Identity: Overview

Rules and policies about contact information

Member identity is a building block of the eBay community. eBay treats members’ identity with the utmost importance. eBay expects its Community members to do the same.

• eBay members can't misrepresent their identities.

• eBay members must always provide valid and complete contact information.

• eBay has certain rules about displaying your own contact information in your listing. Business sellers on eBay.co.uk are required by the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 to display their contact details.

• For everyone's safety, members are never permitted to publish the contact information of other members in an online public area.

• Every eBay membership must always have a valid email address.

• eBay buyers and sellers must be at least 18 years old.

• eBay has certain policies regarding choosing your User ID.

Breaches of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:

• Listing cancellation

• Limits on account privileges

• Account suspension

• Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings

• Loss of PowerSeller status