I've always wondered how much of PayPals prohibited items has to do with political correctness and how much of it has to do with legal and/orliability issues?
If anything, I blame the lawyers for a lot of this crap...
# Academic Software
# Aggregators
# Alcoholic Beverages
# Animal and Wildlife Products
# Artifacts, Grave-Related, and Native American Crafts
# Authenticity Disclaimers
# Bootleg Recordings
# Counterfeit Items
# Electronics Equipment
# Embargoed Goods, Prohibited Countries
# Event Tickets
# Faces, Names, and Signatures
# Firearms, Weapons, and Knives Policy
# Gambling
# Games Software: Sony, Sega, and Nintendo
# Government Identification, Uniforms, and Police-Related Items Policy
# Illegal Drugs & Paraphernalia Policy
# Lottery Tickets
# Mailing Lists and Personal Information
# Mature Audiences
# Medical Devices
# Mod Chips
# Money Service Businesses
# Multi-level Marketing, Pyramid and Matrix Programs
# OEM Software
# Offensive Material
# Precious Metals
# Pre-Selling Products
# Prescription Drugs and Devices
# Satellite and Cable TV Descramblers
# Slot Machines
# Stocks, Bonds, Securities, and Related Certificates
# Stored Value Cards
# Surveillance Equipment
# Tobacco
# Travel
# Unauthorized Copies
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ebays prohibited list...
Overview Alcohol
Animals and Wildlife Artifacts
Auto Warranty Program Bonus, Prize, Giveaway and Raffle Policy
Catalytic Converters Cell Phone (Wireless) Service Contracts
Charity or Fundraising Listings Contracts
Counterfeit Currency and Stamps Credit Cards
Describing Drugs or Drug-Like Substances Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia
Electronic Surveillance Electronics Equipment
Embargoed Goods and Prohibited Countries Enabling Duplication of Copy Protected Materials
Encouraging Illegal Activity Event Tickets
Firearms, Weapons and Knives Food
Gift Cards Government and Transit Documents
Government and Transit Uniforms Government IDs and Licenses
Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Items (Human) Remains
Importation of Goods into the United States International Trading
Listing No Item Lockpicking
Lottery Tickets Mailing Lists and Personal Information
Manufacturers' Coupons Mature Audiences
Medical Devices Multi-level Marketing, Pyramid, and Matrix Programs
Offensive Material Pesticides
Police-related Items Political Memorabilia
Postage Meters Prescription Drugs
Real Estate Recalled Items
Selling Art Selling Coins
Selling Stamps Slot Machines
Stocks and Securities Stolen Property
Teacher's Edition Textbooks Test Listings
Tobacco Transit and Shipping Related Items
Travel Used Clothing
Used Cosmetics Vehicle, Vehicle Equipment and Device Listings
Warranties Weeds and Seeds
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