Restricted

• Crickets, worms, or other herbivorous insects as long as they're intended to be used for bait or food for pets

• Shellfish, such as crabs and lobsters, to be used as food

• Snails or slugs, but only those that are known as domestic aquatic snails and the following five types that you can eat (usually called escargot):

  • Helix aperta or Cantareus apertus (usually called burrowing snails)

  • Helix aspersa or Cryptomphalus aspersus (usually called small grey snails)

  • Helix pomatia (usually called apple snails, Burgundy snails, lunar snails, or Roman snails)

  • Otala lactea or Helix lactea (usually called milk snails, Spanish snails, or vineyard snails)

  • Otala vermiculata or Eobania vermiculata (usually called vinyala, mongeta, or xona)

Before listing escargot, be sure to get the proper permits for selling and shipping snails.

• Tropical fish. Be sure to check if permits are required.

Not allowed

• Animals that aren't listed above, such as:

  • Endangered species

  • Migratory birds, including cranes, ducks, eagles, geese, hawks, hummingbirds, owls, shorebirds, seabirds, songbirds, and wading birds.

  • Noxious insects

  • Pets

  • Sharks, including small aquarium sharks

Restricted

• Non-endangered animal pelt or skin. This includes things made from certain types of zebras and coyotes. When listing these items, be sure to:

  • State the species in your listing description.

  • Follow applicable laws.

Not allowed

• Any part, pelt, or skin from endangered species such as cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, mountain zebras and Hartmann mountain zebras, sable antelopes, and tigers

• Pelt, fur, or any item made from cats and dogs.

Allowed

• Fish traps

• Live traps

• Mouse traps

• Other humane traps

Not allowed

• Steel jaw leghold traps with a spread of 5½ inches or bigger with teeth or straight jaws

Restricted

• Hunting or fishing trips as long as sellers meet all of these requirements:

  • Sellers either need to provide the necessary licenses and permits for their buyers, or tell buyers to obtain them beforehand. You'll need to be clear about this information in your listing description.

  • Follow local laws and regulations on hunting or fishing activities, including hunting in approved areas and weapon restrictions.

  • There can't be a guarantee of a successful hunt.

Not allowed

• Canned hunts (usually involving fenced-in animals) aren’t allowed because they guarantee a successful hunt. We consider this a form of selling live animals, which is prohibited on eBay.

Restricted

• Antiques that contain 5 percent or less of real ivory and were made before the year 1900 – for example:

  • Musical instruments with ivory keys, such as a flute, a piano, or a trumpet

  • Furniture with ivory inlay or ivory drawer handles, such as a cabinet, a hutch, or a desk

    When selling these items:

  • Include a picture of the item in your listing

  • Specify the exact year the item was made and include the info in your listing description

• Bone from non-ivory–producing animals (such as bison, buffalo, and oxen) as long as the species is clearly stated in the listing description

• Cultured, man-made, or vegetable ivory as long as the listing description specifies what the item is made of

Not allowed

• Bone from animals that produce ivory, including elephants, mammoths, walruses, and whales

• Carved and uncarved ivory

• Fossilized ivory

• Manufactured items with more than 5 percent of actual ivory such as:

  • Canes

  • Chess pieces

  • Figurines

  • Jewelry

  • Scrimshaw

• Raw ivory

Not allowed

• Items made from marine mammals regardless of when the product was made

Allowed

• Mounted Mallard ducks or other waterfowl that were captive-bred

• Eggs, feathers, parts, or specimens from captive-bred game birds such as a grouse, pheasant, quail, or turkey

Not allowed

• Migratory bird eggs, feathers, nests, parts, or specimens. Examples of birds include cranes, ducks, eagles, geese, hawks, hummingbirds, owls, shorebirds, seabirds, songbirds, and wading birds.

• First Nation items with feathers or other parts of protected birds.

Restricted

• Manufactured turtle or tortoise shell products from non-endangered species. Be sure to specify the species in your listing description.

• Tortoise shell–colored items (such as combs, eyewear, handbags, jewelry pocket knives, and shoes) made of plastic or another man-made material. Be sure to specify what the item is made of in your listing description.

Not allowed

• Items made from endangered turtles or tortoises

Not allowed

• Bear products such as rugs, as well as bear parts—including those from polar bears—such as claws, gall bladders, or teeth. First Nation clothing or crafts with anything from a bear also can't be listed.

• Mountain lion products