General Terms and Conditions

Rights To Suspend or Terminate.

1. We believe you are in violation of any policy set forth by GoBiddin'
2. You have been repeatedly warned or repeatedly broken a certain term
3. You have listed an item deemed suspicious or that breaks and GoBiddin' policies.
4. You have been deemed a non paying bidder our we believe you have no true intentions of paying for the item(s) bid upon.
5. We believe that you have a record as a non paying bidder or we believe you have no intention of paying for the item bid

Note: If we believe there has been an infraction, the effected account/listing shall be suspended while we investigate further. If after conclusive investigation you are found in violation your account will be terminated and remaining account balances confiscated.

Your Conduct.

You must not transmit through this service any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable material. You must also refrain from transmitting any material that would encourage by thought or force conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to any civil liability or otherwise violate any prescribed applicable law or regulation, whether written or implied.

Membership.

It is a legal requirement for all sellers to provide their current address from which they are trading. Any member not filling out their address or try to circumvent the address will be suspended and will lose their right to buy or sell, and will relinquish all remaining balances on GoBiddin'. We have certain security measures in place to insure that scammer do not trade her as members. If you purchase an item from a seller believed to be conducting themselves in a malicious manor or has not reveled their true address please contact us as a matter of urgency.

As part of our Security review, we may ask you to provide proof of your name and address, As GoBiddin' does not ask for Credit or Debit card details, we may need to ask you under exceptional circumstances to fax Documentary evidence of your name and address. This would be items such as a Driving License, Passport, Bank Statement, Utility bill.

General Terms.

You are responsible for all risks in doing business on GoBiddin'. Members accept all risks whether it be dealing with foreign nationals, underage persons or individuals acting under false pretense. GoBiddin' shall not be held liable for any items sold by use of this website, for damages during transit, nor for misrepresentation of items or breach of contract between a buyer and/or seller.

This website is not responsible for the replacement of any item nor any losses resulting from and goods purchased or obtained. GoBiddin' assumes no liability for the content of any listings not listed by GoBiddin'. However if you find yourself victim to a fraudulent transaction will will assist you to the best of our ability.

On occasion GoBiddin' will advertise promotions and/or special offers which would require members to purchase in order to make all benefits to said promotion available. If you feel such promotion was unsatisfactory then feel free to contact us by using our contact us feature or email our staff at admin@gobiddin.com. A refund may be given within the first 30 days after which no refund will be given. If your account has been banned or your account has a negative balance no refund will be due or given.

GoBiddin' is a family friendly site, if you have any reason to be dissatisfied with our service, then please email us Direct admin@gobiddin.com and i will deal with the matter directly.

Adult - Over 18's

All members are responsible to know all applicable laws regarding the sale and shipments of adult related items within their prescribed region. GoBiddin' assumes no liability for any items bought or sold within the Adult classification but will maintain the right to remove any objectionable items from this category at will. All items found to be breaking and applicable laws whether domestic or foreign will be investigated and all efforts will be given to assist all enforcement agencies in the apprehension and prosecution of the offender(s).

Mandatory Verification.

This costs $2.00 and will enable us to check that member's personal details with the details from the verification. This method is a lot safer and more secure than entering your Credit card details, like other sites.

This fee is now mandatory and non refundable and will enable the site to put a stop to anyone even thinking of trying to scam other members. The bonus points are that you will still have your free $20 starting Credit and you will be able to bid on auctions that are marked for verified users only.

You can become verified using one of the following payment gateways:

PayPal, Moneybookers, Google Checkout

These added security elements were put in place to assist this website in maintaining a scam free website and to assist our customers to insure they are getting qualified customers.

Laws.

Policies and Rules

GoBiddin's policies are intended to:

1. Support any applicable government laws and regulations
2. Minimize risks to GoBiddin' buyers and sellers
3. Provide equal selling opportunities to our buyers
4. Provide an enjoyable buying experience
5. Support the values of the GoBiddin' Community

Violations of these policies may result in a range of actions, including:

1. Listing cancellation
2. Limits on/Loss of account privileges
3. Account suspension/Account balance forfeiture
4. Forfeiture of GoBiddin' fees on canceled listings
5. Loss of PowerSeller/PowerBuyer status

Buyers cannot:

1. Commit to the purchase of any item without paying or with the intent of not buying/paying. (matters not if the user was the winning bidder or buy with the “Buy It Now” feature)
2. Any commitment of purchase show the serious intent of the member to purchase said item, insincere bidding will be considered an infraction.
3. Misuse the bid retraction system to circumvent the bidding process.
4. Bid on or buy an item with the knowledge that they have not met all criteria set for in the sellers item listing, or bid or buy with the sole intention of disrupting any users listing.
5. Engage in shill bidding to gain attractiveness for any users listing making it seem more desirable thus increasing bid for such listing. All bidders must remain independent from the sellers of that item. The co-seller feature is not intended to circumvent the proper use of the bidding system as such any user deemed to be engaging in the process will be immediately suspended.

Seller's cannot:

1. List items that have been prohibited by any governing body. You are responsible for know what items are illegal to sell in your area.
2. List items that have the potential of violating certain copyrights, trademarks, or other rights.
3. List items with a payment forms not accepted by GoBiddin'
4. Not honor the agreed transaction.
5. Fail to deliver an item which payment has been made.
6. Misrepresent an item by not meeting terms and item description laid out in the auction listing.
7. Refuse to accept payment for an item in which a successful sale has been made.
8. Engage in shill bidding (bidding on your own item), or have a family member, roommates or employees bid on their item to raise the price or make the item more desirable.
9. File for Final Value Fee credits on any transaction that the buyer has already paid.
10. Fail to pay any taxes related to their listings or “Buy It Now” transactions .buyers to mail cash or use other payment methods not specifically permitted by GoBiddin as accepted payment methods.
11. Communicate to buyers that they accept, or will not accept, specific forms of PayPal payment.
12. Include links that do not conform to GoBiddin's Links Policy. Specific types of links that are limited include links to further descriptions, email address, photos, your About Me page, listing terms and conditions and GoBiddin' Stores.
13. Use certain types of HTML and JavaScript in item listings, Stores pages, About Me pages, or Want-It-Now ads.
14. Promote giveaways, random drawings, raffles, prizes or bonuses.
15. Create a listing that does not offer an item or service.
16. Advertise a desire to buy or trade items, except as allowed in non-binding bid categories and in Want It Now.
17. Include third-party endorsements of GoBiddin members.
18. Include third party credits beyond what is acceptable.
19. Create test listings except in the Everything Else; Test Auctions category.
20. Use profanity in a listing, except as allowed in the Mature Audience category and in media titles.
    

Listings Cannot:

1. Be listed in inappropriate categories.
2. Misrepresent the item location from which their item will be shipped.
3. Include brand names or other inappropriate keywords in a title or description. This is known as keyword spamming.
4. Have misleading titles that do not accurately describe the item for sale.
5. Offer a catalog from which buyers may directly order.
6. Allow buyers a choice of significantly different items
7. List a single item but offer additional identical items for sale in the item description.
8. Include separate payment surcharges that buyers pay to use ordinary forms of payment.
9. Misuse the Reserve Price option.
10. Charge excessive shipping.
11. Offer the opportunity through GoBiddin to purchase the item or other merchandise outside of GoBiddin.
12. Use their About Me Page to promote outside-of-GoBiddin sales or prohibited items.
    

Prohibited and Restricted Items – Overview

Violating these policies may result in, but not limited to the following actions:

1. Cancellation of violated listing
2. Limitations on account privileges
3. Suspension of violators account
4. Automatic forfeiture of GoBiddin' fees and account balances
5. Loss of PowerSeller and PowerBuyer status
   

If and when a violation of any of GoBiddin's policies occurs, GoBiddin' will email the effected seller, as well as the bidders of the listing, as to the ending of the listing. Effected members may contact GoBiddin' by using our Dispute Resolution or Contact Us links found on most pages of this website.

Understanding the rules about prohibited and restricted items

1. Policies governing listings often times are based on various country and state laws. Many restrictions also involve the sale of dangerous and often time sensitive items, which may not necessarily be deemed illegal or prohibited by law. You as a seller are solely responsible to know your governing laws. However GoBiddin' has set up some policies regarding these items, see Offensive Materials Policies.
2. When selling to buyers from outside the country in which you reside, be aware of all international trading and importing restrictions. Allthough an item may be perfectly legal in your country it may be illegal in another.
3. The fact that an item is listed below, alone does not mean that is it totally prohibited. There are in some cases exceptions to this rule. For example in the Medical Devices Policy, here there are many items that are not prohibited but many others are.
   

Note: All examples are designed to assist our sellers to stay in compliance and should not be misconstrued as being an exhaustive or complete list. When in doubt, check with your governing body as to the legality of your items.

It is also important to familiarize yourself with the Rules for Listings and the Rules about Intellectual properties to be sure that there are not further regulations on your items.

• Adult Material (see Mature Audiences)
• Alcohol (see also Wine)
• Animals and Wildlife Products
• Art
• Artifacts
• Catalytic Converters and Test Pipes
• Cell Phone (Wireless) Service Contracts
• Charity or Fundraising Listings
• Clothing, Used
• Coins
• Contracts
• Cosmetics, Used
• Counterfeit Currency and Stamps
• Credit Cards
• Drugs & Drug Paraphernalia
• Drugs, Describing Drugs or Drug-like Substances
• Electronics Equipment
• Electronic Surveillance Equipment
• Embargoed Goods and Prohibited Countries
• Event Tickets
• Firearms, Weapons and Knives
• Food
• Gift Cards
• Government and Transit Documents
• Government and Transit Uniforms
• Government IDs and Licenses
• Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Items
• Human Parts and Remains
• Importation of Goods into the United States
• International Trading
• Items Encouraging Illegal Activity
• Lock picking Devices
• Lottery Tickets
• Mailing Lists and Personal Information
• Manufacturers' Coupons
• Mature Audiences
• Medical Devices
• Multi-level Marketing, Pyramid and Matrix Programs
• Offensive Material
• Pesticides
• Plants (see Weeds and Seeds)
• Police-Related Items
• Political Memorabilia
• Postage Meters
• Prescription Drugs
• Prohibited Services
• Real Estate
• Recalled Items
• Slot Machines
• Stamps
• Stocks and Other Securities
• Stolen Property and Property with Removed Serial Numbers
• Surveillance Equipment
• Teacher's Edition Textbooks
• Tobacco
• Transit and Shipping Related Items
• Travel
• Weeds and Seeds
• Wine (see also Alcohol)

We at GoBiddin' want to be sure to offer our buyers and sellers a safe way to buy and sell their goods. That is the motivation for everything we do at GoBiddin'. This has prompted us to set up the Accepted Payments Policy.

GoBiddin' encourages sellers to offer payments through PayPal. PayPal is convenient to use and has privacy built in. We have many other options available to our sellers that offer a secure method of payment.

Some offline payment methods, such as personal checks, may not offer the same level of protection or convenience as online payments.

Sellers may be required to offer PayPal or a merchant credit card as one of the payment methods for a specific listing.

Permitted on GoBiddin.com:

1. PayPal, merchant credit cards (including MasterCard, Visa, Amex, Discover® Network), debit cards, and bank electronic payments for auction purchases.
2. Bank-to-bank transfers, often known as bank wire transfers or bank cash transfers.
3. Cash on Delivery (COD) or cash for in-person transactions.
4. Personal checks, money orders, cashier's checks, certified checks, and other negotiable instruments.
5. Buyers to send cash or money orders through instant cash transfer services (non-bank, point-to-point cash transfers) such as Western Union or MoneyGram.
   

Not permitted on GoBiddin.com:

1. Buyers to mail cash. Payment through "topping off' of a seller's pre-paid credit or debit card.
2. Asking buyers to avoid payment processing or other methods to circumvent fee payments for services rendered through GoBiddin.com.
3. Payment through online payment methods not specifically permitted in this policy.
   

Misleading & Discouraging Payments

This means that if a seller lists a certain form of payment as expectable in their Payment Details section of their listing, including but not limited to PayPal, must not act or insinuate in any way that they discourage or will not except that method of payment.

This policy is not only limited to communications made in listings, but also includes all correspondence between a seller and buyer that relates to a GoBiddin' transaction.

Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions including but not limited to

1. Cancellation of violating listing
2. Automatic forfeiture of listing fees on violating listing
3. Immediate limits on account privileges
4. Loss of PowerSeller and/or PowerBuyer status
5. Account suspension
6. Forfeiture of account balances
   

To report a policy violation:

1. Locate and review the policy page that deals with the violation.
2. Click the "Abuse Report" link in the All Buying section member's area or "Contact Us" link on the bottom of all pages.
3. Enter the user name(s) and item number(s) of the listing(s) you wish to report.
4. Click the Send button to send your message to GoBiddin' Customer Support.
   

Note: Only report a case once. Multiple emails about the same case slow an investigation. After your report is received:

1. GoBiddin' will consider the circumstances of an alleged offense and the member's trading record before taking action.
2. If a complaint can't be proven with certainty, GoBiddin' may take no action.
3. Due to user privacy issues, it is not possible for GoBiddin' will not discuss the results of an investigation.
4. Posts made in GoBiddin's Want It Now area must also comply with GoBiddin' policies. For more information, see the Want It Now Policy page.
   

Reporting Inappropriate Trading Behavior

1. How to report specific trading offenses
2. What GoBiddin' investigates
3. What GoBiddin' does not investigate
4. How to report specific trading offenses
5. Make sure that your complaint relates to a subject that GoBiddin' investigates by reviewing the offenses explained on this page.
6. When you contact GoBiddin', please include the information we need to investigate, plus any emails with full descriptions in the subject line.
7. Only report a case once. Multiple emails about the same case will slow the investigation.
8. Once you notify the Investigations team, GoBiddin' may contact you to tell you the investigation is complete. However, please remember that because we respect the privacy rights of all our users, GoBiddin can't discuss results in detail.
9. To report a listing, use the "report" links on the policy pages that are applicable to the offense. For example, GoBiddin' prohibits email offers to buy or sell listed items outside of the GoBiddin' Web site. To report a seller offering to sell you items outside of GoBiddin', you would go to the Offers to buy or sell outside of GoBiddin' policy page and use the "contact GoBiddin' link.
   

What GoBiddin investigates:

1. Violations of GoBiddin' policies may result in a range of actions, including:
2. Listing or Want It Now post cancellation
3. Limits on account privileges
4. Account suspension
5. Forfeit of GoBiddin' fees on canceled listings
6. Loss of PowerSeller status
   

Note: GoBiddin' will not remove Feedback from your profile unless there are exceptional circumstances. Please review GoBiddin' Feedback Removal Policy for details.

Buying offenses:

1. Transaction interference
2. Offers to buy or sell outside of GoBiddin'
3. Invalid bid retraction
4. Unpaid Items
5. Unwelcome bidding
6. Shill bidding
   

Selling offenses:

1. Shill bidding
2. Sell non-performance
3. Offers to buy or sell outside of GoBiddin'
4. Circumventing fees
   

Note: If you offered an item on GoBiddin' and did not receive payment from the purchaser, you may sell the item to another bidder using Second Chance Offer.

Contact information and identity offenses:

1. Misrepresentation of identity
2. False or missing contact information
3. Dead/invalid email addresses
4. Underage user
   

Note: While multiple User IDs are allowed, it is never permissible for those User IDs to interact with one another. For example, members cannot bid on their own auctions or leave comments on their own Feedback Profile.

Miscellaneous offenses:

1. Interfering with GoBiddin' site and/or operations
2. Sending spam
3. Email threats
4. Publishing contact information
5. Use of profanity or patently vulgar language
   

What GoBiddin' does not investigate:

1. Feedback issues
2. Shipping cost issues
3. Honoring of selling transactions
4. Honoring of buying transactions
5. Bid Sniping (last minute bidding).
6. Almost everything else that is not in the list of offenses, we will investigate.
   

Any technical questions, billing questions, etc., should be sent to the appropriate email address to avoid delays. You may find the proper contacts using the "Contact Us" on the bottom of any page in the GoBiddin' system.