eBay[c] The Missing Manual
If you're looking for a centralized place that links to the different services that eBay offers buyers and sellers, check out the Services page at http://pages.ebay.com/services.
This page gathers together all the different things eBay can do for you. From Services, you can resolve a dispute, retract a bid, find an expert to authenticate items from Beanie Babies and comic books to jewelry and sports autographs, buy a warranty for an eBay purchase, and more. The Services page is divided into three main areas:
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General Services . This section covers services of interest to both buyers and sellers. There are links to pages for safe trading (including conflict resolution), money- related stuff (PayPal, escrow information, and financing), the Feedback Forum (Section 2.1), and pages where you can download the eBay Toolbar (Section 3.1.13) or learn about eBay Anywhere Wireless (Section 3.1.14). You can also get to the main pages for Giving Works (Section 8.5), eBay's charity auctions, and the eBay Affiliate program, which lets you earn money by directing people to eBay from your Web site (Section 10.2).
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Bidding and Buying Services . From this section, you can file a report if you didn't receive an item you bought. You can also buy a warranty for eligible eBay items (including most new, used, or refurbished electronic items), learn about buyer-protection programs (Section 2.4.4), or follow a link to retract a bid (Section 2.4.2).
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Selling Services . If you're a seller, links in this section will help you create listings (Section 5.4), find an expert to authenticate your items, find a Trading Assistant (Section 5.7.6) to sell on eBay for you, promote your listings, learn about becoming a PowerSeller (Section 7.6), download tools for sellers (Section 9.1.1), let eBay foot the bill for some of your advertising costs with Co-op Advertising (for PowerSellers only, Section 7.6.2), and more.