Members may find themselves trading with an eBay member who is also an employee of an eBay company. eBay employees must follow strict rules when buying and selling on eBay company Web sites (for example eBay, Half.com, eBay Stores, etc.). Please note that eBay Inc., its subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures, do not sponsor or endorse employees' buying or selling through the eBay company Web sites.
Violations of this policy by eBay employees 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
The following are the rules that all eBay, Inc. Company employees must follow to use an eBay company Web site.
Any offer to buy or sell items by a company employee is made solely for the employee's own personal use and not on behalf of the eBay company.
Employees of the company are held to the highest standards of conduct on our Web sites. Employees are to abide by the terms of the eBay company Web site.
Employees are subject to all the fees and policies for using the services of all the eBay company Web sites.
eBay company employees must use a personal, non-company email address to conduct business on eBay company Web sites.
When an eBay company employee bids on or purchases an item on eBay, the employee must email the link to this Web page to the seller
When an eBay company employee lists an item for sale on eBay, the eBay company employee must include the link to this Web page in their listing.
eBay company employees who have access rights on the eBay system to hidden reserve prices cannot bid on reserve price items, until one of the following conditions has been met:
eBay company employees who have access rights on the eBay system to Best Offer amounts cannot submit a Best Offer on items if at least one Best Offer has already been submitted by another member.
Why does eBay have this policy?
eBay’s marketplace is built on the foundation of trust and transparency. eBay expects its own employees to adhere to this policy to reinforce these principles.
