Banned & restricted items

Keep it genuine, legal and safe. Listings that break these rules are removed; repeat or serious breaks lead to a ban.

Not allowed

Fakes passed off as real
Counterfeit, bootleg or reproduction games, boxes, manuals or hardware sold as originals.
Piracy
Copied or burned discs, ROM collections, flash carts (EverDrive and similar), multi-game carts, modded carts, and consoles or devices loaded with games you don’t own.
Digital codes and accounts (for now)
Download codes, DLC or season-pass codes, gift cards, subscriptions and game accounts. Codes printed inside a sealed boxed game are fine.
Adult-only content
Sexually explicit games, films or material. We don’t run age checks, so we can’t allow it. Normal 18-rated games (PEGI 18 / BBFC 18) are allowed: you must be 18 to use GameBid.
Stolen goods
Anything you don’t own or can’t legally sell. We work with the police when asked.
Unsafe items
Recalled products, and anything with a swollen, leaking or damaged battery.
Illegal or dangerous items
Banned (refused-classification) titles, weapons, drugs and anything else illegal in the UK.
Things you don’t have
Pre-orders, drop-shipping, “mystery” listings and placeholder listings.
Non-gaming items
Anything not reasonably related to video games.

Reproductions
Only if “Reproduction” is in the title and description and the item is clearly marked as one. Never in sealed or “original” listings.
Modded consoles
Only if the mod is described (e.g. region-free, HDMI, battery) and no games or ROMs are loaded.
Untested or for spares
Say so in the title and pick the lowest condition. Untested isn’t a defence for a broken item described as working.
Imports
State the region (PAL, NTSC-U, NTSC-J) so buyers know it may not play on UK consoles.
Consoles and handhelds
Factory reset them first: remove your accounts, cards and personal data.

Open the listing, tap ⋯ → Report and choose “Banned or restricted item”. Reports are private and checked by our team. Questions? Contact support.