Trove

Prohibited items

Effective date: [EFFECTIVE DATE] · Last updated: November 10, 2026

Draft for legal review. Highlighted items in brackets still need to be filled in, and a lawyer licensed in your state should review this document before Trove launches publicly.

This list is part of our Terms of Service. You may not list, offer, request, trade or give away these items on Trove, even if they are legal where you live. Listings are screened automatically and by people; we may remove listings, end promotions (without returning ad credit) and suspend accounts that break these rules, and we report illegal activity to the authorities. If you see a prohibited item, use the Report button on the listing.

1. Stolen, illegal or recalled goods

  • Stolen property, or items you can’t prove you have the right to sell.
  • Items whose sale is illegal where you or the buyer are.
  • Products under a safety recall (check cpsc.gov/recalls), and banned children’s products such as drop-side cribs, inclined infant sleepers and crib bumpers.
  • Items with removed or altered serial numbers or identification marks.

2. Counterfeits and intellectual property

  • Counterfeit, replica or “inspired” items using another brand’s name or logo, and unauthorized copies of software, games, films or music.
  • Devices or services designed to bypass copy protection, unlock services illegally, or receive paid TV or streaming without paying.

3. Weapons and dangerous items

  • Firearms of every kind (including antique, air-powered where restricted, and 3D-printed or “ghost” guns), receivers, frames, unfinished frames or receivers, and gun kits.
  • Ammunition, magazines, gunpowder and reloading components; silencers/suppressors, bump stocks, auto sears, forced-reset triggers and conversion devices.
  • Explosives, fireworks, grenades (including inert replicas that look real), and military ordnance.
  • Switchblades, gravity knives, brass knuckles and other weapons that are illegal where you or the buyer are; tasers and pepper spray where restricted.
  • Body armor where its sale is restricted.

4. Drugs, alcohol and tobacco

  • Illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, and anything marketed for drug use.
  • Prescription medicines, controlled substances, and medical devices that need a prescription (including contact lenses and CPAP machines where restricted).
  • Cannabis, THC products and seeds, and CBD products making health claims.
  • Alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes, vapes, e-liquids and nicotine products.
  • Supplements or products with unproven health claims, or that are banned by the FDA.

5. Animals

  • Live animals of any kind, including pets, livestock, insects and fish (Trove has no policy or approval process for animal sales yet).
  • Parts or products of endangered or protected species (for example ivory, tortoiseshell or protected bird feathers).

6. Adult content and services

  • Pornography, sexual services, escort ads, and sexually explicit images.
  • Anything that sexualizes minors. This is reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and law enforcement.

7. Documents, money and accounts

  • Government IDs, passports, licenses, badges, official uniforms that could be used to impersonate officials, and fake or novelty IDs.
  • Real or counterfeit money, gift cards, prepaid cards, cryptocurrency, coupons for resale, lottery tickets and anything for gambling.
  • Bank, credit or payment accounts, personal information, social media or game accounts, and login details.
  • Event tickets offered above the price the law allows, or where resale is banned.

8. Hazardous materials

  • Hazardous chemicals, pesticides that are banned or restricted, radioactive material, and items containing asbestos.
  • Used car seats or helmets that have been in an accident, are expired or recalled.
  • Lithium batteries that are damaged or swollen.

9. Other things not allowed

  • Human remains, body parts, organs, blood and bodily fluids.
  • Vehicles without a clear title in the seller’s name, or that can’t legally be sold as described.
  • Real estate, jobs, services, rentals, loans or investment offers (Trove is for physical items).
  • Items that promote or glorify hatred, violence or terrorism, including Nazi and similar memorabilia offered for that purpose.
  • Listings that only advertise another website, ask people to pay outside a normal sale (for example “deposit to hold” scams), or have no real item.
  • Anything else we decide puts people at risk, even if it isn’t listed here.

Allowed, but follow the law

  • Kitchen, hunting, camping and work knives and tools, and archery and fishing equipment, where legal.
  • Cars, motorcycles, boats and trailers with a clear title, including any required emissions or safety paperwork.
  • Second-hand children’s products, if they are not recalled, have all their parts and meet current safety standards.
  • Collectible coins and stamps sold for more than face value as collectibles.