Preloved Listing Guidelines

Advertisers are ultimately responsible for ensuring that the adverts they place are suitable for listing on Preloved, ie. that they are legal and decent.

These pages give you some guidelines as to which adverts may not be placed on Preloved, but does not represent a complete list. If you are unsure of whether your product can be listed, please contact us.

We reserve the right to edit, remove or reclassify any advert at our discretion.

Business Advertising

• If you are advertising in the course of business, you must upgrade to Preloved Business Membership.

• Preloved: Am I a business?
• Preloved Business Advertising

Language

• Adverts using graphic or obscene or racist language are not allowed.

Copyright Infringement

• Copies or backups of software and games may not be advertised. Games machines that have been chipped or otherwise modified to allow copied games to be played may not be advertised.
• Items that exist only in electronic format (software without original media, eBooks etc.) may not be sold without written permission from the copyright holder.

Tobacco Products and alchohol

• We do not accept adverts for cigarettes, tobacco related products or alcohol.

Animals

• We do not accept advertisements for Pit Bull Terriers, Tosas, Dogo Argentino, Fila Braziliero, crosses of these breeds, or other dogs controlled under current UK Dangerous Dogs legislation. We also do not accept advertisements for American Staffordshire Terriers, Irish Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Red Nosed Terriers, Old Fashioned Staffords or Traditional Staffords.
• We do not allow dogs, cats or any other mammals to be sold within 8 weeks of being born. Other animals (non mammals) may only be sold once they are capable of feeding themselves. We do not accept adverts for animals that are yet to be born.
• Advertisers classed as carrying on a business of breeding dogs for sale within the terms of the Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act must be appropriately licenced and require business membership of Preloved.
• We do not allow animals to be bought with the intention of then being resold.
• Advertisers offering to rescue animals should state clearly whether they are offering the animal a permanent home, or whether it will eventually be rehomed to a new owner. If the animal is to be rehomed, the advert should also clearly state an indication of the donation amount that will be required by the new owner and a brief description of the process undertaken in selecting a new owner for the animal (eg. home visits required, references required etc.).
• Animals listed within Annex A of the CITES endangered species list must be sold with an valid Article 10 certificate. This includes certain breeds of parrot, parakeet, cockatoo and tortoise. Its presence should be stated in the advert.
• We do not accept advertisements for any wild birds or birds of prey that have not been appropriately registered or licensed. Please contact us to provide appropriate proof.
• We do not accept advertisements for animals controlled under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act.
• We do not accept advertisements for dogs with docked tails born after April 2007, with the exception of working breeds as defined in the Animal Welfare Act 2006. This restriction includes animals born outside England and Wales.
• We do not allow the buying or selling of any animals located outside the UK.
• We do not accept advertisements for animals to be swapped.
• Animals may not be sold to persons under 16 years of age.

• CITES
• The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
• The Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Act 1997
• Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999
• The Dangerous Wild Animals Act
• The Animal Welfare Act 2006
• RSPB

Weapons

• We do not accept adverts for any guns or other firearms.
• We also do not accept adverts for deactivated firearms, replica firearms, or any firearm accessories.
• Advertisements for crossbows are not accepted.
• Adverts for any kind of knives are not accepted.

• Knives Act 1997

Adult Videos and DVDs

• R18 classified videos or DVDs may not be advertised.
• Non BBFC classified videos or DVDs may not be advertised.
• If your feel your advertisement has been declined by us incorrectly, please provide us with the film's BBFC classification reference.

• Law relating to R18 films
• BBFC online search facility

Lingerie

• We only accept advertisements for lingerie and underwear that is new and unworn.

Business Opportunities

• MLM schemes that generate income solely through recruiting new members may not be advertised.
• Adverts for data entry jobs and work from home opportunities are not allowed without our prior approval. Please contact us, giving us details of the position, the business of the company and stating whether any up front payment would be required by applicants.

Requests for Money

• We can not accept adverts requesting money unless placed by a registered charity. If you are a registered charity, please contact us, quoting your registration number.

Vehicle Accessories

• Devices designed to detect radar may not be advertised.
• Devices or software designed to decode radio security devices may not be advertised.

Massage & Therapy

• Those people offering massage, therapy or counselling services must have a valid insurance policy covering public liability and professional indemnity.

Premium Rate Telephone Services

• Adverts for telephone chat lines and other premium rate services should comply to guidelines set out by the ICSTIS. In particular, they must make clear how much will be charged for the call.
• Advertisers using personal numbers beginning 070 should make clear how much will be charged for the call.

• ICSTIS - The Premium Rate Services Regulator

Ownership

• You should personally own the item or provide the service you are selling (except agents selling or renting property or brokers selling vehicles).
• If the item is new, you should have it in stock. We do not accept adverts for items that are to be 'drop shipped'.
• We do not accept adverts for items or services where the advertiser earns a commission through a third party affiliate program.

Financial Services

• Businesses advertising consumer loans, credit cards or other services covered under the Consumer Credit Act should be licensed with the Office of Fair Trading and comply with the regulations laid down in the act.

• Consumer Credit Act - Credit Advertising

These guidelines were last revised 6 July 2009