The LB Last Chance Auction is exclusively reserved for the sales and purchase of auction goods and services.

Our guidelines for listing items are outlined in the User Agreement. To help users properly list items, we've highlighted some listing policies and describe how we handle listing violations when they are reported to us. Please keep in mind the following policies apply to both the auction-style and fixed price formats.

Proper category listing
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Items must be listed in the appropriate category.

Policy: Items that don't belong in a category will be moved to the appropriate category.

Choice Auctions
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A Choice Listing occurs when a seller allows buyers to choose from a selection of items. Choice Listings can be problematic because the item agreed upon is negotiated offline and can lead to either misrepresentation or fraud.

Policy: Choice Auctions are not allowed and will be ended.

Multi-Listing
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The best method to list identical items is through our Instant Purchase Auction format. We understand sellers have reasons to list identical items at the same time. This is permissible as long as the seller can complete the sale of all listings. At any one time you may not promote identical items in more than five (5) listings. This will prevent listing "Flooding".

Policy: If a seller lists in more than one category, the categories must be relevant. Any additional identical listings may be ended.

Links and Credits from your item listing
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LB Last Chance Auction allows sellers to place the following types of links in your item's description:

• Links to your other LB Last Chance Auction listings.
• Links to your About Me page (in addition to the About Me icon already provided by LB Last Chance Auction).
• Links that provide credits to third parties.
• One link to your listing terms and conditions (providing that the most relevant information is within the listing itself and that this page does not include any links off of the LB Last Chance Auction)

Linking to web sites that offer to trade, sell or purchase goods or services, or including links for any purpose other than those listed above is not allowed. Prohibited links include, but are not limited to:

• Links to web pages that offer to trade, sell or purchase goods or services outside of the LB Last Chance Auction. This applies whether it is a static URL or an active link
• Links to web sites or pages offering merchandise which is not permitted on the LB Last Chance Auction
• Links to sites that solicit the LB Last Chance Auction User Ids or passwords from buyers
• Links that encourage buyers to place their Auction bids through a site other than the LB Last Chance Auction

Policy: Linking to web sites that offer to trade, sell or purchase goods or services, or including links for any purpose other than those listed above is not allowed. Prohibited and will be ended.

No Contact Information Allowed In Auctions
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Sellers are not allowed to enter any kind of contact info in their auctions, this includes email links, message system contacts (such as ICQ, MSN Messenger, Jabber, etc), phone numbers or any other type of information that a person can use to contact a seller. If a bidder has a question for a seller they can submit a request for additional information by using the feature "ask seller a question". Anyone caught putting contact info in their auctions will have their auctions removed and the account suspended. If your account has been suspended you will need to email us to reactivate the account.

ONCE A BID IS PLACED ON YOUR LISTING, revisions to the listing are prohibited.  Additional information may be added to the listing only by using Ask Seller A Question.  You may not post a reply that has email or website addresses, or phone numbers to the listing.

Sign Posts
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LB Last Chance Auction does not permit listings that are primarily used to direct a user to a seller's other listings or Store. These types of listings are referred to as "signposts".

Policy: Sign Post listings are not permitted and will be ended.

Want ads or trades
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Listings advertising a desire to buy or trade items are not allowed. We do not allow users to post Trades (trades are not auctions and have a high rate of fraud), users posting trades will have their accounts removed.

Lotteries and prize competitions
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Listings that promote prize draws, prize competitions, lotteries, giveaways or raffles as an enticement for bidders are not permitted on the LB Last Chance Auction as these promotions may be illegal lotteries under US law.

Policy: These types of listings are not permitted and will be ended.

• Offering in a listing the opportunity to purchase the item or other merchandise outside of the LB Last Chance Auction.
• Listings with low prices but unreasonably high shipping or handling costs.
• Listing an item that requires or offers an additional purchase.
• Dutch Avoidance - listing a single item and offering additional identical items for sale in the item description. In these situations, the seller typically instructs buyers to indicate the number of items they want, and states that they can get the same price as the item in the listing.
• Offering items for sale in a manner that circumvents the LB Last Chance Auction fees.

Listings that circumvent the LB Last Chance Auction fees are not permitted and will be ended. Disciplinary action may result in the indefinite suspension of a user's account, temporary suspension, or a formal warning. The LB Last Chance Auction will consider the circumstances of an alleged offense and the user's trading records before taking action

Listing Catalog Sales
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Users may not use systems or techniques to post Catalogs or links. Some examples include:
Offering in a listing the opportunity to purchase the item or other merchandise outside of LB Last Chance Auction.

Catalog Sales - listings of catalogs or links from which buyers may directly order items are prohibited. In these situations, the seller will typically offer the catalog for low bid prices and complete sales outside of the LB Last Chance Auction for items found in the catalog. Old, collectible catalogs (i.e., those that you cannot order from any longer) are permissible.

Policy: Catalog Post listings are not permitted and will be ended.

Reserve Price listing violations
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Reserve price stated in the description of the item when not listed as a reserve listing.
Policy: These types of listings are not permitted and will be ended.

Terms and Conditions contradictory to any LB Last Chance Auction Policy
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Misleading listing titles
Key word spamming

Excessive use of key words, including (but not limited to) brand names, which are referenced for the purpose of attracting or diverting buyers to a listing will be considered key word spamming and is not permitted.

Policy: These types of listings are not permitted and will be ended. The insertion fee will be automatically credited for that listing.

Payment Surcharges
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Sellers may not charge any LB Last Chance Auction buyers an additional fee for their use of ordinary forms of payment, including acceptance of checks, money orders, electronic transfers such as PayPal etc. or credit cards. Such costs should be built into the price of the item -- this policy reduces the potential for confusion among bidders about the true cost of an item. Further, some forms of payment surcharges, such as credit card surcharges, are forbidden under the laws of many states, including California.

Can a seller add a surcharge to the final price of an LB Last Chance Auction item? Yes, in three instances.

1. Sellers may charge reasonable shipping and handling fee to the final price of their item, providing that this fee is disclosed up front in the listing. A shipping and handling fee can cover the seller's reasonable costs for mailing, packaging and handling the item. Shipping and handling fees cannot be listed as a percentage of the final sale price.
2. Sellers may pass along the costs associated with using a third party escrow service, if the buyer chooses to use an escrow service.
3. Sellers may choose to accept payment in a different currency than the currency listed on the LB Last Chance Auction. If the buyer chooses to take advantage of this optional payment method, the seller may pass along to the buyer any costs associated with the currency exchange, provided that the costs are disclosed and agreed to in advance by the buyer. Seller will still pay all regular LB Last Chance Auction fees, regardless of what has been worked out between buyer and seller.

Profanity
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The LB Last Chance Auction does not allow the use of profanity or patently vulgar language. This includes the use of language that is racist, hateful, sexual, or obscene in nature in a public area. This policy extends to text within auction listings, or anywhere else within the LC Last Chance Auction.

We make allowances for certain items listed on the core site that may contain profane words that are a part of the title. An example of such an item might be a comic book with profanity in the comic book title. If the profane words are part of a title for the item being sold, we allow sellers to 'blurb' out the bulk of the offending word with asterisks (i.e., s*** or f***).

Policy: The use of profanity on our site is not permitted. Listings that contain profanity will be ended.

Trade Auctions
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We do not allow users to post Trades (trades are not auctions and have a high rate of fraud), users posting trades will have their accounts removed.

Want To Buy Listings
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We do not allow users to post WTB (want to buy) type auctions, these are not auctions. Any user posting WTB type auctions will have their accounts removed.

Any user posting auctions that suggest outside sales will be removed. You must sell your auction on the LB Last Chance Auction, any auction suggesting otherwise will result in the termination of your account. This means, as an example, if you are selling a horse, you may NOT place a link in your listing that will take people to your Sale Page offering other items of yours for sale. Any links must contain the general information on the ONE item only, that you are listing in that particular listing.