Sellers also can't claim any health benefits from legal substances for which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hasn't approved them.
Activity on eBay is required to follow this policy, the eBay User Agreement and all applicable laws, as well as respect the rights of third parties. If it doesn’t, eBay may take action consistent with applicable laws and the eBay User Agreement, and may even be legally required to do so. Such actions may include, as an example only: Removing the listing or other content, issuing a warning, restricting activity or account suspension.
What are the guidelines?
You can list herbal products as long as you follow these guidelines for how you're allowed to describe them.
Allowed
- Calling an herbal product by its common name without its scientific name (such as milk thistle for silybum marianum)
Not allowed
- Implying or suggesting that an herbal product is a substitute for marijuana
- Claiming or suggesting that muscle-building supplements have the same effect as steroids
- Claiming that an herbal product or medication will produce the same results or have the same effect as a prescription or controlled drug
- Claiming that stamina products work like Viagra or other erectile dysfunction medications
- Making a claim that an item can cure an ailment or a disease when the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) hasn't approved such claims
- Including language that suggests a product will provide a "legal high"
Why does eBay have this policy?
We urge our buyers and sellers to follow all government regulations. Some promotional claims related to drugs and drug-like substances are prohibited by law and sales of these items may cause harm to eBay or its members. For these reasons, we don't allow sellers to list items with these claims on eBay.