pi_r_square's eBay Help


Great Information to Stay Safe on eBay and PayPal:
Scams In Progress
Don't be suckered into these "deals"!
Got Stung? Got Scammed?
Read this to learn where to report it
Pi's Principles of Pain Prevention
Easily-followed recommendations to help make your eBay transactions pain-free		 PayPal Protection Policies
Read this if you are either a buyer OR a seller, and think you have PayPal problems.
Quick Answers
to most commonly asked questions about problems encountered during an eBay transaction.		 Comparison of Payment Methods Allowed on eBay
Which method is better for you?
Comparison of filing an Unpaid Item Report with a Cancellation Request
Which is better for the seller or the buyer?		 Pi's Preparedness Probe #3
Do you qualify for PayPal's Seller Protection?
Pi's Preparedness Probe #4
Do you qualify for eBay's Purchase Protection Policy?		 Top 20 things NOT to do
as an eBay buyer or seller
Comparison of PayPal, eBay and credit card Buyer Protection Policies
How do you get your money back if you had a bad eBay transaction?		 eBay News
eBay in various news articles as well as eBay's General and System Announcements
Abbreviations and Acronyms
used in the discussion boards		 Pi's Preposterous Predicaments
Silly Situations
Almost Alive Assistance
You can almost get in a conversation with this one!		 The Big Book of Unanswerable Questions
Questions that Answer Center Original Posters refused to answer.
The 75% 80% 85% Nonreturn Club
Approximately 75% 80% 85% of new questioners in the eBay Answer Center do not return to read the answers. Here is the club to which they get an automatic membership
Pi
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(When he still had hair)
 These pages are meant to give you, the eBay member, a little more information about how to safely and successfully conduct business -- either buying or selling -- on eBay.

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Pi_R_Square was privileged to receive one of the five eBay Hall of Fame awards for 2005. The award was given "in recognition of outstanding service to the eBay Community". The award was based on the help Pi_R_Square offers eBayers and PayPallers who have difficulty understanding or following the respective policies.

eBay is indeed a community. Members are given the opportunity to assist each other, without interference from some gigantic, anonymous and invisible corporate entity. The wide variety of questions, answers and statements in the various eBay Discussion Boards proves this.

Visit the eBay Answer Center for member-to-member help if you are having difficulties or have a question. Alternately, if you want to engage in a lengthy discussion about something, stop by the Discussion Boards. Members of the eBay / PayPal community will quickly respond to your posts, and share their knowledge and experiences with you.


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