cancel
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Selling Used/opened perfume

There has been an ongoing discussion for years about whether it's "ebay legal" or not to sell used/open perfumes......this is a quote from today's podcast.....from Griff.........

 

https://community.ebay.com/t5/eBay-for-Business-Podcast/Ep-180-Saving-Time-with-Listing-Templates/ba...

 

Griff: Some of the examples in my I collection are really, really old. Like they're from the fifties, forties, even the thirties and some are bottles that are half full from either evaporation or maybe they've been used. Those I cannot list in health and beauty for fragrances categories because they would be considered used. And that category for condition was edited out last year to exclude any used condition.

Brian: Why did we do that?

Griff: Well, it has something to do with the FDA regulations on used cosmetics. You're not supposed to sell them. And unfortunately this makes me furious is that perfumes are considered in there. So eBay was proactive, making sure that they weren't violating FDA guidelines. And so they eliminated the used category from the Health and Beauty fragrances, but there's another category that you can list these in. In collectibles, it's called Vanity Perfume & Shaving Collectibles. That would mean another listing template for that category.

 

(my bold)

Message 1 of 7
latest reply
6 REPLIES 6

Re: Selling Used/opened perfume

Good to know- thanks

Message 2 of 7
latest reply

Re: Selling Used/opened perfume

Thanks for the info.  Yeah, the enclosed/non-able to open perfume is not the same as opened jars/tubes/bottles, etc. that could be tampered with.  So, I'm confused.  Hopefully, as you mentioned, unfortunately Fragrances are included, maybe someone will reconsider that FDA concern.  Or, hey maybe there is a way to tamper, if so, my bad.  Thanks for indicating it as Vanity Perfume or Shaving Collectibles.  Will look for that template.  THX mucho!!!

Message 3 of 7
latest reply

Re: Selling Used/opened perfume

In the past it was commonplace to offer them as collectible perfume bottles.

 

I have no clue why this has been controversial.

Message 4 of 7
latest reply

Re: Selling Used/opened perfume

I would like to see  ebay enforce their own rules. My used perfume listings go into the correct category (of other perfume collectibles), but check out how many supposedly brand new perfumes in the perfume category are clearly used and not full.

Message 5 of 7
latest reply

Re: Selling Used/opened perfume

Old thread from 3/2022 

Message 6 of 7
latest reply

Re: Selling Used/opened perfume

Hi everyone,

Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread HERE if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

Thank you for understanding.

Message 7 of 7
latest reply