December 07, 2021

Why Your Template On Your Ebay Account Won’t Allow Your Listing To Upload

If you are experiencing the following problem phrases appearing on your screen such as; 
“The item cannot be listed or modified. The title and/or description contain improper words” or “The listing or seller be in violation of eBay policy”

Then this blog will provide you with a few helpful tips to equip you with information for this particular problem to no longer occur. 

To make you aware, all these error messages come directly from eBay. This means that your account template contains text that is not permitted on their marketplace as an eBay policy.

There are several reasons that you are fundamentally not allowed to upload to your template. Including your
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• Email
• Phone number 
• Social media

breaches eBay’s data protection act and is forbidden. Also, stating anything along the lines of; “I am not responsible once the item is shipped” or “I am not responsible for lost or damaged items” are also prohibited. 

If any of these relate to any of the problems you are experiencing, simply remove the content and you should be able to successfully apply the template to the listing – happy selling !