Help - Prohibited Items
Is my item allowed on Tango?
Prohibited, Questionable & Infringing Items
Find out if your item is allowed by following the bulleted steps below. As Tango user, you are ultimately responsible for making sure that buying or selling your item(s) is legal in the eyes of the law.
If you think you've spotted an item on Tango that isn't allowed, please Contact Us. The Community Watch team will check the suspicious item and when appropriate, end auctions or warn sellers.
Take these steps to find out if your item can be listed on Tango.
If you're unsure about listing your particular item, look over the select list of items below. These guidelines and policies are designed to help you trade safely on Tango. Remember that:
"Prohibited" means that these items may not be listed on Tango.
"Questionable" means that items may be listed under certain conditions.
"Potentially Infringing" means that items may be in violation of certain copyrights, trademarks or other rights. For your protection, some items here are not allowed ("prohibited"), regardless of the legality of these particular items, because they almost always violate copyright or trademark laws.
Prohibited
Alcohol
Animals and Wildlife Products
Catalog and URL Sales
Counterfeit Currency and Stamps
Counterfeit Items
Credit Cards
Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia
Embargoed Goods and Prohibited Countries
Firearms
Fireworks
Government IDs and Licenses
Human Parts and Remains
Links
Lockpicking Devices
Lottery Tickets
Mailing Lists and Personal Information
Plants and Seeds
Postage Meters
Prescription Drugs and Devices
Recalled Items
Satellite and Cable TV Descrambers
Stocks and Other Securities
Stolen Property
Surveillance Equipment
Tobacco
Travel
Special
Real Estate
Questionable
Artifacts
Autographed Items
Batteries
Contracts and Tickets
Electronics Equipment
Event Tickets
Food
Freon
Hazardous Materials
International Trading - Buyers
International Trading - Sellers
Mature Audiences
Offensive Material
Pesticides
Police-Related Items
Pre-Sale Listings
Slot Machines
Used Clothing
Used Medical Devices
Weapons & Knives
Wine
Potentially Infringing
(copyright & trademark)
Contracts and Tickets
Copyrighted Items
Domain Names
Faces, Names & Signatures
Games: Sega/Nintendo/Sony
Imported Items
Key Word Spamming
Music, Movies and Photos
Promotional Items
Software
Trademarked Items
Important Note:
Even if you offer to give away for "free" (rather than sell) a prohibited, questionable, or infringing item, this will not relieve you of potential liability. This applies to both seller and buyer.
This list is updated from time to time and is incorporated by reference into the User Agreement. Notice of updates to this list will be posted on the Announcement Board on the Tango website on the day of the change. These guidelines do not constitute legal advice and do not pertain to any particular company's practices. When in doubt, check with law enforcement agencies, a lawyer, the law or with a copyright, trademark or other rights owner for clarification. Tango also has adopted certain policies regarding prohibited items, regardless of the legality of the item.
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