eBay is committed to working with the coupon industry to help ensure that eBay is not a venue for fraudulent coupon-related transactions, and to providing its users with a safe place to trade.
For this reason, we have made the decision to amend our coupon policy for the Canadian market.
As a result, sale of the following items will no longer be allowed:
- Coupons for “free” products: You cannot sell coupons for “free” products. This includes coupons for free items, or coupons where the coupon holder buys some quantity of items at one price and gets some number of items for free.
- Electronic “scanned” coupons: All coupons sold on eBay must be physical coupons printed on paper, not coupons that can be sent electronically to the buyer to be printed. Also, to reduce the potential for coupon fraud, we ask sellers not to include unaltered scans of coupons in their listings that could be copied, printed, and redeemed in stores.
- Coupons for recalled items: Coupons for items that have been recalled by the manufacturer can’t be listed on eBay.
- Recalled coupons: Coupons that have been recalled by the manufacturer can’t be listed on eBay.
Note: Collectible expired coupons that clearly can’t be redeemed may be allowed.
There are also limits on the number of coupons you may include in a single listing:
- You may sell up to $100 or 25 valid, unexpired, original coupons per month.
- Multi-quantity listings: You cannot sell more than 25 coupons in a single listing. The 25 coupons per month include multi-quantity listings.
- Make sure you clearly state in your description how many coupons you’re selling. If we can’t tell how many coupons are offered, the listing violates our policy.
To learn more about this policy, visit the Manufacturer’s coupons policy page.
