Giving Credit to another in your listing

[cyoung777333]

Hi Everyone.  I have an item that I knew was interesting and older but I searched in vain for info.  I finally stumbled on a blog written by someone I thought could help me .  She went over and above getting me the info I needed to accurately list and price my item.  Would I be allowed to mention her name and blog in my listing!

Thanks.

[slippinjimmy]

You should be asking the person you want to mention.

As far as eBay, as long as you don't provide a link/url (active or not) to the blog you should be fine especially if there is no selling activity at the blog.

[femmefan1946]

I occasionally reprint a Wikipedia article when explaining an obscure item.

When I do, I put the quote in italics and add Wikipedia as the source. Again, no URL.

When I quote a review of a book I use quotation marks and name the source.

Neither has caused any problems with eBay.

But both would be 'open source' and 'fair use'.