Title or description contains prohibited words

Error 240 fires when eBay's policy filter detects prohibited terms in the listing title or description. The listing is blocked until the offending text is removed.

eBay maintains a blocklist of trademarked terms, illegal item references, replicas/fakes language, weapons-related phrases, and adult terms. Innocuous-looking phrases ('Rolex-style', 'looks like Gucci') trigger the trademark filter. Words like 'replica' or 'knockoff' fail outright in many categories.

1. Review the title and description for any reference to other brands or trademarked terms.
2. Remove comparative language ('similar to X', 'looks like Y') and stick to the actual brand.
3. Strip terms like 'replica', 'knockoff', 'inspired by', 'fake'.
4. Avoid weapons-related descriptors even for kitchen/tool products.
5. Resubmit once the copy is cleaned.

• Using 'iPhone-compatible' (still triggers Apple trademark filter on some categories)
• Listing 'tactical' kitchen knives - the word triggers weapons filters