eBay has strict rules about auctions listed on behalf of charities. There are two ways to do it, one is to use their eBay Giving Works, in which the charity must be registered through MissionFish. You may then specify that a percentage of your final sale price (minimum of 10% or $10 whichever is greater) be donated to a listed charity. If the charity is NOT listed on Giving Works, eBay has these guidelines: "Sellers may only list items for charity without eBay Giving Works if they: * Are soliciting on behalf of recognized tax-deductible charitable organizations (for example, 501(c)(3) status or equivalent with the IRS). * Receive advance written consent for the solicitation from the benefiting nonprofit. To verify you received permission, you must include a scanned copy of the consent in your listing. It must appear with the nonprofit's deductibility status as well as your name or eBay User ID, dates of event/listings, and donation amount (percentage of the final sale price)." eBay does this because: "eBay urges its sellers and buyers to comply with all governmental laws and regulations. Because charitable fundraising is a highly regulated area subject to numerous state and federal laws, eBay has partnered with MissionFish to make charitable listing easy and has created very specific guidelines for allowing charitable solicitations on eBay." I imagine they also do this to protect the buyer against fraudulent claims sellers may use to encourage higher bidding. I know many people, both buyers and sellers, are using eBay to benefit Katrina victims, both human and animal. Please follow the guidelines to prevent fraud or abuse!! Learn more at http://www.missionfish.org/ or http://givingworks.ebay.com/ Linda Iroff International Ferret Congress http://www.ferretcongress.org Listed with MissionFish since September 7, 2005! :-) [Posted in FML issue 4994]