Charitable fundraising is closely regulated by government and is subject to various Australian laws. As a result, compliance with all applicable legislation is mandatory. In the majority of Australian states you or your organisation must be registered as a licensed charity in order to conduct charitable fundraising activities.

It is not possible for eBay to know whether the funds received by a seller for a charity listing on eBay will be passed on to the named charity. For this reason, buyers should take appropriate steps to ensure that the proceeds from a charity eBay listing will be provided to the named charity.

As a result, we have implemented the following policy for all members. Strict compliance with this policy is required and we may remove listings that are not in full compliance with the policy and take any other reasonable action as appropriate.

Requirements for Charity Listings

• Sellers may only list items on behalf of a registered charity if that registered charity has already provided the seller with written authorisation to collect charitable funds on their behalf.

• If the seller has valid written authorisation from a registered charity then the seller must display such an authorisation in their listing.

• If the registered charity is listing the item, the organisation’s charity number must be included in the listing.

• The seller’s listing must comply with all applicable conditions of the written authorisation.

Breaches of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:

• Listing cancellation

• Limits on account privileges

• Account suspension

• Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings

• Loss of PowerSeller status

Some examples

• Denise works for SOS – Save our Seals – a registered charity. Denise wishes to list Seal Calendars on behalf of SOS. She may do so if she includes the registered charity number in her listings. The listing would be allowed.

• Ross decides after a visit to the Children’s Hospital to raise money to allow for the recruitment of extra clown doctors. As a result, Ross lists certain items and advises of his plan to donate the proceeds in his listing/s. However, Ross does not have any authorisation from the hospital endorsing his good intentions. The listing would not be allowed.

• The death of a young father in the community where Maria lives results in the community pulling together to raise funds for the family of the young father. Maria contacts the local regulator of charitable fundraising for her State and obtains authorisation from the regulator. She adds the registered charity number to her listing. The listing would be allowed.

• Matt raises money for the NSW Drought Busters (a registered charity) and contacts them and obtains a letter authorising him to do so on their behalf. He scans the letter and includes it in his gallery pictures as part of his listing/s. The listing would be allowed.