Though our Ads Classified Platform is dedicated to books and other ephemera and stationeries, we would like to remind which other items are not allowed to advertise/sell from our Site(s). Please be sure you know what items are not allowed to sell / advertise from Books Trade City.com.

Books Trade City’s first priority is to ensure that our community remains safe for all members. We don’t allow the sale of anything illegal or dangerous. We also prohibit certain items at the request of our community. If we feel you’ve posted a banned item, we’ll ask you to take it down or remove it ourselves.

The list below details what can’t be posted on Books Trade City, in alphabetical order:

Adult-only

• Adult entertainment (like blue movies)
• Adult toys or other erotic products

Alcohol
Animal parts

• Including parts of protected species
• Ivory
• Taxidermy is fine, unless it’s a protected animal

Animal traps

 Botox and Dermal Fillers

• Including related equipment and services

Capital bonds

Cigarettes, cigars and related products

• Loose tobacco
• Electronic cigarette filters and e-liquids (with or without nicotine)
• Electronic cigarettes

Cream Chargers (where not explicitly for catering use)
Cricket World Cup Tickets

Dangerous Chemicals
Drugs and prescription goods

• Illegal drugs
• Legal highs
• Prescription drugs/medicines
• Steroids
• Over the counter drugs
• Items designed only to help someone take drugs
• Contact lenses (because they’re prescription)
• Bongs and water pipes
• 
  Digital Goods such as:
• Domain names
• E-books are only allowed if you are registered on our Marketplace, not on Classified Ads Site
• E-tickets
• FIFA coins
• Online accounts
• Virtual merchandise, including in-game currencies or items
• Virtual currencies (e.g., Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc.)
• Note: Asking to be paid for an item or service in a virtual currency is allowed, but the currency itself cannot be sold directly.
• Any other digital products
• Vouchers and Gift Cards

Fake, replica, or unauthorised trademark items

Firearms, ammunition and equipment (even if they’re legal to buy)

• Guns, including air guns, BB guns, replica guns, and paintball guns
• Silencers
• Ammunition, including ammo for paintball
•  Paintball equipment
• Hunting equipment
• Note: Scopes, straps, and gun cabinets are allowed

Fireworks (of any kind)
Football tickets

• FIFA and UEFA International fixtures
• Tickets to England, Scotland, and Wales national team matches
• Tickets to all professional matches in England, Scotland, and Wales
• Tip: Get in touch with the FA or your club to find out how to exchange tickets

Gambling machines

• Fruit/slot machines

Gas meter seals
Glastonbury tickets
Hate organisations of any kind
Human parts, remains, or services

• Blood, bone, and waste
• Donor, surrogacy, and fertility services
• Organs
• Sperm and eggs
• Used pregnancy tests

Items promoting hate, discrimination, or stereotypes of a particular group of people

• Including gollywogs

Lottery tickets
Nazi memorabilia
Parking permits

• Tip: If you’d like to give your pass to someone else, get in touch with your council

Personal information or mailing lists

• Bulk emails, Internet Protocol (IP), instant messenger (IM), or mailing lists that contain names, addresses, phone numbers, or other personal info
• Tools or software designed to send spam

The Open Golf Championship tickets

Red diesel

Security tag removal items

Stolen goods

• This includes blocked phones or no-signal phones

Supplements

• Including supplements that contain DMAA

Train and bus tickets

• It’s illegal to resell rail tickets in the UK (including Eurostar and local travel cards), unless you’re an official distributor
• Tip: Get in touch with the coach or rail company to find out how to exchange tickets
• Note: Coach tickets are allowed.

Unlocked hardware and software

• Copied games, DVDs, and computer software
• Fully loaded Kodi, Android, and Amazon boxes
• Games consoles
• R4 cards (with or without the console)

Unlocking software (software that unlocks any electronic item, like a phone)
Used underwear

• Briefs, knickers, thongs, boxer shorts, nappies, and so on

Votes

• It’s illegal to buy or sell votes in the UK

Weapons and knives

• Knives of all kinds including chef and kitchen knives
• Note: Cutlery/butter knives are allowed
• Crossbows and archery sets
• Historical and ornamental weapons (like Samurai swords and bayonets)
• Spear guns

Please Note: While this list is intended to be thorough, we reserve the right to remove any and all content that we feel is inappropriate for Books Trade City or that interferes with the well-being of the community.