Clear rules. Safer local sales.

BGI provides listing space only. BGI is not the buyer, seller, dealer, broker, payment processor, shipper, appraiser, or guarantor of any transaction.

Rules for every listing

Sellers must be at least 18 and legally able to sell the item.
The seller must own the item or have permission to sell it.
The price, condition, location, description, and photos must be truthful.
The item and transaction must comply with all laws at the seller’s and buyer’s locations.
No stolen, counterfeit, recalled, unsafe, illegally obtained, or misrepresented items.
No spam, duplicate listings, deceptive links, gift-card schemes, or unnecessary requests for personal information.

Allowed

Camping and hiking gear

Ordinary outdoor equipment is permitted.

Fishing gear

Rods, reels, tackle, boats, waders, and similar lawful gear are permitted.

Non-firearm hunting gear

Decoys, calls, blinds, tree stands, packs, game carts, trail cameras, and similar gear are permitted.

Clothing, footwear, sporting goods, books, magazines, and art

Lawful items in the marketplace categories are permitted.

Recreational vehicles and watercraft

Allowed when the seller has lawful title or required ownership documents.

Binoculars, spotting scopes, rangefinders, and camera optics

Allowed when they are not made or marketed for mounting on a firearm.

Sent for owner review

Bows, crossbows, arrows, and archery equipment

Local restrictions may apply.

Ordinary hunting, fishing, and camping knives

Knife laws vary by location and design.

Taxidermy, hides, antlers, feathers, bones, and animal-derived items

The seller may need to prove lawful origin and sale.

Used safety equipment

It must not be expired, recalled, damaged, or unsafe.

Not allowed

Firearms and ammunition

The marketplace host does not allow these listings, even if an offline transfer could otherwise be legal.

Firearm parts and accessories

This includes frames, receivers, unfinished receivers, barrels, triggers, stocks, magazines, speedloaders, firearm-mounted optics, suppressors, and holsters.

Reloading components and equipment

Primers, powder, cases, bullets, presses, dies, molds, and similar items are ammunition-related or hazardous.

Restricted firearm items

Machine guns, auto sears, rapid-fire devices, short-barreled firearms, suppressors, destructive devices, and NFA items are not allowed.

Explosives and hazardous items

Explosives, explosive targets, blasting materials, fireworks, and bomb-making materials create severe safety risks.

Self-defense and prohibited weapons

Pepper spray, mace, stun guns, Tasers, brass knuckles, batons, disguised weapons, and unlawfully age-restricted weapons are not allowed.

Live animals or restricted wildlife products

Live-animal commerce and protected or illegally obtained wildlife are not allowed.

Regulated or unlawful goods

No alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, cannabis, controlled substances, prescription drugs, drug paraphernalia, stolen goods, counterfeits, recalled products, pornography, gambling services, extremist merchandise, fake IDs, pirated goods, or fraud tools.

Firearms and ammunition notice

Do not post a firearm, ammunition, firearm part, firearm accessory, or reloading item—even if the listing says “FFL transfer required,” “background check required,” “local sale only,” or “contact me elsewhere.” Do not use coded language, photographs, outside links, or another category to avoid this rule.

Seller agreement and enforcement

By submitting a listing, the seller confirms the listing follows these rules, the seller has the right to sell the item, and all information is truthful. A posted listing does not mean BGI inspected, authenticated, approved, or guaranteed the item or seller.

Suspected or reported listings may be hidden while BGI reviews them. BGI may approve, reject, edit, hide, or remove any listing and may report suspected criminal activity or an immediate safety threat to the proper authorities.

Buy safely: Meet in a safe public place when practical, inspect the item before paying, use a traceable payment method, and never send gift cards or verification codes.

These are marketplace operating rules, not legal advice. Laws and platform policies can change.