Prohibited items

This marketplace is for ordinary physical things people own and are willing to lend. The list below is not exhaustive — if you are unsure whether something belongs here, it probably does not.

Weapons and anything designed to injure

• Firearms, ammunition and components
• Knives sold as weapons, tasers, pepper spray
• Body armour and restraints

Motor vehicles

• Cars, trucks, vans and motorcycles
• Scooters, mopeds and anything else self-propelled that carries a person
• Anything that requires registration or a licence plate to operate
• Utility trailers, bike racks, roof boxes and hitches are fine — it is the motor vehicle itself that cannot be listed

Anything requiring a licence you cannot check

• Prescription medical devices
• Commercial pyrotechnics and explosives
• Radio equipment needing an operator licence

Hazardous materials

• Compressed gas cylinders other than standard propane for domestic use
• Solvents, pesticides and industrial chemicals
• Radioactive sources and asbestos-containing equipment

Living things and consumables

• Animals of any kind
• Food, drink and anything perishable
• Alcohol, tobacco and controlled substances

Safety-critical equipment you cannot certify

• Climbing rope, harnesses and fall-arrest gear
• Child car seats with unknown history — the listing must state it has never been in a collision
• Scaffolding, lifting slings and load-bearing rigging without current inspection
• Diving cylinders and regulators

Anything you do not own outright

• Leased, financed or rented items
• Employer property
• Counterfeit goods

Digital and personal data

• Accounts, licences, subscriptions and keys
• Devices containing someone else's personal data
• Surveillance equipment intended for covert use

A note on grey areas

Plenty of legitimate rentals carry real risk — a table saw, a demolition hammer, a 24ft ladder. Those are allowed, and several are listed on this marketplace. What is expected of you as an owner is that the listing is honest about condition, that safety equipment is included where it matters, and that you decline a renter who clearly should not be using the tool.

Seen something that should not be here? Find the listing and use the report link at the bottom of its page. See also the safety page and the community guidelines. Listing a prohibited item is a breach of the Terms of Service and can mean immediate removal.

This list is not exhaustive, and local law may prohibit things not named here. See all policy pages.