Our policies are designed to create a safe and fair environment for all Closeout.com members. Learning what's allowed can help you avoid unintentionally breaking the rules and helps everyone in working with reliable, trustworthy members.
Links from a Closeout.com Listing
Allowed
Links to sites and content that provide additional details about the item for sale, including:
Images
Technical specifications
Other product details
Links to warranty services
Links to shipping or freight information
Links to insurance services
Links to escrow services
Links to other Closeout.com pages
Links to Closeout.com Messages (our Ask poster a question messaging system) to contact the seller for more information
Links to your other Closeout.com items
Links to third-party providers (image hosting, auction services, etc.)
Restricted
Links to your Closeout.com Stores page, as long as you don't promote non-eBay websites or content where other items are offered for sale
Links to video, as long as you follow these guidelines:
You must be the owner of the underlying rights, including intellectual property rights, or be authorized to distribute it by the owners of such rights
The video must be hosted by one of these sites:
AuctionMercial
Auction Video
Bing
CarTHINK
CreativeVideosOnline
Dailymotion
eCommercePlayer
Google
i2iAuction
MySpace
SilverDock
Snapfish
Vzaar
YouTube
Not Allowed
Email addresses, regardless of whether or not they are clickable
Links that open an email client or web form
Links that shorten URLs or are not clickable
Linking to an Closeout.com page solely to direct members outside of Closeout.com
Links to social media sites (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.)
Links to payment services
Video that violates any eBay policy. This includes video that contains:
Adult content
Links to prohibited items
Unaccepted payment services
Malware or viruses
Malicious scripts that redirect outside of Closeout.com
Links from a Closeout.com Store
Allowed
Links to your Closeout.com items and pages
Restricted
Links to web pages outside of Closeout.com that provide information about your Store or service, as long as you're not promoting items being sold outside of Closeout.com
Not allowed
Email addresses (clickable or not) or contact links that go outside of Closeout.com
Including additional contact information or tools on your Store's home page or in any header area of your Store
Sellers with Store names or logos that include ".com", ".net", ".org", ".edu" or any variations like "_com" or "-com" can't include their Store's name or logo in the title or description of a Closeout.com listing or Closeout.com Store home page
Store logos can't include phone numbers, email addresses, or other contact information