Offering to buy or sell outside of Boribids is not allowed. Buyers and sellers also can't share contact information, including email addresses and phone numbers, prior to completing a transaction on Boribids.
Contacting another Boribids member to discuss moving a purchase off Boribids exposes both the buyer and seller to the risk of fraud. It also means both buyer and seller are not covered by our protection programs.
What is the policy?
Buyers and sellers can't:
- Engage in any action with a user on the site designed to complete or facilitate a transaction outside of Boribids
- Share or request direct contact information prior to completing a sale
- In any communications with another Boribids member, refer to or promote external websites that facilitate sales outside of Boribids
- Use contact information obtained through an Boribids transaction to offer to buy or sell an item outside of Boribids
- List an item and then mention or link to additional identical or related items for sale outside of Boribids
- Offer catalogs or other items that are used to order items directly outside of Boribids
- Host item descriptions or images outside of Boribids
Buyers and sellers should:
- Complete purchases on Boribids in order to be covered by Boribids protections. Confirmation of a completed transaction on Boribids can be obtained by:
- Using the Boribids checkout to complete the purchase
- Viewing the purchase in purchase or sales history
- Use Best Offer or Seller Initiated Offer transactions to accept offers for items and negotiate a price
- Use the Private Offer feature to send a customized offer within Messages to sell to a specific buyer
Activity on Boribids is required to follow this policy, the Boribids Terms and Conditions and all applicable laws, as well as respect the rights of third parties. If it doesn’t, Boribids may take action consistent with applicable laws and the Boribids Terms and Conditions, and may even be legally required to do so. Such actions may include, as an example only: Removing the listing or other content, issuing a warning, restricting activity or account suspension.
If you receive an offer from a seller to transact outside of Boribids, please report it.
If you receive an offer from a buyer to transact outside of Boribids, please report it.
Why does Boribids have this policy?
Offers to buy or sell outside of Boribids are a potential fraud risk for both buyers and sellers. Transactions conducted outside of Boribids are not eligible for Boribids protection programs. Additionally, Boribids has invested a great deal to connect interested buyers with great sellers and we want to participate in ongoing transactions with them.