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Prohibited Items Guidelines

Keeping the Firesale community safe.

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Written by Anthony Longo
Updated this week

To keep Firesale safe, legal, and trustworthy, we do not allow certain items to be listed on the platform. Some items are restricted by law, while others are prohibited to protect our community and maintain quality.

Listings that include prohibited items may be removed, and accounts may be suspended or permanently banned if violations occur.


🚫 The following items are not allowed on Firesale:

🔫 Illegal, dangerous, or regulated items

  • Firearms, ammunition, explosives, or weapon accessories

  • Knives, swords, or other weapons (including replicas)

  • Fireworks, flares, or hazardous chemicals

  • Prescription drugs, over-the-counter medication, or medical devices requiring prescriptions

  • Illegal drugs, marijuana, CBD products, or drug paraphernalia

  • Illegal or controlled edible products (e.g. horse meat, shark fin)

  • Binge drinking, smoking, or drug-related paraphernalia and tools (e.g. funnels or snorkels designed for alcohol, rolling papers)

  • Alcohol, tobacco, or vaping products


💳 Financial or restricted goods

  • Gift cards, store credits, prepaid debit or SIM cards

  • Tickets (concerts, events, sports, etc.)

  • Counterfeit items, replicas, or unauthorized copies

  • Stolen property or items with tampered serial numbers

  • Cryptocurrency, mining rigs, or related tools


🧍‍♂️ Personal, adult, or inappropriate content

  • Adult toys or content of a sexual nature

  • Offensive, obscene, or hate-related content

  • Pornographic materials or services

  • Any listing that promotes violence, hate, or discrimination


🐾 Prohibited animal-related items

  • Live animals or pets (including “free to a good home” listings)

  • Animal products that violate local, state, or federal regulations

  • Endangered species parts or hunting trophies

  • People or animals including Endangered Species or parts thereof; regulated plants (e.g. noxious weeds, plants, prohibited seeds)


💼 Services, non-item listings and other

  • Jobs, services, business ads, or gigs (Firesale is for selling items only)

  • Lost & found posts, fundraisers, or donation-only listings

  • Listings for “interest only” or placeholders without an actual item

  • Real estate, rentals, or timeshares

  • Food or other edible products that have passed their Used By date

  • Heavy duty construction tools, portable generators, and other items containing motors Car or vehicle batteries

  • Pest and insect poisons (cockroach poison, rat baits, moth balls). Not to be confused with pest and insect repellents

  • Money; gift cards; lottery tickets; coins; travellers cheques; securities of any kind payable to bearer; platinum, gold or silver, manufactured or otherwise; jewels; other articles of high intrinsic value; or precious stones (all valuable natural mineral stone, silica or substances extracted from the group, whether in its natural state or refined, processed, set or treated); monetary donations

  • Package(s) consisting wholly or partly of mail (including, but not limited to, any “letter” as defined in section 2(1) of the Postal Services Act 1998)

  • Package(s) wholly consisting of milk

  • Medicines and other pharmaceutical items (including medical devices, pregnancy tests, face masks, vitamins and supplements for weight loss or nutrition, protein powder, herbalifes, Rapid Antigen Tests)

  • Any other class of item that is only able to be sold to persons that are 18 years or older under applicable laws and regulations

  • Any items for which the requester does not have permission to send


📸 Misleading or spammy listings

  • Stock photos with no real item shown

  • Listings with fake pricing (e.g. "$1" when it's not actually $1)

  • Duplicate posts or spam-style content

  • Misleading thumbnails or titles to get attention


⚠️ What happens if I post a prohibited item?

If your listing includes any prohibited content, our Trust & Safety Team may:

  • Remove the item immediately

  • Notify you of the issue and request changes

  • Temporarily or permanently suspend your account for repeat or serious violations


🛡️ Help us keep Firesale safe

If you spot a listing that violates these rules, tap the “⋮” icon on the item and choose “Report Listing” — our team will review it quickly.

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