Prohibited Content

Promotional media. Promotional versions of all media--including books (advance reading copies and uncorrected proofs), music, and videos (screeners)--are prohibited. These items are distributed for promotional consideration and are not authorized for retail distribution or sale.
Unauthorized and unlicensed merchandise. All media--including books, CDs, VHS tapes, and DVDs sold through YourShopZone Marketplace--must be fully licensed and authorized versions. All items sold through YourShopZone Marketplace must be commercially produced and authorized or licensed as a retail product. For additional information regarding the sale of used software, please click here.
Recopied media. Copies, dubs, duplicates, or transfers of books, music, videos, television programs, radio programs, concerts, DVDs, software, etc., are prohibited. Recopied media infringe upon copyrights and trademarks and are illegal to sell. Just as you cannot sell a photocopied book without the author's permission, you cannot sell copies or duplicates of videos, music, video games, software, photos, or any copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright holder.

Listing Rules

Do not deviate from the product format represented on a retail page. When listing your item, you must do so on the page with the same item, in the same format. For example, you may not list a cassette tape of U2's War with an YourShopZone.com CD of the same recording.
Limit contact to transaction partners. YourShopZone.com encourages buyers and sellers to communicate with one another by e-mail during an YourShopZone transaction. Contact between parties must be courteous and limited to transaction details. Facilitating inappropriate or unsolicited contact is a violation of our Rules.
Be honest about the condition of your item. When listing an item, be careful to select the condition term that best represents the item you are posting to YourShopZone.Com. Furthermore, within the "Condition comments" field, please submit only information that relates to the condition of the YourShopZone item you are selling. Do not divert transactions or buyers. Any attempt to circumvent the established YourShopZone.Com sales process or to divert YourShopZone participants to another Web site or sales process is prohibited. For example, sellers are prohibited from including e-mail addresses or any other reference to an external website in listing comments.
Do not include links in seller comments. Listing comments that are wholly or mainly intended to divert buyers away from YourShopZone.com are prohibited. Thus, for example, Sellers are prohibited from including URLs in their listing comments.
Delayed shipments or pre-sells are prohibited. Items offered through YourShopZone must be shipped within 48 hours of the close of a sale. In the event that an item you are offering will not be available for immediate delivery, alert your transaction partner and initiate any necessary refunds. It is important to maintain accurate inventory records, as instances of "stock-outs" could be reflected in your seller feedback rating.
Multiple sellers may not be aggregated into a single account. In the interest of improving customer experience, every seller must be fully accountable for their customer-facing performance as measured by the YourShopZone Seller Performance Plan. Each seller must maintain their own account.

If you receive a item that is in violation of our Rules, please submit a report of your experience at https://sales4merchants.com/Contact_Us.html. Please be sure to include all relevant information, so that we can conduct a thorough investigation.

Prohibited Content

Sellers are expected to conduct proper research to ensure that the items posted to our Web site are in compliance with all local, state, national, and international laws. If we determine that the content of a product detail page is prohibited, we may summarily remove or alter it. YourShopZone.com reserves the right to make judgments about whether or not content is appropriate. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the items we prohibit.

Offensive material. What we deem "offensive" is probably about what you would expect. This includes items such as crime-scene photos or human organs and body parts. YourShopZone.com reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of listings posted to our site. Also, be aware of cultural differences and sensitivities. Some items may be acceptable in one country, but unacceptable in another. With that being said, please be careful to post items that are appropriate for our global community.
Illegal items. Items sold on the YourShopZone.com Web site must adhere to all applicable laws. This includes the sale of items by individuals outside the United States. Some items that may not be sold on YourShopZone.com include: Cuban cigars, stock and securities, lottery tickets (including grab bags and raffles), illicit drugs, prescriptive devices and drugs, cable descramblers, lock-picking devices, smart cards, and any product which may lead to the production of an illegal item or illegal activity. Packaged food that meets all applicable federal, state, and local standards for sale to consumers is permitted.
Pornography. Pornography, X-rated movies, home porn, hard-core material including magazines that depict graphic sexual acts, amateur porn, soiled undergarments, sexual aid devices, and "adult-only" novelty items that are primarily sold through adult-only novelty stores and erotic boutiques are not permitted. Prophylactics and other over-the-counter contraceptives may be listed. Furthermore, unrated erotic videos and DVDs, properly censored erotic artwork and magazines of the type you'd find at a typical bookstore are also permitted. All product images that contain nudity, graphic titles, and descriptions must be sufficiently concealed with censor strips.
Stolen goods. If YourShopZone.com learns that an item listed on our Web site is not the property of the seller, or was obtained through illegal means, we will immediately cancel the listing in question.
Items that infringe upon an individual's privacy. YourShopZone.com holds personal privacy in the highest regard. Therefore, items that infringe upon, or have potential to infringe upon an individual's privacy, are prohibited. Additionally, the sale of marketing lists (bulk e-mail lists, direct-mail marketing lists, etc.) is prohibited.
Solutions manuals. Manuals or teacher's editions that provide answer keys to student textbook editions are prohibited.
Recopied media. Copies, dubs, duplicates, or transfers of books, music, videos, software, images, etc., are prohibited. Just as you cannot sell a photocopied book without the author's permission, you cannot sell copies or duplicates of videos, music, video games, software, photos, etc. Likewise, you cannot sell transferred media--whether laserdisc to video, CD-ROM to cassette tape, or from the Internet to any digital format--unless explicitly approved by the author.
Promotional media. Movies, CDs, software, books (including advance reading copies and uncorrected proofs), etc., that are produced and distributed for promotional use only are prohibited for sale through YourShopZone.com.
Video games. Video games sold through YourShopZone.com must be full retail versions. Recopied and transferred video games are prohibited. Mod chips, silver disks, video game emulators, Sega bootdisks, game enhancers, unauthorized video game compilations, and accessories are also prohibited.
Software. Only full retail versions of software may be sold through YourShopZone.com. Software that has been copied or duplicated in any format is prohibited. Additionally, academic, OEM, back-up, fulfillment, promotional, beta (prerelease), unauthorized freeware/shareware, and "softlifted" software versions are prohibited. Read our ground rules for selling software.
Movies. Copies of movies (VHS, DVD, etc.) may not be sold through YourShopZone.com. Also, movies that have been transferred from one format to another are not permitted. For example, NTSC to Pal and Pal to NTSC conversion are not permitted. Unreleased/prereleased movies, screeners, trailers, unpublished and unauthorized film scripts (no ISBN number), electronic press kits, and unauthorized props are prohibited.
Television programs. Copies of television programs, including pay-per-view events are prohibited. Commercially produced and licensed copies of television programs are permitted. Unauthorized television programs and programs never broadcast, unauthorized scripts, unauthorized props, and screeners are prohibited.
Music. Recopied music in any format is prohibited. Bootlegs, unauthorized live concerts, unauthorized soundboard recordings, unauthorized merchandise, etc., is not permitted.
Satellite. Any item that enables unauthorized transmission/reception of a satellite broadcast/signal is prohibited. This includes H cards, test cards, smart cards, etc.
Replicas of trademarked items. The sale of unauthorized replicas, pirated, counterfeit, and knockoff merchandise is not permitted. For instance, replicas of Rolex watches may not be posted on YourShopZone.com.
Rights of publicity. Celebrity images and/or the use of celebrity names cannot be used for commercial purposes without permission of a celebrity or their management. This includes product endorsements and merchandise such as posters, mouse pads, clocks, clothing and unauthorized celebrity image collections.
Domain names. Because of the legal complexities regarding the sale of domain names and the potential for trademark or copyright infringement, the sale of Internet domain names is prohibited.
Firearms, ammunition, and weapons. YourShopZone.com does not permit the listing of projectile and concussive weapons that employ gunpowder or explosives. The prohibited list includes, but is not limited to, ammunition, rifles, shotguns, pistols, other firearms, and fireworks. Other prohibited items include: automatic knifes, throwing stars, spring-loaded knives, switchblades, crossbows, hunting bows, gravity-assisted knives, butterfly knives, throwing knives, nunchaku, weighted clubs, brass knuckles, BB guns, paintball guns, pellet guns, tasers, stun guns, pepper spray, mace, blowguns, weapons designed to be concealed, and any other item deemed inappropriate for the YourShopZone.com community. Toys that fire rubber pellets or foam darts are permitted.
Advertisements. Listings that are intended wholly or mainly as "portals" to commercial or private Web sites for the purposes of advertising, or that offer contact information for non-YourShopZone.com transactions, are prohibited. Links to outside Web sites intended to sell items--particularly those with non-YourShopZone.com ordering tools or information--are prohibited. Promotional logos to credit outside services are prohibited.
Products that have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC is a federal regulatory agency that is committed to ensuring that only safe consumer products are available to the public. YourShopZone.com wants to ensure that the products offered through our site are safe and do not pose a risk to our participants; therefore, items that have been recalled by the CPSC are prohibited. For a comprehensive list of recalled items, please visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Web site.
Living creatures and unauthorized/illegal wildlife products. The sale of live creatures and illegal wildlife products is prohibited, and this includes any type of pet or livestock. Furthermore, the sale of unauthorized wildlife items is prohibited. This includes illegal animal byproducts (skins, organs, tissue, bones, feathers, etc.) of animals and endangered species. As with all products posted to our site, please be sure to conduct proper research to ensure that your product is in compliance with all laws. The sale of plants is permitted. Also, the sale of live shellfish and crustaceans is permitted, as long as the seller adheres to all state and federal laws concerning the delivery and sales of these perishable food items.
Real estate. Real estate laws and commission structures differ dramatically from state to state. Because of the legal complexities regarding the sale of real estate, real estate is not permitted for sale through our site.
Wine and other alcoholic beverages. Local, state, and national government agencies heavily regulate the transaction of wine and other alcoholic beverages. Conducting sales of alcoholic beverages can be legally complex in nature; therefore, they are prohibited for sale through our site.
Tobacco and tobacco products. Cigars, cigarettes, and other tobacco products are prohibited.