Prohibited Items

• Firearms, ammunition, and gun parts, including antique firearms, replicas capable of being modified, crossbows, and stun guns. Regulated under the Firearms Act.
• Controlled substances, including any Schedule I–V drugs under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, prescription medications, drug paraphernalia.
• Cannabis products, regulated under the Cannabis Act. Only authorized retailers may sell.
• Alcoholic beverages, including wine, spirits, and homemade alcohol. Regulated under the NL Liquor Corporation Act.
• Tobacco and vaping products, including cigars, pipe tobacco, vape pens and cartridges.
• Ivory and endangered species products, regulated under CITES and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. This includes some older piano keys, scrimshaw, and taxidermy.
• Counterfeit goods, fake designer handbags, replica watches, bootleg media.
• Stolen property, if we suspect items are stolen, we will report them to police.
• Human remains, bodily fluids, or biological specimens, except commercial preserved specimens with appropriate documentation.

• Asbestos-containing materials, insulation, old tile, vermiculite. We will not enter properties with exposed asbestos.
• Lead paint cans or items with flaking lead paint.
• Mercury thermometers, barometers, or scientific instruments containing mercury.
• Explosives, fireworks, and ammunition.
• Large quantities of flammable liquids, we can handle personal household amounts of cleaning products, but not drums of solvents.
• Compressed gas cylinders (propane, acetylene, oxygen).
• Old chemistry sets, darkroom chemicals, agricultural pesticides.
• Mould-contaminated items, water-damaged furniture, books, or textiles.

• Motor vehicles, motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles (require title transfer).
• Boats and trailers over [specific size] requiring registration.
• Heritage items potentially subject to the Historic Resources Act of Newfoundland and Labrador or the federal Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
• Professional medical or dental equipment requiring licensed disposal.

In addition to items prohibited by law, we decline to list:

• Live animals of any kind.
• Food, whether open or unopened. Exception: commercially sealed non-perishables may be donated but not sold.
• Pornography or sexually explicit material.
• Items associated with hate or violence, Nazi memorabilia, Klan regalia, etc. Genuine wartime artifacts with historical value are handled case-by-case.
• Items with active subscriptions, DRM, or account bindings that cannot be transferred (most video game consoles with accounts, certain e-readers).
• Used mattresses, pillows, and similar for hygiene reasons.
• Used intimate apparel.
• Very low-value items that would not reasonably fetch a bid, we aggregate these into "box lots" or include them in disposal.

If you're unsure whether an item can be sold, ask us at admin@eastbid.ca before we begin cataloguing. This is especially important for items with potential heritage value, older firearms (even if decorative), and large equipment of uncertain provenance.

We will remove listings that violate this policy. Repeat violations may result in account suspension under Section 11 of the Terms of Service. We may report unlawful listings or transactions to appropriate authorities.