What you can't sell on SwipeStuff
Last updated: 29 September 2026
This is SwipeStuff's content policy for Swipe Market (version 1). It is not legal advice. You are responsible for making sure anything you sell is legal to sell in Australia. Listings that break this policy may be hidden and accounts may be suspended.
Not allowed at all
- Weapons: firearms, parts and ammunition, realistic replicas, prohibited knives (flick/butterfly), tasers, pepper spray, knuckledusters and other restricted weapons
- Drugs and medical: illegal drugs and paraphernalia, prescription medicine, steroids, nicotine vapes and refills, regulated medical devices, coloured contact lenses, test kits
- Cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol
- Stolen goods, counterfeit or fake-brand items, pirated media or software
- Dangerous goods: explosives, fireworks, hazardous chemicals, pressurised gas cylinders
- Live animals, protected wildlife products (ivory etc.), and plants or seeds restricted by Australian biosecurity
- Adult explicit content, anything involving minors in an unsafe way, hateful or violent items
- Personal data, online accounts, licence keys, vouchers, gift cards, resold tickets
- Recalled items or items banned by Product Safety Australia/ACCC
- Services, money, crypto and any non-physical goods (Swipe Market is for second-hand physical items handed over in person)
- Human remains and related items
- Food and drinks (for now)
- Underwear, opened cosmetics and hygiene items
Allowed with conditions
- Child safety items (car seats, helmets, cots, strollers): must be described honestly, not recalled, car seats must be within expiry and never in a crash
- Electronics: describe condition clearly; devices locked to an account (iCloud, Google) or reported lost/stolen are not allowed
- Bicycles are fine; e-bikes and lithium batteries need a safety note in the description; motor vehicles are not allowed
Behaviour rules
- Payments and negotiation must stay in the app. Moving a deal off-app can lead to suspension.
- Photos must be of the actual item you own, not images from the internet.
- Be honest about condition and defects.
See something that breaks these rules? Use Report on the listing and choose "Prohibited item".