eBay, in anticipation of the release of the Apple iPad, have announced limitations on the sale of the device on their auction site.

The move is intended to help keep buyers out of harms way.

Just one iPad will be allowed to be listed each week in the tenure before the hardware is released on March 27th.

eBay's Minimum Selling Standards regulation will be in place, in order to forbid any sales of iPads, should the requirement not be met.

Top Rated Sellers will be able to list four per week, with Minimum Standard Sellers allowed to list once each week, following the official release date.

Re-sellers, accredited by Apple to do so, will be permitted to list as many as 50 products, every seven days.