VIRTUAL ITEMS ON EBAY
In January, 2007, eBay began removing all virtual item listings. The sale of such items is prohibited and anyone violating this policy can find their account limited or suspended.
Why is the sale of virtual items prohibited? The short answer is because it violates eBay’s intellectual property rules, while the longer answer involves the currently complicated legal status of virtual items. Generally with items like this, Ebay’s policy is that anyone selling an item must be the owner of the underlying intellectual property. Since it is somewhat unclear who exactly owns a virtual item like a World of Warcraft weapon or gold, eBay decided that it would no longer allow the sale of any of them.
What this means for eBayers is that you can’t sell all that stuff you got in the game. If you do, your eBay account can be restricted or suspended.
You will sometimes see a listing that advertises an item that 'just happens' to offer a free game item or character with it. These listings are not allowed either. For example, offering to sell a joke that also includes a free Runescape character with it is against eBay policy. These listings are attempting to sell otherwise prohibited items by including them with non-prohibited ones. Ebay can remove listings that contain prohibited content, even if that content is offered as a free gift.
