eBay License Plate Rules

(updated November, 2008)

eBay maintains some strict policies on the posting of license plates for sale. According to the latest rules posted on eBay:

The following items may not be listed on eBay:

Current vehicle license plates, or plates that claim to resemble such current licenses. Collectible vehicle license plates that are at least 3 years old may be listed. The age of permitted collectible vehicle license plates must be clearly stated within the listing. Government vehicle license plates may not be listed at any time.

Specifically, this means you cannot list a plate that is less than three years old, counting by years, not months. For example:

In addition, you cannot list any plate that says "government", "official", "police" or any other form of law enforcement or government agency, regardless of the age. This includes Federal, state, county or city, any level.

eBay originally allowed selling of all license plates, but changed the rules in 2002 to exclude any plate less than 10 years old. eBay changed their restriction to five years after meeting on the subject with a representative of ALPCA, and in March, 2006, it was changed to 3 years, where it remains.

For more information, go to the Government IDs and Licenses page on eBay, and click on "Some Examples".

Thanks to Jeff Minard for helping to provide this information and keep it current.

Last updated: Monday, 29-Jun-2009 15:06:37 EDT