As you might imagine, the auction sites are very opposed to side deals. They lose revenue and control whenever this occurs. If you participate in side deals, the auction site may suspend you, if it finds out. And, if something goes wrong, the site won’t help you in any way.
Of course, these transactions occur all the time. My second week in the business, I received an e-mail from a customer. She said that she had no hope of winning the regular auction for an item of mine because she couldn’t afford it. She asked me if I would copy the videos for $75.
I was green as grass and didn’t even think about eBay’s reaction to this so I cheerfully agreed. Consider this as personal proof…
… that you can run afoul of the law without even meaning to!
So are you biting at the bit to auction your first item? Let’s get to it…