What you cannot list
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- Prohibited items on JinuSome things cannot be listed on Jinu at all, and a small number of categories are allowed in principle but held for a person to look at before they go live. This page is the…
- Live animals are prohibitedYou cannot sell, trade, rehome for a fee, or give away a live animal on Jinu. The category is Pet Supplies, and it is for the things a pet needs, not for the pet. What is welcome…
- Weapons, ammunition and explosivesFirearms, ammunition, explosives and the accessories tied to them cannot be listed on Jinu, in any condition, to anybody, including a face-to-face sale between two people in the…
- Alcohol, tobacco, drugs and prescription medicinesAll four are prohibited on Jinu, and so are vaping products and anything that requires a prescription. These are age-restricted goods that need a license to sell, and Jinu has no…
- Counterfeits and intellectual propertyReplicas, knock-offs, and anything that imitates another company's trademark or the distinctive look of its product are removed from Jinu. Saying it is a replica in the…
- Stolen goods and recalled productsBoth are prohibited, for different reasons. Stolen goods are somebody else's property. Recalled products have been declared unsafe by the people who made them or by a regulator,…
- Adult content and human exploitationThis is the one line on Jinu with no exceptions and no benefit of the doubt. Adult content, sexual services, and any form of human exploitation are prohibited, and accounts…
- Restricted: gift cards, event tickets and pet adoption servicesThese three are not banned outright. They are held for a person to review before they can be published, and because Jinu approves no sellers in these categories today, a listing…
- My listing was flagged and it looked completely fineThe screening that runs when you publish matches patterns, not intentions, so an honest listing can trip it on a single phrase. Most of the time the listing is held for a person…