parts of, security uniforms, commercial pilot uniforms, air staff uniforms, rail and underground uniforms etc. The sale of any documents relating to mass transportation, rail, air etc... Is prohibited.

Guns & Firearms The sale of guns and firearms that require a firearms or shotgun certificate is prohibited on the website. Due to imminent VCRA regulations changes, a specific requirement will be that sales of air weapons take place through a face to face meeting between buyer and seller. Further restrictions will be enforced in compliance with the Violent Crime Reduction Bill 2006. This will therefore make the sale of such items illegal via dontbidmorethan.com Limited. Air Weapons including rifles, pistols BB guns of any type are not allowed to be sold on dontbidmorethan.com Limited. The sale of any form of gun even if de-activated is not allowed on this site. This includes dress guns and replica guns. The sale of paintball guns and accessories is allowed on the website.dontbidmorethan.com Limited reserves the right to remove any listings for firearms of any type without prior notice.

Human Parts All human parts, organs, blood, bone, waste, sperm etc are prohibited for sale on dontbidmorethan.com Limited.

Import & export the movement of legal goods around EU member countries is relatively easy however it is the member’s responsibility to ensure that goods sent abroad or imported do not infringe local customs laws. For further information go to the HMRC customs & Excise website

Overseas items to prohibited countries: The UK government has trade sanctions with certain countries. You should familiarize yourself with these sanctions if you wish to trade overseas with countries such as Iran, Angola, Cuba, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Burma, etc by visiting http://www.dti.gov.uk/export.control/index.htm

Incorrect brand use is strictly prohibited to use a trade or brand name to describe an item when that item is made by another manufacturer.

Lottery tickets: Lottery tickets of all types are prohibited from sale.

Material deemed offensive: Dontbidmorethan.com Limited bans the listing of any goods related to terrorist activities. It also strictly prohibits the sale of any images or items relating to current criminals, prisoners etc.

OEM Software: Original Equipment Manufacturer software is prohibited from sale.

Police items Police uniforms, badges, ID cards, emergency vehicle lighting and markings etc are strictly prohibited from sale on dontbidmorethan.com Limited

Restricted hazardous items - If you think an item may be classed as hazardous please check out the royal mail website to see if it falls outside their classification. If it does then you will not be allowed to mail it and therefore are advice not to list it. The same applies to pesticides also.

Shares - The dealing of shares, stock, bonds, credit and investments is highly regulated and is therefore prohibited on dontbidmorethan.com Limited.

Stolen Goods Dontbidmorethan.com Limited will work closely with local, national and international law enforcement to clamp down on crime. We will not tolerate stolen goods to be sold on the website. If you see an item that you feel is stolen and have good reason to believe so, please contact us via email giving the auction title, seller name and your reasons. We will then investigate the case and if necessary involve the law.

Titles British titles are not permitted to be sold on the website. Examples are, but not restricted to Duke and Duchess, Marquis and Marchioness, Earl and Countess. Land associated titles legally allowed to be sold in Scotland (Laird etc.. are permitted)

Tickets other than those prohibited under other sections of this document such as, but not limited to, concert, festival, and sporting event tickets must meet the following criteria. Please ensure that you are not in breach of the terms of the ticket regarding resale, this information is often printed on the rear of the ticket. All ticket sales must conform to the Resale of Ticket Regulations 1994. The face value of the ticket must be clearly shown preferably by photograph and definitely in the description. Dontbidmorethan.com Limited does not allow the sale of tickets that are not in your possession at the time of placing the advert and during the complete period of the auction.

Tobacco and Cigarettes Due to taxation and regulations dontbidmorethan.com Limited will allow the sale of Cigars, Tobacco and cigarettes on the site. The only occasion where it can be sold is in the instance where the container is the reason for sale and has a much higher value than the substance contained inside. Furthermore the item must also not be available currently in any retail shops. The seller must ensure that the description states that the container has not been opened and that the contents are not suitable for use. The seller must also ensure that the buyer is of legal age in the country that they are buying the item.

Travel vouchers - Travel vouchers in any form are prohibited from sale.

Unauthorized images etc The sales of products that include images, names or signatures of other people that are not authorized or manufactured by that person are prohibited for sale. For example a scanned copy of an original photo of a pop star. The original may have been authorized but the copy is not. This is the same as bootlegging. Also a photo that you may have taken of a movie star. You may have had the right to take the photo but you don't have the right to sell the photo on the strength of the name of the movie star. The same applies to names and signatures.

Web Site Links Website URL's that take the viewer off site to visit another site that sells goods or links to a site that sells goods are prohibited. Users are no longer allowed to use usernames that are addresses of sites or contain offensive words.