09-16-2008, 08:15 PM
I reported this auction yesterday shortly after I saw this post and it didn't take eBay very long at all to kill the auction.
Here is the relevant policy: "eBay does not permit listings that sell an opportunity to win an item or prize either by chance or in connection with a skill contest.
Specifically, eBay does not permit listings that promote giveaways, lotteries, sweepstakes, random drawings, raffles, contests, or prizes. Such promotions are highly regulated and may be unlawful in many states
Examples of listings not permitted:
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A listing offering game codes from a national retailer's sweepstakes promotion.
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A listing with the title "MYSTERY CASH $$ALL CASH$$ ONLY 20 ENVELOPES."
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I am offering you the opportunity to win a brand new, in box, Xbox 360."
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A listing with the title "Raffle Tickets for a $300 GAS CARD… Only $1 a chance."
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A listing item description that states "PAY $50 AND SEND US YOUR BEST ESSAY OR COMPOSITION TO ENTER INTO OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER'S WRITING CONTEST."
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A listing item description that states "ALL BIDDERS WILL BE ENTERED INTO A RANDOM DRAWING FOR AN APPLE IPOD NANO!"
."
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/list...affle.html
Here is the relevant policy: "eBay does not permit listings that sell an opportunity to win an item or prize either by chance or in connection with a skill contest.
Specifically, eBay does not permit listings that promote giveaways, lotteries, sweepstakes, random drawings, raffles, contests, or prizes. Such promotions are highly regulated and may be unlawful in many states
Examples of listings not permitted:
*
A listing offering game codes from a national retailer's sweepstakes promotion.
*
A listing with the title "MYSTERY CASH $$ALL CASH$$ ONLY 20 ENVELOPES."
*
I am offering you the opportunity to win a brand new, in box, Xbox 360."
*
A listing with the title "Raffle Tickets for a $300 GAS CARD… Only $1 a chance."
*
A listing item description that states "PAY $50 AND SEND US YOUR BEST ESSAY OR COMPOSITION TO ENTER INTO OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER'S WRITING CONTEST."
*
A listing item description that states "ALL BIDDERS WILL BE ENTERED INTO A RANDOM DRAWING FOR AN APPLE IPOD NANO!"
."
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/list...affle.html